Annual Meeting of Belt and Road International Science Education Consortium (BRISEC) held in Chongqing China – ECOSF attended as Founding Member

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Annual Meeting of Belt and Road International Science Education Consortium (BRISEC) held in Chongqing-China on November 7, 2023. The meeting was convened in the backdrop of 7^th Belt and Road Teenager Maker Camp and Teacher Workshop. The Meeting was Chaired by Vice President of BRISEC Prof. Manzoor Hussain Soomro in the absence of the President Prof. Ir. Dato Lee Yee Cheong who regretted to Chair the Meeting physically due to health issues. About 18  Members from different organizations, institutes of various countries along belt and road attended the Meeting. On behalf of ECOSF, Prof. Seyed Komail Tayebi, President ECOSF attended the Meeting as the Member.

Prof. Manzoor Soomro warmly welcomed all the Members for making it possible to attend the important meeting of BRISEC. Ms. Yang Feng of Children and Youth Science Center (CYSC), China (CYSC is the Secretariat of BRISEC) presented the Annual Report – 2023 which shed light on all the important efforts jointly conducted by BRISEC members. On announcement of the retirement of present President of BRISEC Dato Lee Yee Cheong, Prof. Wu Xiangping of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was elected as new President of BRISEC. New President thanked all the Members to show their trust on him and said that he would put his best efforts to make BRISEC more robust towards achieving the desired goals.  On behalf of the Members, New President of BRISEC Prof. Wu also expressed gratitude for Dato Lee Cheong’s unwavering dedication and exceptional leadership over the years.

During the meeting, three new memberships such as National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, The Dawood Foundation of Pakistan and The Open Class Education Group were also approved. The Members also submitted the proposals aimed at to foster STEM education, cultural exchange, and international cooperation. Later, the Meeting reviewed and approved the following proposals submitted by the Members for the year 2024 including two proposals of ECOSF:

1. Building Resilience through Climate Change and Disaster Risk Mitigation Education submitted by ECOSF.
2. International Forum on Science Education and Capacity Building Workshop on IBSE for Azerbaijan submitted by ECOSF.
3. Belt and Road Teacher Workshop on Learning STEM through Traditional Toys Making and Playing.
4. Belt and Road Teacher Workshop on Space and Aviation Technology Learning Resources.
5. International Scientific Exchanges for 2024 such as to join Second Scientific Forum for school children; to hold the Scientific Forum to promote the communication between the scientific teenagers at home and abroad and development of scientific diplomacy among teenagers of BRISEC countries
6. STEM Study Tour Programme for Higher Institution by UTAR
7. Additional Proposal: KATT Exchange Program

New President of BRISEC Prof. Wu said that the Annual Meeting provided a good platform for international science and education colleagues to exchange views, share information and share projects. All of the suggestions were very practical and helpful, but some of the proposals can be integrated into together and conducted at the same time.

The DG of CYSC Ms. Xin Bing in her remarks said that they have achieved greatly after President Xi proposed the Belt and Road Initiative. She further said that in the past 10 years, the Members had made the efforts to make BRISEC more progressive and beneficial and new planning for the new decade of science education is also under way. 

At the end, it was concluded that the Annual Meeting of BRISEC – 2023 provided a platform for members to express their views, share information, and plan for the future.