On the afternoon of Sep. 1st, NWAFU vice-president Mr. Zhao Zhong and deputy director of NWAFU Center for Teaching and Learning Development came to CIE for an inspection visit. Mr. Zhao said, “As a member of CIE, I will keep pushing forward the development of top-notch talents cultivation of our university with prehistoric power. Bearing in mind the determination at the establishment of CIE, all members ought to pitch into the teaching and students management affairs, to improve the quality of the talents.”

At the meeting, CIE Party Secretary Mz. Li Haihua made a detailed report covering the topic on optimizing the top-notch innovative talents cultivation model, promoting teaching reform, innovating the innovative students’ moral education mechanism of, enhancing the construction of primary party organization of CIE and the practice and development of Party building studies. Mz. Li also summarized the college affairs of last term and analyzed the existed challenges and potential problems in the development of CIE.

Focusing on the teaching reform, Mr. Jia shared his experience in British study tour at Harper Adams University College, Reading University and Keele University. The teaching of British universities is more student-centered and teaching styles more flexible, Mz. Jia said. The attractive class activity design, service-oriented online teaching system, diverse mechanism of feedback and assessment, and strict system of teaching supervision were all very impressive.

Mr. Zhao extended sincere thanks to all CIE faculties for their strong support and great contribution to the top-notch talent cultivation. He, then, pointed out that, there was few experience CIE could refer to, sincere CIE was already a pioneer in this field. When challenged by the difficulties, we must be even more determined. By taking quick small steps, the reform would proceed in an orderly way. Timely report of college affairs to NWAFU can help to create a favorable environment for top-notch talents cultivation and education. Besides, the accessible teaching resources online or offline, as well as the experience in educational reform at home or abroad are helpful to us, Mr. Zhao said at the meeting. CIE is considered a leading role of NWAFU in exploring new ways of teaching reform and mini-class teaching. 

CIE Dean, Mr. Ou Wenjun presided over the meeting.

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                                                                                 (Translated by: Yan Xianhui)