Release date：2016.06.07
On June 7, 2016, International Meeting on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education was inaugurated at Kylin Villa in Shenzhen. The meeting was co-hosted by UNESCO, SUSTech and the People’s Government of Shenzhen Municipality as well as other organizations. Experts from UNESCO, institutes of higher learning, research institutions, government departments and enterprises along with participants from all walks of life gathered to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship education.
With "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education: A Joint Endeavour of the Government, Universities and the Society" as its theme, the meeting organized in-depth discussions on special topics including Education 2030 Framework for Action: ICT Support and Innovation, Frontier Exploration on Cultivating Innovative Talents, Innovation Education and Management Mechanism of Institutes of Higher Learning, and Vocational Education: Concept Transformation and Quality Improvement.
Attendees include Peter Wells, Director of Higher Education Department of UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Li Ming, Director of the UNESCO Innovation Center for Higher Education, Wu Chuanyue, Vice President of SUSTech, Freddy Boey, Provost of Nanyang Technological University, Li Qingquan, President of Shenzhen University, Alexander Khoroshilov, Director of Center for Information Technologies in Education of Moscow, Liu Hongyi, President of Shenzhen Polytechnic, Ma Huateng, CEO of Tencent Inc., and other experts from around the world.
This meeting is an important part of cooperation on higher education based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the municipal government of Shenzhen and UNESCO. The convening of this meeting will give a full play to Shenzhen in promoting the all-round Sino-UNESCO cooperation and pushing forward the progress of international cultural and educational undertakings. Meanwhile, it will help Shenzhen pool more quality educational resources to upgrade overall quality of education in the city and accelerate the development of education by leap and bounds.
Date
June 7, 2016
Location
Kylin Villa, Shenzhen
Output
International Meeting on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Summary Report
