August is a refreshing and beautiful time of year in colorful Guizhou, where we welcome guests and friends! On August 22, 2022, the Fourth China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum – International Youth Students Forum, co-hosted by Jiangsu University, Guizhou University, Guiyang College, and the China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance, was successfully held at Guiyang College in the form of online and offline integration, with the theme of “Youth Global Competency Training, Regional Common Development, Youth’s Mission and Application in Global Sustainable Development”. This forum is one of the main events of the 2022 China ASEAN Education Exchange Week. The main guests attending the offline forum are: E Xuewen, Secretary General of the China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance, Liu Gang, Vice President of Guiyang University, Zou Shijian, former Vice President of Beijing Foreign Studies University, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of Jiangsu University, Zhou Bin, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of Guizhou University, Tan Yonghong, Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of Guiyang University, Li Ying, Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, Wang Gang, Vice Dean of the School of Culture and Media, and Wang Yao, Promotion Director of the “New Youth Global Competence Training Project” Southwest Region of the China Education International Exchange Association. More than 300 Chinese and foreign experts, teachers, and students from Guiyang University, Jiangsu University, East China Normal University, Anhui University, Sichuan Foreign Studies University, Xi’an Foreign Studies University, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, and Galaxin University in Thailand gathered online and offline for the forum.
The 4th China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum – International Youth Students Forum Offline Venue
The Secretary General of the China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance, Exue Wen, delivered an opening speech, hoping that this forum can promote more outstanding young people to step onto the world stage, facilitate extensive exchange of ideas among students from various countries, establish friendship, gather consensus, and grow together. We promise that the China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance will always be a platform and bridge connecting the higher education and young people of China and Thailand, as well as a maintainer and promoter of regional and even world peace and development. We hope that this event can tell the story of young people to the world and spread their voices well!
Opening speech by the Secretary General of Hubei University and Culture of the China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance
Vice President Liu Gang of Guiyang University delivered a welcome speech, extending a sincere welcome to the guests and offering congratulations on the convening of the forum. He shared his vision and initiatives for cultivating globally competent youth, promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and addressing the historical mission of higher education. He hopes that young students can become builders of world peace, contributors to global development, and maintainers of international order on the basis of improving global competence. Guide young people in the new era to embrace the world, unite and help each other, cope with challenges, and achieve win-win and shared benefits. We hope that young people from all countries can work together to strengthen their global competence, jointly build a regional development community, inject youthful energy into global sustainable development, participate in international affairs with a more positive attitude, jointly address global challenges, and promote the world to develop towards a more open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced, and win-win direction!
Vice President Liu Gang of Guiyang University delivered a welcome speech
Mr. Ma Yansheng analyzed the current international and domestic situation in his speech: on the world stage, China cannot do without the world, and the world cannot do without China. China’s great power status requires us to participate more comprehensively and deeply in international affairs and global governance. It profoundly expounded that the construction of the “the Belt and Road” is a grand undertaking for China to move towards the world, contribute to the international community and build a community with a shared future for mankind. Pointing out the enormous challenges faced by China in terms of talent internationalization, international perspective, global awareness, and cross-cultural communication, this article provides a comprehensive explanation of the urgency of cultivating globally competent talents, as well as the mission and role of youth in global sustainable development.
Mr. Ma Yansheng gave a keynote speech
Nine young students from various countries gave speeches on topics such as “The Mission and Responsibility of Youth in Global Sustainable Development,” “The Mission and Responsibility of Youth in Climate Governance in Developing Countries,” “Towards Common Prosperity: China ASEAN Cooperation and the Mission and Responsibility of the Youth Generation,” “Ideal, Enthusiastic, Global Vision,” and “Youth Should Cultivate Global Competence, Undertake Missions in Sustainable Development,” focusing on the cultivation of global youth competence, regional common development, and the mission and application of youth in global sustainable development. Both on-site and online, young students at home and abroad resonated strongly, unanimously believing that youth are the main force of future society, hope, and dawn. In the new era, youth should seize opportunities and seize the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Take advantage of the situation, be brave to take action, take responsibility, and have a global perspective, Adapt to the trend of the times. Contemporary youth should have a clear mission and responsibility, work hard, unite, and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind. They should become a vigorous force in promoting social progress, an important pillar in promoting global peace and stability, a new force in promoting regional development and prosperity, and contribute their own strength to global development.
Forum host Mao Ying interacts with online guests and students
Peng Qijie (China) from Guiyang University gave an on-site speech
Phuettinan Matnok (Ma Chao, Thailand) from the University of Galaxin in Thailand gave an online speech
Guizhou University of Finance and Economics ANDRIAMAHERIAARIMILANONA GERALD ERICA MARCO
(Madagascar) Online speech
Chen Xi (China) from East China Normal University gave an online speech
Vice Director Zou Shijian of Jiangsu University delivered a closing speech, congratulating the successful International Youth Student Forum. He hopes that young students from all countries can strengthen communication and demonstrate the mission and responsibility of contemporary youth in the current era of global development, major changes, major adjustments, global governance systems, and accelerated changes in the international order. He believes that the power and wisdom of youth from all countries can drive a changing world and play an important role in achieving global sustainable development goals.
Closing Speech by Zou Shijian, Deputy Director of Jiangsu University
The International Youth Student Forum has come to an end in an open and enthusiastic atmosphere. The China Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance is a platform for human civilization mutual learning, ideological sharing, joint progress, and the establishment of a community with a shared future for young students in higher education between China and Thailand. It will undoubtedly become a maintainer and promoter of regional and even world peace and development, and we hope that more outstanding young people will step onto the world stage.
Partial Forum Guests