Beifang and Philippine Embassy Embark on Strategic Collaboration for "Integrated Production, Education and Research"

10 August 2023, Mr Cao Zhenfeng, Chairman of Beifang Automotive Education Group (Beifang), and Mr Erwin Fernandez Balane, Education Counsellor of the Philippine Embassy in China, held a meeting at the Philippine Embassy in China. Both parties agreed that further deepening of cooperation between the two countries in vocational education is needed to promote industry development. Afterwards, the two sides' representatives signed MOU on Deep Strategic Cooperation on "Integrated Production, Education and Research".

During the meeting, Counsellor Erwin Fernandez Balane highly praised and admired Beifang's outstanding achievements in the field of vocational education over the past 30 years, especially its long-term dedication and continuous innovation in automotive education. He noted that Beifang has advanced teaching standards in this area through its diversified automotive curriculum system, going deeper than he had expected. Counsellor Erwin Fernandez Balane added that the Philippines' current engineering education has not yet provided such a systematic and customized curriculum setting for automotive majors. He hopes that through cooperation with Beifang, the Philippines can introduce Beifang's excellent education systems in new energy vehicles, autonomous driving, and hydrogen energy technologies to optimize and upgrade its vocational education system and lay a solid foundation for cultivating automotive talent locally.

Education Counsellor Erwin Fernandez Balane Highly Praises Beifang's Education Achievements During the Meeting

Chairman Cao Zhenfeng stated that Beifang will fully support the development of the Philippines' vocational education industry. The two sides will carry out cooperation in multiple areas including teacher training, student exchanges, and establishing training bases in the Philippines. In October 2023, the two sides will organize a study tour for the Philippines Department of Education to visit Beifang's "Integrated Production, Education and Research" training base in Beijing to comprehensively understand Beifang's education system, R&D and production of educational equipment, and talent cultivation models. At the same time, Beifang will provide 2 months of advanced training for 50 professors and teachers from Philippine universities and colleges, covering cutting-edge fields such as intelligent autonomous driving, new energy, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Both parties will also explore student exchange programs and sisterhood school cooperation. This signing represents the full launch of strategic cooperation between the two sides and marks a new stage in their cooperation in vocational education.

Counsellor Erwin Fernandez Balane and Chairman Cao Zhenfeng

Beifang has always focused on vocational education and actively exerts influence globally by providing leading vocational education systems in fields such as new energy, hydrogen energy and intelligent autonomous vehicles. Beifang will continue to support the development of automotive vocational education overseas and cultivate excellent talent for global automotive technology transformation.