Actively carry out the “New Youth Global Competence Talent Training Program” to help cultivate compound international talents in the new era
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Commissioned by the China Education International Exchange and Training Institute, EWIE is tasked with designing, planning, organization, implementing and monitoring of the “New Youth Global Competence Talent Training Program”. This initiative, supported by the China Education International Exchange Association, aims to enhance the skills and qualities of domestic college students. The project combines courses with practical activities to cultivate high-level international talents with global vision, international communication capabilities and international competitiveness. The project has been recognized and participated by nearly 150 domestic universities, and has been supported by international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, as well as domestic and foreign multinational companies.
“Opening Ceremony of the New Young Global Competence Talent Development Programme (NYGCTP) Autumn 2022
Boosting Education Standards
Contributing to the development of international education
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EWIE is committed to promoting the establishment of education standards that are in line with China’s national conditions and have an international perspective, contributing to the construction of a high-quality education system and the cultivation of talents in the new era. The “Evaluation Standards for High School Excellence International Programmes”, which was initiated by the Group together with 14 famous high schools and educational institutions, was finalized in mid-December 2022 after expert evaluation by the participating institutions, reviewed and approved by the National Standardization Committee, and was formally released on January 1, 2023 by the China Association for International Exchange in Education (CAIEE). In addition, the Professional Competence Standards for Counsellors of High School International Programmes for Overseas Study, initiated by the EWIE together with relevant institutions, passed the expert assessment in November 2022 for the establishment of the project.
East-West International Education Headquarters in Hainan
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In 2022, the headquarter of EWIE was successfully settled in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in Sanya, Hainan Province, and the full name of the company was changed to “Hainan East-West Education Technology Co. During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, Hainan Province will take the overall planning of Hainan International Education and Innovation Island as the key, innovate the ways and means of opening up education, give full play to the advantages of Hainan as an important node of domestic and international double-cycle, and create a new benchmark for the opening up of education in the country. The Group will actively participate in the development of international education in Hainan, and contribute to the Group’s opening up of business areas, innovation and development mode, and strive for leapfrog development.
Open up new fields, develop new resources, and pursue new development.
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In order to adapt to the ever-changing international environment and the market environment affected by the epidemic, EWIE 2022 concentrates its advantageous resources, strengthens industrial research and explores new development areas. Firstly, the Group will cooperate with relevant institutions and colleges to promote the establishment of a summer humanities exchange programme for international university students that integrates Chinese and foreign countries, so as to promote exchanges and mutual understanding between Chinese and foreign university students; secondly, the Group will explore the establishment of a resource-sharing platform in the field of Chinese-foreign cooperative education with relevant institutions, so as to serve for the enhancement of the quality of Chinese-foreign cooperative education; in addition, the Group will explore the establishment of a senior high school career planning and counselling for higher education in the New College Entrance Examination, so as to serve for the accelerated cultivation of In addition, the Group is exploring the establishment of high school career planning and counselling for the new college entrance examination, in order to speed up the cultivation of outstanding talents in the new era. At the same time, the Group integrated the international exchange and cooperation business, upgraded and established the International Development Department, keeping pace with the times, focusing on its advantages, and actively exploring the accumulation of diversified overseas resources, in line with the Group’s new development strategy and new business development areas.
Continuing to promote high-quality exchanges and cooperation, the 4th China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum was fruitful.
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As the institution hosting the Secretariat of the China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance, since 2019, EWIE, in cooperation with relevant universities and with the support of the China-ASEAN Education Exchange Week, has continuously hosted the China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum to actively promote China-Thailand higher education exchanges.
The 4th China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum, jointly organised by Jiangsu University, Guizhou University, Guiyang College and China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance, was held in Guiyang on 24 August 2022 under the theme of “Creating a New Stage of Cooperation and Building a Development Community”. The 4th China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Forum, jointly organised by the China-Thailand Higher Education Cooperation Alliance and themed on “Creating a New Stage of Cooperation and Building a Development Community”, was successfully held in Guiyang. More than 200 representatives from nearly 100 universities in China and Thailand participated in the meeting through online and offline integration. During the meeting, four institutions, namely, Dalian Ocean University and Prince of Songkla University, Foshan Institute of Science and Technology and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, signed co-operation agreements and held the establishment ceremony of the Agriculture and Food Committee of China-Thailand Higher Education Co-operation Alliance.
In the meantime, the forum held the parallel activity of “International Young Students Forum”, in which young students from East China Normal University, Jiangsu University, Anhui University, Institute of International Relations, Sichuan International Studies University, Xi’an International Studies University, Guiyang College, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, and Karasin University of Thailand made speeches in English at the forum. The forum created a good opportunity for Chinese and foreign youth to learn from each other, build friendship, and exchange ideas.
Signing Ceremony of Co-operation Agreements between Member Institutions of the Sino-Thai Higher Education Co-operation Alliance
Rapid Growth of Immigration Services Business of CITS Group Immigration Services Limited, the Holding Company of the Group
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In 2022, the immigration business of the Group’s holding company, CITS Group Immigration Services Limited, grew rapidly and led to the development of related services. In addition, CITS Group Immigration Services signed a strategic cooperation agreement in mid-October with CTS Travel Services Limited (CTS Travel), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTS Group’s travel services business, in the visa and accreditation business. This cooperation, based on the convenience and strength of CTS Group’s more than 50 overseas visa centres, lays the foundation for the expansion of business travel, study, study abroad and immigration businesses.
Promoting Chinese Education and International Cooperation
Dean Wang Wei was interviewed by Global Education News.
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As a professional institution specialising in international education research and services, EWIE has always been committed to promoting global cooperation in education. in January 2022, Mr. Wang Wei, President of EWIEG, was invited to an exclusive interview with The PIE News (hereinafter referred to as The PIE) at the beginning of the new year to talk about international education under the epidemic, the impact of the epidemic on international students going abroad, changes in study destinations, and the impact of the epidemic on international students going abroad. Mr Wang Wei was invited by The PIE News to give an exclusive interview on international education under the epidemic, the impact of the epidemic on international students going abroad, the change of study destinations, the development of employment for international students returning to their home countries, as well as the outlook of the study abroad industry in China.
Dean Wang Wei Interviewed Exclusively by Global Education News on PIE NEWS
Promoting “Belt and Road” Higher Education Co-operation, the Group was entrusted to set up the Beijing Representative Office of the Chinese University in Egypt.
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EWIE has been committed to promoting higher education cooperation among “Belt and Road” countries in recent years. 2022, EWIEG was commissioned by the Egyptian Chinese University (ECU) to set up its Beijing office in EWIEG. 16th March 2022, the opening ceremony of ECU’s Beijing office was held at East-West Institute of International Education (EWIE).
Mr Wang Shengang, Minister Counsellor for Education, Science and Technology of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt, Ms Karima, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Chinese University of Egypt, Ms Sonata, Director of International Affairs of the Chinese University of Egypt, Ms Xu Yanhe, Director of Chinese Affairs of the Chinese University of Egypt, Mr Wang Ge, Advisor of the Chinese University of Egypt, Mr E Xuewen, Chief Representative of the Beijing Representative Office of the Chinese University of Egypt, Mr Wang Wei, President of the East West Institute of International Education, Vice President of the Institute Mr Jin Xiaojun, as well as leaders and teacher representatives from partner universities such as Beijing Language and Culture University, Northeast University of Finance and Economics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Taiyuan University of Technology, Hebei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and leaders and teachers from the headquarters of the Egyptian Chinese University and the Beijing Representative Office participated in the online live broadcasting of the unveiling ceremony and witnessed the birth of the Beijing Representative Office of the Egyptian Chinese University together.
Scene of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Representative Office of the Chinese University in Egypt
As a new international university with strong Chinese cultural influences, the Chinese University of Egypt is playing a pivotal role in enhancing educational, scientific and and cultural ties between China and Egypt, It serves as a key centre for the promoting of Chinese culture to the Egyptian people, cultivating more international scientific and technological talents who are well versed in Chinese and Egyptian culture for the construction and development of Egypt as well as China-Egypt international cultural exchanges and the construction of the Belt and Road, and becoming a symbolic achievement of the cooperation in the field of higher education between China and Egypt. It has become a landmark achievement of cooperation between China and Egypt in the field of higher education.
Unity and Efforts to Overcome the Impact of the Epidemic
Unity, unity, unceasing service
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Amidst the fluctuating situation of the epidemic, domestic and international travel disruptions, and restrictions on external communications, the Group has been united in overcoming the difficulties in 2022, striving to overcome the impact of the epidemic and actively promoting business development. In fact, since the outbreak of the New Crown Epidemic in 2020, the Group has actively fulfilled its corporate social responsibility by insisting on no salary cuts or layoffs, and has continued to show care and support for the growth and development of its employees. At the same time, the Group has actively broadened its business areas and taken effective measures such as increasing investment in online facilities and expanding the provision of online services in an effort to maintain the pace and level of development. In addition, the Group carried forward the spirit of international humanitarianism and donated some masks and other anti-epidemic materials as far as it was able to to foreign partner colleges and universities in the early stage of the outbreak of the epidemic, putting into practice the concept of the community of human destiny, and winning praises both at home and abroad.
EWIE Helps the Rapid Development of the International Department Project of Beijing Shida Middle School
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East-West International Education Institute and Beijing Shida Middle School established the school’s International Department programme in 2019, with the Group providing innovative design and assisting in the implementation of reliable international partners. The programme offers IGCSE and A-level, IFC programmes and is open to students from Years 9-12 across Beijing. Students are enrolled directly into Ascot LVS School in the UK and are awarded a diploma upon graduation, and the first cohort of graduates in 2022 have all received offers from the top 20 universities in the UK, with graduates going on to study at renowned overseas institutions such as University College London, the University of Manchester, and the University of Edinburgh. The surge in enrolment in 2022 demonstrates the steady increase in social recognition of the programme and its rapid development.
