To further enhance the connotation of Sino-foreign cooperative education and consolidate the talent cultivation quality of the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation major (cooperative program), the International Education College and the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering jointly held a docking symposium on March 17th with foreign teachers from Brest State Technical University (Belarus) and their Chinese partner teachers. Du Chuan, Vice Dean of the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, teaching secretary Li Li, professional course teachers, Liu Yana, Vice Dean of the International Education College, teaching secretaries Zhao Guomei and Tang Lin, and six Belarusian foreign teachers attended the symposium and engaged in discussions.
As the department responsible for program management, the International Education College places great emphasis on the teaching coordination work each semester. Liu Yana first extended a warm welcome to the Belarusian foreign teachers who traveled from afar and expressed gratitude to the Chinese cooperative teachers for their long-term dedication to the program's teaching. She emphasized that the core of Sino-foreign cooperative education lies in introducing and absorbing high-quality foreign educational resources to enhance the internationalization level of talent cultivation. She noted that the involvement of Chinese cooperative teachers in the process of引进(introducing) foreign high-quality teaching resources would spark more innovative ideas, promote the mutual improvement of teaching and research capabilities for both Chinese and foreign faculty, and serve the cultivation of versatile, internationally-minded talents. The college consistently regards teaching quality and the collaboration between Chinese and foreign teachers as the lifeline of the program's development, hoping to ensure the high-standard and high-quality integration of foreign courses into the overall teaching system through a regular communication mechanism.
Li Li and the team of cooperative teachers held in-depth discussions with the foreign teachers regarding the core courses offered this semester. Both sides engaged in detailed deliberations on specific issues such as course syllabus alignment, teaching schedule arrangement, design of experimental and practical components, and student learning characteristics. The Chinese cooperative teachers expressed their full commitment to coordinating with the foreign teachers on course delivery and providing student guidance to ensure a smooth and efficient teaching process.
This symposium was not only a meeting to deploy teaching tasks but also a vivid practice of the cooperative teaching model between Chinese and foreign teachers. Liu Yana emphasized multiple times during the meeting that this teaching model, featuring "Sino-foreign dual-teacher" collaboration and complementary in-class and after-class activities, not only allows students to access international cutting-edge professional knowledge without leaving their home country but also provides valuable opportunities for Chinese teachers to enhance their cross-cultural communication and teaching capabilities. It serves as an important pathway to achieve the educational goals of "promoting reform through cooperation and development through opening-up."
In the future, the International Education College will continue to collaborate with the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, focusing on teaching management and service support, conducting regular teaching feedback and evaluations, and continuously optimizing the operation of the cooperative education program to cultivate more high-quality professional talents with international perspectives and competitiveness.
