On the afternoon of November 2, 2023, the College of International Education of Shanghai Business School held a regular meeting on international students’ education in Conference Room 703 of the Administrative Building in Fengxian Campus. Deans in charge of international student affairs from each secondary college, class supervisors/counselors for international students and relevant staff from the International Education College attended the meeting. Chen Wei, the Executive Vice Dean of the College of International Education, presided over the meeting.
First of all, Dai Ying, the Executive Vice Dean of the College of International Education, made a report on the recent work of international students from several aspects, such as teaching and academic affairs, student management, enrollment. The specific activities are as follows: completing the make-up examination of Chinese language courses, implementing elective and retaken courses in the new semester, applying for 2024 school-level demonstrative English-teaching courses, giving lectures on admission and safety education for freshmen, organizing the Sport Games, One-Day tour in Shanghai and Chinese Salon Activities.
Ms. Dai then particularly provided some tips for the next stage of work. In terms of student management, it is important to enhance attendance management and be mindful of students’ psychological well-being. As for teaching management, much attention needs to be paid to the credit completion of senior students and effectively call on them to take internships and finish graduation theses.
Deans in charge of international student affairs in secondary colleges put forward relevant opinions and suggestions from the aspects of the framework of thesis, allocation of thesis instructors, duties for class supervisors, and arrangement of internship units for international students. After a thorough discussion, Vice Executive Dean Chen Wei made a brief summary: firstly, it is recommended to unify the framework of thesis. Secondly, the progress of the capstone presentation and mid-term presentation needs to be arranged accordingly. In addition, it is suggested to coordinate the allocation of thesis instructors at a school level, or hire highly qualified experts from other schools to assist. As for the challenges of internship arrangement for international students, many solutions are advised, such as establishing internal practice bases and actively contacting external cooperation institutions. Finally, in response to the current issues of low teaching quality and weak discipline among international students, Mr. Chen suggests strengthening ideological education, and organizing diverse activities for international students to fill their spare time effectively. Besides, in order to further standardize their behavior and ideological education, student education must be strengthened in areas of fraud prevention, safety, enrollment, discipline, and personal health.
This regular meeting comprehensively reviewed the key points of recent international student management work, and further clarified the focuses and challenges that need to be overcome in future. With the upcoming graduation of the first batch of English-teaching international students, the College of International Education and secondary colleges will work together to gather consensus and ensure the implementation of important tasks such as these and internships. This will lay a solid foundation for international students to fit in society and secure a future job, and help them better adapt to and integrate into the globalized workplace environment.
Written by: Zeng Shiyin
Photos by: Zhang Ximing
Reviewed by: Chen Wei
