The University puts special emphasis on the development of the following eight aspects: teaching quality, academic research, student affairs, continuing education, administration, campus environment, internationalization, and relations with alumni and others. The details are as follows:
Teaching Quality
Diversifying the intake of students and attracting students with potential;
Improving teaching quality and students’ competitiveness;
Enhancing students’ learning effectiveness and English fluency;
Conducting teaching assessment, adopting a flexible salary policy, and performance management and incentives;
Encouraging active participation in teaching;
Building an excellent environment for academic, social and cultural development.
Academic Research
Building up a good research environment;
Making effective use of University's facilities;
Commercialising academic research;
Publishing research results;
Cooperating with local and international research teams;
Providing first class services to support research activities.
Student Affairs
Building a quality learning and living environment;
Cultivating core values and a unique university culture
Providing a holistic education
Optimising the efficiency of student management.
Continuing Education Services
Enhancing cooperation between the University and industry;
Promoting cultural and social education services;
Providing courses for performing arts, preserving the historical buildings and objects held by the University; Promoting continuing education;
Offering information technology services;
Providing comprehensive medical services to the public.
Administration
Increasing administration efficiency;
Establishing a University-wide information technology integration platform;
Expanding the functions of the news centre;
Managing human resources more effectively;
Improving the financial and accounting systems;
Restructuring the University as a legal entity to improve efficiency.
Campus Environment
Setting directions for the campus development;
Providing sufficient space for teaching, research and accommodation ;
Building an environmentally friendly campus;
Enhancing public safety facilities for a safer campus;
Digitalizing the campus for increased administrative efficiency.
Internationalization
Promoting academic exchanges and international cooperation;
Recruiting international students and academics;
Adopting regulations and measures to encourage internationalization;
Building an international environment;
Providing accommodation for international students and academics;
Offering information and courses in English and holding international conferences;
Providing better services and management for international students and academic staff;
Assisting international students to improve their Chinese proficiency.
Relations with Alumni and Others
Frequently updating the alumni database;
Providing technological services and consultations for alumni;
Building up social resources by engaging in various activities.
