Recently, the "China-ASEAN Vocational Education Digital Capacity Building Center" (hereinafter referred to as the "Center"), led and developed by our university, was officially inaugurated in Malaysia. The Center is a platform for vocational education digital capacity building targeted at vocational colleges and applied technology universities in ASEAN countries, leveraging our university's UNESCO Chair in Digital Vocational and Technical Education, aiming to establish a digital vocational education cooperation network based in ASEAN and radiating globally.

The Center will focus on emerging digital technology industries in ASEAN, such as information and communications technology (ICT) and manufacturing, as well as key industries undergoing digital transformation. Drawing on our university's UNESCO Chair research capabilities, international organization networks like UNESCO, and support from corporate partners such as Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., the Center will develop and share various knowledge products for vocational education digital transformation, including vocational college guidance manuals, digital technology professional and curriculum standards, and teacher training resource packages. It will conduct digital capacity building for vocational education teachers through diverse formats like online and offline methods, forming a digital vocational education cooperation network covering ASEAN countries and radiating across Asia, promoting interoperability of vocational education standards, resource sharing, and joint talent cultivation in the region, thereby leading to improvements in the level and quality of vocational education digital transformation in Asia and helping to bridge the global digital divide and achieve sustainable socioeconomic development.

Our university dispatched a delegation led by Yang Congkun, Executive Deputy Director of the Asia-Africa Center, who participated in conferences, conducted training sessions, and engaged in exchange visits to facilitate the Center's official launch and operation at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. On May 28, the delegation attended the Global Vocational Education Digital Transformation Summit and the "Vocational Education Innovation and Learning Integration" conference, co-hosted by the UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in Malaysia. At the conference, our university and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia formally exchanged agreements for the joint establishment of the "China-ASEAN Vocational Education Digital Capacity Building Center," marking the Center's official establishment.

President Xu Jianling delivers video address in English.

“Vocational Education Digital Capacity Building Workshop" successfully held at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in Malaysia.”

On May 29, the Center's first activity following its establishment—the "Vocational Education Digital Capacity Building Workshop"—was successfully held at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia in Malaysia. At the opening ceremony, President Xu Jianling delivered an English address via video. In his address, he noted that vocational education is at a critical historical juncture of digital transformation. Shenzhen Polytechnic has long been committed to building intelligent learning platforms, enhancing digital resource libraries, and advancing digital teaching support systems. He stated that this workshop is an important step in establishing the "China-ASEAN Vocational Education Digital Capacity Building Center" and implementing regional vocational education digital cooperation, expressing hope that through sharing innovative theories and case studies, they can collectively enhance the quality and adaptability of vocational education. The workshop attracted 73 experts and scholars from 10 applied technology universities and vocational colleges for in-person attendance, with an additional 121 participants from various countries joining online via the Zoom platform to listen to presentations and engage in interactions.

Additionally, during the delegation's visit, they met with the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. Participants discussed future cooperation in areas such as joint curriculum resource development and teacher capacity building, securing policy support for the Center's ongoing development and facilitating its alignment with Malaysia's education strategies.

(Zhong Zhuoya, Asia-Africa Center/ Text Qu Haizhou, School of Telecommunications / Photo)