His Excellency Ren Hongyan, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China paid a courtesy call on Senator Professor the Honourable Prakash Persad, Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training on Friday 19th September, 2025 at the Education Towers, Port of Spain.

The courtesy call facilitated the introduction of His Excellency Ren Hongyan, who presented his Credentials earlier this month. Accompanying him were Mr. Liu Pengfei, First Secretary and Director of the Political Section and Ms. Zhou Congyu, First Secretary. Minister Persad was accompanied by Mr. Kurt Meyer, Permanent Secretary.

The discussion focused on opportunities for future collaboration, mutual support and possible priority areas for partnership in the transformation of the country’s tertiary education. Minister Persad expressed the need to deepen collaborative efforts as both countries seek to empower youth and encourage higher learning along with increased economic diversification.

The Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training looks forward to strengthening of ties with the People’s Republic of China for the development of the nation’s academic and training options.