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At the signing ceremony, Zhijian Qiu, the president of Guangzhou No. 5 Secondary School Education Group, expressed confidence in realizing this cooperation and improving the teaching level and brand influence of No. 5 Secondary School. President Qiu mentioned that at the critical moment of the current development, the NO.5 Secondary School, while doing well in its own education and teaching, will firmly implement the educational concept of cultivating talents with "Chinese heart and world vision". As an international window school in Guangzhou, the NO.5 Secondary School will continue to strengthen the path of developing international cooperation, and work with ISA to promote the mutual learning and win-win progress in aspects like comprehensive development of the NO.5 secondary school students, curriculum design innovation, teacher training, and the optimization of teaching management, etc. the NO.5 Secondary School actively responded to the initiative of opening up education to the outside world supported and encouraged by national policies, and will conduct extensive cooperation with ISA in all aspects and various forms.

Ms. Junwen Wang, Board Member of ISA International Education Group, expressed her admiration and congratulations on the great progress and achievements made by the NO.5 Secondary School in teaching and educating people in recent years. She mentioned that ISA has owned K-12 International Schools with IB whole-process international curriculum in Guangzhou, as well as a 12-year international private school that can meet the diversified and multi-pathway development of students. Through the interdisciplinary, project-based, multilingual and multi-pathway mode, ISA inspires children's inquiry spirit and enterprising learning habits, and makes full preparation for children to face future opportunities and challenges. ISA will give full play to its advantages in international education, share the global resources of ISA community with the NO.5 Secondary School, and carry out in-depth exchange and learning with the NO.5 Secondary School in terms of student academic evaluation, teacher professional development, and the JEE pathway, etc.

Zhijun Deng, Director of Haizhu District Education Bureau, expressed encouragement and strong support for the cooperation between the two parties. Director Zhijun Deng said that Haizhu District is a new urban area with profound history and culture. It is not only the starting place of the Maritime Silk Road, but also the birthplace of Lingnan Painting School, and also the birthplace of China's modern democratic revolution. It has the world's largest convention and exhibition center and central wetland park; it is the core of the artificial intelligence and digital economy pilot zone in Guangdong Province, and is starting the planning of an international fashion city consumer brand zone. The profound cultural heritage, good employment, entrepreneurship and living environment will enable Haizhu to attract talents from all over the world to build businesses and settle down in the deepening wave of opening-up. Haizhu District will also unswervingly open to the Great Bay Area and the world, and attract, reserve and serve talents for regional development with high-quality education services and resources. Director Zhijun Deng has high expectation for this cooperation, and believes that it can inject new elements and new forces into the public education in Haizhu District, so that Haizhu District can expand the opportunity to cultivate students with international vision and awareness, global competitiveness and quality. He looked forward to the smooth promotion and deepening of this cooperation.