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International Education

China - Sino-UK Partners in Education

The UK and China have made substantial progress in strengthening their educational links since 2000. Many UK and Chinese universities and colleges have developed links both inside and outside of formal government to government frameworks. School to school links have also flourished. Fresh impetus to educational collaboration has been provided by the holding of annual Ministerial Education Summit meetings. These summits have provided important opportunities to discuss areas of mutual concern and have agreed joint action in a range of areas.

These links have been underpinned by a series of agreements, the latest of which was signed during the British Prime Minister's visit to China in January 2008.

The aim of this new agreement is to provide a strategic framework that consolidates existing agreements on education and identifies new areas for future collaboration in higher education, vocational education and training, basic education, and promotion of a greater understanding of each country's people, history, culture and language. Both countries agreed to group their current and future joint activities under a distinct and branded Education Strategic Partnership to be known as 'Sino-UK Partners in Education'.