CWU Holds Closing Ceremony for 3rd Party Congress

China Women's University (CWU) recently held a closing ceremony for its 3rd Party Congress. CWU president Liu Liqun presided over the event.

Under the theme of "Building Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Fully Carrying out the CPC's Educational Policies and Comprehensively Strengthening Party Self-Discipline", the meeting was held for attendees to thoroughly study the speeches made by Secretary-General Xi Jinping and apply his instructions on women's issues and ideological work in the country's colleges.

At the event, the Congress also selected its new Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Committee and carried out the changeover of the committee groups.

Members at the meeting adopted the CWU Party Committee work report which reviewed and summarized the activities carried out over the past five years. The document also analyzed both the university's challenges and opportunities, put forward the basic idea of building CWU into a top-level women's university and defined the university's guiding ideology, development goals and primary mission in the next five years to come.

According to the requirements of ACWF's reform program, the university will advance the rule of law, deepen educational reforms, comprehensively improve the quality of talent cultivation and strengthen its capacity in international cooperation and cultural innovation, CWU leaders said.

As the first and only State-run women's university, Liu said that CWU is committed to helping students lay an ideological foundation and improving their political awareness and humanist qualities.

The university will continue to manage the school with a socialist orientation and strive to build itself into a first-class women's university with Chinese characteristics, Liu added.

Zhang Xiaolan, vice-president and member of the secretariat of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), participated in the Party Congress days before. She fully affirmed CWU's achievements in scientific research, intra-Party supervision and social services, and hoped that CWU could seize opportunities to satisfy the economy development requirements, make full use of the advantage of women's university and increase its core competitive power.

During the closing ceremony, organizers expressed Zhang's expectations that CWU could integrate their ideological work into the entire education process, to improve the leaders' managerial level and teachers' teaching level and to cultivate new female talents and serve the cause of women and children.

Under the market economy circumstances, the university should also voluntarily participate in the nation's development reforms, serve the development of Chinese women, diplomacy and economy, and contribute to promoting gender equality and building a moderately prosperous society, organizers said.

Attendees at the meeting also reviewed and approved the work report of CWU's Discipline Inspection Committee. Organizers emphasized that Party construction should strictly follow the principle of seeking truth.

Party members at all levels should act consistently to follow the leadership of the CPC Central Committee; summarize their advanced experiences in strictly running the Party; adhere to the correct political direction; and, consolidate their Marxist positions.

Li Mingshun, chairperson of CWU Council, delivered a closing speech. He sincerely thanked the former committee members for their efforts and accomplishments, and congratulated those who were newly elected.

Li highlighted the historical and practical significance of the Party congress and pointed out that the event is a necessity of the change in leadership, as well as a major step in implementing the new round of educational reform ,and promoting the process of Party-building. Such an event meets the leaders' requirement of developing CWU into a top women's university, Li added.

Li hoped all participants could live up to the university's founding principles and the government's expectations, take the chance to carry forward the CWU's traditions and push forward its development with a brand-new image.    

(Source: China Women's University/Translated and edited by Gender Study Network)