On the morning of September 11, 2024, our school held a general meeting. Members of the school’s party and administrative leadership, along with all faculty and staff, attended the meeting, which was chaired by the Secretary of the school’s Party Committee Zhao Zhihou. The purpose of this meeting was to convey the spirit of various school meetings, thoroughly summarize the achievements of the first half of the year, analyze the current opportunities and challenges, and arrange key tasks for the second half of the year.
The venue for the general meeting
During the meeting, the deputy Secretary of the School Party Committee Liu Jianbo first reported on the employment situation of the 2024 graduates, emphasized that employment efforts must be multifaceted, with faculty collaboration and joint efforts. Regarding student affairs for the new semester, Secretary Liu outlined plans related to ideological and political education, safety and stability, academic atmosphere, employment and entrepreneurship, and mental health education.
the deputy Secretary of the School Party Committee Liu Jianbo’s speech
Associate Dean of Teaching, Li Ming, pointed out that in March 2025, the school will undergo an education and teaching evaluation, which serves as a comprehensive assessment of the school’s educational outcomes. She stressed the importance of using the evaluation to promote construction, reform, and management, in order to genuinely enhance the quality of education. Additionally, she highlighted that in the second half of the year, teaching efforts will continue to focus on improving teaching quality, strengthening teaching discipline, enhancing research and teaching, and promoting ideological integration into the curriculum. By continuously innovating teaching methods and integrating research outcomes, we aim to cultivate high-quality talent with innovative spirit and practical abilities.
Associate Dean of Teaching Li Ming's speech
Associate Dean of Research, Su Rui, encouraged faculty members to actively participate in academic exchanges and steadily enhance the influence of their disciplines by discussing existing research achievements, the Graduate Academic Activity Month, and organized research. She emphasized that the school will concentrate on building research platforms, promoting talent team development, and actively advancing organized research to continuously enhance our overall research and innovation capabilities.
Associate Dean of Research Su Rui’s speech
The Associate Dean of Administration, Yang Ying, conveyed to all faculty and staff the school's policies regarding the reform of the faculty evaluation system, title assessment, recruitment of high-level talent, and the cultivation system for young teachers. She encouraged teachers to recognize the new circumstances the school faces, rise to the challenge, and invest wholeheartedly in teaching and research with a strong sense of responsibility and mission. At the same time, she communicated the school's new policies and requirements regarding safety, finance, and the accounting of public space. She also reported on campus traffic violations and, in conjunction with the campus traffic safety management regulations and the rectification of safety hazards related to electric bicycles, emphasized the importance of consciously adhering to campus traffic management rules and developing good travel habits.
Associate Dean of Administration, Yang Ying’s speech
Dean Cao Ruonan summarized the work of the last semester from two perspectives and arranged key tasks for this semester. First, understand the timing and the situation. The school will continue to promote the transformation and development of disciplines, particularly in regional and country studies. It is essential to grasp the current historical stage, align with national strategic goals, clarify our own research direction, and intensify efforts in interdisciplinary integration. Second, move quickly individually, but go far together. In the face of new circumstances and challenges, all full-time faculty must unite closely, support each other, and foster a collaborative atmosphere to promote discipline development.
Summary speech by Dean Cao Ruonan
Finally, the Secretary of the school’s Party Committee Zhao Zhihou conveyed the spirit of the recent school work meetings, emphasized the importance of talent development and teaching evaluation tasks. He pointed out that the school must further strengthen its team of senior title faculty, improve teaching quality, solidify the foundation of research, and actively prepare for the upcoming teaching evaluation. He also stressed that all faculty should enhance their political awareness, uphold the ideological red line, and ensure steady progress in all work.
Speech by the Secretary of the school's Party Committee Zhao Zhihou
After the meeting, the school organized all faculty and staff to sign a commitment to teacher ethics, guided teachers to learn, understand, and practice the ten principles of professional conduct for teachers in the new era, reinforcing awareness of legal discipline and the ethical boundaries of the profession.
All faculty and staff sign the Teacher Ethics Commitment Letter