On the morning of July 18, 2024, the closing ceremony of the 2024 Shanghai International Organization Youth Talent Summer Camp—lasting three and a half days—was held at Shicheng Lecture Hall of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director of TEC and Dean of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University; Professor Wang Jie, Vice Dean of the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Shanghai Normal University; A

On the morning of July 17, 2024, the Shanghai International Organization Youth Talent Summer Camp held a special Youth Talk session, hosted by Associate Professor Bian Cui from the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). The session invited Meng Wenting, an expert who has worked/researched at UNESCO; Xu Jinjie, an expert with experience at the OECD; and Yan Wenle, an expert having worked/researched at the World Bank, to share insights on working and interning in international organizations.First,

On the morning of July 16, 2024, the Shanghai International Organization Youth Talent Summer Camp continued with three Influential Voices sessions at Shicheng Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC), hosted by Ms. Yan Wenle. The camp invited He Changchui, former Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Zhang Shuanggu, former Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of China to UNESCO; and Xue Yuxue, former Director

On the morning of July 15, the opening ceremony of the Shanghai International Organization Youth Talent Summer Camp was officially launched. After multiple rounds of selection, over 70 outstanding participants from universities at home and abroad gathered at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC) to embark on a journey of growth together. The summer camp aims to cultivate young talents with an international perspective and professional capabilities, contributing Chinese wisdom to advancing gl

From July 3 to 5, the TALIS Governing Board (TGB) Meeting, co-hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), was successfully held at the Centre. This meeting is a regular working session specifically established by the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills for the TALIS project, attended by member representatives from countries (regions) participating in the TALIS survey. It marked

From June 30 to July 2, under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the 2024 International Symposium for Primary and Secondary School Principals, co-hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) and the Shanghai Teacher Education Institute, was successfully held at our Centre. A total of 31 foreign principals from 14 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Australi

At 10:00 a.m. on July 2, 2024, the pre-departure meeting for the International STEM Education Volunteer Group (hereinafter referred to as the Volunteer Group) bound for Tanzania was successfully held at Chengxu Hall of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). The meeting was chaired by Professor Hu Guoyong, Deputy Director of TEC and Leader of the Tanzania-bound Volunteer Group.Guests from both within and outside the university invited to attend included: from Shanghai Normal University, Xu Xi

On the evening of June 18, the UNESCO Teacher Task Force and the International Labour Organization (ILO) jointly held an online consultation meeting on revising policy recommendations. The policy reports under discussion were the 1966 ILO/UNESCORecommendation concerning the Status of Teachersand the 1997 UNESCORecommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel. Entrusted by the Department of Teacher Work of China’s Ministry of Education and invited by the meeting organiz

From June 17 to 21, 2024, Associate Professor Song Jia and Researcher Li Tingzhou from the Centre traveled to Helsinki, Finland, to attend the academic conference Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education for Our Future. Hosted by the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, the conference aimed to implement the concept of promoting global teacher development outlined in UNESCO’s reportReimagining Our Futures Together: A New Social Contract for Education.Invited by the World Ban

Forum 1: Exploring STEM EducationShi Chenying, a master’s student from Shanghai Normal University, hosted Forum 1—Exploring STEM Education. He Huan from Sichuan Normal University, Wang Teng from Liaoning Normal University, Wang Zhenqiang from Nanjing Normal University, Li Huaiyu from Flinders University, Xiao Mingxiang from Shanghai Normal University, and Zhang Yaru from Shanghai Normal University delivered presentations on the following topics respectively: Dilemmas and Reflections on Women’s P

On June 21, 2024, the Academic Symposium Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of Shanghai Normal University’s Research Institute for International and Comparative Education (RIICE) was grandly held at the Shicheng Lecture Hall of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). Distinguished guests from Shanghai Normal University attended the event, including Liu Xiaomin, Deputy Party Secretary; Jiang Mingjun, Vice President; Dong Limin, Executive Dean of the Graduate School; Yang Fan

From June 15 to 16, 2024, the international conference on Construction and Model Innovation of High-Quality Teacher Education Systems was held at Northeast Normal University. Over 100 scholars from China, Singapore, South Africa, Russia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Finland and other countries attended the conference. Professor Zhang Minxuan, Director of the Centre, Professor Kong Lingshuai, and Researcher Yang Fan were invited to participate.Professor Zhang Minxuan was invited to deliver a keyno

On June 15, 2024, the Third Graduate Student Academic Forum of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre was successfully held. With the theme International Organizations and Global Educational Governance, this forum included four sessions: thematic exchange, keynote speeches, eight parallel forums, and the Shicheng Interview, attended by approximately 70 teachers and students from both inside and outside the university.Opening CeremonyThe opening ceremony was held on the morning of June 15 at Shichen

On the morning of June 12, 2024, a seminar was held between the delegation of mathematics and science education curriculum leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and STEAM education experts from our university at No. 2 Lecture Hall of the Conference Center, Shanghai Normal University. Education professionals from Hong Kong, including Shi Junhui, Deputy Director of the Education Bureau, Government of the HKSAR; Tse Yuen-ching, Principal Assistant Secretary of the Educati