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The 8th Meeting of the China-Japan-Korea Committee for Promoting Exchange and Cooperation among Universities was held on February 18, 2025, in Beijing, China. Deputy Secretary-General of TCS YAN Liang attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The meeting brought together committee members from three countries’ education ministries, national higher education quality assurance organizations, and CAMPUS Asia university representatives. Discussions focused on the direction of the CAMPUS Asia program under Mode 4, digital transformation in higher education, and the interview and survey results of the CAMPUS Asia. In his speech, YAN Liang highlighted TCS’s achievements in supporting the CAMPUS Asia Project, including hosting the CAMPUS Asia Alumni Workshop four times and maintaining close contact with CAMPUS Asia universities. He emphasized that the CAMPUS Asia program injects vitality and momentum into education in the three countries and across Asia as a whole.The participating organizations include the Chinese Ministry of Education, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education, the China Higher Education Evaluation Center, Japan’s National Institute for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-QE), the Korean Council for University Education, and CAMPUS Asia universities. The 9th Committee Meeting is scheduled to take place in the Republic of Korea.

On February 17, 2025, Deputy Secretary-General of TCS YAN Liang met with SHI Zeyi, Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China.YAN Liang expressed appreciation for the Ministry’s steadfast engagement and support for the China-Japan-Republic of Korea Cultural Exchange Years (hereinafter referred to as Cultural Exchange Years). As TCS continues to work with the three countries’ ministries to organize events related to the Cultural Exchange Years, he conveyed his anticipation for further collaboration and support from the Chinese side to ensure the success of these initiatives. SHI Zeyi commended TCS for its instrumental role in work on Cultural Exchange Years initiatives among the three countries. He reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to working closely with TCS to facilitate Cultural Exchange Years-related events and strengthen trilateral cultural ties.

The Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) announces the launch of the China-Japan-ROK Short Video Contest 2025. This contest commemorates the "2025-2026 Year of Cultural Exchange" and aims to promote mutual understanding among China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Participants are invited to explore themes related to the cultures of the three nations and the CJK Word of the Year 2025 "Future (未来/미래)", which symbolizes the spirit of trilateral cooperation. The submission period will run for 4 weeks from Monday, February 17, to Sunday, March 23, 2025. Citizens of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea can participate individually or in teams from Monday, February 17, to Sunday, March 23, 2025. Seven exceptional entries will be selected through TCS's review process. Winners will be announced on April 11, 2025, via the TCS website, with direct notifications to the winners. The winning videos will be showcased at the "2025-2026 Year of Cultural Exchange" opening ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on April 14, 2025. Entries should be submitted through the official contest website at https://tyen.tcs-asia.org/home. Submissions can be made individually or as a team, with each participant or team eligible to win for only one entry. TCS welcomes citizens from the three countries to actively participate and views this contest as a meaningful opportunity to foster connections and deepen mutual understanding among the people of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.

On February 16, 2025, TCS Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup visited Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage (R-DMUCH*) and met with Director-General YOSHITOMI Shinta to discuss ways to explore cooperation. They discussed their major collaboration plan on Symposium on Disaster Mitigation for Cultural Heritage and Historical Cities and agreed to explore the ways to facilitate discussion on a variety of aspects in this subject, in collaboration of international society. *R-DMUCH, since its' establishment in March 2006 on land adjacent to the Kinugasa Campus of Ritsumeikan University in Japan, Kyoto, conducts research that integrates the humanities and sciences to protect historical cities and cultural heritage from disasters.▲TCS SG LEE Hee-sup and DMUCH DG YOSHITOMI Shinta