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Invitation to 2016 Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference May 27th, 2016 Dear, It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to participate in the 2016 Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference, which will be held from November 7 to 9, 2016. The conference of this year, centered on the theme of “Innovating the Future” , will be hosted by China New Technology Development Center, National Center for Education and Development Research, China Association of Higher Education, Chengdu Municipal Government, and organized by Education Forum for Asia, Chengdu Bureau of Expo Affairs, and Chengdu Education Bureau. Education Forum for Asia was co-organized by Boao Forum for Asia, China Scholarship Council and UNESCO. It was initiated by H.E. Mr. Fidel V.Ramos, former President, The Philippines, H.E. Mr. Sergey Terechshenko, former Prime Minister, Kazakstan, H.E. Mr. Lee Soo Sung, former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Kirti Nidhi Bista, former Prime Minister, Nepal, H.E. Ms. Jenny Shipley, former Prime Minister, New Zealand, H.E. Mr. Sheldon Shaeffer, Director, UNESCO Bangkok and H.E. Mr. Victor Ng, Chairman of Macao Foundation in December, 2003. Since its founding, EFA has successfully held eleven annual conferences, the initiative meeting included. Aimed at "Building Bridges for Asian Education", Education Forum was established as a high-level platform for Asian high-ranking educators, specialists, and scholars to discuss education cooperation and development issues. Technology is changing the world and developing technology is a strategic action that enables the humankind to rise to the global challenges and achieve sustainability. Education has a direct bearing not only on today but also on the future of all nations. Through education, talents that drive the social progress are cultivated; through education, we disseminate and upgrade what has been known, explore what is yet to be known; through education, we are able to understand and change the world so as to create a bright future for the mankind. In the 2016 annual conference, politicians, Nobel Prize laureates, foreign diplomats to China, renowned international experts in technology, education, culture and innovation fields, and representatives from educational institutions, enterprises and media outlets will be invited, giving insights into hot topics such as science popularization, creative industries, vocational education, education investment and financing, elementary education, ecological technology, and preschool physical education. In addition, Asia Foreign Study Scholarship Award Ceremony, Award Ceremony of 11th Asian Students Photography Contest and local school visiting will also be arranged on the sidelines of the annual conference. We hope that the convening of this conference will provide strategic options for the implementation of innovation-driven development initiatives, make clear the features of technological development and the major trend of the future, advance the further application of information technology in education, introduce the cutting-edge technologies and managerial expertise of the world and generate the driving force for the talent cultivation and social progress.
For more information, please refer to the attached conference agenda (draft), RSVP and the introduction of the 2016 Education Forum for Asia Annul Conference. Please e-mail the RSVP form back to the Secretariat of Education Forum for Asia before Sep. 25th, 2016 so that timely preparations can be made for your attendance at the conference. Let’s join hands to build bridges for Asian education!
Executive Director of Boao Forum for Asia Secretary-General of Education Forum for Asia |
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