On the morning of August 31, the School of International Education held a welcome ceremony for foreign teachers involved in Sino-foreign cooperative education programs in the conference room of Building A04. Attendees included representatives of foreignteachers from the China-Belarus (Sino-White Russian) program, the leadership team of the School of International Education, and faculty members.
During the ceremony, Li Juan, Dean of the School of International Education, delivered a warm and enthusiastic speech, extending a heartfelt welcome to the foreign teachers. She emphasized their crucial role in elevating the university’s professional teaching standards and fostering international educational exchanges. Dean Li expressed confidence that their arrival would bring new opportunities for the development of Sino-foreign cooperative programs and propel the initiative toward higher levels of quality-driven growth. She also highlighted the students’ excitement and anticipation, noting their eagerness to learn cutting-edgespecialized knowledgeunder the guidance of foreign teachers, broaden their internationalview, and lay a solid foundation for future development.
The foreign teachers, meticulously selected by the partner institution Brest State Technical University, are experienced professionals with rich expertise and advanced teaching philosophies. They have achieved excellence in their respective fields. Their arrival will undoubtedly inject fresh vitality into the foreign-taught courses of the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation program, opening a window to international academic disciplines for students. Teachers such as Omes Dmitry Vladimirovich will undertake instruction for core foreign-taught courses this semester, including Interchangeability Technology Measurement, Academic Russian, Mechanical Materials Engineering, and Principles of Mechanics.
The foreign teachers expressed sincere gratitude for the warm welcome and pledged to dedicate themselves to delivering high-quality instruction. They look forward to collaborating with Chinese faculty and students to explore the depths ofspecialized knowledge, fostering mutual growth and progress.
Zhou Yong, Secretary of the School’s Party Committee, presented the foreign teachers with stationery such as notebooks and pens on behalf of the school, wishing them a smooth, healthy, and fulfilling semester in China.
With the new semester marking a fresh start and new challenges, these foreign teachers are the third group to join the university’s cooperative programs since the previous academic year. As internationalized courses expand, students are poised to becomecompound typeprofessionals with global competitiveness. Let us anticipate the foreign teachers’ outstanding contributions to teaching and research, and jointly embark on a new chapter of enhanced quality in cooperative education.
