On October 25, 2015, more than 100 scholars on vocational education from over 20 domestic and foreign universities and research institutions including Seoul University, Nagoya University, National University of Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Kaohsiung Normal University, Sultan Idris Normal University, Taiwan University of Yunlin, National University of Malaysia, Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Zhejiang University, Tongji University, South China Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, and the Institute of Vocational and Technical Education Center, Ministry of Education together with “China Vocational and Technical Education”, “Vocational and Technical Education”, “Vocational Education Forum” and other media, jointly participated in the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Asian Vocational Education Association in East China Normal University(ECNU). It was sponsored by the Asian Vocational Education Association, China Vocational and Technical Education Association, and the Institute of Vocational and Technical Education, Ministry of Education, and was held by ECNU. The theme of the conference was “economic transformation and vocational education development”.
The conference, with the purpose of international exchange, was conducted by interaction based on topics. It followed the pattern of “macro guidance, issue-related speeches and interactive exploration” and contained a main venue and five branch venues, with a total of 43 experts and scholars giving reports.
Professor Luo Chengri, former Vice Minister of Education of South Korea
Thematic speech 1 at main venue: The study of Korean administrative vision and educational policy task—the social construction based on competency.
Professor Ramlee Mustapha of Delhi Normal University, Sultan
Thematic speech 2 at main venue: The blueprint for sustainable development of Vocational Education in Asia in twenty-first Century
In the afternoon of Oct. 25th, the conference set up five branches, focusing on the following themes: the impact of economic and social change on vocational education, career development in vocational education, school-enterprise cooperation in vocational education, comparative studies in vocational education and open themes. Different venues had their own characteristics, with speakers and listeners actively engaged.
