With a kite-making history spanning over 2,000 years, Weifang was officially recognized as the "World Kite Capital" in 1988. Today, it continues to be the global center of the industry.
The 2026 (2nd) Shanghai High-level International Talents Exchange Conference and HSK Study in China and Career Expo kicked off on Sunday at Fudan University in Shanghai, offering international students more opportunities for further development.
The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) prioritizes the expansion of high-level opening-up of education and strengthening of the "Study in China" brand, and education officials and university leaders are confident that China is on track to become one of the world's most attractive destinations for international students.
Beijing Language and Culture University plans to expand its international student population to 16,000 by the end of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), with degree-seeking students expected to reach 8,000, according to university president Duan Peng.
Kenyatta University in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi has praised the Chinese government for the provision of scholarships and academic partnerships that are widening access to higher education.
East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai and the University of Victoria in Canada celebrated the 45th anniversary of their higher education partnership on April 28.
Amid global geopolitical uncertainties, opening-up in education is not merely about academic exchanges among nations and cultures, but is a strategic imperative to bolster high-quality economic development and build a community with a shared future for humanity, Zhang Donggang, Party secretary of Renmin University of China, said.
The recent release of China's 2026 catalog of undergraduate majors by the Ministry of Education shows the country is trying to redesign the talent pipeline between education, industry and national development.
With 40 days remaining before China's national college entrance examination, commonly known as the gaokao, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has rolled out a global campaign inviting its alumni to send encouragement to prospective students.
The "Cirrus Program" International Student Internship & Career Fair has been successfully held in Beijing.
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