"Unite Overseas Chinese, Revitalize Development for Win-Win Results" The International Education Cooperation Session of the 2020 Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurship & Development Fair (HCH), co-sponsored by the People’s Government of Hubei Province, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and the People’s Government of Wuhan Municipality, undertaken by the Hubei Provincial Department of Education, and co-organized by Hubei Provincial Education Foreign Exchange Service Center and Wuhan Hyde Cambridge Education Consulting Co., Ltd., will grandly kick off at 14:30 p.m. on November 19, 2020 at Wuhan East Lake International Conference Center. Centered on the theme of "Building Cooperation Platforms to Boost Educational Exchanges", this exchange event will gather key participants including leading officials from education authorities, representatives of overseas educational institutions, representatives of domestic higher education institutions, as well as representatives of primary and secondary basic education schools. Centering on the core theme, the conference will feature themed keynote speeches, institutional signing ceremonies and project promotion presentations.

For the first time, this International Education Session of HCH will adopt an innovative hybrid online-offline live broadcast format. Video congratulatory messages extending best wishes for the full success of the conference have been sent by: Ni Hongwei, President of Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Dr. Marshall D. Willman, Principal of Florida Preparatory Academy, USA; Wang Wencun, President of Wuhan Institute of Technology; Chris Thomas, Head of Hospitality Management Department, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore; Dong Shijie, President of Hubei University of Economics; Professor Jia Haibo, Chairman of UK-China Talent and Technology Exchange Association; Zheng Jun, President of Hubei University of Education; Jairo, Director of International Cooperation & Development, Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland; Li Hongqu, Party Secretary of Wuhan Polytechnic; Professor Anq Chiat (Hong Jie), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore; Cheng Shixing, President of Wuhan Railway Vocational and Technical College; Antonio Aragon, Deputy Director of International Student Recruitment, St. Lawrence College; Li Xiaoshu, Director of International Exchange Department, Wuhan University, and other distinguished guests.

Since its launch in 2001, the HCH has been held consecutively for 19 sessions in Wuhan. It has invited approximately 20,000 representatives including overseas Chinese professionals and overseas Chinese entrepreneurs from nearly 100 countries and regions, with more than 2,400 investment projects signed at the main venue. As a well-known brand for talent and capital introduction under the national overseas Chinese affairs system, HCH serves as an effective platform supporting overseas Chinese to start businesses and pursue development in China, and also stands as a national-level international exchange card showcasing Hubei’s opening-up to the world.

Chen Changhong, Deputy Director-General of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, stated at the press conference held on November 10 that after years of development, HCH has built a comprehensive service system covering the main fair, Huachuang Cup Entrepreneurship Competition, Huachuang Academy and Huachuang Innovation Bases. It has grown into a vital platform to unite the hearts, gather the wisdom and leverage the strengths of overseas Chinese, as well as an important arena for global overseas Chinese to share development opportunities in their motherland and achieve mutually beneficial cooperation.

 Photo Exhibition: Working Team of the International Education Cooperation Session, the 20th HCH

The annual HCH has established a mature activity framework consisting of opening ceremony, Wuhan Forum, project signing ceremonies, special themed sessions, project roadshows and field inspections. It enables precise matching between capital and projects, talents and employers, technologies and enterprises with actual demands, and maximizes support for overseas Chinese launching businesses in China.

We sincerely welcome you to attend the HCH in Wuhan, Hubei Province! Wish the conference a complete and resounding success.