In the summer of June, our school successfully hosted the “2016 Madagascar Customs Management Seminar” organized by the Ministry of Commerce. The seminar lasted 14 days with a total 20 Madagascar customs officials.
On the morning of June 13th, the opening ceremony was solemnly held in our school. The participants of the opening ceremony included the vice president of UIBE Zhongxiu Zhao, the vice director of the Education and Training Center of the General Administration of Customs Donghong Wang, the director of the School of Continuing Education College Committee Haiquan Xia, and the director of the International Development Department Shuyue Wang. The vice president Zhongxiu Zhao addressed the opening ceremony and gave a detailed introduction of the historical development, discipline advantages, and international characteristics of our college. He also gave a high appraisal to the good economic relationship between China and Madagascar and the profound friendship between the peoples of the two countries. Donghong Wang, the vice director of the Education and Training Center of the General Administration of Customs, spoke highly of the quality of the foreign aid training program in our school during his speech, and hoped that the Madagascar customs officials would strengthen the exchanges and cooperation with Chinese customs by participating in this seminar. Finally, Mr. RABENJA ERIC NARIVONY, the president of the General Administration of Madagascar Customs, expressed his gratitude on behalf of all the officials for the warm reception and considerate arrangement of the school and voiced his expectations for this seminar.
With the strong support of the General Administration of Customs, the School of Continuing Education has integrated the good resources of schools and societies and made careful and considerate arrangements for every activity of this seminar. This seminar was combined with seminars and visits, highlighting the importance of field trips. On June 16th, the seminar went to the Qingdao Customs. The officials visited the Qingdao Customs 12360 hotline service hall and monitoring command center. They discussed and exchanged with Qingdao Customs colleagues on issues such as faccess facilitation on the morning of the 16th. In the afternoon of the same day, the officials went to the Huangdao Customs Service site and visited the customs declaration hall, inspection platform, and machine inspection chart flow. In addition, the officials also conducted field trips to the Capital Airport Customs and the China Customs Museum, etc. The Officials all stated that the field trips closely integrate the theory with reality, providing a more specific and profound understanding of China Customs, which can also be a significant reference for the future work.
Communication with Qingdao Customs colleagues
A group photo with the Capital Customs staff
On June 24th, the graduation ceremony of the "2016 Madagascar Customs Management Seminar" was held in our school. Gang Zeng, president of the School of Continuing Education, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. The ceremony was presided over by Haiquan Xia, the director of the School of Continuing Education College Committee Haiquan Xia. Mr. RAKOTONINDRINA MARIE FREDERIC, the director of Antananarivo Customs, gave his speech on behalf of the trainees. In his speech, he said: “If we need to choose the most impressive thing during this trip, it is the Modernization of Chinese Customs. Chinese Customs has contributed to China’s development using advanced technologies and humanized services. Although the Madagascar’s customs are only 200 years old, we have great dreams, and we hope to follow the example of China and modernize Madagascar’s customs.” Finally, president Gang Zeng and director Haiquan Xia awarded the officials with the Certificate of graduation from the Ministry of Commerce and Honorary Alumni Certificate.
The successful opening of the 2016 Madagascar Customs Management Seminar not only received unanimous praise from the officials, but also provided a platform for cooperation between the two countries in customs. The School of Continuing Education will also continue to optimize the construction of teaching staff and curriculum setting, improve the level and quality of training services, and further expand the university's international influence.
