On the afternoon of January 9, a delegation from the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) visited our school. Dr. Shawn Chen, Chair of the Board at Sias IS, Wang Wei, Executive Director of the Board, Dr. Sam Mills, Head of School and Guo Yuhan, Operation Manager, accompanied the visit.

1月9日下午，联合国协会世界联合会代表团一行来到郑州郑东新区西亚斯外籍人员子女学校（简称西亚斯外籍学校）进行参观访问。西亚斯外籍学校理事长陈肖纯博士、执行理事王伟、校长山姆·米尔斯、运营经理郭钰涵等陪同参观。

Led by the HoS, Dr. Mills, the delegation visited some classrooms and various venues, and learned about the implementation of the IB (International Baccalaureate) in our school. Dr. Mills also explained how we east meets west to build the first international school in Henan Province and cultivate global citizens with innovative leadership.

代表团一行在校长米尔斯博士的带领下，参观了学校的教室和各类场馆，深入了解了IB（国际文凭）课程在我校落地实施的情况，以及我校是如何在河南省打造第一所兼容中西的国际学校，培养具有创新领导力的世界公民。

Bonian Golmohammadi, secretary-general of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, highly praised the world-leading education philosophy and student-centered teaching philosophy at Sias IS.

Located in Central China, Sias IS keep the whole world in view. We strive to become a name card of international education in Henan Province and set up a bridge for communications with foreign countries. Dr. Shawn Chen, Chair of the Board at Sias IS, was elected as the chairman of the WFUNA in November 2022. This is the second time he was elected as the chairman of an international organization after he was elected as the chairman of the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific and the International Association of University Presidents. this important job. Dr. Chen's international vision and international resources bring more possibilities for the future development of our school.

Founded in 1946, the World Federation of United Nations Associations is headquartered in Geneva, has offices in the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and has regional offices in Seoul, Brussels, New Delhi, and Nairobi. Dr. Shawn Chen, Chair of the Board at Sias IS, was elected as the new chairman of WFUNA. Since the establishment of the organization, this is the first time that a Chinese has taken up the chairmanship.

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In the afternoon of the same day, He Jinping, vice governor, met with Chen Xiaochun, the president of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, and his delegation in Zhengzhou.

He Jinping said that Dr.Chen is an old friend of Henan Province and has been committed to cultivating international talents for many years. Dr. Chen said that he would actively help Henan to participate in foreign exchanges and exchanges, vigorously promote Henan's participation in the United Nations economic and educational development projects, and help Henan's high-level opening-up and high-quality development by virtue of his own network and resource advantages.

　　何金平表示，陈肖纯主席是河南的老朋友，多年来致力于培养国际化人才。陈肖纯博士表示，将借助自身人脉和资源优势，积极帮助河南参与对外交流交往，大力推动河南参与联合国经济和教育发展项目，助力河南高水平对外开放和高质量发展。

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