On the afternoon of May 12, 2022, the inauguration ceremony of "Cultural Exchange Practice Base" between the School of Overseas Education of Sichuan University and Wanhui Primary School of Chengdu Tianfu International BiologicalTownwas grandly held in Wanhui Primary School. Chen Jiyang, Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Chengdu Tianfu International BiologicalTown;DirectorZhu Yunfeiand Deputy Director Huang Rongchengof the Social Affairs Management Department of the Management Committee;Min Fei, Deputy Director of Chengdu Foreign Exchange Center of Education;Zhou Fanli, Officer-in-Charge oftheForeign Affairs of Chengdu Shuangliu District Education Bureau;PrincipalTan Jiangling and Deputy PrincipalLong Yundongof Wanhui Primary School in Tianfu International BiologicalTown;Pasi, Foreign Principal of Dujiangyan Wanhui Primary School;Gao Wei, Dean, Lei Li, Associate Dean, and Liu Tinglin, Director of Student Affairs Department of the School,attendedthe event.
The participants firstwatchedthe danceperformance"Taking the Lead" presented by the students of Wanhui Primary School. Then, Principal Tan Jiangling delivereda welcome speech on behalf of Wanhui Primary School. She introducedtheprocessand achievements of the School since its establishment in terms ofconnotativedevelopment, educationalreform as well as cultural exchanges with other countries, andthenexpressedher gratitude on behalf of the School for the care and supportfromthe School of Overseas Education of Sichuan University, the Management Committee of Tianfu InternationalBiological Town, Chengdu Foreign Exchange Center of Education and the Education Bureau of Shuangliu District.Notingthat the "Cultural Exchange Practice Base" is a useful attempt to join hands with colleges and universities, and also an important initiative of Wanhui Primary School to promotesocial and cultural communication on an international scale, she hoped to deepenunderstandingof internationaleducation by adhering to the concept of "Rootedin China and Blooming around the World".
On behalf ofTianfu InternationalBiological Town, Deputy Director Chen Jiyang extendedsincere congratulations on the success oftheinauguration ceremony,and expressedheartfelt gratitude to the School of Overseas Education of SCUfor the great care and support. He introducedthe general conditionsand the achievementsof Tianfu InternationalBiological Townsince its establishment.The Management Committeehasalways been committed to improving the level of public services and education support in theBiological Town;and through introduction of high-level educational institutions such as Wanhui Primary School, ithasalso contributedtoturningTianfu InternationalBiological Towninto a biotechnology industry innovationbasefor the fusion of labors, industry sectors and cities. He said, the Management Committeewouldcontinue to support the educational reform and development of Wanhui Primary Schoolfor a bright future.
Deputy Director Min Fei expressedcongratulationstothe establishment of the "Cultural Exchange Practice Base"at first.Pointing outthat the cooperation between the School of Overseas Education of Sichuan University and Wanhui Primary School in Tianfu InternationalBiological Townmarks a newstep forcooperationbetween higher education and basic education,she said,the cooperation will promote the education and teaching reform in three aspects:first,sharinghigh-quality resourcesto broaden the circle of friends fromboth sides; second,pushing forwardopen and integrated cultural exchangestoempowerbasic education; third,motivating thedevelopmentto promotetheeducationalinternationalization. "Ihope the Cultural Practice Base will serve as a model of win-win cooperation between higher education and basic education, and open a new paradigm ofinternational culturaland educationalexchanges."she further added.
Dean Gao Weifelt satisfied withthe establishment of the "Cultural Exchange Practice Base"inexpectation of the future cooperation betweenbothsides. Hestressedthat Wanhui Primary School in Tianfu InternationalBiological Townhasadvanced schooling philosophy and high-qualityeducationalresources, andtheconceptof "Educating Children from Children's Perspectives" profoundly grasps the essence of basic education;and theprimaryschool has made positive contributions to the construction and development of Tianfu InternationalBiological Town, which is in line with the experience in servingregionalconstruction and development ofSCU.Throughbuilding the Cultural Exchange Practice Base, the School of Overseas Education of SCUis prepared to fully integrate and apply the high-quality resources and advanced concepts of each other in education and teaching throughvariousthematic activities, develop the international horizons and cross-cultural adaptability of students from both sides,whichcontributesto theinternational communicationas well as education and teaching reform of the two institutions.
Later, Pasi, the foreign principal of Dujiangyan Wanhui School, sharedaboutthe experience of basic education in Finland. The representatives of international students from the Schoolcommunicated with the pupilsof Wanhui Primary Schoolface-to-face. Further, the facultymembersand internationalstudents visitedthe Tianfu InternationalBiological Town, gainingmoreclearanddeepunderstandings of the development of basic education in China and themost up-to-dateprogress of biotechnology industry in Chengdu.
