The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development covers 17 goals, the fourth of which is “quality education”, namely: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.  (Click here for details)

Under this major goal, there are 10 targets, the tenth of which is “By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing states”.

● Current Situation

About the World

Teachers' Training

Teachers are one of the most influential and powerful forces to promote educational equity, access to educational opportunities and improve the quality of education. 

They are also the key to global sustainable development. Teachers' proficiency determines teaching quality and students’ development . With the approaching of deadline of 2030 global sustainable development goals, governments, international community, education sectors and teachers' institutions are forming a common belief and paying common action to for teachers’ development training.

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About China

International Aid for Education 

China has always been contributing to international education aid. In the early days of the founding of the people's Republic of China, as the largest developing socialist country in the world, China actively contributed to international education aid but at the same time, China also received international education assistance from other countries. China continued to provide training opportunities to college teachers and professional and technical personnel for developing countries. With the reform and opening up in the 1980s, the scale of China's foreign education aid gradually expanded, and began to explore more diversified ways. 

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In 2010, the Ministry of Education issued the outline of the National Medium and Long Term Education Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020), which proposed to "increase international aid for providing training to professionals for developing countries". International aid for education has become an important way of international exchange and cooperation in China. 

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●  Cases

About the World

Japan Contributed to African Teachers Training

Japan is a successful model of education in the world. In carrying out international aid diplomacy, Japan is fully aware of the value of education. Educational aid is one of the important forms for Japan to carry out international cooperation and exchange, and it is also an important field for Japan to use its soft power to carry out all-round diplomacy.

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Since 1998, Japan has assisted Kenya in carrying out a five-year "Strengthening Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education" project to train science and mathematics teachers. In 2002, the project developed into a regional cooperation network system (SMASSE-WECSA) with the participation of many African countries, which is regarded as one of the most important projects of the new partnership for Africa's development.

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American Educational Aid to South Africa

In South Africa, the United States implemented a school and community resource project aimed at improving the service culture of teachers, students and community teaching. The main goal is to improve the English language ability of students and teachers. 

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It directly participates in primary school English teaching, and cooperates with local teachers in South Africa. It uses English as the teaching medium, adopts a learner centered approach, and organizes extracurricular activities for boys and girls Music clubs, chess and debate groups, coaching programs and school-age youth sports activities.

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About China

One Belt, One Road

One Belt One Road educational cooperation attaches importance to training teachers in recipient countries. It enhanced the "teacher of the Silk Road" in the "Silk Road" teacher exchange programme. In the process of teachers training, we should give full play to the comparative advantages of China's education and build the "Silk Road" training base for primary and secondary school teachers. 

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We should actively promote exchanges and visits among school management, focus on promoting research and learning activities among countries, and encourage colleges and universities to jointly train students in professional fields urgently needed by the development of countries. One belt, one road, international education cooperation has been covering the transnational training of talents through the "four promotion plans" of the Ministry of education. 

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China Trust Fund Programme

The China Trust Fund Programme, jointly sponsored by Chinese government and UNESCO, aims to improve the capacity of key teacher training institutions in some sub Saharan African countries. 

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Chinese government generously donated 12 million US dollars to Congo and other 9 countries for: enhancing the capacity of key teacher training institutions, strengthening the knowledge and ability of educators, innovating teaching practice, and establishing a teaching system Network of teacher training institutions and educators.

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●  Background

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Initiated by the United Nations

On January 1, 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including 169 targets, of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.