Peking University, December 26, 2023: Recently, Yang Xinyu, the Chinese Ambassador Level Representative to UNESCO, led a delegation to Peking University (PKU). Fang Fang, vice president of PKU, met with the delegation. Ma Yinghua, a professor from the School of Public Health and chair host of Global Health and Education, was invited to participate in the following symposium.
 

Prof. Ma told the ambassador that, with the support of leaders at all levels of Peking University Health Science Center (PKUHSC) and the School of Public Health, the UNESCO chair construction work has been progressing orderly. The UNESCO-Peking University Joint Project on Health Education for Girls in Africa has achieved initial effects while the PKU-co-authored Report on UNESCO Global Nutrition and School Health has been released.

As a representative of China, she was invited to give a special report titled "School-based Multi-departmental Assistance to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Chinese Students" at the Global Health and Education Chair Seminar, providing Chinese solutions and making the Chinese voice heard. Meanwhile, as the leader of the National Health School Construction Expert Group, her team is actively promoting the construction of healthy schools in China and helping integrate the innovative application of health education into the entire curriculum and life skill education.

Yang Xinyu expressed recognition for Peking University's achievements in participating in UNESCO and global governance. She emphasized the importance of the School’s engagement in global governance affairs and international organization cooperation and approbated the measures taken by the UNESCO Chair on Global Health and Education to voice Chinese opinions and present Chinese solutions through various projects.
 

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Written by: Wu Zhaoxia
Edited by: Liu Xin
Source: School of Public Health