Editor's note: In 2016, Beiwai ushered in the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the school. Under the leadership of the school's party committee, the school carefully carried out the "two studies, one doing" study and education, held the 95th anniversary of the founding of the party and the "July 1st" commendation conference, and implemented the school " The 13th Five -Year Plan, actively promoted the comprehensive reform of the university, and made new progress in various undertakings. The departments of each hospital carefully plan their own development around the key work of the school. We made a series of reports on the development of each department in 2016. Today we continue to pay attention to the Academy of English, the German and International Chinese Institute of Culture.

Academy of English: 2016 with fruitful results

1. With "cultivating the ability to speculate" as the starting point, cultivate high -level foreign language talents that the country urgently needs

In May, the Academy of English held the "English majors, the opening of spoken teaching, and the training workshop for the training ability of Specifications" to open our course to English teachers in colleges and universities across the country, and spread the teaching concepts and teaching methods of "cultivating the ability of speculation" to the national colleges and universities. To go, push the country's foreign language teaching towards a new height. "Furious ability cultivation" is an important measure for talent training of the Academy of English. We lead the "university speculative English" series of textbooks. When foreign language education is pursuing the way out of the country, we will take the lead in transferring the focus of English education from "skill teaching" to "skills teaching" to " "Capability", which is of great significance to the Northern and Foreign Academy of English, but also has great significance for national foreign language education. Undergraduates of the School of English won the championship in the 5th National Interpretation Competition, and won the third place in the 19th "Foreign Research Society Cup" National College Student English Debate Competition.

2. Vigorously develop translation disciplines, and the construction of disciplines is more stepped up

In May, the academic journal "Translation World" sponsored by the Academy of English held a launch formula on the fifth floor of the library. At the same time, it launched a paper board, online version, and public WeChat signal, which received a warm corresponding to the national universities and translation communities across the country. Peking University, Tsinghua, Fudan, Nankai, Foreign Language Bureau, China Zhiwang, Foreign Research Institute, "Chinese Translation" and "Shanghai Translation" magazine have congratulated the "translation industry" in the launching ceremony, and Development expresses great expectations. Translation has a long tradition in Beiwai. It has been translated for the works of national leaders, central documents, and documents of major national activities. Since 2014, the Academy of English has seized the timing of this development, first applied and obtained the honorary title of the "Beijing Translation Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center", and then prepared to establish the "Translation Community" magazine to fill in the construction of the Beijing -Wai translation discipline. A blank.

3. Give full play to the role of national and regional research, and provide strategic consulting for the country

In September, Premier Li Keqiang visited Canada. The Canadian Research Center of the English Academy provided a consultation report to the Prime Minister, which was highly praised by the leaders of the Ministry of Education. In December, the British Research Center published the "British Blue Book-British Development Report (2015-2016)" and held a launch formula in the library. The Blue Book Series has both academic, consulting, and uniqueness. It is published by China Social Science Press. The British Blue Book is borne by the Beijing Academy of English and will not be repeatedly published by other units. Participants from the British Embassy, ​​the European Academy of Social Sciences, the China Institute of International Issues, the Chinese Institute of Modern International Relations, the Development Research Center of the State Council, and the Chinese Social Science Publishing House highly praised the British Blue Book. As the "Ministry of Education State and Regional Research Base", the British Research Center and the Canadian Research Center of the Institute of English have always used think tank construction as the development goal, and actively provide strategic consulting for national diplomatic and international exchanges. At present, both centers have obtained the Ministry of Education. Financial appropriation in 2017.

Fourth, take the construction of the teachers as the starting point to create a reasonable structural teacher

In December, Professor Jockey Club of the School of English was selected as the "2016 Yangtze River Scholars Award Program Suggestion Suggestion List", which realized a breakthrough in this talent project of Beijing Foreign Studies University. The 21st century university competition will be the competition of talents. The key to the development of disciplines is teachers, strong teachers, and colleges. In March, the Academy of English first tried to implement an annual salary system for the newly -enrolled teachers at the entire school, and introduced 4 teachers from the British and well -known universities in the United Kingdom. With the strong support of the school, the Academy of English has given new teachers a stronger life and working conditions. While providing discounts on wages, scientific research start -up funds and reduction of workload, they also put forward higher requirements for their scientific research work: reaching the qualifications of associate Professor Beiwai Associate Professor in three years. We believe that after several years of hard work, the overall level of research at the Teachers Teacher of the English Academy will have a large improvement, and the structure of the teachers will be further optimized.

Fifth, attach great importance to scientific research and create iconic results

In May, the Academy of English received five national social science funds projects, accounting for 50%of the national projects obtained by the school. Among them, the "Chinese Cultural Image Research on Overseas Think Tank" project is the first major project of "Art" National Social Science Fund obtained by Beijing Foreign Language University. On September 24, the project held a grand opening ceremony. In terms of scientific research, the Academy of English has continued to excavate potential, allocated special funds to support the application of the National Social Science Fund and the humanities and social science project of the Ministry of Education, and organize experts to demonstrate the project. These efforts have produced positive results.

Department of German: "Introduce, go global" -seek common deposit difference in the trend of internationalization

1. President of Gosteen University in Germany visited our school

On May 17, Ulilk Bayiig (), president of the University of Gosteen University in Germany, visited our school and discussed with President Peng Long, Vice President Jia Wenjian, and Director of the Department of German Wang Jianbin. The Institute of Education and Sciences plans to organize the relevant matters of the first Sino -German university's internationalization strategy conference. The meeting plans to hold the first session in China in the second half of 2017, and it will be held every two years in the next two years. The two sides also discussed the issues of further deepening cooperation in Beiwai, Gosteen University and Nanjing University, and establishing the three schools of Virtual College of China.

2. The International Academic Symposium on the "Sino -German Think Tank and Sino -German relations" is held in our school

From September 24th to 25th, the "Sino -German think tank and Sino -German relations" international academic seminar was held in the administrative building of our school. The seminar was sponsored by the German Department, and well -known think tank scholars from China, Germany, and Switzerland gathered together to discuss on the construction of the Sino -German think tank, the cooperation between China and Germany think tanks, and the relationship between think tanks and Sino -German relations.

Participating experts summarized the historical process, fruitful results and development prospects of China research in Germany and Germany, and discussed the role positioning of their role as researchers and regional issues: how to coordinate the dual identity of researchers and designers, How to use it on the basis of maintaining the scientificity of academic research, and to provide suggestions for political decision makers. Experts from domestic and foreign experts fully affirmed the achievements of North Foreign and Foreign Language Talent training and the bold attempts made in the research of national think tanks.

3. The "Annual Meeting of the 16th German Literature Research" was held in our school

On October 21, the "16th German Literature Research Annual Meeting" hosted by our school was held in the library. President Peng Long, a famous Austrian novelist and playwright Peter Hand, and his wife attended the opening ceremony.

The conference was held for the release ceremony of the Hanks Collection, and the publisher of the Beijing Century Wenjing Culture Communication Company presented the collection of the set to our school together with the author Han Dike. Handek is one of the most important writers of contemporary German literature and is known as "living classics". "Hangquci Collection" was jointly completed by translators such as Professor Han Ruixiang, the Department of German of our school, and Professor Ren Weidong of the Department of German. After the opening ceremony, Hangde Chan read the chapter of the work and delivered a speech. Experts and scholars inside and outside the school exchanged with Handick's creative consciousness, Austrian literary characteristics, and aesthetics of works, and the atmosphere at the scene was warm.

4. The first national German translation master (MTI) teaching seminar was held in our school

On November 26, the first national German translation master (MTI) teaching seminar was held in our school. This meeting was sponsored by the German Department and 11 from university representatives and teachers who have opened or planned to open a master's degree in German translation from 11. He Qiyi, the former deputy chairman of the Degree Professional Degrees of the State Council's Degree Office, made a keynote speech and introduced the relevant content of the "Special Evaluation Plan for the Master's Professional Degree Point" in detail. The participants combined with the actual situation of each school, introduced the situation of German translation master's degree training plan, training mode, curriculum settings, graduation thesis writing, etc. from a macro and micro perspective. discuss.

International Chinese Cultural Research Institute: Create a multilateral academic exchange platform from an international perspective

1. Selected the first batch of sources of the Chinese think tank index (CTTI)

On December 17, the International Chinese Cultural Research Institute was successfully selected at the 2016 China Think Tank Governance Forum. CTTI is currently the largest domestic range of intellectual property, a think tank vertical search engine and data management platform with a complete intellectual property rights. The first batch of 489 source think tanks selected for CTTI were selected from more than 2,000 think tanks and 780 candidates recommended by more than 2,000 think tanks and channels.

Second, get a series of lectures on the "One Asian" consortium fund

The International Chinese Institute of Culture was funded by the "One Asian" consortium. From September to December 2016, a series of lectures entitled "Cultural Exchange of Cultural Exchange since the 16th century and the formation of" A Community of Asia ", a total of sixteen lectures, a total of sixteen lectures. Experts and scholars from well -known universities at home and abroad are invited to hold academic lectures for teachers and students in Beijing. The theme of the lecture involves Sinology, cross -cultural research, comparative literature, national research, world history, Asian economy, etc.

3. Hold the second phase of the "Understanding China" senior training project

In July, the second phase of the "Understanding China" senior training class hosted by the University of Foreign Languages ​​University and hosted by the International Chinese Culture Research Institute was officially opened. A total of 38 students from Poland and Spain participated. The teaching courses include Chinese opera and traditional culture, Chinese classical literature, ideology, architecture, women's research, the history of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges, and the study of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese road research. Through this project, students have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.

Fourth, the global significance high -level forum of Chinese culture

From June 23rd to 24th, the "World Symposium of Chinese Culture -International Sinology (Chinese Studies) Academic Symposium" hosted by the International Chinese Culture Research Institute of China Culture was held in North Waiwai. This conference is not only a conference that reviews and summarizes in the field of international Sinology research institutions across the country. Essence

5. Hold the international academic seminar on "Encounter and Mutual Learning: Matteo Ricci and Chinese and Western Cultural Exchange"

On November 18, the International Academic Symposium, hosted by the International Chinese Cultural Research Institute and hosted by the editorial department of the Journal of the Beijing Academy of Administration, was held at the Beijing Administration College. There are 67 scholars and experts including the United States, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Australia and other countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Process and historical significance.

(The Institute of International Chinese Culture, the Department of German of the School of English)