The aim of these visits were to build linkage of physical education and health to UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG 17), especially on health and wellness and quality education, Prof. Dr. Ming-kai Chin, Founding President of BRICSCESS, conducted a lecture tour in May 10-29, 2018 at Nanning Normal University; GuangXi Normal University; Soochow University and Huzhou University. Discussions were concentrated on building partnership with universities and school to implement the UN SDG Lab. Prof. Chin also used this opportunity to promote BRICSCESS 2019, SASMA 2019 and the 1st World Congress of Future Leaders/Volunteers (WCFLV 2019) to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from the 10-13 Oct 2019. He encouraged all graduate students of these universities to submit oral and poster papers and presentations to the conference. 

With more than 10 years of co-operation and partnership with the previous model school, North Vista Primary School and National Institute of Education (NIE) in PE and health, Prof. Chin spent two days to visit Principal Kia Wang Phua and Assoc.Prof. Dr. Govindasamy Bala at Fu Hua Primary School. The objective of this visit was to explore the implementation of UNSDG Lab School concept in Singapore. He presented this concept to 100 general teachers in Fu Hua Primary School in one session and PE teachers of the school and Pre-Service school PE students from NIE in another session. The whole teaching staff was very enthusiastic about this possible collaboration to enhance teaching and learning of active living for the children by using this interdisciplinary and holistic approach.

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