Parallel Session 1: Global Talent Cultivation and AgglomerationWith the theme Global Talent Cultivation and Agglomeration, Parallel Session 1 was chaired by Ms. Shen Qiuyu from Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). Professor Kong Lingshuai and Associate Professor Zhang Huafeng from the Institute of International and Comparative Education at SHNU served as review experts.Ms. Hu Yizhuo from Zhejiang University introduced the main types and strategic shift trends of international talent cultivation mo

On the morning of June 26, 2025, a group of educators from the Minnetonka Confucius Institute (USA) participating in the Chinese Bridge program visited the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre). Song Jia, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, and Guo Jing, Deputy Director (on secondment) of UNESCO TEC, attended the symposium.At the meeting, Associate Professor Song Jia first extended a warm welcome to the visiti

To enhance volunteers operational competence, the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre), in collaboration with the Academic Affairs Office and the College of Education of Shanghai Normal University, hosted the First International STEM Education Volunteers Pre-departure Training and Students’ Summer Overseas Social Practice/Research Workshop from June 24 to 26. A total of 34 participating teachers and students from the Tanzania, Indonesia, and Thailand Teams took p

On June 26, the Pre-departure Meeting for the 2025 Summer Overseas Practice Program was successfully held at the Shicheng Lecture Hall of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (UNESCO TEC). The meeting was chaired by Professor Hu Guoyong, Director of the International Teacher Education Centre. Attendees included heads of relevant departments and schools of Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), principals of partner schools, as well as teachers and students participating in the overseas trips.The over

In implementation of the spirit ofOutline for Building a Strong Education Country (2024-2035), to strengthen international educational cooperation and exchanges, and to promote the international dissemination of China’s educational experience and the sustainable development of global education, the Academic Seminar on International Dissemination of Educational Knowledge and Building of a Strong Education Country was held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre from June 20 to 21, 2025. Hosted by

Four parallel forums were held on the afternoon of June 21 as part of this seminar.Parallel Forum (I): Basic Theories and Methodological Innovation in the International Dissemination of Educational KnowledgeThis forum featured speeches by Professor Cui Qien from Wenzhou University and Associate Professor Zhang Huanhuan from Beijing Language and Culture University, with Professor Kong Lingshuai from Shanghai Normal University (SHNU) serving as the discussant. The forum also drew the participation

On the morning of June 19, 2025, a 10-member delegation of Zhixing China—STEM Education Leaders visited the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre) and held discussions with the Centre’s faculty. The discussion was chaired by Professor Wang Jie, Deputy Director of the International Teacher Education Centre at Shanghai Normal University.At the meeting, Professor Wang Jie extended a warm welcome to the delegation and provided a detailed introduction to the Centre’s op

On the afternoon of June 12, 2025, our Institute held a symposium for the 2025 graduating class at Mingyuan Hall of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre). Zhang Minxuan, Director of the Centre; Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director; and 10 other faculty members, along with all master’s and doctoral graduates of the 2025 cohort, attended the event. The symposium was chaired by Associate Professor Song Jia, Secretary of the Party Branch of the Institute.During

From June 6 to 8, 2025, the 4th Doctoral Student Symposium on Comparative Education of the Comparative Education Branch of the Chinese Society of Education was held at South China Normal University. The symposium included 8 keynote reports at the doctoral student plenary session, 10 parallel forums, and 2 special events: Academic Journals Face-to-Face with Authors and Doctoral Supervisors on School-Based Characteristics of Talent Cultivation. A total of 5 faculty and students from TEC participat

On the morning of May 23, 2025, the closing ceremony of the 4th Hong Kong STEAM Education Leaders Exchange and Training Program was successfully held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre). Attendees included Mr. Wu Daqi, Chairman of the Standing Committee on STEAM Education, Curriculum Development Council, Education Bureau of Hong Kong, and Chair Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou); Ms. Tse Yuen-ching, Vice Chairman o

From May 16 to 17, 2025, the International Symposium on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding ofComparative Education Reviewand Educational Reform and Human Development was held at Beijing Normal University (Haidian Campus). The symposium, themed Building a World Education Hub and the New Mission of Comparative Education Research, featured 2 roundtable meetings, 3 keynote speeches, and 39 parallel forums. A total of 6 faculty and students from TEC (UNESCO Teacher Education Centre) participated, i

On the afternoon of May 20, 2025, the opening ceremony of the 4th Hong Kong STEAM Education Leaders Exchange and Training Program was successfully held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre). The program is co-hosted by the Education Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (hereafter referred to as Hong Kong Education Bureau) and the Centre. Attendees included Mr. Wu Daqi, Chairman of the Stand

On the morning of May 12, the 2025 Senior Training Program for Educational Administrators from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Partner Countries, funded by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and co-hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereafter referred to as the Centre) and the Office of International Exchange at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), officially kicked off. This year’s exchange theme, STEM Teachers in the AI Era, aims to promote cross-border cooperation by facilit

On the morning of May 6, 2025, the Shanghai Study Visit of the Norwegian National Centre for Mathematics Education opened at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). Mr. Bård Vinje, Deputy Director of the Norwegian National Centre for Mathematics Education, along with three other representatives, and Associate Professor Ding Liping from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) attended the visit. The opening ceremony was chaired