On 23 February 2016, ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) Secretary-General H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping and Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat inspected Qingzhen Vocational Education Town and Beijing Guiyang Big Data Application and Demonstration Centre in Guiyang.
Secretary-General Yang and Dr. Gatot visited the Public Training and Practice Centre (under construction) of the Qingzhen Vocational Education Town, Guiyang Preschool Education College, Guizhou Machinery Industry School and Guizhou Polytechnic of Construction, and gained better understanding of the development of vocational education in Guizhou Province, the planning of the Qinzhen Vocational Education Town, and the exchanges and plans for future cooperation between relevant educational institutions in Guizhou Province and ASEAN countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
Qingzhen Vocational Education Town trains talents through such modes as integration of production and education, skills training, career consultation and school-enterprise cooperation. It has made significant contributions to ASEAN-China educational cooperation.
During the visit, Secretary-General Yang and Director Dr. Gatot held discussions with the leaders of relevant colleges and schools on the current situation and future development of ASEAN-China and ASEAN-Guizhou educational exchanges and cooperation.