The 4th Malaysia-China (Yunnan) Higher Education Dialogue was held on 15 December 2023 at Wyndham Grand Hotel Kunming, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China (PRC) under the theme ‘New Vision for Education Cooperation, Shared Future by Communication and Mutual Learning’. The Dialogue was participated by 18 officials from Malaysia and 44 officials from China.
The Dialogue was jointly organised by the Consulate General of Malaysia in Kunming (CG Kunming), Education Malaysia Beijing (EM Beijing), Yunnan Provincial Department of Education (YPDE) and Yunnan Minzu University (YMU). The said Dialogue was officially established in 2019 with the first initiation of the CG Kunming and EM Beijing with the support of YPDE.
The annual dialogue stands as a strategic platform for Malaysia and China specifically Yunnan to further foster the internationalization agenda in the higher education by strengthening ties and forming strategic alliances to offer an international experience to students particularly, including related experts, and thus, to enhance their cross-cultural, as well as their hard and soft skills that needed for the country’s development as well future integration.
The YMU students also performed 3 Malay cultural performances including a speech in Malay entitled ‘Carry Forward the Spirit of Zheng He (Laksamana Cheng Ho), Long Live the Friendship between China and Malaysia’, Silat performance and dance performance.
