From July 14 to 29, 2025, the Teacher Education Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO TEC, hereafter referred to as the Centre) deployed a new cohort of the International STEM Education Volunteer Team (hereafter referred to as the Volunteer Team) to Tanzania for a 15-day teaching and research program, aiming to support the development of the local teacher professional development system.Upholding the fine tradition of diverse team composition from the previous two cohorts, the Volunteer Te

On July 25, 2025, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Studies officially announced the list of think tanks included in the China Think Tank Comprehensive Evaluation Research Project (2025) (AMI Think Tanks), and the RIICE was once again successfully selected.The Institute is the supporting unit of the Cultivation Base for International Education Research under the Ministry of Education, the Type I Think Tank of Shanghai Universities, the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre, and the Dec

On August 1, 2025, the UNESCO TEC International STEM Education Volunteer Team and Regional Country Education Research Group were invited to Yogyakarta State University (UNY) to participate in an academic seminar hosted by the Joint Education Research Centre (JEC-TEC-UNY) between UNESCO TEC and UNY. Since the establishment of this joint education research centre in 2023, this marked the first exchange activity involving young students from both sides. Professor Nur Hidayanto Pancoro Setyo Putro,

On July 21, 2025, the Delegation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the Delegation of the Teacher Education Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO TEC) and Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) (hereafter referred to as UNESCO TEC-SHNU Delegation), and the International STEM Education Volunteer Team (hereafter referred to as Volunteer Team) were invited by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Zanzibar (MoEVT) to attend a welcome ceremony hosted by MoEVT. Tanzanian represe

From July 1 to 10, 2025, a study tour group organized by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre) conducted a 10-day educational and cultural study tour in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Coordinated and organized by Associate Professor Zhu Xiaohu from the Centre, the tour was co-led by Associate Professor Zhang Jilong, Vice Dean of the College of Education, and included 9 graduate students specializing in comparative education, educational management, and higher education

On the afternoon of July 14, 2025, the second batch of the International STEM Education Volunteer Team from the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (UNESCO TEC) arrived in Zanzibar, Tanzania, officially kicking off a 15-day mission of educational exchange and cooperation. The volunteer team comprises diverse professionals from frontline education and research fields, including Dr. Shen Yihua, a STEM education expert and China-Tanzania Project Coordinator; technical expert Wang Hao; mathematics teach

On July 18, a delegation consisting of Professor Zhang Minxuan, Director of UNESCO TEC; Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director of UNESCO TEC; and Associate Professor Lü Jiexin visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and called on the Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP), a Category II UNESCO institute located in the Sharjah University City.Established in 2003 under an agreement between the UAE and UNESCO, RCEP operates as a Category II regional center of UNESCO. The UAE began preparatio

From July 19 to 24, Professor Zhang Minxuan, Director of UNESCO TEC; Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director of UNESCO TEC; Professor Wang Gong, Director of the Analysis, Testing Supercomputing Centre at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU); and Associate Professor Lü Jiexin from SHNU’s College of Education visited Tanzania. They held exchanges with institutions including the Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE), Arusha Regional Education Bure

On the evening of July 28, the Indonesian contingent of UNESCO TECs International STEM Education Volunteer Team and Regional Country Education Research Group arrived in Jakarta, kicking off a 10-day program of practical and research activities with the goal of deepening understanding and promoting mutual learning. On July 30, the Indonesian contingent was invited to participate in a workshop for Jakarta educational leaders themed STEM Education and Deep Learning. Attendees included the Director

On the morning of July 6, 2025, the Kazakhstan Regional Educational Leaders Training Program, co-hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (UNESCO TEC) and Nazarbayev University, concluded successfully. Attending the closing ceremony were 25 program participants from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and regional educational authorities, Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director of UNESCO TEC, Professor Ning Bo, Vice Dean of the College of Education at Shanghai Normal Unive

From July 2 to 4, 2025, the 2nd International Symposium for Primary and Secondary School Principals, hosted by UNESCO Teacher Education Centre and Shanghai Teacher Education College (Teaching Research Office of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission), opened at Shanghai No.3 Girls High School. Professor Zhang Minxuan, Director of the Centre, presided over the opening ceremony. Ye Linlin, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and Zhao Xin, Deputy Director of the Department

On the morning of June 27, 2025, the closing ceremony of the 5th Hong Kong STEAM Education Leaders Exchange and Training Program was successfully held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (UNESCO TEC). Attending the ceremony were Ms. Zhuang Rongping, Senior Curriculum Development Officer; Mr. Leung Yat-yin, Curriculum Development Officer; and Ms. Ho Lai-han, Curriculum Development Officer from the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China

On July 2, 2025, the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (UNESCO TEC) – Nazarbayev University Regional Educational Leaders Training Program officially opened in Shanghai. Co-hosted by UNESCO TEC and Nazarbayev University of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the program themed Teachers and Artificial Intelligence: Building a Professional and Innovative Working Environment for Teachers focuses on exploring new trends and pathways for teacher professional development in the context of artificial intelligence

Against the backdrop of escalating global changes, high-level opening-up of education has become a key strategic path to underpin the building of a strong education country. To explore the multi-dimensional value of educational opening-up in enhancing international competitiveness in education and serving national strategies, and to promote educational exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries, the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre successfully hosted the 4th Graduate Stude