On April 21, President Xu Huibin invited some representatives of young teachers to join in an “informal meeting at noon”, in which Zhao Gang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Beihang University, and President Assistant Wang Rongqiao also participated.

In this meeting, all participants discussed various aspects of the university’s development, exchanged ideas about their lives and learning in the university and delivered their suggestions about its construction. President Xu Huibin and other leaders paid high attention to these suggestions.

Xu Huibin, on behalf of Beihang University, extended his warm welcome to all young teachers. He noted that young teachers bring new energy to the university and lead its future development. Beihang University always puts great importance on the construction of a first-class faculty team and strives for creating better conditions for teachers’ growth and development. He hoped that all teachers can conduct innovations in the basic or interdisciplinary research areas according to the major national strategic needs, strengthen moral education and cultivate talents, and make great contribution to the national development and the well-being of Chinese people.

The meeting was held in a relaxing and warm atmosphere, where some representative teachers put forward constructive advice about the reform of talent cultivation, disciplinary construction and optimization of the university’s comprehensive development.

Other Attendees of the meeting included representatives from the Office of Party and Government Affairs, Department of Academic Affairs, Graduate School, Human Resource Department, Financial Department, Department of Campus Planning, Construction and Asset Management and so on.

Reported by Liu Yaoze

Review by Li Jianwei

Edited by Jia Aiping

Translated by Li Xueru