Changsha forum calls for closer China-Africa ties in higher education

Participants at the forum released a joint initiative to establish a China-Africa university alliance focused on digital development. The initiative calls for collaboration in building a digital higher education community, conducting forward-looking joint research, promoting cultural exchange, cultivating internationally minded digital talent, advancing industry-academia-research cooperation, and improving coordination mechanisms.

Perreau Marie Joelle Cynthia, vice-chancellor of the University of Seychelles, noted that China-Africa partnerships can support joint digital learning and ensure that technology respects cultural diversity and strengthens educators' ability to guide and inspire students. "Our goal should not merely be to make education more digital, but to make it more accessible, relevant, and responsive," she said.