On the evening of November 4, the opening ceremony of the final of the 2022 BRICS Skills Competition was held in Xiamen. The opening ceremony of the finals was held in a combination of online and offline forms. Fang Jun, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education, Huang Xiaozhou, Standing Committee Member of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Mayor of Xiamen City and Director of the Municipal BRICS Office, Du Kewei, Head of the BRICS delegation and Director of the Center for Humanitarian Exchanges between China and Foreign Countries of the Ministry of Education, attended the ceremony and delivered speeches, while Liu Zhenying, Chairman of the Skills Development Working Group of the BRICS Business Council, hosted the opening ceremony. Mr. Lai Zuhui, Director of Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Affairs, Mr. Huang Feng, Executive Deputy Director of Xiamen BRICS Office, and Mr. Hong Jun, Deputy Director of Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Education were present at the event. Leaders from BRICS and other emerging markets and developing countries, and leaders of the BRICS Business Council Skills Development Working Group online remotely participated in the opening ceremony.
The competition received 3,585 international teams from Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Myanmar, Zimbabwe and other countries, as well as 6,282 domestic teams from 31 provinces in China, with a participation scale of nearly 20,000 people. After layers of selection and fierce competition, 1,691 teams and 2,491 players finally entered the final, including 728 foreign teams and 959 players and 963 domestic teams and 1,532 players.
Huang Xiaozhou, member of the Standing Committee of Xiamen Municipal Committee, Deputy Mayor and Director of the BRICS Office, firstly delivered a welcoming speech, in which he expressed his warm welcome to the guests, participating experts and competitors, and wished the competition a complete success. He said that 2022 is the BRICS "Year of China", and organizing the BRICS Vocational Skills Competition and the International Competition on Skills Development and Technological Innovation is an important achievement to further deepen the BRICS cooperation. More than 1,600 teams from BRICS and other countries will compete and learn from each other, which will promote exchanges and cooperation among vocational colleges and enterprises in BRICS countries, promote the cultivation of internationalized and high-quality skilled talents in BRICS countries, and help the construction of BRICS innovation bases.
Fang Jun, deputy director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education, said in his speech that the competition, which is benchmarked against major international competitions, has the following three features: first, it is an innovative model to boost the digital transformation and development of vocational education. Considering the digital transformation of education that countries around the world are experiencing, and combining the requirements of the new crown epidemic prevention and control, this competition actively utilizes digital technology and new media means, pioneering online and offline competitions and cloud viewing. Secondly, it is closely related to the era, focusing on the new industrial revolution and industrial development. Most of the competitions are set in the fields of Internet, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, closely focusing on the demand for skill innovation in the context of the industrial revolution, and actively promoting the cultivation of skilled talents in the new era. Thirdly, the competition was organized to vigorously promote the integration of production, education and competition. During the same period, the competition also held activities such as talent docking sessions, striving to deepen the integration of industry and education through supporting activities to provide precise and efficient channels for industrial enterprises to build talent chains and innovation chains.
At the opening ceremony, the heads of the participating delegations of the BRICS countries from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa delivered speeches to express their gratitude and expectation for the competition and hoped that the competition would serve as an opportunity to strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, deepen the international integration of industry and education, and jointly promote the high-quality development of vocational education in the BRICS and other emerging markets and developing countries.
The 2022 BRICS Skills Competition Final is the largest vocational skills event held in Xiamen in recent years and benchmarked against international competitions. The competition is organized by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the BRICS Business Council and the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, hosted by the China Education Association for International Exchanges (CEAIE), the Ministry of Education's Center for the Development of Vocational Education (CDEV), the BRICS Business Council's Working Group on Skills Development, and hosted by the Xiamen BRICS Institute for Future Skills Development and Technology Innovation. The competition is divided into two phases: the Kick-off Competition and the Final Competition. The Kick-off Competition was successfully held in May this year in the form of a remotely distributed competition, and the Final Competition was held in the form of an online competition for foreign competitors and an offline competition for domestic competitors. The offline venue is located in Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center, which uses six exhibition halls and covers an area of nearly 40,000 square meters.
The competition focuses on key areas such as intelligent manufacturing, digital economy, new industries, new forms of business, new technologies, etc. 26 competitions are set up in the final stage, including: rail vehicle technology, additive manufacturing, industrial design technology, building information modeling, blockchain, artificial intelligence robotics system integration and application, mobile application development, renewable energy, cloud computing, industrial Internet, network marketing, drone operation, Industry 4.0 , Internet of Things, Mobile Robotics, Service Robotics, Augmented and Virtual Reality, 5G Network Construction and Operation and Maintenance Technology Applications, Aircraft Maintenance, Business Digital Competency, Industrial Digital Twin, Railway Signal Equipment Maintenance Skills, Collaborative Robotics, Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision Applications, IT Network Systems Management, Cyber Security.
The event invited to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Department of Education, deputy secretary of the party group, director of the Aini play - Ibrahim, Qinghai Provincial Department of Education, member of the party group, deputy director Song Lei, Jilin Provincial Department of Education, deputy director of the single Liancheng, Anhui Provincial Party Committee member of the Working Committee on Education, deputy director of the Provincial Department of Education, Zhang Gengjia, deputy director of the Department of Education of Hebei Province, Hou Jianguo, deputy director of the Department of Education of Hebei Province, Gansu Provincial Department of Education, first-class inspector Shih Ningguo, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education, Division of Vocational Education , Vocational Education Division of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Vocational Education and Adult Education Division of Shanxi Provincial Education Department, Vocational Education Division of Jiangsu Provincial Education Department, Vocational Education Research Institute of Shandong Provincial Academy of Educational Sciences, Vocational and Adult Education Division of Yunnan Provincial Education Department, and Tianjin Municipal Education Commission leaders on line attended the opening ceremony.
At the opening ceremony, leaders of education departments of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and leaders of relevant industry delegations, representatives of expert judges of various competitions, representatives of technical support platforms, representatives of competitors from various provinces, and media journalists were present to participate in the event. About 1,000 experts and competitors from international teams including Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Zimbabwe, as well as representatives of governments or educational institutions from various countries participated in the opening ceremony through Zoom conference online. The event was simulcas in English and Chinese by several media platforms, and according to statistics, from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia, Argentina, Serbia, Mexico, Venezuela, Romania, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Nearly 4.6 million people from 29 countries and regions, including Nigeria and Bermuda, watched the opening ceremony via live broadcas.
During the tournament, the 2022 BRICS Skills Development and Technological Innovation Competition Xiamen International Competition and Special Talent Exchange will be held concurrently at the Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition Center.
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