From 21 to 24 October, the Global Entrepreneurship Education Meeting (GEEM 2025) was held in Tangerang, Indonesia. Under the theme “Connected by Purpose: Advancing Entrepreneurship Education through Global Collaboration”, the event brought together more than 200 participants from 25 countries, including policymakers, educators, entrepreneurs, and youth leaders, to explore how entrepreneurship education can drive social innovation and sustainable development. Dr. Qi Xinjian, Assistant Director of the UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED), was invited to attend and deliver a presentation.

During the conference’s core session, Impact Junction, Dr. Qi highlighted INRULED’s achievements over the past three decades in advancing rural education and entrepreneurship capacity development. He also introduced INRULED’s flagship initiative, Learning Villages in a Digital Era (LVDE), a project designed to empower sustainable rural development through education. The LVDE initiative proposes a 5A Strategy(Access, Ability, Application, Alliance, and Assessment) to create an integrated framework spanning needs assessment, strategic planning, and equity and inclusion. The project is currently engaging in active collaboration discussions with education authorities and higher education institutions in Southeast Asia and Africa, with preliminary frameworks established in areas such as joint research, policy dialogue, capacity building, and resource sharing.

INRULED’s participation in GEEM 2025 not only showcased China’s experience and contributions in global rural entrepreneurship education but also further strengthened partnerships with international stakeholders, injecting new momentum into sustainable rural development across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.