STORY: Role of cross-cultural understanding stressed at int'l education meeting in NYC
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:13
LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S.
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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STORYLINE:

Speakers at an international education symposium in New York City highlighted the importance of cross-cultural understanding on Friday.
   
Scholars and other attendees, mainly from the United States, China and Canada, joined the symposium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Institute of Teachers College at Columbia University.
   
Much like the time when the International Institute of Teachers College was founded, "we now face a time of great uncertainty, (and) a time when international exchange, understanding and collaboration are critical to our future," said Kerry Ann O'Meara, vice president for academic affairs, provost and dean of the Teachers College.
   
Given the current global situation, the best way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Institute is to continue and enlarge the scope of educational exchanges and to further promote ties between world educators and people in general, said Min Weifang, former party secretary of Peking University.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New York, U.S.
(XHTV)