On July 27, a delegation from the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), including Wang Hefei from Division I and Zhou Shan from Division II of the Center for Strategic Research on People-to-People Diplomacy, visited NJUIT for research and exchange. They were accompanied by Liu Fan, deputy director of the Americas and Oceania Affairs Division, and You Mengshuang, principal staff member, from the Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government. Sun Xiucheng, member of the Party Committee Standing Committee and vice president of the university, received the delegation and attended a symposium. Relevant officials from the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, the International Education College, and the London South Bank University-Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology Joint Institute also participated in the discussions.
Sun Xiucheng extended a warm welcome to the visitors. He introduced the university's history and its internationalization efforts. He noted that NJUIT carries forward the century-old vocational education legacy of Huang Yanpei, pursuing both "bringing in" and "going global" strategies. The university established the nation's first public vocational undergraduate institution for Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools—the London South Bank University-Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology Joint Institute—and founded the first overseas applied technology university in Chinese vocational education, the Cambodia-China University of Technology and Science (CCUTeche). Guided by the principle of "Vocational Education Going Global, with Schools and Enterprises Together," NJUIT has developed vocational education partnerships in multiple countries across Europe and Central Asia, supporting the overseas development of Chinese enterprises. In terms of U.S. cooperation, the university took the lead in establishing the Jiangsu-U.S. Higher Vocational Education Cooperation Alliance, has hosted the "China-U.S. Vocational Education Presidents' Dialogue" on a continuing basis, and runs cooperative programs with American institutions. These efforts have earned a first prize in the National Teaching Achievement Awards. The university also conducts China-U.S. faculty and student exchanges through programs such as the "China-U.S. Youth Study Camp." Sun stated that NJUIT will use this research visit as an opportunity to strengthen communication with CPAFFC and the Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province, and to further expand cooperation in China-U.S. vocational education and youth cultural exchanges.
Wang Hefei introduced CPAFFC and its Center for Strategic Research on People-to-People Diplomacy. She fully recognized the achievements of NJUIT's internationalization work, noting that the purpose of this visit was to gain an in-depth understanding of the university's practices in China-U.S. vocational education cooperation, joint programs, and faculty and student exchanges, and to identify representative cases of exchanges with the United States that could inform further research and promote China-U.S. local and people-to-people friendly relations. Zhou Shan remarked that the visit revealed NJUIT's solid foundation in educational cooperation and exchange with the United States and its distinctive vocational education characteristics. Both sides will further examine project backgrounds, implementation mechanisms, and actual outcomes to support the development of representative research cases. Liu Fan introduced the work of the Americas and Oceania Affairs Division of the Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Provincial People's Government. He stated that the office has maintained a long-standing good cooperative relationship with NJUIT, and that the Americas and Oceania Affairs Division will continue to leverage its foreign affairs resources and channels to provide support in policy consultation, resource matching, and project coordination, jointly advancing local educational exchanges and people-to-people friendly relations between China and the United States.
During the meeting, both sides also engaged in in-depth discussions on practical challenges in exchanges with the United States and potential responses.
7月27日，中国人民对外友好协会民间外交战略研究中心一处王鹤霏、二处周珊一行来校调研，江苏省人民政府外事办公室美大处副处长刘帆、一级主任科员尤梦霜陪同调研。学校党委常委、副校长孙秀成接待调研组一行并出席座谈会。国际合作与交流处，国际教育学院、伦敦南岸大学联合学院相关负责同志参加座谈。
孙秀成对来宾表示热烈欢迎。他介绍了学校历史沿革及国际化工作开展情况。他表示，学校传承黄炎培百年职教办学基因，坚持“引进来”与“走出去”并举，成立全国首家公办职教本科层次中外合作办学机构—南京工业职业技术大学伦敦南岸大学联合学院，创办中国职业教育第一所海外应用技术大学—柬华应用科技大学，并秉持“职教出海、校企同行”理念，在欧洲、中亚的多个国家开展职业教育合作，服务中资企业海外发展。在对美合作方面，学校牵头成立江苏美国高职教育合作联盟，连续举办“中美职教院校长对话”活动，与美国高校开展合作办学项目，相关成果获国家级教学成果奖一等奖，并依托“中美青少年研习营”等项目开展中美师生交流。他表示，学校将以此次调研为契机，继续加强与中国人民对外友好协会、江苏省外办的沟通联系，进一步拓展中美职业教育合作和青年人文交流。
王鹤霏介绍了中国人民对外友好协会及民间外交战略研究中心有关情况。她充分肯定了南工国际化工作取得的成效，指出此次来校调研旨在深入了解学校在中美职业教育合作、合作办学和师生交流等方面的实践，总结提炼具有代表性的对美交流案例，为进一步研究和推动中美地方及民间友好交往提供参考。周珊表示，通过此次调研了解到南工对美教育合作与交流基础扎实、职业教育特色鲜明，双方将进一步梳理项目背景、实施机制和实际成效，为形成具有代表性的调研案例提供支撑。刘帆介绍了江苏省人民政府外事办公室美大处有关工作。他表示，江苏省外办与南工长期保持良好合作关系，美大处将继续发挥外事资源和渠道优势，在政策咨询、资源对接和项目协调等方面给予支持，共同推动中美地方教育交流和民间友好交往。
会上，双方还围绕对美交往工作中面临的现实困难及应对思路进行了深入交流。
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供稿：国际教育学院、伦敦南岸学院 图/李雪梅 文/华烨 编辑/储杨 审核/张海宁
