CWU Delegates Visit China Foreign Affairs University

On March 14, Li Mingshun, Chairperson of China Women's University (CWU) Council, President Liu Liqun, and Vice-President Wang Lian led some 18 teachers from the General Office, Quality Supervision Office, and other functional departments to visit China Foreign Affairs University(CFAU).

Qin Yaqing, president of CFAU, and, Yuan Nansheng, secretary of the CFAU Party Committee, warmly received the delegates, and held a symposium which was presided over by CFAU Vice-President Jiang Ruiping.

Those in attendance also included Gao Fei, assistant to president and director of CFAU Teaching Affairs Office; and, directors from General Office, Personnel Division, Teaching Affairs Office, International Economy School, and Department of International Law at CFAU.

Qin warmly welcomed CWU delegates, and introduced CFAU's basic situation of evaluation work and its auditing report. Yuan highlighted the importance of evaluation in promoting the development of the university.

Jiang shared his opinions on the evaluation work, and expressed that the universities should correctly handle the relationship between self-defined standards and unified standards; keep a moderate margin to face the upcoming challenges; and, maintain the continuity of preparation before and reform after inspection. Jiang also introduced CFAU'S effective teaching reform planning.

Focused on CFAU's preparation and implementation details, Gao analyzed the similarities and differences between this year's evaluation criteria and before. Gao also outlined the form of examination, the methods to complete the summary report on undergraduate education, and self-assessment report, and methods to concisely sum up the characteristics of universities.

During the event, in accordance with their specific work, the two sides further discussed the quality guarantee system of teaching, institutional construction, teaching staff construction, online teaching, teaching practice, construction of learning style, fund guarantee, and schools and departments construction.

Li sincerely thanked CFAU's enthusiasm, and pointed out that the visit had made them realize the central role of talent cultivation, the importance of connotation construction and teaching quality improvement. Liu said that evaluation work served to apply both pressure and impetus. CWU would learn from the successful experience of China Foreign Affairs University, strive to promote evaluation work, and improve the quality of talent-cultivation according to the university's actual situation, Li added.

This visit clarified CWU leaders' thoughts, formed the objectives, and laid a solid foundation for evaluation work ahead.

(Source: China Women's University/Translated and edited by Women of China)