With the theme of “Education 2035: A Dialogue with the Future of the World”, the 2019 China Annual Conference for International Education & Expo (CACIE) was held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing from Oct. 17 to 19. The Sino-French Cooperative Development Alliance in Running Schools was unveiled in the 9th Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools held during the annual conference. Prof. Hong Guanxin, Dean of the Sino-French Engineer School of Beihang University, was entrusted by China Education Association for International Exchange to make 2018 Annual Report on Sino-French Cooperation in Running Schools on behalf of the alliance. Prof. Herve RIOU, Vice-Director of Lycée Chaptal, was also invited to give a report entitled STEM Education in France.

Sino-French Cooperative Development Alliance in Running Schools, which was advocated by Sino-French Engineer School, has organized 14 Sino-French cooperative education institutions and 34 related project units approved by the Ministry of Education, as well as some enterprises and social groups who volunteered to take part in. Under the guidance of China Education Association for International Exchange and adhering to the purpose of “equality, coordination, development and sharing”, the members of the alliance will carry out all-round and in-depth cooperation in talent cultivation, university-enterprise collaboration, teaching staff building, and the construction of quality assurance system in education and joint enrollment system.

During the annual conference, China Education Expo (CEE) 2019 was also convened at the China National Convention Center. Taking advantage of this platform, the Sino-French Engineer School of Beihang University fully demonstrated its characteristic education, cultivating model, social influence, international competitiveness and outstanding student representatives.

Reported by Wang Yifei

Reviewed by Hong Guanxin

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Ren Chenjie