On December 16, 2023, the Pure British International Education Expo of the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, along with the High-Quality International Education Exchange and Seminar in Guangming District, took place. Themed "Nurturing Vision, City of the Future," the event included keynote speeches, roundtable forums, interactive displays, and more. Renowned experts, school leaders, scientists, overseas representatives, and parents from the global education sector gathered in Guangming to analyze international education trends and discuss how high-quality British-style international education can integrate and serve the high-level talents in the district, contributing to the construction of the city of the future.
Academic Excellence in
High-quality International Education
At the beginning of the conference, Mr. Lü Jianjun, Chairman of Shenzhen Lighthouse International Education Group and founder of Shenzhen MIS, delivered the opening speech. He shared his vision of introducing the prestigious Merchiston Castle School, known for its academic excellence with almost 200 years of history, into the Greater Bay Area. Lü Jianjun expressed his desire to transform the educational path for more children, turning it from a narrow bridge to a diversified interchange through MIS's outstanding academic training, contributing to building the city of the future.
Mr. Lü Jianjun, Chairman of Shenzhen Lighthouse
International Education Group and founder of Shenzhen MIS
"Guangming District is the city of science, and MIS shares a common scientific gene with it. The Edinburgh mother school of MIS is located on the land of the renowned mathematician and inventor of logarithms, the Napier family," said Lü Jianjun. He emphasized that MIS, as it integrates into the development plan of the second five years in the Greater Bay Area, will serve as a crucial engine for high-quality development, continuously providing high-quality international education services for the children of high-level talents in Shenzhen, contributing MIS's strength to building a world-class scientific city in Guangming.
Yuan Hui, Senior HR Manager at Shenzhen Bay
Laboratory and Senior Career Planner
Yuan Hui, Senior HR Manager at Shenzhen Bay Laboratory and Senior Career Planner, spoke about "Resources for Cultivating Students' Qualities in International Schools." From a parent's perspective, she shared her journey of sending two children to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, emphasizing that good education is a process of awakening a child's soul. Yuan Hui highlighted the importance of holistic education, balanced development, and interest cultivation in international education, which enhances children's abilities for in-depth exploration and self-management, fostering them to become world citizens with a strong sense of social responsibility and leadership.
Tang Anli, Secretary-General of the Shenzhen
Overseas Chinese Returnees Association
Tang Anli, Secretary-General of the Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Returnees Association, emphasized the importance of studying abroad in fostering innovation. She discussed the association's precise and diverse services for returned talents, aiming to make Shenzhen a new magnetic field for returned talents.
Li Hai, Director of the Shenzhen
International Talent Exchange Center
Li Hai, Director of the Shenzhen International Talent Exchange Center, recognized the unique charm and potential of Guangming as the youngest administrative district in Shenzhen. To address the concerns of the education of high-level talents' children, Guangming, in collaboration with MIS, launched the "Hundred People, Ten Million" scholarship program, marking a significant attempt and discussion in promoting the international education development for the children of high-level talents in Guangming.
Dr. Zhang Yue, Head of Merchiston Songshan Lake Academy
Dr. Zhang Yue, Head of Merchiston Songshan Lake Academy, delivered a keynote speech titled "Choice, Decision, and Future," combining her rich teaching practice and successful cases in international education. She shared her thoughts on how international education can better help students realize their dreams of entering world-renowned universities and becoming outstanding global talents.
⬆️ Roundtable Discussion ⬆️
Parent Rep: MIS is a school that is
willing to listen, emphasizing service
In addition to the keynote speeches, a roundtable discussion was held, moderated by Dr. Li Zhitian, a Ph.D. in Comparative Education from South China Normal University and Deputy Dean of the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area International Education Research Institute. Representatives from MIS, including Mark, Head of MIS Senior, Gao Xu, the head of the Royal Mile College, and Priscila, head of MIS Junior, along with Vicky Wang, the secretary-general of the MIS Parent Committee and Dr. Wang, a scientist family member of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, engaged in an in-depth and intense exchange of ideas, discussing the help and value of high-quality international education in various dimensions such as broadening horizons, knowledge accumulation, and character shaping. The lively discussion received applause from the audience.
"Shenzhen MIS is a school that is willing to listen and values service, achieving the utmost in parent-school co-education." Dr. Vicky Wang praised MIS's educational philosophy during the salon, emphasizing that when the family and school's educational philosophies are unified, the education received by children from both sides is consistent. In this regard, MIS has constructed a good new ecology for parent-school co-education.
It is noteworthy that the conference provided an authoritative interpretation of the "Hundred People, Ten Million" education support scholarship program for the children of international talents in Guangming. As the only pure foreign student school approved by the Municipal Education Bureau in the northern part of Shenzhen, MIS has seen 100% of its graduates from four consecutive sessions securing offers from world's top 100 universities. To support the early establishment of Guangming as a leading area in the comprehensive national scientific center of the Greater Bay Area, the school will continue to open a green channel for the children of high-level talents in Guangming to enroll in international schools, offering certain scholarship incentives, allowing high-level talents to work with peace of mind and ensuring their children enjoy high-quality British-style international education.
