The　2024　World　Vocational　and　Technical　Education　Development　Conference　opened　in　Tianjin　today　（21st），　attracting　over　600foreign　participants　from　77　countries　and　regions，　along　with　more　than　500　domestic　delegates．With　the　theme　of＂Innovation　Empowers　the　Future，　Skills　Shape　Lives，＂　the　conference　features　opening　ceremony，　keynotereports，　ministerial　roundtable　meeting，　parallel　sessions，　andother　links．The　delegates　discussed　and　adopted　the＂Tianjin　Consensus　on　World　Vocational　Education　Development．＂　Concurrently，　six　parallel　sessions　will　be　held，　including　the　integration　of　industry　andeducation　to　promote　high－qualitydevelopment　ofvocational　education　andtheglobal　strategies　and　practice　of　thecultivation　of　highly　skilled　talents，　to　further　consolidatetheconsensus　on　vocational　education　developmentin　various　countries　and　explore　new　modes　of　international　exchange　and　cooperation　in　this　field．

During　the　conference，　several　initiatives　will　be　launched，　including　the　establishment　of　the　World　Vocational　and　Technical　Education　Development　Alliance，　the　presentation　of　the　World　Vocational　Education　Award，　the　championship　finals　of　the　World　Vocational　College　Skills　Competition，　a　specialized　exhibition　on　vocational　education，　and　the　creation　of　an　international　journal　on　vocational　education．

In　terms　of　international　cooperation，　China　hasnowestablished　over　30＂Luban　Workshops＂　across　Asia，　Europe，　and　Africa，　providing　vocational　training　to　over　30，000students．　It　has　also　carried　out　key　vocational　education　cooperation　projects　such　as　the＂China－ASEAN　Vocational　Education　Federation＂　and　the＂Future　Africa　Vocational　Education　Cooperation＂　initiative　with　countries　and　regions　in　Africa，　Central　Asia，　Southeast　Asia，　and　Europe．　The　regionalvocational　education　cooperation　mechanism　is　constantly　improved．（吴一凡）