Jiang Zeting and Zhang Ailin Lead a Team to Beijing Foreign Affairs Office to Coordinate the Internationalization School Running Efforts
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On June 5, Jiang Zeting, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Zhang Ailin, President of BUCEA, led a team to visit the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Party Committee and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government to discuss and exchange views on the internationalization development strategy of BUCEA and matters related to the construction of Beijing as an International Communication Center. Director Xiong Jiuling and Vice Director Gao Zhiyong of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government attended the symposium. Li Aijun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of BUCEA, and all members of the leadership of the International Development Research Institute (IDRI) attended the symposium.
Xiong Jiuling hosted the symposium and delivered a speech.
Xiong Jiuling hosted the symposium. She mentioned that BUCEA attached great importance to international exchange and cooperation. The establishment of the IDRI demonstrated the attitude and determination of the leadership of BUCEA towards the development of BUCEA in a high position and the quality of its implementation. It was hoped that BUCEA would focus on the central work of the municipal government and play an active role in the construction of the International Communication Center of Beijing. First, efforts should be made to give full play to the advantages of professional characteristics, propose suggestions for the functional construction of international communication centers, and provide technical solutions and expert advice for the construction and renovation of reception service facilities for foreign affairs in the capital. Second, efforts should be made for high-quality, well-branded and institutionalized international exchange brand activities, insisting on planning and design, scale and system, advantages and characteristics, and effectively integrating resources inside and outside the university and at home and abroad. Third, efforts should be made to strengthen scientific research, enhance the functions of the think tank, take into account the functions of carrying international exchanges in urban planning and design and architectural design research, and conduct thematic comparative studies on the planning and construction of reception facilities for foreign affairs. Fourth, efforts should be made to adhere to the idea of "concerted coordination" in foreign affairs work, to incorporate international exchange and cooperation workof the university into the foreign affairs work management system of the city, to obey the unified order of the Central Committee of the Party, to implement the work deployment of the municipal government, and to unify and match foreign affairs resources.
Jiang Zeting delivered a speech
Jiang Zeting expressed the appreciation to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Party Committee and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government for their constant concerns and supports for the development of the university. He pointed out that BUCEA always adhered to give full play to its professional characteristics, actively incorporated into the construction of the "Four Centers" of Beijing, actively engaged in the "Belt and Road" construction and other major development demands of the country, actively prepared to establish the Institute of Science and Technology Development, the International Development Research Institute and the Institute of Cultural Development, constantly improved the hard power of scientific and technological innovation and the soft power of culture, and further promoted the modernization of the governance system and governance capacity. In the key period of scientific planning of the 14th Five-Year Plan, BUCEA focused on the "Double First-class" construction, and focused on building a high-level talent training center, science and technology innovation center and data center in the field of urban planning and construction management in the capital. In addition, BUCEA had been implementing the directives of the Central Government and the municipal government, and deeply integrating itself into the national strategy of "One Belt, One Road", the functional construction of the International Communication Center of the capital, and the "Greater Foreign Affairs" work pattern of the capital city of Beijing.Jiang Zeting expressed his for wishes with the guidance and support of the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office: First, improve the internationalization of BUCEA and incorporate the three platforms of Belt and Road Architectural University International Consortium, CFFCME and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design into the foreign affairs work system of Beijing. Second, expand the international influence of the BUCEA, and assign more tasks and opportunities to the BUCEA to organize and participate in important foreign affairs activities in Beijing. Third, enhance the foreign affairs management ability of BUCEA, and guide BUCEA to grasp the foreign affairs policy and standardize the operation workflow. Fourth, cultivate talents for foreign affairs work in BUCEA and strengthen the exchange of officials between BUCEA and the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office. Jiang Zeting mentioned that BUCEA would serve as a great think tank for the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office in the field of urban construction and develop the cooperation between the two sides into an excellent case of cooperation between government and university in terms of foreign affairs work in Beijing.
Zhang Ailin delivered a speech
Zhang Ailin briefly introduced the history and development achievements of BUCEA. He noted that BUCEA had been adhering to the school running characteristics of "Full of Beijing Characteristics" and "Full of Architecture Characteristics" and had made a number of landmark achievements in serving the strategic positioning of the capital city and the scientific development of the urban and rural areas of the country. BUCEA adhered to the strategy of internationalization and openness in school running, initiated the establishment of the Belt and Road Architectural University International Consortium, continuously strengthened the construction of CFFCME. For the first time, the Engineering Department entered the top 1% of ESI global ranking. Relying on the international academic exchange platforms, BUCEA actively promoted international talent attraction, laying a solid foundation for cooperation with universities along the Belt and Road to carry out joint research in professional fields, communication and exchanges of teachers, etc. Zhang Ailin expressed his hope that the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipality would continue to support BUCEA to broaden its international visions, cultivate the internationalization concepts, fully implement the general requirements of school running by universities affiliated to Beijing Municipality, position itself as a high level university with characteristics, and better serve the capital city of Beijing to implement the strategic orientation of "Four Centers" and build a world-class harmonious and habitable city.
Gao Zhiyong delivered a speech
Gao Zhiyong briefly introduced the work of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. He expressed that, at a new historical starting point, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Party Committee and the Foreign Affairs Office of the Municipal Government would adhere to the principle of foreign affairs under the leadership of the Party, strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party in foreign affairs work, systematically carry out work in the "Five Major Areas" of overall coordination, major activities, foreign exchanges, foreign affairs management and foreign-related security, and accelerate the construction of Beijing as an International Communication Center.
From the three aspects of building a service center for international exchanges for teachers and students, building an international education institute with high-quality internal development, and building an international innovation center with positive interaction between the university level and the discipline level, Li Aiqun introduced the work of BUCEA in building a first-class, internationally renowned open and innovative university with the idea of "Greater Global" from the perspective of top-level design and in line with the functional demands of the Beijing as an International Communication Center.
The participants also had in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics such as promoting cooperation and exchanges between Beijing and sister cities and regions along the Belt and Road as well as foreign affairs management in colleges and universities.
Editor: Wangyang Hairong