CWU Holds 6th Plenary Session for TU Representatives

China Women's University (CWU) held its sixth Plenary Session for Trade Union (TU) representatives on March 28. 

Li Mingshun, chairperson of the CWU Council and president of the TU; CWU President Liu Liqun; Vice-Presidents Liu Meng, Wang Jingxia and Wang Lian; as well as some 140 representatives participated in the event.  

At the conference, President Liu Liqun delivered a work report on "Promoting Evaluation Work, Deepening Comprehensive Reform and Embracing the Upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China". 

The speech was divided into eights parts that related to the overall development of the CWU in 2016, which included: implementing the party and national important decisions and deployments, and strengthening top-level design so as to make clearer development ideas; comprehensively deepening education and teaching reform to improve the quality of talent cultivation; promoting the strength of scientific research by improving relevant services; strengthening the construction of faculty teams with the opportunity of the CWU's eighth round of entire personnel employment; persisting in servicing economic and social development and women's development so as to further expand social service functions; enhancing international cooperation and communication with a view to increasing international influence; strengthening scientific management and perfecting conditions for security, so as to improve infrastructure and public services continuously; and, intensifying the construction of clean government buildings.

In addition, Liu also spoke about work planning in 2017 and deployed specifics in the report. It is important to improve the teaching quality catering for the university's 13th Five-Year Plan, to promote the progress of evaluation work and stimulate academic vitality, Liu said.

Relevant departments should fully implement the university's comprehensive reform scheme in promoting the development of scientific research and advanced governance capacity and, moreover, lay a solid foundation for the university's career development and talent cultivation strategy, Liu urged. She added that the leading group should adhere to right political direction, fully play its role in studying party building as a leading think tank and comprehensively strengthening the party's construction.

The participants were divided into five groups to discuss the university's Work Report, Financial Work Report and 13th Five-Year Plan. The representatives also reviewed and passed the TU Work Report and a report on the TU dues expense. While fully affirming the reform achievements in education, the attendees put forward some constructive opinions and suggestions for the university's development.

The faculty conference of the CWU is a democratic platform to promote the university's development and voice for the interests of the faculty, which provides valuable resources for the construction of the school, as well as an inexhaustible driving force to promote the development of the cause of women's higher education.

At the end of the meeting, Li announced the appointment decision on Liu Qinghua, Deputy Secretary of the CWU Party Committee. The TU committee elected Liu Qianghua as the UN President and the director of the TU Executive Committee.

Li concluded that there is a long way to go to achieve the university's 13th Five-Year Plan. He hoped those in attendance could stay close to the CWU Party Committee and take evaluation work as an opportunity to push all work to a new level. 

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