From September 23 to 24, the second batch of directors from Indonesia’s provincial Teacher Professional Development Centers visited the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre). The delegation members were from North Sumatra, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Jambi, Banten, Bali, West Papua, Maluku, Bengkulu, and West Sulawesi provinces of Indonesia. This visit, promoted by Nunuk Suryani, Director of the Teacher Affairs Department of Indonesia, aimed to enhance c

On the morning of September 18, 2024, the opening series of activities for the Shanghai Training Program for Brazilian Gold Medal Mathematics Teachers, hosted by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre, was successfully held. As one of the cultural exchange events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil (supported by the Consulate-General of Brazil in Shanghai), the program was attended by Dr. Katia Helena Serafina Cruz Schweickardt, Vic

From September 8 to 14, 2024, a delegation from Kyoto University of Education, consisting of Professor Noriko Katayama, Associate Professor Shoko Suzuki, Vice Principal Yoshiyuki Kuwana of Momoyama Elementary School Affiliated to Kyoto University of Education, Vice Principal Masafumi Akiyama of Momoyama Junior High School Affiliated to Kyoto University of Education, and 10 graduate students, visited our institute for exchange and study. They conducted teaching observations and curriculum interns

On September 6, 2024, the China-Africa-UNESCO Dialogue on Cooperation in Education and Cultural Heritage Protection was successfully held in Beijing, China. Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. A total of 460 participants attended the event, including government officials from China and African countries, heads of univer

On the afternoon of August 26, a delegation from the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) visited the Scientific and Methodological Centre for Educational Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Affiliated with the Office of the President of Uzbekistan, this centre is dedicated to research and practice in fields such as national curriculum reform and educational evaluation, with a particular focus on STEM education in recent times. The Centre’s delegation he

On the 21st, the National Teachers Congress of Kazakhstan was held at Nazarbayev University. Ms. Tamara Bosymbekovna Duisenova, Deputy Prime Minister, along with the Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, Minister of Science and Higher Education, Minister of Health, and Minister of Education, attended and delivered speeches. Director Zhang Minxuan, Deputy Director Hu Guoyong, Professor Ningbo, and Associate Professor Zhang Huafeng from the UNESCO Teacher Education Ce

Recently, at the invitation of Uzbekistans Ministry of Education and other departments, Director Zhang Minxuan, Deputy Director Hu Guoyong, Professor Ning Bo (Vice Dean of the School of Education and Director of the Belt and Road Initiative Advanced Education Training Program), and Associate Professor Zhang Huafeng (part-time Deputy Director) from the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) visited multiple departments and institutions in Uzbekistan to conduct dis

Recently, at the invitation of Kazakhstans Ministry of Education and other departments, Director Zhang Minxuan, Deputy Director Hu Guoyong, Professor Ning Bo (Vice Dean of the School of Education and Director of the Belt and Road Initiative Advanced Education Training Program), and Associate Professor Zhang Huafeng (part-time Deputy Director) from the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre) visited multiple departments and institutions in Kazakhstan to conduct dis

On August 25, directors from 9 provincial Teacher Professional Development Centers of Indonesia, including those from Banten Province, Yogyakarta Special Province, South Sulawesi Province, West Sumatra Province, Riau Province, South Sumatra Province, East Kalimantan Province, Central Sulawesi Province, and Papua Province, visited the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). Associate Professor Zhu Xiaohu held talks and exchanges with the visiting officials.This visit was specially coordinated by N

From July 15 to 31, 2024, the International Teacher Education Centre of Shanghai Normal University (also known as the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre, TEC) dispatched the second batch of the Shanghai International STEM Education Volunteer Group to Tanzania. The group carried out in-school teaching and teaching research activities and supported the development of local teachers professional development systems. Following the tradition of the first Tanzania-bound volunteer group in August 2023, th

From July 24 to 25, 2024, the Shanghai International STEM Education Volunteer Group (hereinafter referred to as the Volunteer Group) dispatched by the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC) conducted two consecutive Shanghai Open Classes and hosted a large-scale regional teacher workshop in Tanzania.On July 24, in the smart classroom donated by a Shanghai technology enterprise to the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE), a Shanghai teacher delivered a lively mathematics class to local Tanzanian

On July 24, 2024, a delegation from the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and the International STEM Education Volunteer Group (hereinafter referred to as the Volunteer Group) were invited to attend a welcome ceremony hosted by the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) in Tanzania.Among the Tanzanian representatives attending the meeting were: Charles Msonde, Permanent Secretary of the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government; Mathias Innocent Mula，Permanent Secret

On the afternoon of July 28, Hu Zhiping, Deputy Director of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) under the Ministry of Education, and He Wei, Director of the Standards, Examination and Assessment Division of CLEC, paid a visit to the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (TEC). Professor Zhang Minxuan, Director of TEC; Professor Wang Jie, Associate Professor Zhu Xiaohu, and Part-time Deputy Director Zhang Huafeng, all Deputy Directors of TEC; and Professor Cao Xiuling, Dean of the

July 22-26, 2024, the 18th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies was held at Cornell University in the United States, with the theme Cultivating Inclusive Knowledge Ecosystems: Toward Equitable and Sustainable Educational Futures. The congress brought together global scholars and education experts, featuring five keynote speeches and seventy parallel forums to discuss issues such as educational equity, globalization and education, and indigenous knowledge systems. It aimed to collect