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International Journal of Education and Humanities
ISSN: 2770-6702 | Vol. 6, No. 2, 2023
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HowtoPromotetheInternationalizationofHigher
VocationalEducationinBorderAreas
-- Take Tacheng Vocational and Technical College as an Example
Shuai Hao, Changzheng Song
Tacheng Vocational and Technical College, Tacheng 834700, China
Abstract: Taking Tacheng Vocational and Technical College as the research object, this paper discusses Tacheng Vocational
and Technical College's thinking on building an international department of foreign exchange talents in order to actively respond
to the construction of the national "Silk Road Economic Belt" core area and the strategic layout of "opening to the west", and
rely on the construction of "Tacheng Key Development and Opening Pilot Area" (hereinafter referred to as the pilot area) and
the national first-class port "Baktu", Especially in "Necessity? Feasibility? Function?" Three aspects are highlighted. This paper
believes that the establishment of Tacheng Vocational and Technical "International Department of Foreign Exchange Talents" is
conducive to strengthening exchanges and cooperation with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other five Central Asian countries. It
can not only form an effective virtuous circle with the construction of the pilot area and regional economic development, actively
implement the national strategic layout and the Party's demand for governance, but also promote the internationalization of
vocational education in Tacheng Vocational and Technical College.
Keywords: Higher vocational education, Internationalization, Develop and open the pilot area, The Belt and Road Initiative
Tacheng District.
1. Introduction
Since the reform and opening up, with the continuous
improvement of China's opening up and the continuous
development of economic globalization, China's political,
economic, cultural and other fields have been affected by
globalization. The internationalization of higher education
has become a general trend, and higher vocational education
[1], as an equal position with ordinary higher education,
should also comply with the trend and actively respond to the
opportunities and challenges brought about by the deep
reform and opening up and globalization. Tacheng Vocational
and Technical College, as a member of national higher
vocational education schools and the only higher vocational
education institution in Tacheng, attaches great importance to
the internationalization of higher vocational education,
aiming to constantly improve the school running level. Based
on the advantages of the key development and opening
experimental area and regional ports in Tacheng, the school
actively responds to the "the Belt and Road" strategy, takes
the opportunity of the construction of the core area of the
national "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "opening to the
west", and focuses on improving its influence on countries
along the "Silk Road", especially Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
and other five Central Asian countries.
Tacheng Vocational and Technical College conforms to the
trend of the times, responds to the call of the state, and serves
the original intention of regional industrial development. The
college is determined to build an international department of
foreign exchange talents.
2. Current Situation of
Internationalization of Domestic
Higher Vocational Education
In the domestic research field of "internationalization of
higher vocational education", the internationalization
development of vocational education in China is divided into
three stages: "shallow extension exchange", "substantial
connotation cooperation" and "establishment and output of
international standards".
In the stage of "shallow extension exchange", it is mainly
for learning and summarizing the international experience
and model of vocational education. The representative
documents at this stage are Hou Xingshu's Connotation, Form
and Promotion Strategy of Internationalization of Vocational
Education, Jiang Dayuan's Re interpretation of German "Dual
System" Vocational Education, and Wu Quanquan's Research
on the Effectiveness of International Cooperation in
Vocational Education: Positioning, Function and
Organization.
In the stage of "substantial connotative cooperation",
teachers are mainly sent to foreign countries for further
education through teacher training programs; Establish close
ties with developed countries, carry out further industry
university cooperation and other ways to constantly learn
from the advanced experience of developed countries, enrich
the content of vocational education in China, and gradually
improve the internationalization level of vocational education.
The representative documents at this stage are Li Shuang's
Application of the New Teaching Method of German
Vocational Education in Sino German Cooperative Classes,
Huang Riqiang's Comparison of Professional Theory
Teaching of Sino German Vocational Education, Trial
Analysis of the External Reasons for the Differences in the
Development of Sino German Vocational Education after the
World War II, and Yu Zuguang's Achievements and Prospects
of Sino German Vocational Education Cooperation.
The stage of "establishment and output of national
standards" is the stage that China is currently in. The
development of internationalization of vocational education
in this stage focuses on the output of China's experience. The
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representative documents are Jiang Xuanxin's Research on
the Internationalization and Localization of China's Modern
Vocational Education System, Chen Xinxin's Comparison of
the Development of Vocational Education between China and
Japan in the Period of Economic Transformation Gao
Jianhong's On the Setting of Higher Vocational Education
System in China from the Changes of School System between
China, America, Japan and the Soviet Union in the 20th
Century, and Lu Kaijun's On the Establishment of Vocational
Education System with Chinese Characteristics in the
Perspective of Sino Australian Comparison.The stage of
"establishment and export of national standards" is where
China is now.
3. Necessity of Establishing an
International Department of Foreign
Exchange Talents
3.1. Internationalization of higher vocational
education can better serve the national
"the Belt and Road" strategy
In July 2016, the Ministry of Education issued the Notice
on Promoting the Joint Construction of the "the Belt and
Road" Education Action (hereinafter referred to as
"Education Action"), which pointed out that "colleges and
vocational colleges should base on their own development
strategies and participate in the joint construction of the" the
Belt and Road "plan in the region, carry out various forms of
cooperation and exchanges with countries along the line,
focus on improving the modern university system, innovating
the talent training model, and improving the quality of
studying in China We should optimize the coordinated
development of overseas cooperative education and promote
the growth of enterprises. " Most of the countries along the
"the Belt and Road" are emerging economies and developing
countries. In particular, the five Central Asian countries,
including Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, which are neighbors
of the Tacheng region, have long-term economic and trade
exchanges with the Tacheng region. The education field is a
gap. With the construction of the pilot area, the Tacheng
Vocational and Technical College has provided a
development opportunity, as well as new opportunities for
cultural exchanges and cooperation between the college and
countries and regions along the "the Belt and Road", Working
with the five Central Asian countries to build a regional
highland for educational cooperation and exchange can help
strengthen local education.
3.2. Industrial development in service areas
As advanced equipment manufacturing industries such as
National Power Investment, Sany Heavy Energy and
Goldwind Technology have settled in the key development
and opening pilot area of Tacheng, many enterprises, as
leaders of various industries, not only focus on Tacheng and
its surrounding areas, but also on the surrounding Central
Asian countries. Therefore, the arrival of many related
enterprises not only brings many opportunities and
development to the college, but also raises many problems,
such as how to solve the employment problem of a large
number of professional and technical workers, and how to
follow the pace of enterprises to layout industries in
surrounding countries. The Fourteenth Five Year Plan for
National Economic and Social Development in Tacheng and
the Outline of Vision Goals for 2035 point out that "a modern
vocational education system that meets the needs of industrial
upgrading, integrates industry and education, and is flexible
and open. In the key special projects of education, the
education, teaching, research and training center of the Silk
Road Economic Belt in Tacheng should be implemented as a
priority". Therefore, in order to better promote the regional
economic development and the construction of the pilot area,
it is imperative to push higher vocational education
institutions towards internationalization.
3.3. Implement the Party's demand for
Xinjiang governance
Completely and accurately implement the Party's strategy
of governing Xinjiang in the new era. Based on the
advantages of the pilot area and regional ports, the college has
established an international department of foreign exchange
talents, which has a platform to support the promotion of
China's excellent traditional culture and the implementation
of the work concept of "governing Xinjiang by law, unity and
stability, culture and moistening Xinjiang, enriching the
people and rejuvenating Xinjiang, and long-term construction
of Xinjiang".
3.4. Promoting the internationalization of
college higher education
The establishment of the International Department of
Foreign Exchange Talents is conducive to the international
development of the college and the export of new ideas,
methods and models of China's vocational education.
4. The Possibility of Establishing an
International Department of Foreign
Exchange Talents
4.1. Advantages of policy support
Tacheng is the bridgehead of the "the Belt and Road"
strategy. In December 2020, the State Council approved the
establishment of a key development and opening pilot area in
Tacheng, Xinjiang. Since then, Tacheng has become one of
the nine key development and opening pilot areas in China.
At the same time, Tacheng has unique cultural and cultural
advantages.
(1) In the national strategy of the "the Belt and Road",
Tacheng, as an important port city connecting the five Central
Asian countries, plays a leading role. Under the background
of the "the Belt and Road", China will realize exchanges with
neighboring countries in many industries, such as economy
and culture. Compared with the development level of China,
the development of surrounding Central Asian countries is
relatively backward. However, as a developing country, there
is a huge demand for technical application and compound
talents. As the only higher vocational education school in
Tacheng, Tacheng Vocational and Technical College should
seize the opportunity.
(2) The State Council approved the establishment of
Xinjiang Tacheng Key Development and Opening Pilot Zone,
and then the advanced equipment manufacturing industries
such as National Power Investment, Sany Heavy Energy and
Goldwind Technology successively settled in the pilot zone.
As leaders of various industries, many enterprises not only
focus on Tacheng and its surrounding areas, but also on
surrounding countries. The arrival of many related enterprises
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has brought Tacheng Vocational and Technical College a large
number of development platforms and. In order to serve the
industrial chain of the pilot zone and the talent support needs
of the pilot zone, Tacheng Vocational and Technical College
has made some exploration on the training program of
professional talents in advanced equipment manufacturing
industry.
4.2. Outstanding location advantages
(1) The location is superior. Tacheng region is located in
the northwest of Xinjiang, and the Tacheng city is located near
the border. Since ancient times, Tacheng has been one of the
strategic places to guard the western Xinjiang. It borders
Kazakhstan in the west and north, and has a 524km long
border with Kazakhstan. Bachtu Port in Tacheng is an
important gateway to Central Asia and Europe. Especially
with the deepening and continuous progress of the "the Belt
and Road" construction, the door of Xinjiang's opening to the
west is getting bigger and bigger, and the pace is getting faster
and faster. Tacheng has begun to show its head and stride
forward by fully relying on its advantageous position, so that
today it has become a star city and dark horse city in Xinjiang.
In addition to Batuk Port, Tacheng also has a heavyweight and
national business card, which is the Xinjiang Tacheng Key
Development and Opening up Pilot Zone. The pilot zone is an
important window and position for the country to open to the
west and cooperate with Central Asian countries, and its
significance is self-evident.
(2) The traffic is in all directions. Roads, railways and
aviation in Tacheng cover the whole territory, connecting four
ports to the west and three ports to the north. S221 Provincial
Highway and G30 Keta Expressway can directly lead to
Baktu Port and enter Kazakhstan. National highways 219 and
335 have been completed and opened to traffic; Quebec North
Railway runs through Hebukser County; Tacheng Karamay
Urumqi Expressway and railway are all connected. In
Tacheng area, there are three airports, namely, Tacheng
Airport, Karamay Airport and Shihezi Airport, as well as
Wusu Airport and Hefeng Airport to be built, providing all-
round and convenient travel services for all parties. Tacheng
Airport has direct access to more than 10 major airports,
including Urumqi, Altay, Yining and Korla, and can be
connected to major cities outside Xinjiang within one day
through transit. Tacheng is striving to build itself into a
modern border port area integrating international aviation,
international railways and international highways, with a
three-dimensional international traffic network.
4.3. School running ability
(1) The hardware foundation has been continuously
improved. Tacheng Vocational and Technical College is
planned to cover an area of 1013.4 mu, with teaching
buildings, training bases, e-book buildings and other teaching
places, equipped with teaching recording and broadcasting,
multimedia teaching and education facilities; It has complete
living measures such as dormitory building and standard
sports ground. The library has a collection of more than
100000 volumes, covered by the campus network, and has
built such cultural measures as Qingquan Square, Cultural
Corridor, Luban Sculpture, etc. The College has started the
construction of the third phase. After completion, the total
building surface of the College will reach 61600 square
meters.
(2) There are sufficient teachers. At present, the Institute
has 46% of the total number of teachers with postgraduate and
deputy senior professional titles or above, and 63% of the
total number of professional teachers with dual professional
titles. The college also employs industry experts as part-time
teachers to build a team of teachers with noble ethics,
excellent business and reasonable structure, providing talent
support for the school running of the college.
5. Role of the International
Department of Foreign Exchange
Talents
1. Enroll international students. First, the college
cooperates with German University of Applied Technology,
Australian Community College and other higher vocational
education institutions in developed countries. With the help
of joint education, Tacheng Vocational and Technical College
can improve its professional teaching ability and expand the
international vision of teachers and students. The second is to
recruit international students from Kazakhstan and other five
Central Asian countries to study in China, improve the
internationalization ability of vocational education and build
the brand of Tacheng Vocational and Technical College.
When the time is ripe, Tacheng Vocational and Technical
College can "borrow a boat to go to sea" and set up a branch
of "International Department of Foreign Exchange Talents"
overseas.
2. Exchange of visits between teachers, scholars and
students. Regularly arranging regular visits and exchanges
between teachers, scholars and students, with academic and
academic exchanges as the link and cultural exchanges as the
bridge, will help promote the school to build an international
curriculum system and an international faculty.
3. "Chinese"+"skill training". One of the purposes of
establishing the International Department of Foreign
Exchange Talents is to open the "caravan" of international
higher vocational education. The training mode of
"Chinese"+"skill training" not only integrates Chinese
learning into the skills training process of "animal husbandry,
electromechanical, new energy vehicles, welders", but also
integrates Chinese learning in the process of skill training.
4. Accompanied by enterprises' "bringing in" and "going
out". On the one hand, the college develops a number of
regional characteristic majors, mainly targeting the Central
Asian market, and carries out relevant projects with the goal
of "going global" talent exchange from cooperation objects to
talent cultivation, so as to cultivate professional and technical
talents meeting international talent standards; On the other
hand, depending on the Tacheng region, we should establish
a perfect "localization" international technical talent training
mode, so as to better serve the Tacheng regional economy and
ensure local characteristics, and play a role in attracting
international enterprises to settle in local areas. We can also
attract foreign investment while introducing international
education resources. Encouraging diversified ownership
driven mode to participate in the international running of
higher vocational education has opened the door to the
international education industry market while introducing
international vocational education resources.
5. Export the advanced training mode of China's vocational
education. In the past 40 years of reform and opening up,
China's vocational education has formed a unique socialist
system, school running mode and other unique experiences in
terms of the school running mode of vocational education,
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which can provide support and assistance to countries with
relatively weak economic development levels such as Asia
and Africa. In particular, we will provide corresponding help
and support for the further development of vocational
education by introducing the basic situation and advanced
experience of China's agricultural and animal husbandry
technology education to countries mainly engaged in
agriculture and animal husbandry. Continuously improve the
international influence of China's vocational education.
6. Provide international business services. The college is
located at a convenient location, 12 kilometers away from the
national first-class port - Baktu Port, and 6 kilometers away
from the national key development and opening pilot zone. It
can provide logistics services, public relations etiquette,
business talks, translation, tourism and other international
business services for international business and trade.
7. Carry out cultural exchanges. With the International
Department of Foreign Exchange Talents as the platform and
teachers and students as the carrier, we will carry out various
forms of cultural exchange activities to show the local
customs, humanities and culture of Tacheng and Xinjiang to
Central Asian countries and even the world, especially the
spirit of national unity that all ethnic groups hold together like
pomegranate seeds. Carry forward the Chinese culture, show
the national characteristics of the excellent traditional
Chinese culture, show the broad and profound Chinese
civilization, and create a good image of a cultural power.
6. Conclusion
Taking Tacheng Vocational and Technical College as the
research object, this paper discusses that Tacheng Vocational
and Technical College, relying on the advantages of Tacheng's
regional policy, location and pilot area construction, has
established the "International Department of Foreign
Exchange Talents", discussed the necessity, feasibility and
role of establishing the International Department of Foreign
Exchange, and reached the following conclusions:
The establishment of the "International Department of
Foreign Exchange Talents" can not only reflect the
"localization" process of China's higher vocational education,
but also form its own characteristics on the international stage
and improve its international influence.
The establishment of the "International Department of
Foreign Exchange Talents" is conducive to the cultivation of
highly skilled talents with international vision and pattern,
familiar with international rules and skilled skills by Tacheng
Vocational and Technical College.
3. The construction of "International Department of
Foreign Exchange Talents" actively responds to the national
"the Belt and Road" strategy, realizes the establishment of
international standards for higher vocational education with
Chinese characteristics through "going out", and exports the
mode and experience of vocational education with Chinese
characteristics.
4. The establishment of the "International Department of
Foreign Exchange Talents" is conducive to expanding the
strength of "bringing in". In the process of
internationalization, we should absorb the essence that can be
used by us, and further promote industry university
cooperation and school enterprise integration.
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