On September 24, Zhang Jianke, Vice Dean of the School of Foreign Studies at China University of Petroleum (East China); Xu Xiaoyan, Head of the Department of English; and Liu Shuyan, Director of the School Office, came to SFLL for academic visit and exchange. A discussion was held at Mingdao Building on the Chengguan Campus. Shi Juhong, Head of SFLL’s Department of English; Han Chao, a faculty member of the Department of English; and Zhang Cunfu, a first-level administrator of the General Office, were present at the meeting, which was chaired by Chen Jianlin, Vice Dean of SFLL.

Chen Jianlin, Vice Dean of SFLL, welcomed the visitors and introduced SFLL’s disciplinary development, academic programs, faculty composition, and talent cultivation at the School. He highlighted the establishment, development, and admissions of several distinctive programs, including the English Innovation Class for International Organizations, the French Innovation Class in International and Regional Studies, and the Russian (Eurasian Affairs / Russian-English Bilingual), Japanese (Asia-Pacific Affairs / Japanese-English Bilingual), and German (China-Europe Exchange / German-English Bilingual) programs.

Zhang Jianke introduced the history, discipline development, faculty growth, and level-based English teaching at the School of Foreign Studies, China University of Petroleum (East China), hoping that this visit will be an opportunity to exchange educational concepts and experiences, and further deepen cooperation between the two schools.

The two parties held in-depth discussions on a wide range of topics: first-class undergraduate program development, curriculum system design, core course offerings, micro-major construction planning, talent cultivation, student academic competitions, innovation and entrepreneurship, internships and practicum, smart teaching innovation, and AI-empowered instruction.

The visit strengthened mutual understanding and connections between the two schools, providing valuable experience and insights in terms of developing undergraduate program, optimizing foreign language talent cultivation systems, and improving curriculum and teaching frameworks. Both sides expressed their commitment to further strengthening communication and cooperation, jointly exploring new approaches to foreign language talent cultivation, and promoting the high-quality development of foreign language disciplines.