In mid-late November, The Staff training program, Global Leaders Program: Globalization in Higher Education & Staff Professional Development, was jointly held with the University of Sydney. The program aims to comprehensively improve the management and service level of the university’s internationalization-related team and work.
Speech by vice president Jianguo Chen at the opening ceremony
HUST Vice President Jianguo Chen and Executive Vice President Richard Miles from the University of Sydney delivered speeches at the opening ceremony on November 12th. Chen pointed out that the training program represents the first online teacher training courses jointly held with HUST international partners, and that it registers a significant cooperative exploration between the two universities. He also expressed wishes that both sides further deepen cooperation through multiple channels in the post pandemic era. Richard Miles made his welcome speech online, saying that China and Australia are important partners in fields of education and scientific research, and that HUST has always been one of the friendly cooperative partners of the University of Sydney. Miles also stated his hope that two sides conduct face-to-face exchanges and dialogue after the pandemic.
The courses took place on November 12th, 19th and 26th respectively, covering five learning topics: internationalization of higher education, international cooperation strategies, global engagement activities and reception etiquette, English writing skills, and English website operation. More than ten experts and scholars from the University of Sydney gave lectures through the online video conference platform. Vice Deans and international affairs officers and teacher representatives from more than 40 schools, staff from relevant administrative departments congregated at an offline venue and took the classes.
Hanying Li from the Institute of Education Sciences raising questions
The program was well received by the participants. Xiaoyun Wei, deputy director of the Development Planning and Discipline Construction Department, said that: “the training is very well organized and rich in content. It contains both the sharing of educational ideas and the detailed explanation of how-to measures. We benefited a lot from their high-level education management experience. Better still, we got it at home, without travelling abroad.” Professor Renfu Li, associate dean of the School of Aerospace Engineering expressed his thoughts: “in the current complex and volatile international situation, this training course will greatly enhance the ability of each department to carry out international exchanges and cooperation, and be of good help to HUST’s development towards a world-class university.”
Online conference screenshots and on-site photos
Written by: Yutao Cao
Edited by: Scott, Yumeng
Source: Office of International Affairs
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