On September 24 to 25 , to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN-China relations, under the guidance of the Department of International Exchange & Cooperation of the Ministry of Education, China Education Association for International Exchange and ASEAN-China Centre, SXPI has successfully held the first ASEAN-China Rising Star Innovation Lab in 2021 ASEAN-China Education Exchange Week in Guiyang. President of China Education Association for International Exchange, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Liu Limin, Director of the Department of International Exchange & Cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Liu Jin, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre, Chen Dehai, and diplomatic envoys from ASEAN countries attended the event. It was broadcast live at home and in ten ASEAN countries, with more than 90,000 people watching it online.

President of China Education Association for International Exchange, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, Liu Limin and Director of the Department of International Exchange & Cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Liu Jin presented students with a flag
As the primary event of ASEAN-China Exchange Week, the first ASEAN-China rising star innovation lab aimed for cultivating technical personnel from China and ASEAN, with advanced vision of ‘innovation and entrepreneurship’, international core competitiveness, familiar with Chinese industrial standards and able to solve practical problems of enterprises. The event strives to build a ASEAN-China vocational education community to provide a stage for students to showcase their talents.
Student teams from 12 vocational schools in China exchanged skills and demonstrated entrepreneurship projects under the four themes of cultural creativity, industrial innovation, business entrepreneurship and enterprise entrepreneurship and support. Five categories of awards were selected, including "Outstanding Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group", "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group of Collaboration", "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group of Popularity", "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group of Surprise" and "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group of Rising Star". As the host institution, our school undertakes the planning and implementation of the overall program of the activity, and instructs the road show rehearsal and cultural display wall design, which fully embodies the highlights and professional characteristics of international departments in vocational schools. The Guizhou Provincial government, the Department of International Exchange & Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and the China Education Association for International Exchange have highly recognized and praised the hard work of our school for the successful holding of the event.

President of China Education Association for International Exchange, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Liu Limin and Director of the Department of International Exchange & Cooperation of the Ministry of Education, Liu Jin Visited the cultural display wall and took photos with the students.

ASEAN and Chinese student teams performed on one stage
The theme of the 2021 ASEAN-China Education Exchange Week is "Unity of Knowledge and Action -- Building an Education Vision for Sustainable Development Cooperation". At the opening ceremony on September 24, Deputy Prime Minister Sonsai Siphandun of Laos, Minister of Human Development and Cultural Coordination Mohagir Effendi of Indonesia, Secretary of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and Director of Guizhou Provincial People's Congress Chen Yiqin attended and announced the opening ceremony, and Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng delivered a video speech. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and other ministries and commissions, diplomatic envoys from ASEAN countries and specially invited partner countries, educational officials in China, leaders from relevant international organizations, leaders from some domestic universities, experts and scholars attended the opening ceremony.

2021 ASEAN-China Education Exchange Week opening ceremony in Guiyang