Trendy and promising - Professor Li Ming gives a special report on the work of the Innovation Center
2020&Year7Month10On the morning of the day, Li Ming, chair professor of the Higher Education Research Center of SUSTech and director of the UNESCO Center for Innovation in Higher Education, gave a special briefing, which comprehensively introduced the pioneering and innovative work of the UNESCO Center for Innovation in Higher Education. The topic of the report is “Developing TeachersICTApply competency training to promote the digital transformation of universities and teachers in developing countries. ”The presentation was hosted by Shen Hong, director of the Higher Education Research Center and chair professor. Chen Yuehong, Dean and Professor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Zhou Yongming, Vice Dean and Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, attended the briefing. The participants were mainly from the Humanities Centre, the Social Science Centre, the Higher Education Centre and the UNESCO Centre for Innovation in Higher Education.100people.
Professor Li Ming first introduced the difficulties and bottlenecks encountered in the development of higher education in developing countries in Asia and Africa. He mentioned that the professional structure of higher education in developing countries in Asia and Africa is dominated by the liberal arts, and there is an urgent need for knowledge, skills and professionals in the fields of applied science, engineering and technology. At the same time, higher education is disconnected from digital technology, there are obstacles to the cross-border and cross-regional certification of graduates' academic qualifications, and the quality and level of higher education need to be improved. Professor Li Ming pointed out that by signing a cooperation agreement between the Shenzhen Municipal Government and UNESCO,2016&Year6Month8Established the UNESCO Centre for Innovation in Higher Education in Shenzhen. In the context of the implementation of UNESCO's mission and the Belt and Road Initiative, it was established that university teachers in developing countriesICTFocusing on applied ability training, relying on the academic support of SUSTech and the advantages of Shenzhen's information and communication technology industry, we will export the experience and practices of China's popularization of higher education to help developing countries improve the quality of higher education and the popularization of higher education, and promote gender equality and education equity. Professor Li Ming also introduced a series of substantive cooperation projects carried out by the Innovation Center with universities in developing countries around the digital transformation of university faculty, including the Shenzhen Trust Fund Project, the Digital Education Link Project, the Smart Classroom Project,ICTApplied capacity building workshops, as well as the creation of an international network education academy (IIOE). The Innovation Center also plays the role of a think tank for higher education innovation. Relying on the Southern University of Science and Technology and the Higher Education Research Center, the Innovation Center has organized and participated in many international conferences, issued and published a series of normative documents for international higher education, and established a dialogue and cooperation platform for cooperation and exchanges between ministries of education, universities and teachers in different countries.In the national and international higher education arena, the voice of the innovation center and Shenzhen is transmitted.
Professor Han Wei, Executive Deputy Director of the Innovation Center and Professor of the Higher Education Center, proposed in the presentation that the Innovation Center looks forward to deepening cooperation with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, strengthening the academic strength of the Innovation Center in the field of humanities and social sciences in international higher education, injecting new vitality into the export of Chinese higher education experience and practices to developing countries, and jointly contributing to the internationalization of SUSTech higher education.
During the exchange session, the professors participating in the conference talked about their research interests, highly affirmed and praised the work of the Innovation Center, and expressed their expectation to carry out in-depth cooperation with the Innovation Center and participate in international activities organized by the Innovation Center to further expand the influence of China's higher education for developing countries.
President Chen Yuehong made concluding remarks on the report meeting. He praised the pioneering work of the Innovation Hub. He said that the humanities and social sciences research team of the school has been developed to a certain extent, but it is necessary to strengthen exchanges between the various centers of the school to make great progress. The Innovation Center actively responds to the national "Belt and Road Initiative" and carries out cooperation on innovation in higher education around developing countries, which opens a door for the internationalization of higher education in China in the future. The important capital of countries along the "Belt and Road" is the colorful culture of each country. How to find the future path of international exchanges and development from the perspective of humanities and social sciences is the responsibility of each of our teachers. We need to strengthen cooperation between the College and the Innovation Center. In this area of great achievements, we need to be united, support each other, promote each other, and work together.for a better future.
Correspondents: Peng Zhanfeng, Xiao Rui
Image: Xiao Rui
