WSI President Simon stops to look at the sand table of Shanghai Expo Site

The WEM Director Liu Xiuhua is introducing the exhibition hall titled “The Optimism of Modernity” to WSI President Simon

WSI President Simon is watching the multimedia scroll painting titled “The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival”

The WEM Director Liu Xiuhua introduced Expo History to Mr. Simon and gave an explanation to each exhibition hall in detail in English. Precious collections, rich graphic and video information, high-tech multi-media exhibits and interactive experiences added his impression to the WEM that gathers the wisdom of the world.

Mr. Simon is inscribing his feeling at Cloud Hall

Mr. Simon is at the ideal sightseeing platform of the WEM – Cloud Hall

After the visit to eight permanent exhibition halls, Mr. Simon got to the top point of the WEM – the Cloud Hall made of more than 3,000 pieces of glass and steel structure, where is also an ideal sightseeing platform at the WEM. When he was looking over the views at the two banks of the Huangpu River, he felt emotional and inscribed the following:

What a pleasure to come from London where the first Expo was held to Shanghai where this World Expo Museum has been created: a real history trip.

Thank you Shanghai, Thank you Expo!

Simon Bartley

President of WorldSkills

7th June 2017

Message left by Mr. Simon for the WEM

It is reported that Mr. Simon, invited by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, came to Shanghai to present 2017 WorldSkills Competition and WorldSkills Seminar. After watching part of the events, he addressed that he has felt the good organization done for the event, which means a “good start” for China.

The WorldSkills Competition represents the highest level of the world vocational skills, and it is billed as the” Olympics of Skills”. In October 2016, China formally announced to bid for the 46^th WorldSkills Competition in 2021, and decided to take Shanghai as the host city.

In order to make all-out efforts to prepare for the 44th WorldSkills Competition to be held in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates in October this year and cooperate with China’s bid for hosting the 46th WorldSkills Competition, approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2017 China WorldSkills Competition will be held from June 6 to 9. The Competition is sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Shanghai Municipal People's Government, and the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province. The Competition will be held at two divisions of Shanghai and Suzhou respectively.