On September 21, a delegation led by Vinicius Carvalho Cardoso, Director of Education and Culture of SENAI/SESI Rio de Janeiro, and Du Hongjie, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Alliance of Skills Development (IASDBR), visited the Fengxian Campus of SUCC. Guo Hongtao, Vice President of the College, warmly received the delegation. Wang Xiaoyin, Secretary of the Party General Branch of the School of Application of Artificial Intelligence, Song Changxin, Deputy Dean of the School, Ding Ye, Program Lead of Modern Logistics Management of the School of Business Administration, and relevant staff members from the International Cooperation Division attended the meeting, which was chaired by Wang Aihua, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Division.

   During the meeting, Guo Hongtao briefed the delegation on the college’s overall profile and the current state of its international exchange and cooperation. She noted that Brazil’s SENAI, with its deep foundation in industrial practice, is a leading industrial skills training system in Latin America, and that its Rio de Janeiro branch has extensive experience in cultivating talent for the oil and gas, shipbuilding and intelligent manufacturing industries. She expressed the hope that the two sides would conduct exchanges and discussions on the development of modern industrial programs, the cultivation of WorldSkills competitors, apprenticeship-based training and the construction of practical training bases; draw on SENAI’s proven experience in curriculum and training standards as well as its mature practice of working with industries and enterprises on order-based training; and jointly explore pathways for cultivating technical and skilled talent suited to the industrial needs of both countries.

   Vinicius Carvalho Cardoso introduced the education system of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan). Its subsidiary SESI provides basic education with a focus on fostering students’ comprehensive abilities, while its subsidiary SENAI delivers vocational skills training through a network of training centers covering the entire state and offering a wide range of programs. SENAI also operates maker laboratories, carries out innovation practice and the selection of WorldSkills competitors, and engages in the popularization of culture and the arts. He said that China–Brazil relations have continued to improve, and that this visit, made on the occasion of the 48th WorldSkills Competition, allowed him to learn first-hand about our college’s advanced professional and technical achievements in fields such as drones and artificial intelligence, from which he drew great inspiration. He expressed the hope that the two sides would take this WorldSkills Competition as an opportunity to expand cooperation in industrial development and in the fields of education and culture.

    During the discussion session, Wang Xiaoyin gave a detailed presentation covering the school’s development overview, faculty development, curriculum system construction, laboratory and practical training facilities, progress in industry–education integration, and international exchange and cooperation, comprehensively showcasing the school’s practices and achievements in cultivating technical and skilled talent in artificial intelligence-related fields. Ding Ye introduced the basic profile of the School of Business Administration, including its programs, the size of its faculty and student body, and its achievements in the connotative development of programs, and shared the school’s experience in aligning program development with the low-altitude economy for talent cultivation and teaching reform. The participants engaged in lively discussion on the similarities and differences between China and Brazil in vocational education, exchanging views in depth on specific topics such as the design of schooling systems, program layout, classroom teaching, practical training, and models of industry–education integration and enterprise collaboration.

   The delegation led by Vinicius Carvalho Cardoso also visited the training laboratories of the School of Business Administration and the School of Application of Artificial Intelligence, experiencing hands-on applications of drone equipment and artificial intelligence technology.

   Taking the 48th WorldSkills Competition as an important opportunity for exchange, this visit further deepened the mutual understanding between our college and the Brazilian National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI), building a bridge for the two sides to move forward on joint program development, the cultivation of technical and skilled talent, faculty and student exchanges and mutual visits, and cultural and educational connectivity, and giving strong impetus to our college’s international exchange and cooperation with Brazil’s vocational education sector.