Dear ,

Most Western universities and colleges are interested in the Chinese education market, whether as a source for students or as a target for developing new services and revenues through partnerships. But in fact few have succeeded inside China.
The Partnership Programme within the International Vocational Education Forum, to be held in Chongqing from 8-9 November 2005, is designed to obviate the many difficulties by selecting appropriate partners in advance for participating universities and colleges. You supply a wish list, and we find the potential partner.This task will be carried out by the organizers of the Forum: the Chongqing Municipal Government, the National Association of Vocational Education of China.
The Forum will consist of two days of presentations and discussions with high-level government representatives, Chinese and International speakers. One of the key objectives of the Chongqing municipal government, which runs an area of 31 million people, is to develop training and skill-transfer programmes for the millions of people who will lose their jobs as a result of the Three Gorges Dam. This may be done in several ways, including consultancy or training contracts and setting up joint programmes.
But the scope of the Forum is not limited to Chongqing; indeed, a second edition is already planned for another Chinese city in 2006. The long-term intention is to create academic partnerships, just as the branch of University of Nottingham established in Ningbo. In that important pioneering example, full China-based degree programmes are now taught on campus in a venture sustained by the British university, a private education company, the provincial government, and the Ministry of Education, under the recent Sino-Foreign Education Co-operative Law.
The Partnership Programme has been designed to facilitate business agreements between foreign and Chinese universities and colleges. It will be limited to around 25 participating foreign educational institutions and an equivalent number of potential Chinese partners, and is not limited in scope to vocational education. Neither the Forum nor the Partnership Programme will be open to the public or students.

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Organizing Committee
of China International Symposium on
Vocational Education

Scheme of China International Symposium
on Vocational Education
In order to provide an international exchange and cooperation on Vocational Education, and so as to push forward the reform and development of Vocational Education and training in China, an International Symposium on Vocational Education and Training is under planning to be held in China in November 2005.
The Symposium is aiming at striving for a better and further environment to develop vocational education and training in China. It is hoped that, through this Symposium, it will establish a platform for an in depth interaction and collaboration on vocational education and training within and without China in the situation when we all confront with this ever rapid changing world. It is also believed this forum will be a great rally for educators, government official, and the professionals of vocational education and training to learn and share with one another
The tenet of the Symposium：Vocational education and the education fairness of the harmonious society
Form and content of the Symposium：
It will include：International forum on vocational education, communication and research about private vocational education in China and also the discussion about cooperative running of schools.
The development of Vocational Education and the education fairness;
The role of the vocational education in the construction of the harmonious society;
How does vocational education meet the need of the education of the society?
How does vocational education respond to the challenges of the future;
Challenges vocational education faces in the trend of economic globalization, and the progress on science and technology;
The role vocational education should and could play in West Development and the construction of Three Gorges Dam;
The international communication and cooperation in the field of vocational education.
Sponsors of the Forum:
People's Government of Chongqing City
National Association of Vocational Education of China (NAVEC)
Organizers of the Forum:
Chonqing Education Committee
NAVEC, Chongqing Branch

The tentative schedule s for the Symposium is as below:
Nov.10-11, 2005 YU Zhou Hotel,Chongqing City
Nov.10, 2005
9:00Am-12:00Am Symposium Opening & Plenary SessionMayor's address; Cheng Siwei's speech;Speeches delivered by a senior official of ministry of education, honorable guests both at home and abroad.
Afternoon Speeches delivered by honorable guests both at home and abroad

The arrangements for the Symposium
One day for international forum; One day for national communication and research; the rest time will be the discussion about how to promote international cooperation and visitation.
Attendees: About 200-300 attendees
Overseas attendees: 5-6 guest speakers and others.
Internal attendees: 30 special guests and Schools' principals, the colleagues from NAVEC, colleagues from the other relative organizations and officials from department of education.
Chair of the Forum Cheng Siwei, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chairman of the NAVEC;
Vice-Chair of the Forum are Wu Qidi, Vice- Minister of Education, the special adviser of NAVEC; Zhou Yuanqing, president of China Higher Education Institute, former vice-Minister of Education, vice-Chairman of NAVEC;Huang Qifan,managing vice-mayor of Chongqing city; Cheng Yiju,vice - chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chongqing People's Congress, vice-Chairman of NAVEC;Ou Keping,president ,the municipal education committee of Chonqing.
Frame of the organization committee of the International Symposium：
Chairman：Huang Qifan, managing vice-mayor of Chongqing city
Managing Chairman：Cheng Yiju，vice-Chairman of NAVEC
Vice-Chair：Huang Yao，Director of vocation and adult education department ,Ministry of Education;
Liu Kang，Training and Employment Department， Ministry of Labor and Social Security
Chen Guangqing, Secretary General of NAVEC;
Cui Jian, Vice-Secretary General of People's Government of Chongqing City;
Ou Keping, president of the municipal education committee of Chonqing City
Chief secretary：
Li Shuhai，Vice-Secretary General of NAVEC

Organizing Committee
of China International Symposium on
Vocational Education
　

Distinguished guests from Danish UNA visited NAVEC

8th Aug. 2005, Ms. Bente Nielsen, President of the Danish UNA, together with two of her colleagues paid a visit to National Association of Vocational Education of China（NAVEC） in the company of Ms.Zhang Yunfei, Deputy Director-General of UNA China.
The main purpose of this current visit is to look more closely the latest developments of the computer training for laid-off women workers at the situation. This training class is contributed by Danish UNA, and sponsored jointly by UNA China and NAVEC, organized by Zhonghua Vocational education and training center.Mr.Chen Guangqing, Secretary General of NAVEC, Mr.Han Xiaoguang, vice-Secretary General and Ms.Zhang, principal of the training center greeted the guests and confabulated with them.
When the guests entered the multimedia classroom, where the training class was going on, they received a big hand from the trainees. They talked with the trainees about their study and encouraged them to study hard with self-confidence. All the trainees expressed thanks to Danish UNA for their liberal donation, and many of them believed that this training class would be helpful for them to be reemployed.
Both Danish UNA and NAVE hope that it is just a good beginning of cooperation with each other.

A good beginning is half done!

July. 7th, 2005
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It's my great honor and pleasure to participate in this China NGOs conference. Let me begin by thanking the organisers of this international conference for bringing us together to reflect upon the research, policies and issues confronting NGOs today in the process of implementing MDGs; And also for their continuing efforts to promote the communication and cooperation between the NGOs both at home and abroad. Our cause deliberations, however, need to be enriched by the knowledge and experiences from all other parts of the world. Now on behalf of the National Association of Vocational Education of China (NAVEC), I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on what we have achieved with regards to our cause-the Warmth Project related to MDGs- over the past several years.
NAVEC was founded in Shanghai on May 6,1917. The famous educationalist and socialite Mr.Huang Yanpei and other 48 celebrities, such as Cai Yuanpei, Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian, Song Hanzhang, jointly established it. NAVEC regards its responsibility as to call for vocational education, and to make education closely combined with labor and society. It puts forward a slogan that the goal of vocational education should be "for the populace, and for the society", "for the individual development; for seeking livelihood; for serving society; for increasing of productive forces of the country and the world". And the aim of NAVEC is to "help the unemployed to get jobs, and help the employed to find delight in work". Proofed by practice that the above-mentioned Vocational Education Theory are correct and our NAVEC is just a pioneer in Chinese history of the contemporary vocational education. Pre-premier Zhou Enlai addressed at the ceremony of the 40th Anniversary of NAVEC,"NAVEC is a Party composed of clerisy, the way of NAVEC's progress is the developing track of Chinese clerisy". Now NAVEC has established its local and grassroots organizations in 15 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and also in 5 large and medium-sized cities. There are more than 20,000 individual members, 1,100 group members throughout the country and more than 180 vocational schools in different forms and at different levels all over the country set up by NAVEC.The school enrollment is more than 200,000.We have also published magazines and books on vocational education. Please check our website: www.zhzjs.org.cn for more information about us.
On Sep.6, 2000,at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, together with other 189 heads of the government from members of the United Nations gave a solemn promise about MDGs. In response to the government's call, NAVEC tries to be the right arm of the central government to fulfill the MDGs. We have been incorporating closely MDGs with training and teaching programmes and our "Warmth project" all these tens of years.
Since 1995 NAVEC has sponsored the "Warmth Project", which aims to help unemployed and surplus labor force both in cities and rural areas, to find jobs through skill training; and to help students who have financial difficulties to continue their study. With the guiding ideology of "Assisting the government to get over difficulties; Serving the people with our soul; and providing timely help to the people who need it", we have made it our main task to help the laid-off, unemployed and retired people, etc., to train them and help them to find new careers. The Warmth Project has been developing progressively. By the end of 2004,we had set up 104 such enforce bodies throughout the country. About 500,000 people have received training and 100,000 of them have found new jobs. With our help, a large number of needy students, especially those from outlying or minority regions, can continue study through the exemption or reduction of tuition fees. NAVEC has made a great contribution to build a harmonious society and has won wide recognition for the work we have been doing.
There are some good examples of our work carried out throughout the country: NAVEC Tianjin Branch initiated housewifery service training aiming at the laid-off workers; NAVEC Anhui Branch trained farmers on new planting science and skills. It is not only helpful to preserve the ecological environment but also to promote the local farmers to shake off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity; NAVEC Hunan Branch trained surplus labor force for special posts according to the need of the enterprises and combined training with employment well; NAVEC Yunan Branch offered consultation services on vocation and employment and redirected more than 25,000 laid-off workers for reemployment; NAVEC Fujian Branch set up Dawn Vocational School jointly with Fujian Provincial Authority of Prison, specially inculcated the people undergoing reeducation through labor, also trained them skills for living so as to help them return to the society without a hitch; NAVEC Shannxi Branch recruited more than 4,000 students from areas inhabited by minority nationalities, remote and border areas and poverty-stricken areas without any tuition payments. A great conference will be held in Beijing by NAVEC on 10th Aug. giving commendation to the advanced units and individuals in the work of undertaking the Warmth Project. And there will also be a discussion about how to promote the Warmth Project and get further development.
There is still a lot of work for us to do before the deadline of 2015.But opportunity always goes along with challenge, and there is no shirking the responsibility for us to shoulder this hard task. To accomplish the MDGs, all governments, NGOs and the whole civil society of the world should make a united effort and cooperate closely. As a NGO associated with UN/DPI, NAVEC goes all lengths to promote our Warmth Project so as to achieve better results in the MDGs implementing cause.
Therefore, I look forward to very productive discussion and continuing partnership with all our friends and guests here. Sincerely hope that the Conference will come to a successful conclusion.

Thank you.