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More than 200 people from 69 colleges and universities in China and Germany attended the 14th Sino-German Symposium on Application-Oriented Higher Education via video link on Thursday. Sponsored by the Department of Education of Anhui Province and the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Germany, the symposium has been held alternately in China and Germany every year since 2008. The event has promoted educational reform, smoothed cultural exchanges and enhanced the connection between personnel training and economic and social development, Wan Gang, chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, said at the symposium. Wang Qingxian, governor of Anhui, said Germany’s manufacturing enjoys a worldwide reputation, and that can not be achieved without the joint efforts of universities and enterprises. "We hope to strengthen the connection with Lower Saxony, and learn from Germany's dual higher education model,” to make more colleges and universities application-oriented, said Wang. Lower Saxony has worked closely and developed deep friendship with Anhui over the past 37 years, and the symposium is a shining example of their cooperation and also a cornerstone of friendship, said Stephan Weil, governor of Lower Saxony, who voiced his hope that Germany and China will continue to promote exchanges between young students after the COVID-19 pandemic. Six scholars delivered keynote speeches on the day. Former German president Christian Wulff chaired the symposium.
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