Delegation from the MOFCOM International Seminar at Division Director Level Visited COHD for Exchange and Study

Composed by Zheng Yuyang


On the afternoon of November 18, the Delegation from the 2019 MOFCOM International Seminar at Division Director Level visited COHD and had a symposium in the CIAD auditorium of the West Campus with Professor Wang Libin, the Director of COHD’s International Student Programs, Ms. Zheng Yuyang, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of COHD, and the international students of the 2019 MOFCOM class in COHD. The two sides shared their experience in and views towardsforeign-aideducation and cooperation on international human resources development. The members of the delegation consisted of 30 divisional officials from the countries along the “Belt and Road” and four seminar coordinators from the Training Center of the MOFCOM.


On behalf of COHD,Professor Wang Libin expressed her welcome to the delegation from the MOFCOM International Seminar. She said that this symposium was a good opportunity to promote the exchange of experience in foreign-aid education. She hoped that the members of the seminar would embrace such a worthwhile trip and share in-depth insights with COHD’s international students and relevant teachers. Then she gave a detailed introduction to COHD’s international student programs, covering the overall situation, development history, faculty strengths, and training process including the specific training content and training models. In addition, she presented the achievements and experience of COHD’s foreign-aid education programs characterized by the teaching of Chinese development modes and experience, which aroused the willingness of the visiting officials to further understand COHD’s international student programs.


Ms. Zheng Yuyang delivered a speech on the theme of “COHD’s International Cooperation and Communication and the Characteristics of International Student Cultivation in China”, with focuses on COHD’s general introduction, the current international cooperation and exchanges scenario, and the characteristics of foreign-aid education and training.She firstly unveiled COHD’s international academic forums and various exchanges activities and seminars that had been participated by the top-level international scholars in recent years.She said that, relying on the rich and diversified international resources and network, COHD aims to create an internationalized academic platform of “education, research and practice”. She also emphasized the characteristics and highlights of COHD in foreign-aid education and training, and elaborated the academic-exchange and cultural activities specially designed for the international students in China, typically represented by the seminar series of “Academic Journey Explorations” and the event series of “COHD Cross-Cultural Carnival”, as well as various field trips arranged by the college to help the international students better integrate theories with practices and closely feel the Chinese development modes and Chinese experience.


 

The two teachers’ speeches on related topics caused strong resonance from the visiting officials and COHD’s international students. In the following group discussion session, the participants were randomly divided into five groups for face-to-face discussions. The officials from the MOFCOM international seminar, together with our teachers and students, had a warm and thorough exchange on a series of topics such as foreign-aid education and cooperation on international human resources development.


In the cozy and pleasant atmosphere, the symposium was successfully concluded. COHD’s teachers and students took a group photo with the delegation from the MOFCOM international seminar in the hall of the CIAD building.


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