At the closing ceremony of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference on May 12, 2026, Mr. YU Changxue, Director-General of China Center for International People-to-People Exchange (CCIPE), Ministry of Education, P.R.C., and Mr. Jari Andersson, Director of the Finnish International Education Innovation Research Institute (FEDUCATION), signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Concerning Cooperation in Digital Education and People-to-People Exchange Between China and Finland on behalf of their respective institutions.

According to the MoU, the two institutions will join efforts in promoting exchanges and mutual learning in digital education by conducting joint research, co-hosting teacher training and digital teaching workshops, holding academic seminars and symposia. They will also support building up partnerships between educational institutions at all levels and promote student communications by organizing various events particularly in the field of arts, science and sports. These efforts aim to stimulate the sharing of educational resources between China and Finland and bring the young people closer.