On the afternoon of June 22, Ms. Tuovi Ronkainen, First Deputy Speaker of the Kirkkonummi City Council in Finland, and her delegation visited our College for inspection and exchange. Zhang Ying, President of the China-Finland Huaxia Cultural Association, and Zhang Ningfeng, Secretary-General of the Association, along with relevant officials from the European Affairs Division of the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, accompanied the visit. He Zhanbing, Secretary of the Party Committee of our College, Xie Jingwei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and Shen Jianfei, Vice President, met with the delegation and held a symposium in the library. The symposium was presided over by Xie Jingwei, and the two sides exchanged views on new pathways for cultivating talents for future industries.
At the symposium, Mr. He Zhanbing delivered a welcome speech on behalf of the College. He introduced the College’s educational history and achievements in industry-education integration. He pointed out that Finland’s vocational education system emphasizes real job competencies and project-based practice, which is highly consistent with the reform direction of China’s vocational education in industry-education integration and college-enterprise collaborative education. Mr. He expressed the hope that both sides would take this visit as an opportunity to strengthen communication in industry-oriented talent cultivation, digital creative program development, and faculty-student cultural exchange, and jointly explore new pathways for China-Finland vocational education cooperation.
Mr. Shen Jianfei provided a detailed introduction to our College’s vocational education reform and industry-education integration practices. Focusing on establishing a dynamic program adjustment mechanism, innovating the collaborative education model of industry-education integration, and advancing the digital upgrading of programs, he shared the College’s explorations and achievements in closely aligning with industry needs, building industry-education integration innovation platforms, and promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements to feed back into teaching.
Ms. Tuovi Ronkainen expressed gratitude for the College’s warm reception and shared Finland’s valuable experience in industry-education integration and innovation and entrepreneurship talent cultivation at vocational education institutions and universities of applied sciences. She noted that Finland emphasizes practice and innovation and expressed the hope for deeper exchange and cooperation with our College in fields such as digital creativity in the future.
During the free exchange session, key faculty members from relevant programs of our College and the Finnish representatives engaged in in-depth discussions on future industry-oriented talent cultivation models. They focused on how to draw on Finnish experience to transform local culture into digital creative entities, providing new ideas for cultural inheritance and digital media talent cultivation in our province.
After the symposium, the Finnish delegation visited our College’s All-Media Comprehensive Training Center and viewed the student works exhibition of the School of Visual Arts, speaking highly of the College’s excellent educational conditions and rich media creative atmosphere.
The visit of the Finnish delegation not only provided a window to showcase the achievements of our College and Hunan’s vocational education in industry-education integration but also built a valuable platform for mutual learning between Hunan and Finland in the field of education. Going forward, our College will continue to uphold the philosophy of open cooperation and mutual empowerment, striving to contribute greater strength to the promotion of China-Finland vocational education and cultural exchange.
