On December 3, the 12th Annual Conference on Chinses-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, supported by the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education, jointly hosted by the Center of Research on Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Xiamen University (Theoretical Research Base, Policy Advisory Platform, and Center for Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools of the Ministry of Education), the Department of Education of Guizhou Province, and Research Branch of Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools of China Association of Higher Education, and undertaken by Guizhou University, was held in Guiyang. During the meeting held both online and offline, Xu Jianling, President of Shenzhen Polytechnic, delivered an online speech entitled "Exploration and Practice of Development Strategy of Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools in Higher Vocational Colleges."

According to Xu Jianling, Shenzhen Polytechnic, since its establishment, has actively learned from the foreign advanced educational experience, and explored the introduction of foreign high-quality educational resources in the form of Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools earlier than other higher vocational colleges in China. He introduced Shenzhen Polytechnic's experience in carrying out Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools from the aspects of establishing the concept of international education, selecting cooperative running majors based on local industrial development and talent training needs, constantly innovating school running modes, and promoting the overall improvement of internationalization level. He analyzed the problems existing in Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools in Shenzhen Polytechnic and domestic higher vocational colleges from four aspects: unbalanced regional development, concentrated cooperation objects, improvement of teaching quality, and innovation of school running connotation, and put forward the methods and paths of how to turn challenges into opportunities, actively innovate two-way cooperation and realize the import and export of high-quality educational resources in the post-pandemic era.

It is reported that since 2006, Shenzhen Polytechnic has officially held 4 Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs, including International Business, Financial Services and Management (original Financial Management), Modern Logistics Management (original Logistics Management), and Software Technology, with a total of 2,844 students enrolled and 2,311 graduates trained.

(Text by Zheng Zhili, International Exchange and Cooperation Office)