Education alliance to promote exchanges among Jiangsu, HK and Macao

Launch ceremony of the Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao Basic Education Cooperation Alliance is held in Wuxi on July 21. [Photo/Wuxi Daily]

The Jiangsu-Hong Kong-Macao Basic Education Cooperation Alliance was established in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 21, local media reported.

The alliance is supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, Education Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Education and Youth Development Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region and consists of 100 primary and secondary schools from the three regions.

It aims to create a number of branded projects in basic education collaboration in order to better serve the development of an education powerhouse.

Xu Ying, deputy governor of Jiangsu, said that the establishment of the education cooperation alliance will inject new energy and vitality into the educational progress and shared development of the three regions.

Zhao Jianjun, mayor of Wuxi, said that Wuxi will take advantage of the alliance to engage in educational exchanges and interactions with Hong Kong and Macao, and deepen collaboration with them in areas such as student and teacher exchanges, curriculum cooperation, scientific research, and talent training.

Wuxi also expects that young talents who graduate from the program will choose to work or start businesses in the city and achieve a lot throughout their careers, said Zhao, adding that the city will provide a sound environment for them to pursue their ambitions.