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Moderator:Hello everyone, welcome to the People's Daily Online video interview. The guest I am very happy to invite today is Dean Xu Yongbin from the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, w88 casino. Hello, Dean Xu.
Xu Yongbin:Hello host.
Moderator:Dean Xu first said hello to our netizens and made a brief self-introduction.
Xu Yongbin:Dear netizens. I am Xu Yongbin, dean of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages at the w88 casino. I currently work in the Korean Department of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages. I mainly teach Korean culture classes and Korean literature.
The development history of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages
Moderator:We know that the w88 casino of Foreign Languages at the w88 casino was founded in1951, it is one of the earliest foundation colleges established when w88 casino was founded. At the beginning of its establishment, w88 casino of Foreign Languages shouldered the important task of cultivating a group of foreign-related cadres with both foreign language proficiency and foreign w88 knowledge for the new China that was waiting for a new era. With the development up to now, the tasks and responsibilities of our college will definitely be heavier and heavier. I would also like to ask you to introduce to you in detail the development of the college.
Xu Yongbin:The predecessor of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages should be the Foreign Languages Department of Beijing Institute of Foreign w88, established in1951Year,1994In 1998, it was established as the w88 casino of International Exchange,2000Year, w88 casino and China Institute of Finance merged,2001The new w88 casino of Foreign Languages of the w88 casino was established in 13156_13177|2006The former Sino-German College was merged into the College of Foreign Languages, after60After years of development, the college is now12Bachelor majors, with a master's degree authorization point in the first-level discipline of foreign language and literature,9Master’s degree authorization points in secondary disciplines, in addition,201213384_13439846person, master’s student203person, doctoral candidate13People. For more than half a century, the w88 casino of Foreign Languages has trained thousands of foreign language, foreign w88 and diplomacy talents for the country. Its students have won awards in domestic and foreign subject competitions many times. It has many well-known alumni such as Shi Guangsheng, former Minister of Foreign w88 and Economic Cooperation, Cao Weizhou, Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Guo Li, former Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, Song Hai, former Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, Zhou Mingchen, former Chairman of COFCO, Zhao Boya, Chairman of China Textile Corporation, Zhang Benzhi, Chairman of China Medical and Health Products Co., Ltd., and many other well-known alumni.
Moderator:The three keywords you just introduced, foreign languages, foreign w88, and diplomacy, may be the three directions that many foreign language colleges have. I don’t know that our college is located in a large environment like the w88 casino. What is the positioning of our college and what is different from others?
Xu Yongbin:Our graduates are mainly employed as national civil servants, most often in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture, and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. Therefore, we tailor some of our training programs specifically for civil servants in these central ministries. Therefore, our graduates are very popular in these units. For example, when our General Secretary Xi Jinping visited South Korea the year before last, the two translators for General Secretary Xi Jinping and Ms. Peng Liyuan were both from the Korean Department of our University of Economics and Business.
Special disciplines and professional settings
Moderator:It is indeed very proud. We learned that there are probably more than ten majors in the w88 casino of Foreign Languages that have been covered100Multiple official languages of the world. Can you give us a brief introduction to each major?
Xu Yongbin:passed60After years of development, the subject types and quality of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages have been comprehensively improved. in2016In the 2018 China University and Subject Evaluation Consultation Report, w88 casino’s foreign language and literature department ranked eighth in the country. As we all know, there are so many comprehensive colleges and professional foreign language colleges in the country. When ranked together with them, we ranked eighth in the country. This is very remarkable. Among them, our Italian major ranks second in the country. The Arabic major ranks fifth in the country, the Korean major and Spanish major rank sixth, and the German major ranks No.15, ranked No. 1 in French major17. Now let me introduce each major in a little detail.
The Japanese major was established in195317693_178211986Started to recruit master's degree students in 17849_17895|, and currently has four professional directions: Japanese linguistics, Japanese literature and culture, business Japanese, and regional and country studies.2013Starting from the year of 17923_17942, we will also recruit a master's degree in translation studies. This is a professional master's degree.201217970_18012
We also have a relatively strong major, the Arabic major, which was established in195418425_185511999Started to recruit master’s students in 18579_18590|201218618_18670
The next one is a Korean major. We are also called Korean majors. Founded in195219079_19202199919230_192762013Started to recruit master's degree students in translation studies.
Our Vietnamese major was established in195219721_19791
Our French program was established in195420186_2029019806
Spanish major was established in195420760_208482001Started to recruit master's degree students in four directions: Spanish Linguistics, Spanish and Latin Literature and Culture, Economic and w88 Spanish, and Regional and Country Studies.
The earliest foreign language major established in w88 casino is the Russian major, which was established in195121334_213642003Started to recruit master's degree students in 2018. Our Russian major now also has these four directions.
The Italian major is w88 casino195921816_21890
Italian major2000Started to recruit master's degree students in 2027, and currently has four research directions: Italian linguistics and culture, business Italian, and regional and country studies.
The strongest major in w88 casino of Foreign Languages is the German major, which was established in195122738_228291999Start recruiting master’s degree students in 22857_22870|2012Started to recruit doctoral students.
Among our newly established majors, the Portuguese major is a more distinctive major. It was established in2007Year,2009The first batch of undergraduate students will be recruited in 2020. Our Portuguese-speaking students all go to Portugal or Brazil to study for one year in their third grade.
Persian major is also a newly established major, established in2013Year,2014It started recruiting its first undergraduate students in 2018 and is one of the few schools in my country that offers Persian major.
Our most recently established major is Greek. In order to cultivate comprehensive talents who are proficient in Greek and have international economic and w88 knowledge, to serve the national “One Belt, One Road” initiative.201524308_243282016The first batch of undergraduate students will be recruited in 2018. These students mainly study Greek language and literature, cultural knowledge and economic and w88 expertise. This is probably the case.
Instructions for applying for minor language majors
Moderator:Thank you very much to Dean Xu for his very professional and detailed introduction to the ten majors. I believe that netizens, candidates, and parents of candidates who watch our program have a relatively deep understanding of the majors of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages.
Of the ten majors you just talked about, I think each one sounds quite interesting. As a layman, I think these ten minor languages are very attractive, and they can indeed serve that place, country, and region very accurately. I would like to ask, on this basis, I don’t know when the craze for learning our small languages started. Many students may be in the process of choosing small languages. I don’t know if you have any suggestions or tips. What qualities do we need to learn, or what preparations do we need?
Xu Yongbin:I personally think so. Everyone’s life design must be connected with the country’s overall direction and strategy. Why have minority languages become so popular in recent years? Because everyone feels that many people now think that English is already a common language and should not be treated as a foreign language. Other small languages, because we follow our country’s opening to the outside world and the national strategy of “One Belt, One Road”. Many countries along the "Belt and Road" use minority languages. If each of us grows up and connects his knowledge of some minority languages with the country's macro-strategy, I believe that everyone's personal future will be very bright. Therefore, many students are now willing to apply for minority language exams.
Employment situation
Moderator:When we talk about the craze in applying for exams, it must be linked to getting a good job. Speaking of this, we can't help but talk about the unavoidable topic of employment. Our students are undergraduate or master students in our college. Please give us a brief introduction to their recent employment situation.
Xu Yongbin:In recent years, the employment rate of undergraduates in w88 casino of Foreign Languages has basically been close to100%. Postgraduate employment rate guaranteed100%. One of our characteristics is that our students have high employment levels, a wide range of industries, a wide range of employment areas, and a high proportion of students staying in Beijing. Graduates from foreign language colleges mainly go to the civil service system, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Culture, the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Security and other departments. Another main destination is public institutions. For example, the Service Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Agencies, the Cultural and Art Talent Center of the Ministry of Culture, China Radio International and other public institutions. In addition, many students have entered the financial system, including Bank of China, Export-Import Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, etc. There are also some people who have entered state-owned enterprises, including China Hydropower Construction Group, COFCO, China Hydropower Consulting Group, China Railway Group, China Communications Construction Company, China Road and Bridge Group, China Pharmaceutical Group, China Energy Construction Group, ZTE, China Electronics Import and Export Corporation, etc., and a considerable number of them have entered foreign companies such as the Big Four accounting firms.
Cultivation of compound talents
Moderator:We have heard that so many students have employment opportunities. One thing that makes me feel deeply is that after our students come out, they may indeed highlight the word you just mentioned called compound type. In our training plan, will there be emphasis on the cultivation of compound talents? When we train talents, how do we train them to be so complex?
Xu Yongbin:What we emphasize is that when we train talents, one is international and the other is composite. Let me talk about the composite type first. I think our goal in cultivating compound talents is to first achieve a compound knowledge structure through our courses. We pass courses, one is professional foreign language, one is economic and w88 knowledge, then one is English education, and the other is general education. Through these four major sections of education, we ensure the integration of students' knowledge. Coupled with compound talents and internationalization strategies, I believe our students are very popular in society.
Teaching staff
Moderator:We say that education cannot be separated from teachers. We just talked about our teaching model, we just talked about our training plan, and now we want to know more about the current teaching situation of our college. What is the teaching strength?
Xu Yongbin:Our college now has a high-level teaching team, and we are now full-time teachers75name, including professor14First name, associate professor30name, lecturer28First name, teaching assistant3Name. There are in the teaching team46People have a doctoral degree, and the doctoral degree rate reaches61.3%. In addition, foreign experts and foreign teachers are hired all year round10Yu Ming. The teachers of the college have achieved rich results in social scientific research and social services. Most of the majors in the college are directors and standing director units of the National Teaching Research Association or Literature Research Association of their respective languages. Teachers in each major serve as directors, standing directors, secretary-generals, vice-presidents, and presidents of relevant academic groups. In terms of scientific research, while consolidating and developing language and literature research with a long history and a relatively strong foundation, we will give full play to the professional foreign language advantages and knowledge structure advantages of the college’s teaching staff, continuously expand the field of scientific research, and focus on carrying out research on the economy, culture, and politics of different countries and regions. In recent years, an average of papers have been published every year100More than 10 articles have been published, and dozens of monographs, translations, textbooks, etc. have been published. Important research reports by teachers of the college have received approval from leaders above the vice-premier level for the first time. In the Newspaper and Periodical Information Center of Renmin University2015In the annual reprint ranking of language and literature subjects outside secondary institutions of higher learning, w88 casino ranks fourth in terms of reprint volume and fifth in comprehensive index.
International features: international exchange projects
Moderator:We noticed that Professor Xu was confident and eloquent when talking about the teaching staff. It shows that our teaching staff is really a very strong team. I have another small question, which is that in the education process you just mentioned, we have such professional teachers and we have a four-part learning and training model. We all know that learning foreign languages may focus more on, in addition to compounding, you also mentioned internationalization. We would like to know how internationalization is implemented in our college?
Xu Yongbin:The talent training in our college has distinctive international characteristics. Each major has established good exchanges and cooperation relationships with institutions of higher learning in language target countries. The college sends out through various exchange programs every year200More than 10 students went abroad to study, intern, or visit. Undergraduate students in the three new majors of Portuguese, Persian and Greek will all go abroad for exchange studies in their third year. We currently have several cooperation projects signed and running with overseas universities. What I particularly want to introduce here is the German4+2Project. German4+236436_368082+2、4+2Project, and Korea University of Foreign Studies2+2Project, Vigo Business w88 casino, Spain4+1Bachelor-Master degree program, University of Venice, Italy4+2Bachelor-Master degree program. Projects like these are projects that we have already started running. We are planning to sign a contract with UC3 University in Spain in the near future3Cooperation at multiple levels, and then we will successively establish such international projects with Tunisia, Vietnam, Portugal, Greece and other countries.
Our goal is this. After our efforts over the past year, this kind of international project will be in our12All languages are covered. In this way, our students from the w88 casino of Foreign Languages of the University of Economics and Business, as long as they are willing and work hard, can get a dual bachelor's diploma from the Chinese and foreign parties, or a bachelor's diploma from the University of Economics and Business, and continue to get a master's diploma abroad. And I got a bachelor's degree in literature from the University of Economics and Business. Those I got abroad usually got a master's degree in management, economics, or law. In this case, I think it is completely possible to achieve compounding and internationalization in the training of our students. In this case, I believe our students may be more popular in society after graduation.
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