On July 19, Guangxi Computer Animation and Game‑Development Vocational‑Education Group (hereinafter referred to as Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group), Guangxi Animation Association, Guangxi Overseas Chinese School, Beijing Institute of Technology Press and Nanning Peiyu Books Co., Ltd. jointly hosted the Guangxi Vocational‑Education Animation Major Construction Seminar at Guangxi Overseas Chinese School. More than 60 participants, including teaching‑management leaders, department heads and core teachers from member institutions of Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group, as well as executives of national‑level animation enterprises and well‑known domestic animation‑technology companies, gathered to discuss the development of the digital‑creativity industry and animation major construction under the new circumstances. The seminar was chaired by Professor Zhang Jiande, Deputy Secretary‑General of Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group, Deputy Secretary‑General of Guangxi Animation Association and President of the Education Branch of Guangxi Animation Association.

△ Group photo of seminar participants · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ Speech by Lei Lifang, Vice‑President of Guangxi Overseas Chinese School · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ The seminar is presided over by Professor Zhang Jiande, Deputy Secretary‑General of Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group, Deputy Secretary‑General of Guangxi Animation Association and President of the Education Branch of Guangxi Animation Association · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

Led and founded by Guangxi Overseas Chinese School in 2013, Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group has achieved fruitful outcomes over ten years

 of development. During the event, Lei Lifang, Vice‑President of Guangxi Overseas Chinese School, put forward new requirements for the group’s work in her opening address. She stated that the school would continue to build university‑enterprise cooperation platforms and deliver solid services for the growth of Guangxi’s animation industry.

△ Experience‑sharing session by Teacher Li Deqing from Guangxi Overseas Chinese School · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ Experience‑sharing session by Teacher Yu Hong from Guangxi Textile Industry School · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ Experience‑sharing session by Teacher Song Huan from Nanning No.3 Vocational and Technical School · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ Special report delivered by Zhang Rongjun, Deputy Editor‑in‑Chief of Secondary‑Vocational‑Education Branch, Beijing Institute of Technology Press · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

To boost animation‑related textbook development and share high‑quality educational resources, several educators were invited to share their textbook‑compilation experience. The speakers included Li Deqing from Guangxi Overseas Chinese School, associate editor of Fundamentals of Animation Art, a national‑level vocational‑education textbook under the 14th Five‑Year Plan; Yu Hong from Guangxi Textile Industry School, chief editor of 3D Animation Production with 3ds Max; and Song Huan from Nanning No.3 Vocational and Technical School, chief editor of Post‑production for Film and Television. Zhang Rongjun delivered a special lecture entitled Development of High‑quality New‑form and Digital Premium Textbooks Based on Construction Standards for National‑planned Teaching Materials.

△ Special report presented by Professor Liu Cunxiang, Vice‑President of Guangxi Water Resources and Electric Power Vocational College · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

Professor Liu Cunxiang, Vice‑President of Guangxi Water Resources and Electric Power Vocational College, gave a keynote speech titled Benchmarking Against Dual‑high‑quality Campus Standards to Promote High‑quality Development of Major Clusters, focusing on quality improvement and high‑quality specialty development.

△ Special report delivered by He Guan, Creative Director of Guangxi Kast Animation Co., Ltd. · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

△ Special report delivered by Yang Yulong, Institutional‑market Manager of Shanghai CHINGMU Vision Technology Co., Ltd. · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

He Guan, Director and Creative Director of national‑level animation enterprise Guangxi Kast Animation Co., Ltd., shared insights on Industry‑wide Emerging‑technology Trends and Practical Implementation for Major‑building. Yang Yulong, Institutional‑market Manager of Shanghai CHINGMU Vision Technology Co., Ltd., a leading domestic supplier of professional optical motion‑capture solutions, delivered a presentation entitled Integrating Motion Capture into Digital‑art Education.

△ Remarks by Liang Wenzhang, Executive President of Guangxi Animation Association, Vice‑Chairman of Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group and Chairman of Guangxi Kast Animation Co., Ltd. · Photo from Guangxi Bagui Vocational‑Education Network

This seminar marked the second working conference jointly organized in 2023 by Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group and Guangxi Animation Association. To further advance industry‑education integration and deliver high‑quality annual work, Liang Wenzhang issued follow‑up work arrangements. Centered on deepening industry‑education integration, the group will steadily carry out ten key tasks. All participating institutions are expected to cooperate closely and contribute to the revitalization of Guangxi’s animation industry and animation‑related vocational education.

Founded in 2013 upon the approval of Guangxi Regional Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and initiated by Guangxi Overseas Chinese School, Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group was filed with the Regional Department of Education in 2014. It ranks among Guangxi’s first‑batch vocational‑education groups and was recognized as the second‑batch regional demonstration‑level vocational‑education group in 2019. It is Guangxi’s first vocational‑education consortium focusing on animation‑related industries.

Guangxi Animation Association is the industry association for Guangxi’s animation and game sector, with nearly 100 member enterprises. The local animation industry is currently on an upward growth trajectory. Preliminary statistics show that Guangxi is home to nearly 800 animation and game‑related businesses, including 14 national‑level animation enterprises, more than 30 regional key animation enterprises and 16 animation‑talent training bases, with an annual industrial output value exceeding 500 million RMB.

In the next stage, riding on the nationwide boom in vocational‑education development and Guangxi’s accelerated vocational‑education upgrading, Guangxi Animation Vocational‑Education Group and Guangxi Animation Association will seek breakthroughs through bold innovation and practical exploration. Following the principles of resource sharing, complementary advantages and differentiated development, they will take the vocational‑education group as a platform and specialty‑building as the core. By implementing four‑dimensional integration — integration of concepts, driving forces, projects and resources, they will closely align with Guangxi’s digital‑cultural industries and pool premium educational resources. Guided by the development framework of “One Core, Two Wings, Three Coordination Mechanisms and Four Support Systems”, the two organizations aim to establish a Guangxi‑wide industry‑education integration community for the digital‑creativity sector. Deep industry‑education collaboration will be advanced, teaching quality will be substantially improved, and the clustered advantages of group‑run vocational schools will be brought into full play. The consortium will strive to become a regional benchmark and a national demonstration model for animation‑focused vocational education, providing a replicable “Guangxi solution” for industry‑education integration communities across China.