ACC Lecture in the Coaching Agenda of 1st China Model ASEAN Meeting

On 22 June 2016, the Director of Education, Culture and Tourism Division (ECTD) of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), Mr. Tri Purnajaya, gave a lecture in the Coaching Agenda of 1st China Model ASEAN Meeting (MAM) on the “ASEAN-China Exchanges and Cooperation in Education and Culture” at the Guangxi Normal University (GXNU), on the invitation of the United Nation Association (UNA) of China. The lecture was attended by more than 70 participants, including Mr. Liu Zhixian, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of UNA of China, Ms. Uni Prayuti, Senior Programme Officer of ASEAN Foundation, Mr. Yan Liang, Director of the Secretariat of UNA of China, Mr. Pan Hui, Officer of UNA of China, Mr. Yang Baochen, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of the Foreign Languages Colleges of GXNU, and representatives from the Philippines, as well as the faculty members of GXNU and students from ASEAN and China.

In his lecture, Director of ECTD introduced ACC’s background, its organizational structure, role and function, as well as the 4 flagship projects in education in 2016, which coincided with the year of ASEAN-China Educational Exchange. In particular, he highlighted ACC’s role to support the ASEAN-China students and youths, to advance their communication and understanding on the importance of promoting cooperation between the two regions, building network and friendship. In addition, Director of ECTD shared ACC’s contribution to enhance the exchanges and cooperation in the field of culture by displaying photos of the colourful cultural performances, throughout the year 2014, which was designated as ASEAN-China Cultural Exchange Year. He also interacted with the audience, and discovered the enthusiasm among ASEAN-China students to learn more about ASEAN-China relations.

ACC’s lecture and discussions with participants of the Coaching Agenda of 1st China Model ASEAN Meeting was warmly received. The organizers expressed their appreciation to ACC for the immense support, and hoped to collaborate again with ACC in the future.