International Exchange

  • February 19–20, 2025

    The inaugural Global Youth Forum, co-hosted by UNESCO and the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations (WFUCA), was grandly held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. As the chairing unit of the Industry-Education Integration Committee of WFUCA, China POCY Group's President Yao Yichun and Executive President Yang Zhilin were invited to attend the forum. They shared innovative practices of China Craftsman Valley institutions in youth education, contributing Chinese insights to global youth capacity building.

  • November 3, 2024

    November 3, 2024, The China-UK Football Forum and the "China Craftsman Valley & Stockport County Football Club China-UK Football Friendship Match," co-hosted by China POCY Group and the UK-China Football Development Center, were held at the Beijing Caofeidian International Vocational Education Town.

  • July 15, 2024

    President Yao Yichun, Executive President Yang Zhilin, and Executive Vice President Sun Aiping of China POCY Group visited UNESCO headquarters. They held cordial talks with Ms. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, to jointly explore innovative development paths for global education.

  • July 8–13, 2024

    A delegation from China Craftsman Valley visited the University of Oxford for academic exchange. Professor Richard Hobbs, Executive President of the University of Oxford, presented Mr. Yao Yichun, President of China POCY Group with a visiting scholar certificate from the University of Oxford.

  • July 15, 2024

    Mr. Yao Yichun, President of China POCY Group was interviewed by the UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-UNEVOC). He shared insights on the theme "How to Provide the Younger Generation with Higher Quality Education, Skills Training, and Decent Employment."

  • June 11–12, 2024

    President Yao Yichun and Executive President Yang Zhilin of China POCY Group visited UNESCO headquarters, where they were warmly received by Mr. Du Yue, Secretary-General of WFUCA, and Mr. Friedrich Huebler, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC. During the visit, they held discussions with Mr. Borhene Chakroun, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), to advance and implement various cooperation agreements.

  • June 7, 2024

    Former Prime Minister of Belgium, Yves Leterme, cordially met with Mr. Yao Yichun, President of China POCY Group. They engaged in in-depth discussions on promoting China-Belgium educational exchange and cooperation.

  • April 4–6, 2024

    A delegation comprising Chairman Li Junsong of Tangshan Maritime Institute, Mr. Wang Yanting, President of Caofeidian College of Technology, and Mr. Li Jiasheng, President of Tangshan Maritime Institute visited South Korea. During the visit, the China POCY Group Korea (Gunsan) Education Center was officially inaugurated at Gunsan University.

  • November 22–25, 2023

    The "2023 Korea·World Chinese Business Week," co-hosted by the Korean Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Chinese Chamber of Commerce, was held in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Mr. Yao Yichun, President of China POCY Group engaged in cordial exchanges with Chinese and Korean officials and business representatives, including Minister-Counselor and Consul General Zhong Hongnuo of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea and Mayor Hong Nam-pyo of Changwon.

  • October 29–31, 2023

    During a visit to South Korea, President Yao Yichun and Executive President Yang Zhilin of China POCY Group signed cooperation agreements on behalf of China Crafts Valley institutions with Hoseo University and Daegu Cyber University. The China Baoxin Group Representative Office in South Korea was also officially inaugurated in Daegu.