The delegation’s first stop was Peking University, where they held discussions with Professor Ha Wei, Vice Dean of the Graduate School of Education, among others. The history of Peking University’s Department of Education can be traced back to 1902, and it has a deep academic tradition and a strong disciplinary foundation. Today, the Graduate School of Education at Peking University offers multiple master’s and doctoral programs and continues to expand interdisciplinary training initiatives in areas such as technology in education, playing an important role in educational research and policy development.

During the exchange, YCCECE introduced its academic focus on early childhood education as its core discipline, while also developing related fields such as child development psychology, and outlined plans to further expand into areas including AI-empowered education and community-based child health services. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as student exchange, reciprocal faculty visits, research collaboration, and academic interaction, and exchanged views on potential areas of cooperation including joint research, shared curriculum resources, and the development of academic platforms. Both sides agreed that Peking University’s strong academic heritage and YCCECE’s extensive frontline practical experience in preschool and foundational education are highly complementary, offering broad prospects for future collaboration.

At Tsinghua University, the delegation first visited the university history museum, gaining a deeper understanding of the university’s development, educational traditions, and philosophy. This provided the delegation with a more vivid appreciation of Tsinghua’s achievements in talent cultivation, academic innovation, and service to national development.

Afterward, the delegation joined an exchange meeting with Professor Wen Wen, Vice Dean of the Institute of Education, Professor Wei Jun, and others. Tsinghua University has notable strengths in cultivating top-level talent, interdisciplinary research, and educational innovation, while YCCECE has long been deeply engaged in early childhood education and child development, combining an international perspective with rich practical resources. Looking ahead, the two institutions may build on their respective strengths to explore collaboration in relevant interdisciplinary areas.

The final stop of the visit was Beijing Normal University. This University has a long and distinguished history in the field of early childhood education in China and has long remained at the forefront nationwide in theoretical research, disciplinary development, and talent cultivation in early childhood education.

During the visit to Beijing Normal University, the delegation held discussions with Professor Teng Jun, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Education and Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, among others. During the meeting, YCCECE introduced its international educational model and extensive practical resources in early childhood education, and exchanged views with Beijing Normal University on curriculum development, educational research, and the integration of theory and practice. The two sides reached a preliminary consensus that future cooperation would begin with short-term mutual visits by faculty and students and structured internship programmes. Leveraging Yew Chung’s practical early childhood education resources, Beijing Normal University students would be offered study visits to Hong Kong, and a regular exchange mechanism would be established to lay the groundwork for future collaboration.