UNESCO and Shanghai have built a strong partnership, with numerous successes. This collaboration aligns with the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, providing more opportunities for both sides to collaborate in education.
UNESCO and Shanghai have built a strong partnership, with numerous successes. This collaboration aligns with the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, providing more opportunities for both sides to collaborate in education.
Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining met with Stefania Giannini, assistant director-general for Education at UNESCO, and her delegation, to discuss the city’s economic and social development in education. Chen emphasized that Shanghai is following President Xi Jinping’s instructions to pursue high-quality development in its modernization journey.
Education has long been a priority in the city’s development, with a comprehensive education system and abundant lifelong learning opportunities. Digital empowerment of education is being deepened, and international collaboration is being expanded.
UNESCO and Shanghai have built a strong partnership, with numerous successes. This collaboration aligns with the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, providing more opportunities for both sides to collaborate in education.
Shanghai will seek to deepen practical cooperation in various fields and encourage UNESCO to bolster support for education openness and innovation, global STEM education, experience sharing, and youth cultural exchanges, said Chen. He added that such measures could further advance comprehensive human development.
Giannini thanked China and Shanghai for their support, praising the city as an ” important city for the global development of education.” She also noted that cooperation between UNESCO and Shanghai has improved in recent years.
Giannini seeks to draw from Shanghai’s education resources and principles to deepen STEM exchange, set standards, and promote sustainable development of global education.
UNESCO recently released a report, titled “International Trends of Lifelong Learning in Higher Education,” that emphasizes the need to equip individuals of all ages with the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate technological advancements, the climate crisis, and dynamic demographic changes.
