On October 23-24, 2020, sponsored by Wuhan Business University, undertaken by School of General Education of Wuhan Business University, International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), and co-organized by European University of Cyprus and other Universities, the Second International Conference on General Education and Contemporary Development was held in Wuhan by using a combination of online and offline method; at the same time, the establishment of the International Federation of General Education for Applied Universities was announced to promote the in-depth development of general education in applied universities in the post-epidemic era.

Some of the participating experts include: Mr. Liu Zhihui, Secretary of the Party Committee of Wuhan Business University, China, Mr. Wang Qinghua, President of Wuhan Business University, China, Professor Liu Jiani, Vice President of Wuhan Business University, Chian, Professor Gao Jing, Dean of the School of General Education of Wuhan Business University, China, and Professor Li Ping, Dean of School of Foreign Languagies of Wuhan Business University, China; Researcher Gan Yujie, School of Government Management, Peking University, China; Researcher Zhai Xuesong, School of Education, Zhejiang University, China; Professor Li Jianzhong, Director of the General Education Center of Wuhan University, China; Professor Ouyang Zhenren, Wuhan University Chinese Traditional Culture Research Center, China; Professor Luo Ying, School of Art and Design of Wuhan University of Technology, China; Professor Yao Weijun, the School of History and Culture of Central China Normal University, China; Professor Fan Jun, the School of Literature, Central China Normal University, Professor Kostas Gouliamos, Rector of the European University of Cyprus, Professor Yue Xiaoguang, Rector Advisor of the European University of Cyprus, Professor James Crabbe of the University of Oxford, UK; Professor Martyn Shaw, University of Bolton, UK; Professor Iuliana Militaru, Vice-Rector of the Romanian-American University, Romania; Professor Otilia Manta, Romanian-American University, Romania; Professor Michael McAleer, University of Sydney, Australia; Dr. Xuefeng Shao, University of Sydney, Australia, and Dr. Rebecca Dong, University of Adelaide, Australia.

The conference attracted experts and scholars from 45 universities in China, the United Kingdom, Australia, Romania, Cyprus and other countries. More than one hundred high-quality academic papers were received, and 14 excellent papers won first, second and third prizes.

In addition, the International Federation of General Education for Applied Universities will attract global applied universities to carry out general education research focusing on strengthening social responsibility, focusing on scientific and technological innovation, social economy, public health, history and culture, etc.

Conference Website: http://www.icgecd.com/indexen.html