The 27th China Annual Conference for International Exchange(CACIE) was held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing from October 29 to 31. As a highly influential comprehensive international education event in the Asia-Pacific region, this year's conference, themed "Open Education, Deep Connection," brought together more than 6,000 education leaders, experts, scholars, and industry representatives from over 70 countries and regions worldwide to discuss new trends and pathways for global education opening-up in the new era.

Yu Hongbo, Dean of the International College(IC), Xiamen Univerisity(XMU) led a delegation to Beijing to attend the conference. The delegation attended the plenary sessions of the annual conference, participated in multiple parallel forums, and gained an in-depth understanding of China's policy orientations on high-level education opening-up. They also listened carefully to interpretations of policies and reports by relevant leaders from the Ministry of Education on international exchanges and cooperation in higher education, and conducted study and research focusing on topics such as enhancing the quality and efficiency of Chinese-foreign cooperative education, cultivating internationalized talent, and digitally empowering international education.

During the conference, the delegation met and exchanged views with Yang Jun, Secretary-General of the China Education Association for International Exchange, and held face-to-face discussions with representatives from multiple overseas partner institutions, including the University of Southampton in the UK, as well as from peer universities in China. They shared practical experience in institutional operations, explored feasible plans for further deepening resource co-construction and program collaboration in the future, and further expanded the college's external cooperation network.

During the conference, the delegation visited Beijing Aidi International School and held in-depth talks with Grace Guo, Vice Principal of the school's Admission and Progression Center. The two sides had a full exchange of views on topics of common interest, including staying true to the original aspiration of international education, strengthening quality supervision throughout the entire teaching process, and innovating models for cultivating internationalized talent. They agreed that high-quality development is the lifeline of international education and expressed the hope that both sides will leverage their respective strengths to explore more cooperation opportunities in the future.

The delegation’s visit to Beijing for the conference represents a key initiative of IC to implement the Outline of the National Plan for Building a Strong Education System and promote the University’s high-level educational opening-up. Immersing themselves in this leading industry gathering, delegates tracked international education policy shifts and frontier trends and connected with multiple industry stakeholders. The visit provides reference for enhancing cross-border programme development and international talent training, and lays a solid groundwork for future diversified cooperation.