On the afternoon of September 22nd, the 2021 fall semester faculty meeting of the School of Foreign Languages was held, with all faculty and staff attending the event. The meeting was presided over by Tao Qing, associate dean of SFL.

Ding Jian, Secretary of CPC SFL Committee, conveyed to the teachers the spirit of the central inspection and rectification work. He stressed that inspection was an important system stipulated in the Party Constitution, and it was imperative to further strengthen party leadership, adhere to the direction of socialist education, strengthen the construction of teachers' ethics, give priority to the central work of teaching and educating people, take "the noble calling of education" as the clear guidance, and fulfill the fundamental task of fostering morality and educating people. SFL will take inspection and rectification as an opportunity to further grasp the law of education work in the new era, base itself upon the new development stage, implement the new development concept, integrate into the new development pattern, and make every effort to promote the high-quality development of all undertakings in the 14th Five-year Plan.

At the meeting, Ding Jian also announced SFL’s appointment decisions. Huan Changpeng was appointed as the assistant dean of SFL, and Du Lanlan was appointed as the director the English Department, and Liu Xinghua was appointed as the deputy director of the English Department. The three teachers each delivered an enthusiastic speech.
Huan expressed his gratitude to SFL and colleagues for their trust, reviewed his work since joining SFL, and said that he would keep a serious, responsible and efficient working attitude in his new position, live up to its expectations and contribute to its development.

Du Lanlan said that she will continue to improve the management level and innovation ability in her future work, focus closely upon SFL’s development goals, fulfill her duties and serve the teachers and students of the English Department well.  

Liu Xinghua thanked his colleagues for their trust and said that he would do his best to assist the department head in the management and service of the English Department.

Chang Hui, Executive Associate Dean of SFL, introduced the focus of the new semester on talent cultivation, scientific research, teaching staff and social services. He emphasized that all departments of SFL should cooperate closely, strengthen exchanges, do routine work well, and actively meet the evaluation of undergraduate education from teaching experts. In the new semester, SFL will continue to increase investment in scientific research, establish the cultivation mechanism of major social science projects, and implement key scientific research tasks, strengthen talent recruitment and cultivation, sort out the administrative team, recruit excellent teachers, and improve SFL’s management, teaching and research. In terms of social services, SFL should give full play to its professional advantages, enhance its ability to spread Chinese culture, tell Chinese stories well, and expand social influences.

Zhu Yifan, Vice Secretary of CPC SFL Committee, presided over the appointment ceremony of the new head teachers. This year, a total of 11 teachers from SFL served as as freshmen’s head teachers. Zhu Yifan thanked them for their support to the students' work and SFL’s main leaders awarded them the letters of appointment.

Finally, Jin Jing, head of the Party and Government Office of SFL, explained the 2021 Minhang District People's Congress end-of term election to the teachers, and thanked them for their support.

Build consensus and work together to promote development. In the new semester, all the teachers of SFL will continue to make all-out efforts to build a first-class foreign language discipline and a harmonious SFL.