International Campus Held 2023 Campus Briefing and “ICFC & ICTUC”

2023-04-03

On March 31, International Campus held the 2023 annual briefing, The 3rd Session of 1st International Campus Faculty Congress, and the 2nd Session of the 1st International Campus Trade Union Congresshereinafter referred to as “ICFC & ICTUC”. Guided by Chinese President XI Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, the meeting thoroughly demonstrated the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress, conveyed the spirits from the annual briefing of ZJU, summarized what we had achieved in 2022, identified the challenges and opportunities ahead and outlined the strategic goals and missions in the next stage. Professor HE Lianzhen, Vice President of ZJU, Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the International Campus, attended the briefing and delivered a speech. Professor OUYANG Hongwei, Dean of International Campus, made the annual briefing to all staff and faculty on Campus. QU Lijuan, Executive Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee and Vice Dean of International Campus hosted the meeting. Professor WANG Yufen, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of International Campus hosted the ICFC & ICTUC.

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Professor HE stressed that, last year, the university officially launched "Global ZJU 2.0", meanwhile, The International Campus has also obtained extraordinary achievements, as testified by its comprehensive growth, which has significantly contributed to the development of Zhejiang University. She noted that 2023 is a year full of meaning. On one hand, it is the 20th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's important instruction for Zhejiang University to develop into "a world-class university". On the other hand, it is the opening year of the university’s accelerated journey toward the forefront of the top universities in the world, initiated by the 15th Party Congress of Zhejiang University. She said that the university will be dedicated to developing innovative talents with global competence, continuously reinforcing its structures of the basic disciplines, constantly deepening its systematic collaborations with international research institutions, further optimizing the recruitment and retention of first-class talents, expanding the international cooperation network to promote global governance, fostering the recruitment of international faculty and students, and making greater contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . She affirmed the strategic role of International Campus in the global development of ZJU and encouraged its members to build a campus ecology that allows faculty, students, and staff to excel and fulfill themselves as well as enjoy their lives. Additionally, she encouraged all iZJUers to summarize our valuable experience of starting from scratch in order to guide us in our new journey, and contribute to the high-level national education opening to the outside world, regional innovation-driven development and ZJU’s commitment towards a world-class university in the world.

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Professor OUYANG noted that in 2022, the International Campus seized the opportunity of development, and its efforts to build a demonstration zone for international cooperative education have been widely recognized and supported. Meanwhile, the Campus has reached a new level of global education by expanding its scale, improving the quality of education, integrating the construction of discipline and talent development, and creating the optimal ecology for innovative practices. According to him, all iZJUers shall strive to understand the mission of enhancing higher education and solving the shared problems of mankind in the process of realizing the Chinese path to modernization; and strive to foster the current model of "University + City + Global Partnership". He finally stressed that the foundation of International Campus lies in education, while the essence of education is the comprehensive development of human beings, and the campus shall explore to establish a development model facing the future.

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Afterward, the deans of ZJE, ZJUI, and ZIBS, as well as the directors of the Office of Human Resource, Office of Student Affairs and Office of Campus Operations and Support made their briefings.

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An award ceremony was held for 2022’s excellent employees as well as a welcome ceremony for 2022’s new recruits. 

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The “ICFC & ICTUC” consisted of two sessions: the preparatory meeting and the main meeting. The delegates reviewed and deliberated on the work reports of the ICFC and the ICTUC, and the report on the proposals of the faculty congress. They also reviewed the report on finance of the International Campus in 2022, and elected the co-opted members of the 1st ICFC.

Professor HE pointed out that The “ICFC & ICTUC” is of great significance to unite the whole campus in building the demonstration zone of international cooperative education and implement the Campus 14th Five-Year Plan. She also stressed that we shall strive to create a new outlook and focus on involving each member in the management of the Campus. 

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More than 200 Chinese and international faculty and staff gathered for this event.

 

(ArticleLIU Shuaiyin, Xue Qian; Photos: Hailan Culture, LIU Hao; Translator: WANG Ruoqin;Editor: SUN Xiaolei; Managing Editor: XUE Qian)