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Newsletter Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Produced by BNU Zhuhai International Office 2020 Contents Features 1 ——the Fifth China Education Innovation Expo (CEIE) was Successfully Held 1 2019 Symposium of the Confucius Institutes of BNU was Held 3 2019 BNU Zhuhai Hosted the Forum for International Young Scholars 5 2019 BNU “Belt and Road” Forum Held at BNU Zhuhai 7 College of William & Mary Delegation Visited BNU Zhuhai 9 Delegation of Aalborg University Visited BNU Zhuhai 11 Newsflash 15 Deputy Director Li Led Ministry of Education Delegation on Visit to BNU Zhuhai 15 Director Zhang Led Delegation of Foreign Affairs Office of Zhuhai Municipal Government to Visit BNU Zhuhai 16 Wang Shoujun Met with an Expert from University College London 17 The Delegation of Nova Scotia Premier McNeil Revisited BNU Zhuhai 18 Vice President of Saint Mary’s University of Canada Visited BNU Zhuhai 19 Wang Shoujun Met with Macau's Belt and Road Cooperation and Development Promotion Association 20 Global Affairs Department of University of Macau Visited BNU Zhuhai 21 I-Shou University President Chen Zhenyuan Visited BNU Zhuhai 22 Academic 23 Experts from Aalborg University Shared Research Results 23 International Experts Shared Views on“Creative Leadership, Innovative Curriculum and Educational Equity” 25 The 9th International Conference on Information Capital, Property Rights and Ethics 27 LI Xiaoying, BNUZ Office of International Exchange & Cooperation International Forum on Big Data Applications in Intelligent Society and Intelligent Innovation 29 Proofreading International Round Table Forum on Linguistic Aptitude: Expanding the Research Field 31 Editorial Board Meeting of Asian Languages and Linguistics and 2019 Asian Languages International Convergence, Collision, and Change: Empower China with Education Innovation Organized by: BNU Zhuhai International Office Newsletter Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Copyright 2020 Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai. 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Round Table Forum 33 "Family Harmony Brings Prosperity." ——"Family Culture" Connects Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau with Common Values 35 Three Projects of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Successfully Approved by Ministry of Education 37 Campus 38 Lingnan Historical and Cultural Investigation—a Cross-cultural Experience Tour 39 When Chinese Meets the Belt and Road Initiative 41 "Legal System and Safety Education" Lecture Held for International Students of BNU Zhuhai 42 Overseas 43 Wang Shoujun Led Delegation on Visit to Hong Kong and Macau 43 Newsletter Features Convergence, Collision, and Change: Empower China with Education Innovation ——the Fifth China Education Innovation Expo (CEIE) was Successfully Held Article source: Organizing Committee of the 5th CEIE Editor: Teng Fei O Release dates: 2019-11-20, 2019-11-24 n November 20-23, 2019, the in the field of education by centering expert in artificial intelligence; and Sugata education, business, and public welfare to Fifth China Education Innovation Expo (CEIE) was successfully on the high-quality innovation-driven education development strategies. Mitra, initiator of the “Hole in the Wall” educational experiment, advocator of the participate in educational innovation, form a joint force, and make it an “academic held at Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Center. The theme of this year was “Convergence, Collision, Those who attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches were Cloudschool, and the 2013 TED winner, gave invited reports. A total of 3,000 people attended the opening ceremony. carnival” of education innovation with inspiring ideas and diversified notions, along with making the university a leader and Change: Empower China with Education Innovation.” Focusing on the core competence, the expo aimed Dong Qi, President of Beijing Normal University; Song Xiaowu, a former member of the National Development and In his speech, President Dong stated that the holding of the CEIE by Beijing Normal Wang Shoujun, Vice President of BNU, to implement the fundamental task of cultivating people with morality and making full use of cutting-edge scientific Reform Commission and a member of the National Education Advisory Committee; Ren Youqun, Director of the Department of University is an important measure to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition on stated at the closing ceremony that CEIE has become a converging place of outstanding education innovation and technological achievements such as brain science, lear ning science, Internet+, and intelligent manufacturing. Teacher Work of the Ministry of Education; and Yan Wu, Deputy Mayor of Zhuhai. Additionally, Tang Tao, academician education and serve the innovative development of Chinese education in the new era. It is the manifestation of achievements, and a platform for exchanges, amalgamations and dialogues among education innovators. Its influence Consequently, the above tools can deepen the supply-side structural reforms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, computational mathematician, and an the university taking root in China to run education and fulfill its social responsibility. He pointed out that the most prominent is emerging as it gradually becomes a platform for most educators to present and improve their professional abilities, f e a t u re o f C E I E i s t o f o c u s o n t h e development of education, adhere to its academic nature and professionalism, and the “soft” areas such as courses, assessments, professional development of teachers, principal leadership, and institutional change that directly affect the development of schools, not to mention provide schools and teachers with the scaffolds and tools to transform education. He hopes that CEIE will further sort out the promotion and application mechanism of condensed educational innovation results, mobilize the enthusiasm of and exchange with their peers. It serves for all walks of life to drive education innovation; for a great many regions to promote education innovation; for normal colleges and universities to promote their education achievements and training, and provide a stage for the education system and social institutions to exchange and communicate. He said that CEIE should hold hands with Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, gather the most advanced innovation achievements to serve the education innovation and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Speech by Dong Qi, President of Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 01 of education innovation in China. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 Bay Area, and ultimately build an innovative education “Silicon Valley” which integrates government, industry, schools, and research centers in order to build up an education highland in the Greater Bay Area. While showing the achievements of China’s high-quality education innovation, the CEIE has an international perspective, which continues to emphasize gathering global wisdom and strengthening dialogue, as well as in-depth exchanges with outstanding education systems and education innovation powers. During the CEIE a number of education sector officials, university presidents, 02 professors and well-known experts from UNESCO, the Global Education Innovation Summit, and six high-quality education countries—Israel, Finland, Canada, Australia, Japan and the United States—shared the education improvement measures that are being carried out in their countries. The Chinese and International guests agreed that the CEIE covers all the elements of education development in the new era, and brings together great achievements and wisdom. It not only comprehensively displays China’s educational achievements, but also opens a door for the world to know China’s education innovation. Newsletter Features Newsletter Features 2019 Symposium of the Confucius Institutes of BNU was Held Article source: Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, BNU Editor: Pang Bo Release date: 2019-12-12 D uring December 7-8, 2019, the "Symposium of the Confucius Institutes of Beijing Normal University" was held in Zhuhai. Prof. Zhou Zuoyu, Vice President of BNU, attended the symposium and delivered t h e o p e n i n g re m a r k s . D r. S t e p h e n Hansen, Vice Provost of College of William & Mary; Paul Bell, former Vice P ro v o s t a n d E x e c u t i v e D i re c t o r o f Confucius Institute at the University of Oklahoma, together with its Director G o u X u e h o n g ; Wa n g M i n g q u a n , Director of Confucius Institute at Tufts University; Karen Wang, Director of Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester, UK; Rong Meng, Director of Confucius Institute at Quebec, Canada; and other participants of Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai partner institutions attended the symposium. Also attending it were the Chinese directors and faculty of the six Confucius Institutes hosted by BNU, leaders of five hosting schools and the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU, the Inter national Office of BNU Zhuhai, as well as heads of relevant colleges and the International Exchange and Cooperation Office of Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai. At the symposium, Prof. Zhou Zuoyu expressed his gratitude to the partner institutions for their support to Confucius Institutes. He pointed out that in the past year, with joint efforts of the partner colleges and 03 strong support of the host colleges, both Chinese and international parties have deepened the cooperation, actively promoted the construction of Confucius Institute, strengthened cultural exchanges, and at the same time diversified the cooperation between partner universities and BNU through teacher-student exchanges and scientific research. While fully recognizing the achievements of Confucius Institutes in the past y e a r, P r o f . Z h o u a l s o e x p r e s s e d his hope for the work in the next year, saying that BNU will combine the development strategy of "One University, Two Campuses" of Beijing Normal University and the focus on "Double First-class" construction Spring 2020 | Issue 1 goals, while continuing to support the work of Confucius Institutes at both the Beijing and Zhuhai campuses. He also hopes that the partner universities and BNU will further cooperate in language teaching, cultural exchanges, scientific research, and commitment to university responsibilities in order to promote the development of Confucius Institutes as well as both universities. After the achievement-report and experience-sharing session of the past year’s work by partner universities and Confucius Institutes, the Institute of Advanced studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, the Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, the College of Education for the Future, and the Belt and Road School based in Zhuhai respectively introduced the vision and mission, institutional setting, teaching and scientific research of each, which provided a better understanding of the development strategy of "One University, Two Campuses" of BNU. The representatives expressed their confidence and expectation of further cooperation with the Zhuhai Campus. During the Symposium, the Confucius Institute in Oklahoma, USA also h e l d t h e C o u n c i l M e et i n g o f 2 0 1 9 . Both sides conducted in-depth exchanges and reached a consensus on the three-month summer program of students, strengthening the 04 e x c h a n g e o f a r t s a n d c u l t u re , a n d the construction of overseas folklore learning bases. In addition, representatives of Confucius Institutes also visited the School of Chinese Language and L i t e r a t u re , C h i n e s e L a n g u a g e a n d Culture College, School of History, the Belt and Road School and other colleges during the visit, with intent t o s t re n g t h e n t h e c o n n e c t i o n w i t h faculties and departments of BNU in order to strive for in-depth cooperation between China and other countries in further fields by virtue of the platform of the Confucius Institute. Newsletter Features Newsletter Features 2019 BNU Zhuhai Hosted the Forum for International Young Scholars Article source: BNU Zhuhai Editor: Chen Yanming Release date: 2019-12-23 Speech by Dr. Yan Wu, Deputy Mayor of Zhuhai Municipal Government F rom December 20-22, 2019, BNU Zhuhai Forum for International of recruitment process, career development and support plans. Young Scholars was hosted at Zhuhai Campus with 150 domestic and overseas outstanding young scholars In addition, the representatives of relevant functional departments of Zhuhai Campus p a r t i c i p a t i n g . D r. Ya n Wu , D e p u t y Mayor of Zhuhai Municipal Government; Prof. Chen Li, Vice President of BNU; respectively introduced the personnel policy, scientific research policy, campus planning and construction and logistics security to young Prof. Wang Shoujun, Vice President of BNU and Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee; Fang Zengquan, Chairperson of BNU Zhuhai University Council and other leaders attended the Forum. Representatives of Zhuhai Science and Technology Innovation Bureau as well as faculties, re s e a rc h i n s t i t u t e s a n d f u n c t i o n a l departments of the university, along with experts and scholars from other Chinese universities and academic institutions attended the main forum on the morning of the 21st, which was chaired by Prof. Fu Ailan, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee. scholars in order to foster better understanding. In the afternoon, 21 research centers of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute of Natural Sciences organized sub-forums to conduct academic exchanges focusing on education, psychology, Chinese language and literature, Chinese history, drama, film and television studies, linguistics, geography, systems sciences, mathematics, environmental science and engineering, biology, philosophy, theoretical economics, statistics, public management, law, world history, art theory, sociology, applied economics, journalism and communication, as well as other disciplines, and to prepare for the subsequent introduction of young talents with a comprehensive assessment. During the forum, young scholars also had a tour of Zhuhai Campus and the urban areas of Zhuhai City, which helped them to gain an understanding of the strategic development of the university and the future development of the city within the Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Bay Area. On behalf of the Zhuhai Municipal Government, Dr. Yan Wu congratulated the opening of the Forum and introduced location advantages and development opportunities of Zhuhai. He said that Zhuhai's development relied on Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Main Forum talent and intellectual support. In 2017, the Zhuhai Municipal Government, the Guangdong Provincial Government, and BNU signed a tripartite agreement to jointly develop BNU Zhuhai into a worldclass university based on the principle of “High Standard, New Mechanism and Internationalization.” On behalf of the university, Prof. Chen Li extended a warm welcome to all young scholars introducing BNU’s 100-year history and the future development strategy of "One University, Two Campuses." Prof. Wang Shoujun made a keynote speech at the main forum, announcing the university construction, the current status of BNU Zhuhai and the future vision and mission to the young scholars. Prof. 05 Di Zengru, Director of the Academic Committee of the Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences of BNU Zhuhai, likewise introduced the high-quality scientific research platform and future innovation and development potential of Zhuhai Campus based on his experience working here. Feng Yingxue, the Comprehensive Planning, Policy and Regulation Section Chief of Zhuhai Science and Technology Innovation Bureau, shared the relevant policies and support for talent introduction in Zhuhai, and disclosed the Zhuhai science and technology innovation policy. Prof. Meng Chaoying, Director of Human Resources at BNU Zhuhai, reported on the personnel system from the aspects Spring 2020 | Issue 1 Speech by Prof. Chen Li, Vice President of BNU Keynote Speech by Prof. Wang Shoujun, Vice President of BNU Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee 06 Newsletter Features Newsletter Features 2019 BNU “Belt and Road” Forum Held at BNU Zhuhai Article source: BNU Zhuhai Photo: Luo Hongsong O n December 18, 2019, the 2019 Beijing Normal University “Belt and Road” Forum was held at Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). With the theme of “Build a High-quality ‘Belt and Road’ Together,” the forum aimed at building an exchange and collaborative platform for high-quality development of the “Belt Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Release date: 2019-12-19 He believes that strengthening the a new understanding of globalization, Center of the Ministry of Education, cultivation of talents is crucial for China and the world to achieve high-quality a more rational judgment of China's re s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e w o r l d , a n d a delivered speeches at the forum. There were also two sub-forums, namely the development and improve international more inclusive attitude to the cultural “Belt and Road” Dialogue on Civilizations competitiveness. differences in the “Belt and Road” construction process. and the “Belt and Road” Going Out, which were chaired respectively by Shen Former Polish Deputy Prime Minister Gzekozko Koledek, a professor of the Jiang Yaoping, Former Deputy Minister Xiangping, Executive Dean of Beijing Cultural Development Institute of BNU, Belt and Road School, pointed out that the “Belt and Road” advocates openness and inclusiveness, and only of Commerce, believes that the “Belt and Road” initiative originates from China but belongs to the world. It is rooted in history and Pan Qingzhong, Executive Deputy Dean of the Belt and Road School. inclusiveness can result in a win-win situation. The “Belt and Road” initiative provides a Chinese solution to global but oriented to the future. It promotes consultation, co - c o n s t r u c t i o n , a n d sharing, which provides unprecedented Nearly 200 experts, scholars and entrepreneurs attended the forum. Many professors from the School of System Ya n W u , D e p u t y M a y o r o f Z h u h a i Municipal Government, said in his economic problems. opportunities for the development of Belt and Road countries. Road School, pointed out that six years after the “Belt and Road” speech that we would adhere to the guidance of President Xi's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics Gan Zangchun, former deputy director Science, School of Environment, and School of Philosophy of BNU also shared their views on co-constructing initiative was put forward, this major enterprise has gone for a new era and seize the historically significant opportunity of constructing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao of the Legal Affairs Office of the State C o u n c i l a n d V i c e P re s i d e n t o f t h e Chinese Law Society, said that building In addition, Liu Xiaoyu, Vice President of the Bank of China Guangdong Branch, and Yang Xiaochun, Deputy Director of high-quality “Belt and Road” from the perspective of Clean Silk Road, system science powering the “Belt and Road,” a high-quality “Belt and Road” demands the Sino-foreign Humanities Exchange ecological environment construction, from concept to reality, from theory to practice, and continues to take root and blossom from “freehand brushwork” to “fine brushwork.” President Xi Jinping proposed at the second “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum that we must uphold the principles of consultation, coconstruction and sharing, stick to the concepts of openness, greenness, and integrity, strive to achieve the goals of high standards, sustainability and Greater Bay Area. To do this, we must strengthen the interconnection with i n f r a s t r u c t u re i n t h e c o u n t r i e s a n d regions along the Belt and Road, and further deepen pragmatic cooperation in economy, trade, science, education, and continuously improve the refinement of foreign cooperation projects. an d R o ad ” In it iativ e and promotion of the benefiting the people, and ultimately promote the constant advancement of the Guangdong-Hong Belt and Road construction towards the Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Prof. Hu direction of high-quality development. This requires us to pay more attention to the Biliang, Executive Dean of the Belt and quality of co-construction of the “Belt and Road,” to the benefits and sustainability Road School, chaired the forum. of cooperation, and to people's sense of gain, in order to draw the “Belt and Road” with more steady brushwork and a finer In the opening s pee ch , Pro f . Wa n g Shoujun, Vice touch, and ultimately to work together to write a great article on the community of common destiny. Pre sid en t of B eijin g Normal University and Dean of the Belt and 07 “The training of talents is essential for us to meet global challenges,” said Dr. Oomalt Otorbayev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and a distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 08 Newsletter Features Newsletter Features College of William & Mary Delegation Visited BNU Zhuhai Article source: BNU Zhuhai Editor: Shao Pengli F Release date: 2019-05-31 rom May 23-26, 2019, Dr. Stephen Hanson, Vice Provost for International Affairs of the College of William & Mary as well as the establishment of joint research centers. (W&M) in the US, led a delegation of 11 members to BNU Zhuhai for cooperation exploration and Chinese cultural experience. Dr. Hanson said that W&M and BNU have founded long-term in-depth cooperation and he hoped to seize the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and develop more diversified cooperation programs on the broad platform of Zhuhai campus. On May 24, Dr. Dai Wei, the Secretary-General of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee and Vice President of BNUZ, held a meeting to welcome the W&M delegation. Heads of the Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, the Belt and Road School, the Research Institute of Advanced Materials, and the International Exchange and Cooperation Office also attended the meeting. Later at the meeting, the department chairs of BNU Zhuhai also had in-depth exchanges with the W&M delegation to discuss further cooperation in law, economics, chemistry and other fields. Ahead of the official meeting, Prof. Aaron Bruhl and Prof. Jennifer Stevenson of W&M School of Law gave a lecture entitled "American Approaches to Statutory Interpretation & Teaching Negotiation Skills for Lawyers in the U.S." to teachers and students of Zhuhai campus. At the meeting, Dr. Dai Wei briefly introduced BNU Zhuhai from the aspects of university orientation, discipline layout and talent training. He pointed out that the construction of Zhuhai campus adheres to the principles of "High standard, New Mechanism and Internationalization." William & Mary is a well-known university in the United States, which enjoys a good reputation in undergraduate education. He hoped this visit could serve as an opportunity to seek further cooperation between the two universities in areas including faculty and student exchange, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai During the visit, the delegation also participated in a series of Chinese cultural activities including making dumplings and workshops of Chinese characters and Tai Chi. Through the in-depth experience of the local customs and culture of Zhuhai, their understanding of Chinese culture in cuisine and language was deepened. 09 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 10 Newsletter Features Newsletter Features From October 31 to November 1, 2019, Prof. Nikolaj Stegeager, Learning Center Director of Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark; Dr. Xiang Beili, BNU visiting scholar at the Department Vice Provost of College of William & Mary Revisited BNU Zhuhai O of Culture and Learning of AAU, along with two other faculty members, visited BNU Zhuhai to discuss cooperation. n December 6, 2019, Prof. Stephen Hanson, Vice Provost and Director of Confucius Institute of the College of William & Mary (W&M), USA, together with Dr. Wang Deliang, Chinese Director of Confucius Institute, visited Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai) for the second time in one year. They were accompanied by Xiao Kai, Deputy Director of Office of the International Exchange and Cooperation and Director of Office of Confucius Institute Affairs of BNU. Ms. Guo Kanjun, Director of BNU Zhuhai International Office; Ms. Zhan Mowen, Deputy Director of Administration Office, the Belt and Road School; and Prof. Xing Aifen from the School of Law welcomed the delegation. The two sides had a meeting on exploring collaborative potential between the two universities, including the EMBA program and the LL.M. program which are expected to start in 2020. After the meeting, the delegation visited the Belt and Road School. Delegation of Aalborg University Visited BNU Zhuhai Article sources: BNU Zhuhai International Office BNU Zhuhai and AAU Held a Cooperation Meeting Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences O College of Education for the Future n the morning of October 31, 2019, the cooperation meeting between BNU Zhuhai and Aalborg University (AAU) of Denmark was held. Ms. Guo Kanjun, Director of BNU Zhuhai International Office; Dr. Li Jiayong, Deputy Director of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences; Dr. Liu Jingling, Deputy Director of Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences; Dr. Yang Mingquan, Deputy Dean of College of Education for the Future; Ms. Zhan Mowen, Deputy Director of the Administration Office of the Belt and O n May 10, 2019, Dr. Henrik Halkier, Dean of School of Humanities, and Dr. Anette Therkelsen, Associate Dean for Research of School of Humanities, both from Aalborg University (AAU), were accompanied by Dr. Xiang Beili, BNU visiting scholar at the Department of Culture and Learning of AAU, on their visit to BNU Zhuhai. Ms. Guo Kanjun, Director of BNU Zhuhai International Office; Dr. Li Jiayong, Deputy Director of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences; and Dr. Qiu Yue, BNUZ Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office welcomed the delegation and had a meeting covering master and doctoral programs and future cooperation intentions. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 11 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 Road School; Dr. Qiu Yue, Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office of BNUZ; and Jin Hongdi, Assistant Director attended the meeting. After a warm welcome to the AAU delegation, Ms. Guo briefly introduced BNU Zhuhai, including the development history, school-running principle, vision and mission. Ms. Guo stated that BNU Zhuhai is a sister campus aligned with Beijing campus standards. Based on the development s t r a t e g y o f " O n e U n i v e r s i t y, Tw o 12 Campuses" and the principle of "High Standard, New Mechanism and Internationalization", Zhuhai Campus seeks collaboration with worldrenowned universities such as AAU in the field of joint scientific research and doctoral training. After Ms. Guo spoke, Prof. Nikolaj Stegeager also introduced A A U , i n c l u d i n g t h e P ro j e c t - B a s e d Learning (PBL) teaching model and its Megaprojects carried out within five departments. Through this meeting, both sides were able to actively exchange ideas in future collaboration. Newsletter Features Newsletter Features Joint Workshop Carried out by Institutes of Advanced Studies and Aalborg University O n the afternoon of November School-Enterprise Entrepreneurship & interdisciplinary, inter-curricular, and 1, 2019, a joint workshop on the theme of "Cooperation Innovation Promotion Association and Researcher; and Guo Chaoyun, former inter-semester features. Broken down into several sub-topics it can be advanced Action Plan of Megaprojects 2020" was Deputy Director of the Zhuhai High-tech by AAU’s international partners in the carried out by the Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, the Institute Zone Science and Technology Bureau. After the reports by Prof. Nikolaj form of group work. BNU is in line with the concept of Megaprojects in terms of Advanced Studies in Humanities Stegeager and Prof. Liu Jingling on of curriculum system and scientific and Social Sciences and the Aalborg University (AAU) delegation. Chaired the PBL and Megaprojects, participants expressed great interest in the endeavor, research. In the workshop, many post-doctoral and doctoral students by Prof. Liu Jingling and Dr. Li Jiayong, and were enthusiastically involved in expressed their desire to participate in this workshop invited Ms. Guo Kanjun, Director of BNU Zhuhai International the discussion of several sub-topics on Megaprojects related to their own research the Megaprojects sub-projects. Office; Prof. Di Zengru and Prof. Wu fields at regional, national and global levels. The workshop will become a starting Jun from Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences; Prof. Yang Mingquan, Deputy The Megaprojects plan proposed by point for in-depth scientific research cooperation between the two universities Dean of College of Education for the Future; Liu Hui, Executive Vice President AAU is based on the United Nations' sustainable development goals, a n d p ro m o t e i n - d e p t h c o o p e r a t i o n and multi-level academic exchanges and Secretary General of Zhuhai characterized by cross-regional, between BNU and AAU in Megaprojects. Aalborg University Delegation Visited College of Education for the Future O n the morning of November 1, 2019, Director Nikolaj Stegeager of Aalborg University (AAU) and Dr. Xiang Beili, BNU visiting scholar at AAU, visited the College of Education for the Future. Dr. Yang Mingquan, Deputy Dean of College o f E d u c a t i o n f o r t h e F u t u re ; D r. L i Jiayong, Deputy Director of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences; and Dr. Qiu Yue, Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation of BNUZ attended the meeting with the AAU delegation. In the meeting, Dr. Yang introduced general information of the college, and Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai then expressed the desire to strengthen exchanges and cooperation. He proposed a multi-faceted cooperation framework including faculty and student exchanges, summer programs and j o i n t re s e a rc h . H i g h l y agreeing with Dr. Yang's collaborative proposal, Dr. Stegeager expressed his desire to strengthen the cooperation between the two institutions. Later, he also introduced the implementation of the PBL project a t A A U i n m o re d e t a i l . D u r i n g t h e meeting, Dr. Li suggested establishing t h e B N U - A A U P B L J o i n t R e s e a rc h 13 Center and starting a short-term PBL summer program. Through this meeting, the consensus of establishing international cooperation with AAU and exploring exchange potential with the College of Education for the Future was reached. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 14 Newsletter Features Newsletter Newsflash Deputy Director Li Led Ministry of Education Delegation on Visit to BNU Zhuhai Director Zhang Led Delegation of Foreign Affairs Office of Zhuhai Municipal Government to Visit BNU Zhuhai O From left to right: Zhou Zuoyu, Li Hai, Fu Ailan O n November 27, 2019, Li Hai, Deputy Director of the International Department of Ministry of Education led a delegation to visit Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). Prof. Zhou Zuoyu, Vice President of BNU and Prof. Fu Ailan, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee, welcomed the delegation. After introducing the operating principle and development goals of Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Zhuhai Campus, Prof. Fu expressed that based on the principle of "High standard, New Mechanism and Internationalization," BNU Zhuhai strived to develop into a southern campus of the same level as the Beijing campus and to build up a communication platform for people from the Belt and Road countries as well as Hong Kong and Macau. Li highly affirmed our school's initiative to set up the Belt and Road Sch o o l t o c u l t i v a t e t a l e n t s f o r t h e construction of the Belt and Road 15 n the morning of October leading the internationalization among Prof. Fu expressed gratitude to the 16, 2019, Zhang Meisheng, Director-General of the Foreign universities in Zhuhai. He also affirmed our consistent efforts in supporting Foreign Affairs Office for their longterm support and guidance in A ff a i r s O ff i c e o f Z h u h a i M u n i c i p a l t h e w o r k o f t h e M u n i c i p a l F o re i g n improving the inter nationalization Government and Director Zhao Xuejun visited BNU Zhuhai. Prof. Fu Affairs Office and emphasized that one purpose of the trip was to find l e v e l , a n d t h e n m a d e a re p o r t o n the international exchange of our Ailan, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee and the gaps in practical foreign affairs work, and make improvements according to u n i v e r s i t y. S h e e m p h a s i z e d t h a t internationalization had always division principal of the International Office and the Institutes of Advanced Research met with the delegation. targeted suggestions. Zhang raised the hope that the Municipal Education Bureau will join the efforts to work out b e e n t h e c o re o f o u r d e v e l o p m e n t strategy with the principl e o f " H i g h Standard, New Mechanism and At the meeting, Zhang praised the international exchange outcomes a five-year foreign exchange action plan within the city's education system to coordinate the planning of foreign Internationalization," and hoped that through this opportunity we could actively cooperate with the Foreign Affairs Office o f o u r u n i v e r s i t y, w h i c h h a s b e e n affairs in Zhuhai. for Zhuhai’s second venture. Fu Ailan (third from left) and her team met with the visiting delegation led by Zhang Meisheng (third from right). Initiative. He said that through this visit, BNU’s demands for talent cultivation w a s b e t t e r i n v e s t i g a t e d a n d m o re support from the relevant departments of Ministry of Education would be provided for its internationalization to better serve the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. During the visit, Li also attended the 11th Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and World High-level Forum held in BNU Zhuhai and delivered a special report. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 16 Newsletter Newsflash Newsletter Newsflash Wang Shoujun Met with an Expert from University College London O n December 20, 2019 at BNU the principle of "High Standard, New resources to carry out cooperation Z h u h a i c a m p u s , P ro f . Wa n g Mechanism and Internationalization," and innovation. At present, he has Shoujun, Vice President of Beijing Normal University (BNU) and BNU Zhuhai strived to develop into a campus of the same level as the cooperated with Dunhuang Research Institute and Shanghai Library, and Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Beijing campus, and hoped to attract desires to collaborate with BNU in C o m m i t t e e , m e t w i t h P ro f . S i m o n M a h o n y, D i r e c t o r o f t h e D i g i t a l domestic and international talents to join and start a career here. the fields of digital humanities and digital publishing. Humanities Centre, University College London (UCL). Prof. Mahony also briefly introduced The two sides then had a discussion Prof. Wang first welcomed Prof. Mahony and briefly introduced BNU Zhuhai to his research field, applying new technologies to ancient world study, particularly by using the latest on the work to be carried out for the establishment of a Digital Publishing and Digital Humanities Research him. He pointed out that based on internet technology and digital Center at BNU Zhuhai. The Delegation of Nova Scotia Premier McNeil Revisited BNU Zhuhai O n November 15, 2019, Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada, leading a delegation of 15 people, revisited Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai) and met with the faculty and students. Zheng Guomin, Assistant to the President of Beijing Normal University, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee and Vice President of BNU Zhuhai; and heads of the International Business Faculty and the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation welcomed the delegation. Zheng Guomin first welcomed Premier McNeil who revisited BNU Zhuhai for the third time in the past t h re e y e a r s . H e a p p re c i a t e d N o v a S c o t i a ’s l o n g - t e r m s u p p o r t f o r t h e cooperation between BNU Zhuhai and Saint Mary’s University (SMU), and emphasized that internationalization Wang Shoujun (left) met with Simon Mahony (right). Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 17 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 has always been an important part of the university development s t r a t e g y. W e v a l u e the cooperation with universities in Nova Scotia and hope to explore new opportunities for cooperation on the broader platform of the Guangdong-Hong K ong-Macao Greater Bay Area to deepen educational exchanges between China and Canada. After the review of the achievements of our cooperation with SMU a n d t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e f u t u re development of BNU Zhuhai, P re m i e r M c N e i l a l s o f u l l y a ff i r m e d t h e a c h i e v e m ents of the university internationalization and encouraged 18 students with an international education background to further study or work in Nova Scotia. Later, during the meet-up session, Premier McNeil interacted cordially with the faculty and students of BNU Zhuhai. This session was attended by the students of our 2+2 Dual-Degree Programs and the Sino-Canadian Joint Degree Program with Saint Mary’s University. Newsletter Newsflash Newsletter Newsflash Vice President of Saint Mary’s University of Canada Visited BNU Zhuhai Wang Shoujun Met with Macau’s Belt and Road Cooperation and Development Promotion Association O n October 14, 2019, Prof. Runbo Technology Co., Ltd. Additional tank cooperation. Chen expressed the Wang Shoujun, Vice President participants in the discussion were positive intention of strengthening the of Beijing Normal University (BNU) and Dean of the Belt and Road Prof. Zhang Shengjun, Deputy Dean of the Belt and Road School of BNU, Ms. cooperation between the Association and BNU’s Belt and Road School and School, met with the delegation led by Chen Shunchu, President of the Guo Kanjun, Director of BNU Zhuhai International Office, and other faculty encouraged the partnership to give full play to the exter nal communication Macau “Belt and Road” Cooperative Development Promotion Association (“the Association”). Other members from the Belt and Road School. Prof. Wang introduced the development channels and resource advantages of the Association to collaborate in admissions, training and forums. Director of the delegation included Zhou Zuo, Producer and Chief Director of CCTV17; Lou Yang, Director of Guangdong of Zhuhai Campus and the BNU Belt and Road School, and had an in-depth exchange of views with Chen and other Zhou, Director Lou, and General Manager Lin exchanged and negotiated support with the School on program production, Foreign Liaison Office; and Lin Xiang, General Manager of Beijing Times guests a bo ut inter national student recruitment, talent training and think think tank, and corporate training on the “Belt and Road Telling Chinese Stories.” Zheng Guomin (middle) and his team met with Malcolm Butler (fourth from right). O n N o v e m b e r 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 , D r. Malcolm Butler, Vice President of Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Canada, accompanied by Mr. Bill Bu, SMU Senior Advisor of Chinese Affairs, visited Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). Zheng Guomin, Assistant to the President of Beijing Normal University, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee and Vice President of BNU Zhuhai, warmly received the guests. Zhang Mingyuan, Dean of School of Chinese; Zhong Xin, Dean of the International B u s i n e s s F a c u l t y ; Ya n g M i n g q u a n , Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Deputy Dean of the College of Education for the Future; Hu Jiacong, Director of Office of Academic Affairs; Qiu Yue, Director of the Office of International Exchange and Cooperation, and related personnel attended the reception. During the meeting, Zheng Guomin first welcomed Vice President Butler on behalf of the university, then the two sides exchanged some views on the 2+2 Dual-Degree Programs, International Chinese Studies Program, and BNUZ-SMU Joint Degree Program, 19 a n d t h e y re a c h e d a c o n s e n s u s o n further expanding the areas and depth of cooperation. At the meeting, Zheng Guomin said that high-level internationalization has always been the focus of the university development strategy. SMU has continually been one of the most important strategic partners in inter nationalization. The university values the collaborative achievements with SMU and hopes to deepen the partnership by conducting diverse collaborative programs such as scientific research, teacher training and credit courses. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 Wang Shoujun (fifth from left) met with the delegation led by Chen Shunchu (fifth from right). 20 Newsletter Newsflash Newsletter Newsflash Global Affairs Department of University of Macau Visited BNU Zhuhai I-Shou University President Chen Zhenyuan Visited BNU Zhuhai O O n December 31, 2019, Dr. Zhen mission of BNU Zhuhai, and expressed Yong, Director of Department of her desire to cooperate with UM in areas Global Affairs of the University of Macau (UM), accompanied by eight such as teacher-student exchange and joint research. Dr. Qiu then introduced colleagues from the Department, the present international exchange and v i s i t e d o u r u n i v e r s i t y. M s . G u o Kanjun, International Office Director cooperation of BNUZ. Assistant Director Jin Hongdi and International Student of BNU Zhuhai; Dr. Qiu Yue, Office of Affairs Coordinator Fang Na introduced International Exchange & Cooperation D i r e c t o r o f B N U Z ; D r. Wa n g L e i , Deputy Dean of the School of Art and the development of BNUZ's international exchange programs and the management of exchange students, respectively. Residential College Culture, which seeks a return to the original aspirations of Communication; and relevant faculty from the Office of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Affairs had a meeting with Then, Dr. Wang introduced the “Looking China • Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Previously, UM and BNU had a solid Zhuhai-Macau.” He hopes to cooperate with the UM to form a joint force, recruit young directors at UM, and jointly make remarkable documentaries. Dr. Zhen made a brief introduction o f U M ’s h i s t o r y, i t s G l o b a l A ff a i r s D e p a r t m e n t , a n d e s p e c i a l l y U M ’s Chinese education tradition. discussion of the student Zhenyuan, President of I-Shou exchange program and U n i v e r s i t y ( I S U ) i n Ta i w a n , accompanied by Huang Gengxiang, visiting-scholar program between both universities, Deputy Director of the ISU Cross-Strait and reached a consensus Affairs Office, visited Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). Fang on further strengthening the cooperation between Zengquan, Chairperson of the University the two. Council BNU Zhuhai met with the guests. Qiu Yue, Director of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office and related At the meeting, Fang Zengquan stated that personnel also attended the meeting. the delegation. Youth Film Project," which aims at encouraging Hong Kong, Macau and foundation for cooperation. With this visit, the understanding and friendship between the two universities was deepened further, Prof. Guo welcomed the guests of UM, and briefly introduced the development history, operation principle, vision and Taiwan youths to film documentaries from a unique perspective. The theme of the project in 2020 will be “the City of laying a solid foundation to jointly promote in-depth cooperation in personnel training and scientific research. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai n December 25, 2019, Chen 21 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 During the meeting, Fang Zengquan high-level cross-strait university cooperation is one of the development expressed a warm welcome to Chen Zhenyuan on behalf of the university. Then the two sides had a review and priorities of the university’s strategic plan. ISU is an important partner for cross-strait cooperation. BNU values the 22 Fang Zengquan (right) met with Chen Zhenyuan (left). cooperation accomplishments with ISU and hopes to expand the exchanges of faculty and students in diverse forms. Newsletter Newsflash Newsletter Academic Experts from Aalborg University Shared Research Results Article source: College of Education for the Future Release date: 2019-11-04 1. Karina Madsen Smed: “Consuming the Ordinary in Extraordinary Settings” O n October 31, 2019, Dr. Karina for tourist sites." These phenomena are Madsen Smed from AAU significant information for research. Department of Cultural Studies shared the research experience of her team on exploring Greenland. In the end, Dr. Smed pointed out that people's common impression of travel is I n t h e l e c t u re , D r. S m e d s p e c i f i c a l l y introduced the research outcomes of to discover unusual things, to understand strange worlds, and to contact the sacred and luxurious. However, tourism is now her team. She said, "Something that is special to some tourists is not necessarily special to other tourists; what is different changing to be ordinary, familiar and daily. She also suggested that everyone should "eat the food that locals usually eat and do for tourists may also be a rare interest what the locals usually do" while traveling. 2. “Booster of Knowledge, Skills, Communication and Cooperation”: Prof. Nikolaj Stegeager Talks about the Aalborg PBL Model On October 31, 2019, Prof. Nikolaj Stegeager, Director of the Learning Center of Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark, was invited to share his successful experience in teaching Problem-Based Learning (PBL) models at AAU. work with external departments to solve scientific problems during their studies. At the same time, the AAU PBL Model can cultivate students' communication and cooperation skills and help students to master the proficiencies required for results-based learning. Prof. Stegeager first introduced the research motivation and development history of the AAU PBL Model. He said that the AAU PBL Model provides students with independent tools for academic research to acquire knowledge, skills and research capabilities. He noted that AAU students have the opportunity to With rich arguments quoted, Prof. Stegeager discussed in simple terms the theoretical framework of how problem-driven teaching methods should be improved in the application process, and analyzed the relationship between teaching, supervision and student learning processes in the PBL environment. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 23 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 24 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic International Experts Shared Views on“Creative Leadership, Innovative Curriculum and Educational Equity” Article source: College of Education for the Future Release date: 2019-11-26 On November 22, 2019, during the course of the Fifth China Education Innovation Expo (CEIE), a Xue Xueli, Head of Global Academic Cooperation at the University number of internationally renowned education experts were invited to BNU Zhuhai to share their views of Queensland, pointed out in her speech that the improvement of learners and teachers' competence is positively related to economic growth, and the ability to innovate will become on "Creative Leadership, Innovative Curriculum and Educational Equity." increasingly important in the future. With the rapid technological D development in society today, she believes that whoever wants to have a place in society needs to be a lifelong learner. She also pointed out that the competence needed in the 21st century is the r. Yuri Tamir, former Israeli Minister of Education pointed out that the primary education goal of the 21st century is to cultivate students to become critical thinkers and ability to innovate, to generate new ideas and apply them, and to have the qualities of initiative, curiosity and imagination. active creators. She believes that teachers should encourage students to continue to try and proactively solve problems and provide innovative solutions. She pointed out that learning is not competition. Teachers should leave space for teamwork and develop their collaborative abilities, so that students can learn to share knowledge, and then become happy students. She also suggested that teachers encourage students to focus on the learning process rather than the outcomes, not to be afraid of failures, and it is important to train students to have an optimistic and open mind. In the lecture of "Teaching of Innovative Courses," Dr. Tony Richardson, Chief Advisor of the Australian National Education Ministry put forward that a teacher is not only a job and a profession, but also a partner that accompanies children’s growth. If the teacher is not able to bond with the students while standing on the podium, then it is difficult to engage in the students' learning process. He pointed out that by flipping the classroom, teachers can make students the lead of the classroom and involve students' presentation as an important part in the classroom learning environment. The focus of teaching is to improve learning efficiency and to guide students to acquire background knowledge instead of cramming. Teachers should establish a positive and interactive relationship with students. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Prof. Ronald Ferguson, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Prof. Tasha Robertson of New York University, said that they had studied 200 students (and their families) who graduated from Harvard and other top universities. 25 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 They discovered and summarized eight things that parents have generally done to cultivate children who are both intelligent and find meaning in life. They also further analyzed how to promote the realization of educational equity. 26 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic The 9th International Conference on Information Capital, Property Rights and Ethics Article source: School of Government Editor: Teng Fei Release date: 2019-07-01 F Prof. Ismail Abdullahi rom June 15-18, 2019, the 9th participated in the conference. Among University of North Carolina; Prof. Liu Inter national Conference on them, 30 delivered academic reports. Yanquan of Southern Connecticut State Information Capital, Property & Ethics (ICPE-2019) was held at Beijing At the opening ceremony, Dr. Li Jiayong, University; Prof. John N. Gathegi of University of South Florida; Prof. Takashi Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). With the theme of "Frontier D e p u t y D i re c t o r o f t h e I n s t i t u t e o f Advanced Studies in Humanities and Nagatsuka of Tsurumi University; Prof. Miguel Baptista Nunes of Sun Yat- Topics and Hot Issues of Information P o l i c y, R i g h t s a n d E t h i c s , " i t w a s co-sponsored by BNU School of Social Sciences of BNU, said that it has become a mission of scholars in various countries engaged in informatics, law, sen University; Prof. Zhuang Daoming of Shih Hsin University; Prof. Lai Maosheng and Prof. Li Guangjian of Government and Southern Big Data Exchange Center, and organized by the Government Governance Research and sociology to discuss issues related to information policy, rights and ethics as global society development increasingly Peking University; Prof. Ran Congjing of Wuhan University; Prof. Wang Fang of Nankai University; Dr. Wang Teng of Center of Advanced Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of BNU. More than 80 experts and scholars from relies on information and data. The attending scholars exchanged views Southern Big Data Exchange Center; and Associate Professor Huang Guobin of BNU along with more than 10 industry the United States, Japan and China, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan regions on the theme of the conference. Among them, Prof. Ismail Abdullahi of Central experts and well-known scholars all made keynote reports. Prof. John N. Gathegi made a report. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 27 Group photo of participants Spring 2020 | Issue 1 28 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic International Forum on Big Data Applications in Intelligent Society and Intelligent Innovation Article source: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Release date: 2019-07-11 O n July 10, 2019, Beijing Key Lab Party Committee of Zhuhai National High- of Study on Sci-Tech Strategy tech Industrial Development Zone; and Wang for Urban Green Development of Beijing Normal University (Key Lab), MIT Shoujun, BNU Vice President, also attended the Forum and delivered speeches. Human Dynamics Laboratory (MIT), and Digital China Holding Co., Ltd. (Digital China) The Forum set up three sessions: keynote co-sponsored the "International Forum on the Application of Big Data in Intelligent Society and Intelligent Innovation" (Forum). speeches, special speeches and roundtable forums. In the keynote speech, researcher Gao Jian, economist and former Vice Nearly 100 leaders, experts and scholars from home and abroad participated in the Forum. Prof. Guan Chenghua, Dean of President of China Development Bank; Li Jianwei, Director of State Council Development Research Center; Prof. Zhang the Institute of Economics and Resource Management of BNU and Director of the Key Lab, chaired the opening ceremony of the Du of Institute of Smart Cities of Macau University of Science and Technology; and Prof. Pentland of MIT respectively shared Forum. Tang Jiale, Vice President of the Macau University of Science and Technology; Chen Renfu, Vice Chairman of the Zhuhai CPPCC insightful ideas on smart cities and big data. Afterward, leaders and scholars from BNU, Digital China, Huawei, China (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference); Yan Haobo, Secretary of the Mobile Zhuhai Company, Development Research Center of the State Council, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 29 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 University of Hong Kong, University of Research Institute, and BNU had intense Holdings Limited, Huawei Technologies Oxford, Tongji University, and Wenjiang discussion on the application of big data Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai National High- District, Chengdu gave featured speeches focusing on "Big Data Technology and its and the progress of smart cities. Chinese and international experts fully exchanged tech Industrial Development Zone jointly launched the "Industry-University Security and Application in Urban Smart ideas on the application of big data and Research Alliance of Big Data Application Innovation." Finally, Prof. Chen Hao, the construction of smart cities, which in Intelligent Society and Intelligent Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the Key Lab, hosted the roundtable will have far-reaching significance in promoting China's urban informatization, Innovation." The Research Alliance will be dedicated to combining intelligent forum. Experts and scholars from MIT, data integration, in-depth analysis, and society and intelligent innovation big data the Ministry of Commerce, the Capital Institute of Science and Technology trusted data practices. technology with industrial development to serve the city's digitalization, intelligence Strategic Development, Shenzhen Design At the seminar, BNU, MIT, Digital China and high-quality sustainable development. 30 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic International Round Table Forum on Linguistic Aptitude: Expanding the Research Field Article source: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Release date: 2019-07-11 F rom November 9-10, 2019, the (BNU Zhuhai). More than 20 experts BNU. Following the opening talk, Prof. International Round Table Forum on Linguistic Aptitude, sponsored and scholars from China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Fu Ailan, Deputy Director of BNU Zhuhai Administrative Committee and Director by the Language Science Research Poland, Austria, Turkey and Sweden of BNU Language Science Research Center of Beijing Normal University (BNU) and hosted by the School of participated in the Forum. C e n t e r, a n d P ro f . P e t e r S k e h a n o f Birkbeck College, University of London, Chinese of Beijing Normal University, The opening ceremony was hosted by U K , d e l i v e re d w e l c o m e s p e e c h e s , Zhuhai (BNUZ), was successfully held at Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Prof. Luo Shaoxi, a researcher at the Language Science Research Center of respectively. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 31 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 Prof. Luo Shaoxi hosted the opening ceremony. Prof. Fu Ailan (left) and Prof. Peter Skehan (right) The Forum aimed to strengthen the communication on the cutting-edge Chuang of the University of Macau; and Prof. Patrick C.M. Wong of the theories and practice of linguistic aptitude. It contained six keynote s p e e c h e s , s i x i n v i t e d re p o r t s , a n d six special reports. Prof. Niclas Abrahamsson and Prof. Kenneth Hyltenstam of the University of Stockholm, Sweden; Prof. Peter Skehan of the University of Birkbeck College, London, UK; Prof. Richard Sparks of St. Joseph's Hill University; Prof. Wang Chinese University of Hong Kong were invited to give keynote speeches for the Forum. The Forum covered four sub-topics. The participating experts examined the development status and empirical research in the field of linguistic aptitude from four different perspectives, including neuroscience, linguistic aptitude theories and testing development, working memory and 32 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic new ideas for observing language exposure, language complexity, and language evolution at multiple levels, i n c l u d i n g p h o n e t i c s , m o r p h o l o g y, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Prof. Bernard Comrie, a worldrenowned linguist of the University of California, Santa Barbara, summarized the Forum. At the Editorial Board Meeting, scholars hope that such high-level academic forums can be held regularly, and they will support the development of the journal Editorial Board Meeting of Asian Languages and Linguistics and 2019 Asian Languages International Round Table Forum Asian Languages and Linguistics so that it will exert international influence Prof. Bernard Comrie summaried the forum. in the future. Article Source: BNU Zhuhai Editor: Pang Bo Release date: 2019-12-03 F rom November 29 to December 1 , 2 0 1 9 , t h e E d i t o r i a l B o a rd Meeting of Asian Languages and Linguistics and the 2019 Asian Languages International Round Table Forum, sponsored by the Language Science Research Center of Beijing Normal University (BNU) and hosted by the School of Chinese of Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, were held in Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai). This conference uses English as the conference language, and more than 10 well-known scholars in Asian language research fields from China, Korea, Japan, India, Singapore, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai the United States, France, Germany and other countries made academic reports on their relevant research. The opening ceremony of the Forum was chaired by Dr. Li Jiayong, Associate Dean of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. Prof. Wang Shoujun, BNU Vice President of and BNU Zhuhai Administrative C o m m i t t e e D i r e c t o r, d e l i v e r e d a welcome speech and issued letters of appointments to three main editors: namely, Prof. Liu Danqing, Prof. Fu Ailan and Prof. Cheng Gong. Prof. Liu Danqing, Co-editor of Asian Languages 33 and Linguistics and Director of Institute of Linguistics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences issued a letter of appointment to 12 editors who participated in the Forum. The conference and roundtable forum covered three topics with the first as the core: the role of Asian languages in the construction and promotion of linguistic theories; the protection and recording of endangered languages in Asia; and the academic orientation and promotion of inter national influence of Asian Languages and Linguistics. Experts at the meeting put forward Spring 2020 | Issue 1 34 Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic "Family Harmony Brings Prosperity." ——"Family Culture" Connects Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau with Common Values ——Looking for and Going over Lingnan Family Education and Family Ethos with Prof. Yu Dan Article Source: Institute of Culture Innovation and communication Editor: Pang Bo Release date: 2019-12-13 O n December 12, 2019, on the Bay Area (“GBA”) Cultural Innovation and connect the present with the future. "Family occasion of the 20th anniversary of the return of Macau, the forum on "Building an International Bay Area: Contemporary Value Transformation of Traditional Chinese Culture" was held at the Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai), which was sponsored by Beijing Normal University. People from government, industry, education and research institutions of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau joined in the discussion on "Value Consensus: Family • Family Ethos • Family Mottos." Prof. Lin Guangzhi from Macau University of Science and Technology, Prof. Hongtai Zheng from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prof. Jiarong Zhou from Hong Kong Baptist University were invited to make keynote speeches at the Forum and they each explored the ways to promote the construction of the Bay Area of humanities through the value consensus of "family culture." Communication Research Center of BNU, brought and released her blockbuster research achievement of her project, "the Spread and Inheritance of ‘Family Culture’ in the Greater Bay Area," at this Forum. Prof. Yu analyzed the inclusive Confucian culture in the GBA from the perspectives of Guangfu, Chaoshan, Hakka and the new urban immigrant cultures, taking T 'ang shao-i, Yung Wing, Liang Qichao and other families as examples, and illustrated what family means for Chinese people. At the end of the report, she proposed to build the Greater Bay Area of humanities together. She believes that the ethical standard of "family culture" is the spiritual core of the GBA. The family ethos passed down from ancient to modern times are the spiritual ties that connect different geographical spaces of the GBA. The psychological emotion of repaying one’s parents is the greatest centripetal force. The contemporary value and inheritance of "family culture" in the GBA cannot be separated from the inheritance of family education. Taking education as a starting point is the most important way to culture" is the "root of culture" behind the spatial integration of the GBA: family harmony brings prosperity. Prof. Yu Dan, a well-known cultural scholar, director and chief expert of the Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 35 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 36 Ma Biwen, Director of Department of Spiritual Civilization Creation of the Publicity Department of Guangdong Provincial Government; Dr. Xu Zhihua, Acting Director of Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies of Hong Kong Baptist University; and Researcher Fang Zengquan, Chairperson of the University Council of BNU Zhuhai said that the integration of people in the GBA through humanity communication is very important, and family culture is a relatively gentle, highly acceptable and effective entry point. The GBA Cultural Innovation and Communication Research Center is becoming a new type of think tank, academic platform and talent highland with a new system. It is expected that the Center will promote the cultural construction of Guangdong Province, disseminate the cultural construction experience of the GBA, and contribute to the construction of the Greater Bay Area of humanities. Newsletter Academic Newsletter Academic Three Projects of Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Successfully Approved by Ministry of Education Article Source: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Release date: 2019-12-30 Research Center (Zhuhai) of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, BNU to construct a multilingual corpus in the Greater Bay Area. The project mainly involves activities such as research training, classroom observation, linguistic data collection and annotation, and cultural visits. It I n order to support and strengthen the exchanges and cooperation between the Mainland and universities in Hong Kong and Macau, the Ministry of Education has set up a "Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland Higher Education Teacher-Student Exchange Program" ("Ten Thousand Talent Program") in 2013, and changed its name to "Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland Elementary, Secondary and University TeacherStudent Exchange Program of College Students" in 2019. Three projects of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences of Beijing Normal University (BNU) have been approved: namely, the "Multilingual Corpus Construction of GuangdongHong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area" Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai aims to promote research exchanges between Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland universities, and help students to broaden their horizons and cultivate scientific research competence. Project by the Language Resources Research Center of GuangdongHong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the “Looking China • Hong Kong and Macau Youth Film Project — Exchange Activities with Macau University of Science and Technology” and “Looking China • Hong Kong and Macau Youth Film Project – Exchange Activities with Macau City University” projects by the Image Communication Research Center. The "Multilingual Corpus Construction" project intends to invite 30 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students each from BNU and Hong Kong Education University (HKEU) (and one accompanying teacher f ro m H K E U ) , o n J u n e 8 t o 28, 2020 to the Language Science 37 In order to better meet the major tasks of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing Normal University established the Belt and Road School in September 2018 and started to recruit international students of MBA and MPA programs based in Zhuhai. In September 2019, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai) welcomed its first batch of 27 international students from 21 countries. In order to make them feel at home and be accustomed to the living environment of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, the university organized various extra-curricular activities, such as a visit to Huitong Ancient Village, and appreciation of traditional Chinese culture. The two projects of “Looking China • Hong Kong and Macau Youth Film Project” aim to strengthen cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Macau youths and mainland youths, and promote integrated economic and cultural development for Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, marking it as a starting point for the Greater Bay Area’s cultural circle construction. This series of projects tells Chinese stories via documentaries, spreads Chinese voices through new media, and enhances the depth of exchanges through seminars, which is conducive to reshaping Hong Kong and Macau youths' understanding of the motherland and strengthening the cultural identity of Hong Kong and Macau youths. Spring 2020 | Issue 1 38 Newsletter Campus Newsletter Campus Lingnan Historical and Cultural Investigation Chen Clan Academy • Surprise After tasting Cantonese-style food and drinks, the students arrived at the second stop of the Guangzhou trip----the Chen Clan Academy. The Academy is strictly laid out: the classic ——a Cross-cultural Experience Tour elegant corridors lead to all directions and woodcarving, brick carving, and stone carving can be seen everywhere. They were amazed by the craftsman's fine carvings and indulged in the traditional Chinese myths and legends behind the carvings. King Nanyue's Tomb Museum • Attraction By the bustling North Jiefang Road, a deep red sandstone building attracts the attention of passersby. It is the famous Museum of King Nanyue of the West Han Dynasty. The students entered the site of the Mausoleum of King Nanyue without hesitation and asked inquisitively about the role of each coffin chamber. G In the museum, students gathered around the Jade Burial Suit (sī lǚ yù yī) one by one, stopped in front of the Emperor Wen's Seal, uangzhou, a city with a 2,800-year history and profound cultural heritage, is constantly displaying its unique charm. and listened to the explanations carefully, as if the museum had become the classroom. Everyone carefully observed in the field, listened intently, and seemed to try to pierce the secrets of social On November 2, 2019, 50 international students from Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (BNU Zhuhai), as well as teachers and students from the Belt and Road School, went to Guangzhou on a Lingnan culture experience trip. Teachers and students explored the scenic spots and historical sites in this beautiful “Flower City” and exchanged ideas on the history, culture, customs and economic development of various countries and places. Lingnan Impression Garden • First Sight Lingnan Impression Garden was the first stop of the trip. With the blue sky and refreshing air, the international students integrated the good mood all the way into the bricks, tiles, grass, and trees in the garden. Guangzhou Tower The Guangzhou Tower, which stands at the intersection of Guangzhou's new central axis and the Pearl River landscape axis, is the last stop of this trip. This 600-meter-high tourism and sightseeing tower, the highest in China and third highest in the world, is a combination of strength and art. It has the vision and spirit to let Guangzhou take off and face the world. From 5 pm to 7 pm, day gives way to night and the sky t u r n s f ro m p a l e y e l l o w t o d e e p b l a c k . I n e v e r y s i n g l e minute and second, everyone discovers with their eyes and feels with their heart the modernity and developing vitality of this city. T h e s t u d e n t s l o o k e d a t t h e c re e k c ro s s i n g t h e s t re e t , strolled along the long Qingyun Lane, went in and out of one classic nostalgic shop and restaurant after another, and inadvertently immersed themselves in the stories and traditions of Lingnan people. The constant snapping sounds of cameras indicated students’ eagerness to capture and indulge in the Lingnan style. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai life in the Lingnan area more than 2,000 years ago, and let this breath of China of a thousand years ago linger in the nose. International students from various parts of the world follow the steps of the teacher to experience culture together, share time together, and keep the feeling of the day firmly in mind. This trip became a common connection between teachers, students and classmates, and became the key to cultural exchanges. It opened the box of mutual understanding, and allowed students to experience a rich and diverse campus time and start the next journey with great expectations. From eight in the morning to ten in the evening, the fourteenhour journey was exhausting, but there was no shortage of cheers and jokes. The Lingnan-style garden, the Academy with exquisite carvings, the historical Mausoleum Museum of King Nanyue, and the city landmark Guangzhou Tower all left a deep impression on the students. 39 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 40 Newsletter Campus Newsletter Campus When Chinese Meets the Belt and Road Initiative "Legal System and Safety Education" Lecture Held for International Students of BNU Zhuhai Article source: Chinese Language and Culture College Editor: Pang Bo Release date: 2019-12-27 O I n December 23, jointly organized by the Chinese Language and Culture College and the Belt and R o a d S c h o o l o f B e i j i n g N o r m a l U n i v e r s i t y, a n exchange on“When Chinese Meets the Belt and Road n order to strengthen the safety education of international students at school and better serve their study and living in China, on November 29, 2019, a lecture named "Legal System and Safety Education" was Initiative”was held successfully in Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai. held for international students. First of all, Fang Zengquan, Chairperson of the University Council This exchange was divided into five sessions with five different t o p i c s : p h o n e t i c s , g r a m m a r, c o m m u n i c a t i o n , Chinese characters and culture. Those graduate of BNU Zhuhai, delivered a speech and thanked the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau (“ZPSB”) for supporting safety work and education of our international students. He pointed out that since students from the Chinese Language and Culture China's legal system is different from that of Britain and the United States, legal system and safety education are very important for international students. This lecture helped international students culture, deepened their understanding of China and aroused their strong interest in Chinese and Chinese culture; the Chinese students have improved their teaching ability, consolidated their professional quality and deepened their sense of responsibility for the major of Chinese international education through classroom practice. The students of the two colleges have learned from each other, communicated with each other warmly and sincerely, and established sincere friendship. S t u d e n t s s a i d t h a t t h e l e c t u re w a s v e r y p r a c t i c a l a n d informative, which was helpful to enhance their safety awareness and knowledge, and better regulate their own behavior within China. to raise the awareness of personal safety during their stay in China and learn about Chinese laws and regulations. Hu Lin, Section Chief of the Entry-Exit Administration Department of ZPSB and Wu Jianxing, Director of Jinding Police Station of ZPSB, fully explained international students' visa processing, W u Yo n g k a n g , H e a d o f t h e E x i t - E n t r y B r i g a d e o f t h e High-tech Zone Branch of ZPSB; Chen Hailan, trainer of the ZPSB Culture and Education Brigade; Zhang Shengjun, Deputy Dean of the Belt and Road School, and all teachers from the Business Office, as well as all the international students attended the lecture. knowledge of preventing fraud and pickpocketing in China, and lastly answered students’ questions. Li Chunbo, Director of the Security Department of BNU Zhuhai, then added more knowledge of campus security construction and personal safety and protection. College, who are studying in the Zhuhai campus, have carefully prepared the teaching contents. They helped the international students from the Belt and Road School to lear n the grammar and pronunciation of Chinese, communicate in Chinese, write Chinese characters with brush, and appreciate and experience the charm of Chinese traditional art. This exchange has benefited students from both colleges. In a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, the inter national students have got close contact with Chinese and Chinese Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 41 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 42 Newsletter Campus Newsletter Overseas Wang Shoujun Led Delegation on Visit to Hong Kong and Macau the "2019 Guangdong-Hong KongMacau University Alliance Annual the development of the Greater Bay A re a . ” T h i s m e e t i n g d e e p e n e d t h e precipitate further collaboration to jointly build advantageous disciplines, Conference and Presidents’ Forum." understanding between BNU Zhuhai laboratories, and research centers, At the forum, the universities and and universities in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, and facilitated the and actively explore more cooperation and exchange opportunities in such university to participate in the joint aspects as mutual recognition of cooperation of universities in the GBA. In order to further improve the overall credits for specific courses and more flexible student exchange programs, school-running and cooperation level of and scientific research result sharing BNU Zhuhai, this meeting also helped and transformation. the presidents of the alliance held discussions on the two topics of “deepening alliance cooperation, expanding scientific research resources” and “advancing the construction of first-class universities and promoting I n order to further strengthen the relationship between Beijing Normal and Nanosystem Manufacturing Laboratory. At CUHK, the delegation University (BNU) and universities met with Vice-Chancellor Prof. in Hong Kong and Macau, give full play to the advantages of BNU Zhuhai, promote scientific research Zhang Miaoqing and lear ned about the university through an introduction video. Then the delegation visited the cooperation with Hong Kong, Macau and other regions, and improve the university’s inter nationalization and State Key Laboratory of Agricultural B i o t e c h n o l o g y. A t H o n g K o n g Polytechnic University (HKPU), the “Dual-First Class” construction, Prof. Wang Shoujun, BNU Vice President and BNU Zhuhai Administrative delegation met with Associate V i c e Chancellor Prof. Chen Guohua and Zhao Pei, Assistant Director Committee Director, led a delegation to Hong Kong and Macau from July 15 to 19, 2019. This trip was in response to the invitation of universities, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK), Hong Kong University of Science and Te ch n olo gy(H KUS T) and University of Macau(UM), to participate in the "2019 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Univ ersit y Al liance Annual Meeting and Presidents’ Forum" and visit Hong Kong and Macau friendship colleges. o f I n n o v a t i o n a n d Te c h n o l o g y Development Office, and visited the HKPU Innovation Museum. At Hong Kong Baptist University, the delegation visited the State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis and the School of Communication, and met the Associate Vice President (Teaching and Learning) and Provost P ro f . H u a n g Yu e s h u n ; P ro f . Z h a n g Jianhua, Dean of Faculty of Science and Associate Dean Prof. Ruan Bangzhi; Li Dewen, Director of Finance Division; and Dr. Yang Liwei, Senior Director of Office of the Associate Vice President (Mainland Development). At HKUST, the delegation held talks with Dr. Ni Mingxuan, Acting President; Prof. Wu Xun, Director of Department of Public Policy; Dr. Shi Tianyi, Director of Department of Social Sciences and the Environment and Director of Global and Greater China Affairs, and visited the Material Testing Laboratory Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai On July 19, the delegation visited the University of Macau, visited its Chemical Research Laboratory, physical science and engineering teaching experiments, and participated in 43 Spring 2020 | Issue 1 44 Newsletter Overseas Copyright 2020 Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai. All rights reserved. Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Address: Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai 18 Jinfeng Road, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China, 519087 Phone: 0756-6126501 Fax: 0756-6126522 Email：zhuhai_io@bnu.edu.cn 45 Spring 2020 | Issue 1