Sub-forum | The Principals' Forum was successfully held

On the afternoon of December 1st, the 2023 Tengchong Scientists Forum · Presidents' Forum was held in Tengchong City, Yunnan Province. The forum, themed "Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and the Mission of Modern Universities," brought together numerous academicians, presidents, experts, scholars, research institutions, enterprises, and association representatives to discuss topics such as international education development trends, changes in the new era and university missions, collaborative promotion of high-quality talent cultivation, technological innovation and future education, artificial intelligence and educational digitalization, and deepening deep integration of industry, academia, and research.

Xu Zhihong, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former president of Peking University, said that this presidents' forum will focus on current global development trends and incorporate reflection into the mission of modern universities, which is of far-reaching significance. As the intersection of education, science and technology, and talent, higher education is the main force for technological innovation and talent cultivation, and the hub and key point for the integration of science and education and industry-education, bearing special and important responsibilities and missions. Currently, the world situation is complex and complex, and the tasks of national construction and development in the new era are arduous. Only by establishing platforms for cultural mutual learning, fostering awareness of a community with a shared future for mankind, and reaching consensus on the basis of understanding, inclusiveness, and respect can we work together to solve global problems, promote coordinated development of higher education, and demonstrate the mission and responsibility of higher education in building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Wang Yunfei, Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, summarized the forum. Photo provided

This forum is guided by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education and Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, hosted by Tsinghua University, Peking University, Nankai University, and Yunnan Normal University, and organized by Yunnan Normal University, Co-organized by Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Southwest United Graduate School, and Kunming Medical University.