The Cultivation of Cross-cultural Communication Ability for Students of the High Vocational Tourism College in Sino- foreign Education Cooperation

In recent years, with rapid development of Sino-foreign cooperation in higher vocational colleges, it puts forward higher requirements for students＇ English comprehensive ability. According to the characteristics of higher vocational colleges of tourism, as well as the author＇ s own teaching experience, this paper elaborates the characteristics of English teaching in the Sino-foreign cooperative education, and the ways to cultivate and improve cross-cultural communication ability for students in tourism colleges.

China-Arab Higher Education Cooperation:History and Current Situation

Education cooperation is an important channel to open up multi-cooperation among the world,an inevitable product of information development,and strong support for the operation of globalization.The cooperation between China and Arab countries began with trade contact and became firmly established with the promotion of bilateral education cooperation.The ancient Silk Road had laid a solid foundation for the friendship between China and Arab nations.The“Belt and Road”Initiative proposed in the new era has strengthened mutual understanding and recognition.As one of the important parts of the education system,higher education plays a leading role in the globalization of education,and also the most important embodiment of China-Arab education cooperation.This paper will review China-Arab higher education cooperation from the historical level and current situation,to analyze the existing problems and its future development trend.

China-Europe Higher Education Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges

This article introduces Frontiers of Education in China’s special issue on China-Europe higher education cooperation.It is more than simply an introduction to the five studies collected for the special issue.Rather,it provides an overview of higher education cooperation between China and Europe from the perspective of opportunities and challenges.Such background information will help readers not only better understand the studies included in the special issue,but also link these studies to a bigger picture of China-Europe higher education cooperation.

Second International Workshop on Tethyan Orogenesis and Metallogeny in Asia (IWTOMA) and Silk Road Higher Education Cooperation Forum

The Second International Workshop on Tethyan Orogenesis and Metallogeny in Asia （IWTOMA） and Silk Road Higher Education Cooperation Forum will be held from October 16 to 18, 2015, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Central China, following a very successful workshop in 2014. The conference is hosted by China University of Geoseiences （CUG）, co-sponsored with he National Natural Science Foundation of China, the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources （Wuhan）, and the State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics （Beijing）.

Normalized education cooperation 7th “Picture Yourself in Perth” concluded

Ten middle school students from Chengdu,China,went on an eightday study tour in Perth,Australia,in February as part of a sister city program.From Feb 6 to 13,the Chinese students,winners of the 7th Picture Yourself in Perth photography contest,visited local universities and had fun at tourist attractions in Perth,Chengdu’s international sister city in Australia.Perth Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and Phil Payne,executive director of

U.S.’ Recognition, Evaluation of China-U.S. Educational Cooperation and Its Enlightenment to China--Analysis Based on the Survey Reports by U.S.’Policy Elites

Educational cooperation is one of the key factors to embody humanistic exchanges and promote the development of international relations.Through the analysis of four survey reports on China-U.S.educational cooperation,it is found that American policy elites generally attach importance to the distribution of power,the application of law,mutual benefit between the two countries in educational cooperation,and pay attention to the potential motivation and influence of China.China should rationally refer to the views and suggestions,strengthen the effectiveness of dialogue mechanism,enhance the credibility of international discourse,and at the same time encourage the negotiation and governance among cooperative universities,so as to promote the stable and sustainable development of education cooperation.

The Way of Constructing the Diversified and Joint Administration Model of School-Enterprise Cooperation and Education

With the rapid development of the world,the needs of society and enterprises for all kinds of talents are also increasing.Of course,the cultivation of application-oriented talents is the demand for the survival and development of students,as well as the training goals of major schools.Through schoolenterprise cooperation,the employment rate of students can be effectively improved.However,due to the limitations of many conditions,the current diversified school-enterprise cooperation model also faces some problems.This article provides some measures for the problems that exist on the way and how to construct them.

Influences on Excellent Course Network Teaching to Imported Courses Implementation of International Cooperative Education in Vocational Colleges

Both the ＂Interim Provisions on Sino-foreign Cooperative Education＂ and the ＂Regulation of the People＇s Republic of China on Sino-Foreigu Cooperative Education＂ are not specifically mentioned the implementation proposals to the foreign imported courses.The implementation methods of those introduced courses of China are basically like someone crossing a river by feeling the stones, which lacks the mature theoretical guidance and successful practical experience.The release of ＂Implementation Proposal to Construction of Excellent Open Courses of Ministry of Education＂ and the ＂Notice of ＇Construction Measures of the Top-quality Sharing Courses＇＂ have pushed the excellent course construction of vocational colleges into a restructuring and upgrading stage. Focused on the poor teaching effect of current introduced courses appeared in the Sino-foreigu cooperative education, this paper aims to expand teaching time and space of the Sino-foreign cooperative education through the excellent courses construction and network sharing technology.

Practice on CSU-CCECC-ABU Cooperation Mode

Student exchange program has been an integral part of higher education,which is popularly known as international joint-,double-,and combineddegree programs,which perform an important role in which its strategic plan is aimed to allow students to become true global citizens.Educational Internationalization strategy brings important benefits to individuals,institutions,and the nation’s education systems.The international student exchange program is not only a powerful tool in strengthening the relationship between two institutions but also helps in building the social,political,and economic development of the partner nations.Also,it is among the most cost-effective ways to project influence around the world.Educational collaboration on student exchange has had a beneficial impact on the status of any country,institution,and students,influencing society at its prominent backdrop for only favourable outcomes and a brighter future.CSU-CCECC-ABU collaboration was the first of its kind,and it was in accordance with both institutions'missions to encourage collaborative innovation to address the needs and problems of Nigeria,the People's Republic of China,and the rest of the globe.This paper first outlined the background concepts and explicitly analyzed the pattern of cooperation practice,research on the National,University,and Students benefits respectively.Second,it provided a comprehensive description of challenges faced by exchange students during their stay in China.Third,suggestions were also provided on how to improve and sustain the educational cooperation practice of the joint degree program.Furthermore,it provides the current status of the CSU-CCECC-ABU cooperation practice.Finally,the paper provides directions to subsequent research studies.

Changes of Labor Education in the Past 70 Years Since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

Throughout the development of labor education in the past 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China,its development characteristics are different along with the varying stages of economic development.The development of labor education has an important relationship with the political system,economic policy,and cultural foundation.This article reviews the development process of labor education in the past 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China,analyzes the characteristics of labor education in each period,and proposes suggestions to promote the development of labor education in China,whereby the development of labor education should follow the basic rules of education development,grasp the characteristics of the times of labor education,and build a new system of labor education;adhere to people-oriented education and establish proper educational orientation;innovate the labor education system and build a labor education model with Chinese characteristics;improve the support and guarantee system of labor education and earnestly promote the implementation of labor education;enhance the internationalization of labor education and the international competitiveness of labor education.

Research on the Teaching of Landscape Engineering by Foreign Teachers in Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education in SUCC

Sino-foreign cooperative education plays an important role in undergraduate education.It has also proved itself popular in higher vocational education in recent years,in which foreign teachers are undertaking the task of teaching some specialized courses.The teaching by foreign teachers has certain irreplaceable advantages,but nonnegligible disadvantages as well.Questionnaires have been distributed to the students majoring in Landscape Engineering from Shanghai Urban Construction College to investigate the teaching of specialized courses by foreign teachers.Based on the statistics,the advantages and disadvantages of their teaching have been analyzed,and several suggestions on how to adopt the good points and avoid the shortcomings are offered,so as to improve the quality of Sino-foreign cooperative education in higher vocational college.

加强新医科内涵建设提升人才自主培养质量

聚焦“健康中国”“教育强国”国家战略需求,围绕新医科建设内涵、人才培养学科专业、医学学制学位制度、临床医生培养体系、医教协同育人机制,系统全面梳理医学教育创新发展相关国家文件政策,论述如何以新医科统领医学教育创新发展,推进“科教结合”“产教融合”,促进医工、医理、医文学科交叉融合,全面提升“医学+X”拔尖创新医学人才和卓越临床医生的自主培养质量,为推进健康中国建设提供强有力的人才保障。

E-commerce development in rural and remote areas of BRICS countries

E-commerce plays an essential role in modern trade today.It is expected that e-commerce volume amounted to 29 trillion USD in the world in 2017,and would grow with the spread of the Internet and information and communication technologies(ICTs).Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa(BRICS),together with many others,consider e-commerce a means to facilitate rapid,inclusive and sustainable economic growth,improving the living standards and alleviating poverty.This article examines areas for potential cooperation by BRICS countries in e-commerce development across rural and remote areas to fight poverty.It analyses the current state of e-commerce development in rural and remote areas in each of the BRICS countries,including cases of public and private initiatives to support it.The article also defines the opportunities which e-commerce brings to people living in rural and remote areas.Moreover,it evaluates the existing challenges and risks.The article concludes that despite the rapid e-commerce development in BRICS countries,and significant opportunities created,there are still issues of disproportionate e-commerce in varied regions and the lack of BRICS cooperation in this sphere.Based on a comparative and normative in-depth,systematic analysis,the article develops a set of recommendations for deepening BRICS countries'cooperation in the following areas:infrastructure in rural and remote regions;education;consumer protection;online dispute resolution;coordinated policy in the international scene,including representation of BRICS countries in international indexes,such as the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index(STRI).

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BEIJING --Example of Sino-Canadian Educational Cooperation

‘We are not here just to celebrate the completion of a building. We are here to celebrate the creation of a solid, lasting network across China that will help our respective societies to prosper as friends and as strategic partners," said Philip Calvert,

Training Strategies for Applied German-speaking Talents in the"One Belt One Road"Initiative

Under the"One Belt One Road”initiative,China and Germany have become closer in cooperation and have made substantial progress in the fields of economy,trade,culture,science,and technology.The close cooperation between China and Germany has raised the demands for diversified German-speaking talents.After years of development and continuous exploration,China's educational institutions with German majors have established a mature talent training model but it is not enough to meet the country's growing demands for applied talents along with the economic development.With the advancement of the national education reform,many majors in various schools are thinking of reform plans suitable for their own development.Although German as a uminor^^language major is not very widely used,it plays an active and effective role in China's trade and cultural exchanges.Hence,there is a need to comprehensively improve students9 overall quality,advocate diversified training methods,adopt German-English bilingualism and professional German teaching methods,increase the cooperation of education between companies and institutions,as well as strive to train more applied German-speaking talents for the country.

Improving the Law Teaching System

To cultivate high-quality rule-of-law talents, XI Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law must be fully carried out, the spirit of the Opinions on Strengthening Law Education and Law Theory Research in the New Era must be implemented, the law teaching system must be improved, and the paths of talent cultivation must be optimized. The first is improving the ideological and political education and legal professional ethics education, teaching the ideological and political courses and legal professional ethics courses well in line with the essence of “bringing out the facts and reasons,” and doing an excellent job in ideological and political theory teaching in all courses from the perspective of all persons, the whole process, and all-around education. The second is improving the multi-level law education and teaching system and quality certification system, supporting and developing legal vocational education, consolidating undergraduate law education, boosting graduate law education, and developing professional degree education in law. The third is improving the curriculum system for law majors, accelerating the construction of courses reflecting the achievements in the practice of state governance and administration in the new era, such as the science of intra-Party regulations, the science of oversight law, and social governance jurisprudence, and so on, exploring the availability of the characteristic new course “science of field law,” and setting up diversified major-oriented modules to accommodate a large number of new courses. The fourth is improving the practical teaching and cooperative education system, adapting to the new form and requirement of “internet + education” to innovate education and teaching methods and means, strengthening the cooperation between law schools and rule-of-law work departments and legal service providers, enhancing education through work practice, and improving the in-service education system for rule-of-law talents.