"I am the most direct beneficiary of the '31 Policy for Taiwan Compatriots'."
"In recent years, the mainland has not only been full of development opportunities, but also cared and supported Taiwan compatriots to give priority to sharing opportunities."
"We can study in Fujian with peace of mind, thanks to the help from the government, schools and other aspects. I deeply understand the true meaning of a family on both sides of the strait."
On the consultation platform established by the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Taiwanese teachers and students who have studied and worked in Fujian for many years shared their sense of gain and happiness after coming to the "first home".
In 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection in Fujian that greater strides should be made in exploring the new road of cross-strait integration and development. The integration of higher education in Fujian and Taiwan is a comprehensive question and must be answered in the construction of the "first home". How to submit a beautiful answer sheet with Fujian characteristics? During this negotiation, the reporter heard voices from all sides and found a feasible path.
System first, open the door to integration
The two places of Fujian and Taiwan are connected by one river and have the same roots and origins.
As a cross-strait integrated development demonstration area, Fujian and Taiwan have taken the lead in higher education exchanges and cooperation, and have achieved "leading" in many fields-the first in the mainland to issue the first local regulations on cross-strait vocational education cooperation; Take the lead in carrying out large-scale and batches of college students to study in Taiwan in the mainland; take the lead in implementing the Taiwan teacher introduction funding plan and the direct employment of technical positions by the unit.
Under the first try, the higher education exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan are close. Before 2020, there will be more than 3,000 people from Taiwan's educational circles visiting universities in Fujian every year, and more than 15,000 Taiwanese teachers and students coming to Fujian for exchanges. 72 colleges and universities in Fujian have signed cooperation agreements with 118 colleges and universities in Taiwan, and a total of 1,536 Taiwanese teachers have been introduced, and nearly 10,000 Taiwanese students have come to Fujian to study.
"After the COVID-19 epidemic, cross-strait exchanges have gradually returned to normal. Fujian, as the 'leader' of the first trial, should not only stay in superficial exchange activities, but also boldly innovate and integrate methods and methods to achieve integrated development in the fields of higher education in the two places. "Sun Yafu, a senior expert on cross-strait relations, pointed out.
Integrated development is a deep-seated issue that tests Fujian's courage and strength in building the "first home". How to deeply integrate Fujian and Taiwan higher education? The participating members reached a consensus: to achieve the four goals of free academic mobility of personnel, sharing of resources for inter-school cooperation, intercommunication of educational concepts, and interoperability of systems and certificates.
Seek a corner for the overall situation. The committee members suggested that a joint meeting system should be established to strengthen the overall planning of colleges and universities in the province and the coordination and contact between Hong Kong, Macao education institutions and well-known domestic colleges and universities, so as to form a good mechanism for departmental coordination and linkage at home and abroad.