Pooling Strengths for Talent Cultivation and Expanding International Cooperation —School of International Education Visits School of Energy for Exchange Symposium

(Written by Su Linjie)On the afternoon of October 22, a delegation from the School of International Education of Harbin Institute of Technology visited the School of Energy and held a special symposium on the recruitment and training of international students in Meeting Room 5062, West Education Building. Zhao Yixiao, Dean of the School of International Education; Zhao Wen, ViceDean of the School of International Education; Gao Jianmin, Dean of the School of Energy; Qi Hong, ViceDean of the School of Energy; supervisors for international students, and relevant working staff from both sides attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Shao Wei, Member of the Administrative Committee of the School of International Education, gave a comprehensive introduction to the overall operation of the School of International Education, as well as the scale, structure, training and administration of international students at HIT. Focusing on the foundation of international development of the School of Energy, Dean Gao Jianmin highlighted various nationallevel domestic and overseas scientific research platforms available to support international student recruitment and training. He stated that the School of Energy would provide allround guarantee and solid support for international student programs in areas including international talent development, fundamental research innovation, and international industryeducation integration practices.

Proceeding from practical work experience, internationalstudent supervisors from the School of Energy, namely Professors Han Lei, Le Gu, Zhang Yaning, Associate Professors Wang Bo and Li Lifeng, conducted indepth discussions with counterparts from the School of International Education on key issues such as recruitment expansion, inprogram training and daily administration of international students. Both sides exchanged views fully in a pragmatic and efficient manner and came up with numerous constructive ideas. After thorough consultations, the two parties clarified that, in alignment with HIT’s disciplinary internationalization strategy, they would jointly plan training for international student competitions and explore the establishment of disciplinespecific scholarships. Efforts will be made to achieve new breakthroughs in building a joint talenttraining mechanism and attracting highquality international applicants.

This symposium has further consolidated the collaborative foundation between the two schools. Going forward, both sides will set up a regular communication mechanism, focus on addressing key challenges in the education, administration and services for international students, and jointly build a standardized, efficient, distinctive and highquality international student training system, so as to contribute to the highquality development of internationalization at the university.