Wales-Chongqing FE link Update Anita Marks International Manager

Wales-Chongqing FE link Update Anita Marks International Manager

Wales, Chongqing Relationship History: • Following a visit from Chinese Premier in 2000 Wales and Chongqing were identified as regions that would benefit from collaboration • 2000 British Consulate opened in Chongqing • First MOU between Wales and Chongqing signed in 2006 • March 2008 a formal Co-operation Agreement was signed between Wales and Chongqing. • Sectors that have established links include trade, technology, health, agriculture, energy and education • MOU for HEI`s and FEI`s Education signed in 2010

Educational Collaboration • British Council, Wales Has underpinned and supported educational collaboration between the Chongqing region and Wales • DCELLS Has supported all links and formalised agreements • Higher Education Wales International Consortium (WIC) Individual institutional agreements • Schools Head teachers, staff and learner involvement Chinese (Mandarin) teacher posts in Wales http: //www. britishcouncil. org/general_education_overview-4. pdf

Further Education Links Wales and Chongqing 2010 : • British Council funded 7 colleges to meet with colleges in Chongqing to begin sector engagement • Funded colleges: Coleg Gwent, Coleg Llandrillo, Coleg Glan Hafren, Neath Port Talbot College, Pembrokeshire College, Swansea College, Yale College • 8 Chongqing colleges (now 10) agreed to meet and begin discussions for collaboration • Presentations and site tours were undertaken in China in March, and in Wales in July. Senior management, International Managers and vocational staff have participated

Possible Areas for Collaboration • • • Staff exchange Student exchange Curriculum development Joint delivery Training programmes Benchmarking Distance Learning Consultancy work CPD

What Are The Benefits to Colleges in Wales? • ESDGC Can contribute to curriculum • Internationalisation - Curriculum, outlook, competitiveness • Possible commercial benefit - Diversification of funding, business development • Continual Professional Development - Subject specific and best practice

And from another perspective. . • Lawrence Wood, Vice Principal of Curriculum, Planning & Performance, Yale College