HK, Guandong ink pact on education collaboration

Amongst areas of collaboration will be talent cultivation.

Hong Kong’s Education Bureau and the Guangdong Department of Education have inked a framework agreement aiming to strengthen the education exchange and cooperation between the two places.

The agreement also aims to support high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area and aid Hong Kong’s alignment with national development strategies.

Initiatives covered by the pact include encouraging collaboration among higher education institutions in Guangdong and Hong Kong on joint provision of education services, joint talent cultivation, and technological exchanges and cooperation.

The initiatives also include enhancing cooperation on vocational education and strengthening qualifications framework collaboration between the two places.