Yang Lin, Party secretary of Yunnan University (YNU), speaks with Li Zucai, chairman of Mandalay Myanmar-China Friendship Association. [Photo/ ynu.edu.cn]

A delegation from Myanmar visited Yunnan University (YNU) to discuss the specifics of education cooperation, on March 20.

The delegation was led by Li Zucai, chairman of Mandalay Myanmar-China Friendship Association.

The visit was intended to discuss their partnership in developing a Confucius Classroom and building a vocational training school.

Yang Lin, Party secretary of YNU; Lin Wenxun, president of YNU, and Zhang Li, vice-president of YNU, met the delegation.

During the meeting, Yang highlighted that the cooperation and exchanges between the two sides were of great significance for development and stability in both countries.

Yang expressed how impressed he was with the Confucius Classroom, saying that it had played an important role in promoting people-to-people exchanges between the two sides.

He expressed his hopes that both parties might cooperate in more fields and work together to provide vocational training to develop more skilled workers in Myanmar.

Li extended his thanks to YNU for their enduring support for the development of the Confucius Classroom, and pledged to continue working with YNU to accelerate the building of the China-Myanmar Vocational School.

YNU also hosted a ceremony to officially make Li a counselor for the School of Continuing Education at YNU.

The delegation from Myanmar is shown around the campus of YNU. [Photo/ ynu.edu.cn]

Li (third from left) plants a tree in the International Forest to mark the friendship between China and Myanmar. [Photo/ ynu.edu.cn]

Representatives of both sides hold a discussion on enhancing cooperation. [Photo/ ynu.edu.cn]

Yang (L) confers a letter of appointment on Li (R), recruiting him as a counselor to the School of Continuing Education at YNU. [Photo/ ynu.edu.cn]