Vice Rector of the City University of Macau, Prof. Aliana Leong Man Wai, delivered the keynote speech on the development of green education at the grand opening ceremony of the 2013 Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference. The conference was held at the Chinese historical and cultural city of Chengdu on October 25, 2013. The theme of the conference was, "Building Bridges for Asian Education". The conference was held to stimulate talent challenge brought about by international competition.
The conference was supported by the Boao Forum for Asia, China Ministry of Education, and the Sichuan Provincial Municipal Government as one of the major activities of the 13th International Expo of West China. It was co-hosted by the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, the National Research Center for Educational Development, Chengdu Municipal Government, Sichuan Provincial Education Department, and Sichuan Bureau of Expo, co-organized by Organizing Committee of Education Forum for Asia, Chengdu Expo Bureau, Chengdu Bureau of Education, and Ecological Development Union International. The DESJ of the Macau Government, Taiwan Muduo Institution, Children Education Foundation, Macao Foundation, and other units assisted in the organization of the event.
The opening ceremony was presided over by the Director of Language & Culture Press, the former press spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Wang X. M., the vice governor of Sichuan Provincial People's Government, Mr. Huang Y. R., the former Prime Minister of Nepal, the promoter of Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Mr. Kirti Nidhi Bista, the former Prime Minister of South Korea, the promoter of Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference, Mr. Lee Soo Sung, the former UN deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Maurice STRONG, chairman of the National Federation of UNESCO Associations, Mr. Tao X. P., Director of the National Center for Education Development, Mr. Zhang L., and the advisor of Chengdu Municipal Government, Mr. Yang W., delivered inspirational and thought-provoking speeches.
Around the theme of "Green Education and Sustainable Development, " the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner, the Vice-President of United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR4), Mr. Mohan MUNASINGHE, Vice Director of Turkey CSC, Mr. Mehmet KöSE, the Ambassador of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of Tajikistan, Mr. Rashid ALIMOV, Acting Ambassador of Djibouti, Mr. Ismail MOHAMED Djama, the Secretary-General of the EU Committee, Mr. Gerhard STAHL spoke on building a green and sustainable planet.
The conference was very well-attended with representatives of political figures, officials of educational ministries, foreign diplomats, representatives from colleges and universities, educational institutions, experts and scholars, international organizations and enterprises, and the media. There were participants from other countries like Australia, Canada, France, South Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, the United States, Turkey, Malaysia, Chad, Djibouti, the United Kingdom, Laos, Poland, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan, Tajikistan, as well as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and other regions. There were 30 participating institutions and more t 600 participants.
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Vice Rector of City U Prof. Aliana Leong Delivers
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