On April 9th, the "Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018" officially opened, on that day, Bai Yunfeng, President of New Oriental Education & Technology Group, was interviewed by several media organizations at the official media communication meeting hosted by the forum, on the topic of global talent development under the background of the Belt and Road Initiative.

As a representative of domestic education enterprises invited to participate in the sub-forum on "New Policies for Private Education", Bai Yunfeng was deeply moved by listening to the speech of General Secretary Xi Jinping and shared the insights of this speech on New Oriental and the education industry.

Bai Yunfeng stated that General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized the construction of a "community of shared future for mankind" many times, which has greatly inspired New Oriental and also deeply felt the great responsibility. He believes that education should take the lead in building the future of "community of shared future for mankind," and use education to promote the hearts and minds of people of all countries to communicate, and to build the infrastructure for the community of shared future for mankind.

Bai Yunfeng, President of New Oriental Education & Technology Group, interviewed at the Boao Forum
 

Education is the Source of Innovation and Development

Innovation is the fundamental driving force of human development, and education is the source of innovation and the foundation of high-quality innovation; as an educational institution, New Oriental will always remember the historical mission and social responsibility of innovative talent development, and make its own contribution to the world's innovative development.

Open Education Promotes Heart-to-Heart Communication

The reform and opening-up is China's fundamental national policy, this second revolution in China has had a major impact on China and the world. New Oriental has always adhered to the internationalization strategy of "going global and bringing in" , Currently, our users cover 58 countries around the world, and we also strengthen international education exchanges and cooperation with countries and regions along the Belt and Road through resource introduction, strategic investments, cultural exchanges, and business landing.

Educational Development Requires Cooperation Between Public and Private Education

To meet the needs of global talent development, public and private education should cooperate, and based on open language education, comprehensive education in culture, abilities, and thinking should be fostered to cultivate the "global competence" of Chinese talents, to build the talent cornerstone for the "community of shared future" through globalization talent development.

Education is the catalyst for building the "community of shared future for mankind". As a practitioner of "using technology to promote educational progress," New Oriental will continue to aim for building a "community of shared future," promote balanced development of education, and also help reform China's education, leading Chinese education towards the world and connecting the future.