On the morning of December 1, 2022, College of International Education of Shanghai Business School held a routine meeting on international student education in Xuhui 1501 conference room. Vice President He Ying, teaching deans in charge of international student work,class teachers/counselors of international students in second-level colleges, and relevant personnel from the College of International Education attended the meetingthroughonline or offline form, which was presided over by Chen Wei,ViceDean of our College.
First of all, Dai Ying,ViceDean of the College of International Education, reported on the recent international students work. In terms of internal construction, the recording of 8 video courses of English lectures for international students and the evaluation of experts have been completed this semester, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent declaration of municipal-level model courses; combining with the relevant requirements of the Municipal Education Commission and the needs of international students’ talents cultivation of our university, 8 courses have been set up to become university-level model courses of English lectures for international students. In terms of teaching work, the online course platform for all English-taught majors is running smoothly. Teachers from each college actively provide feedback and continue to promote the optimization of various functions; the problem of low online attendance of students still needs to be resolved urgently. In terms of educational affairs, with the help of the second-level colleges, our College began to gradually check the distribution of spring semester courses, implement teaching tasks, and make arrangements for final exams. In terms of student work, the return of overseas students has been carried out smoothly and orderly. At present, a total of 16 students have entered China. Besides, three online and offline activities for international students have been launched in November, which spread Chinese history and traditional culture and enhanced friendship between Chinese and international students. In terms of enrollment work, she briefed on the pre-registration status of international student enrollment in 2023. In terms of international education cooperation, together with the College of Business Administration and the Russian Presidential Academy, our College held the “Belt and Road” China-Russia Management Discipline Professional Talent Training Summit Forum. The two parties have initially reached a positive cooperation intention.
Next, Vice Dean Dai Ying made some important reminders for the next stage of work. In terms of student management, counselors and class teachers of the second-level colleges should pay attention to the return of international students timely, and focus on the physical and mental status, study situation and thought dynamics of students; they should strengthen the frequency of class meetings and remind students to strengthen their awareness of epidemic prevention in class meetings and group activities, and cooperate with the university to do a good job inpersonalprotection. In terms of teaching management, each second-level college should gradually adjust and optimize the online and offline teaching methods according to the number of students and their requirements, complete the arrangements for final examinations and the filing of teaching documents according to the list. In terms ofadmissionwork, enrollment in 2023 will be carried out gradually and orderly with the active cooperation of the second-level colleges. In terms of financial settlement, it is necessary to speed up the implementation efficiency of teaching operation funds.
The teaching deans in charge of international students of the second-level colleges put forward relevant opinions and suggestions in terms of offline teaching development, enrollment plan for 2023, thesis sampling of Chinese teaching students, and international student exchange and cooperation. After a comprehensive discussion, Vice Dean Chen Wei gave a brief summary of the exchange. Firstly, for the management of Chinese interns, our college will further promote the construction of mixed teaching environment facilities, and urge counselors of all majors to understand and identify with the differences of international students in terms of learning basis, cultural concepts, behavioral habits and ideological understanding on the basis of convergent management mode. Secondly, in terms of internal construction, each second-level college should continue to strengthen the construction of special majors and curriculum systems, improve the carrying capacity of the international education platform, and at the same time, rely on the “Belt and Road” Business Alliance and other effective ways to promote the exchange with overseas institutions and improve the outward radiation effect of the full English model curriculum. Thirdly, in terms of student management, counselors/class teachers of each second-level college need to pay more attention to the daily study life and thought dynamics of international students and do a good job in guiding public opinion. The College of International Education will also actively organize various kinds of student activities to strengthen their awareness of studying in SBS and studying in Shanghai.
After the work exchange, Vice President He Ying summarized the meeting and put forward several constructive suggestions. First of all, she fully affirmed the orderly development of international students’ work in the autumn semester. She pointed out that facing the severe epidemic situation, the College of International Education had achieved fruitful results in professional construction, teaching quality and curriculum construction with the great cooperation of the second-level colleges, which could not be achieved without the concerted efforts of the international students management team. Secondly, she made corresponding guidance on enrollment and teaching work. First, in response to the unsatisfactory effect of online teaching, the College of International Education, together with the Information Office and the Office of Academic Affairs, should carry out teaching in a hybrid online and offline format for courses with a small number of domestic international students. Secondly, for the difficult problem of thesis quality of Chinese-taught students, each college should give appropriate guidance according to the characteristics of international students. Thirdly, the coverage of Chinese enrollment majors should be comprehensively promoted, and the second-level colleges should be consulted more in the admission process to improve the quality of international students. Finally, she put forward specific ideas on the direction of the follow-up work.Firstly,systematically constructing an all-English major and curriculum system to realize communication and interaction with students from overseas institutions.Secondly, constructing the international student service support system in a dimensional way, enhancing the comfort and satisfaction of study abroad life in terms of dormitory resource allocation and personalized living facilities provision. Thirdly, building the international education network system professionally, relying on the advantageous resources of foreign aid bases, laying out joint study sites in different continents, establishing cooperation mechanisms such as mutual recognition of credits and exchange of teachers and students, promoting the construction of international business alliances, and accelerating the “introduction” and “going out” of education cooperation withthe“Belt and Road” countries.
The meeting reviewed the achievements of the recent international student-related work and laid the foundation for the active preparation of the final work. Relying on the business characteristics of the university, the college will closely follow the requirements of international development, further strengthen the exchange and cooperation with overseas institutions, actively build an international business education alliance system, and accelerate thecultivation of high-quality international talents.
Written by:Zeng Shiyin
Photos by:Ni Haoran
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
