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BNU Newsletter Winter 2019 / Issue 1 2020-01-17

BNU Newsletter Winter 2019 / Issue 1 2020-01-17

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BNU Newsroom 5 01 Global Ranking 5 02 Spirit of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team Discussed at Forum 7 Organized by: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, Normal University 03 BNU Forges Closer Bonds with UK College）） 8 Co-organized by: News Center, Beijing Normal University 04 An American Geophysical Union Centennial Celebration in Held Smoothly at BNU 9 05 Dong Qi and His Delegation Attended the High-level Forum of Neuroscience and the Future of and Learning and Visited Korean Partner Institutions 11 06 BNU Takes Part “UK-China University Presidents Round-table 2019” and Advanced Deep Cooperation with 12 07 The Inaugural Ceremony of The Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University 13 Editorial Board 08 The Councillor and His Delegation of Education and Science from the Embassy of Finland in China Visited BNU 14 09 BNU Science Education Forum 2019 Held in Beijing 15 Advisor: ZHOU Zuoyu, Vice President of BNU 10 Dong Qi and His Delegation Visited Russia and Attended China-Russia Comprehensive University Presidents Round-table 21 Chair: CHENG Hongguang, Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 11 Assistant Director-General for Education of UNESCO Stefania Giannini and Her Delegation Visited BNU 22 Vice-Chair: 12 "The Belt and Road" 2019 Academic Publishing Symposium: Bridging the East and West & The Release XIAO Kai, Director of Confucias Institute Affairs, of Selected Reading Materials of Publishing (Chinese and Foreign Volumes) at BNU 23 Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation AI Xin, Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation Special Events 27 LIU Lengxin, Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 01 Opening of Global Education Summit 2019 - Multiple Perspectives on The Future of Education 27 LIU Tao, Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 02 Conferences on China-Russia Educational University Alliance - the Conference on China-Russia Educational University Alliance LIU Min, Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation and the "China-Russia Teacher and Education Symposium 2019" Convened at BNU 35

Editorial Team Campus 39 Chief Editor: AI Xin, Deputy Director of Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 01 10th Beijing International Students’ Night Took Place 39 Deputy Chief Editor: GUO Yimeng, Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 02 BNU Women’s Football Team Advances to the Semi-finals 17: 0 43 Copy Editor: CHEN Lingyu, Office of International Exchange & Cooperation 03 Screening of 2019 “Looking China Youth Film Project” Was Held at BNU 44 04 Harmony, Peace, and Happiness – BNU International Cultural Festival of "World on Campus" 48 Translator 49 MAO Chaoying, Beijing Normal University People Gu Mingyuan: My Story of Studying Abroad 49 Su Zan: A "Good Voice" from Nepal Singing to "The Belt and Road" 55

Proofreading We Were Teaching Chinese in Thailand - Internship in Bangkok of Three Girls from BNU 56 Kieran MALLON, Beijing Normal University Academic 59 Designer & Composition 01 BNU Participated in China Dark Matter Experiment Cooperation Group and Published World Leading Findings 59 DENG Yuehua, School of Design, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 02 FOE Takes 29th Place in 2019 QS World University Subject Rankings, Achieving New Best 61 XU Wei, School of Design, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 03 Dr. Yina Ma’s Group Revealed the Neurocomputational Mechanism Underlying Social Value Representation 61 ZHENG Xiaohong, School of Design, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 04 Results from Professor Robert Walker of BNU Released at the Headquarter of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris 62 05 Teachers from the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning of Beijing Normal University and PNAS Published Beijing Normal University Newsletter is a publication for alumni and friends of BNU and is Online Articles Revealing that the Interaction of Multiple Representations of Learning and Testing Causes Human False Memory 64 produced by the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation (OIEC). Please feel free to 06 The Editorial Board Meeting of Asian Language and Linguistics & 2019 Asian Language International Round Table Forum Held contact and send us suggestions or ideas so that we can improve this publication. in Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University 66 07 Great Achievements Have Been Made in Tibetan Studies in the School of Normal University 68 Contact Us 08 The Special Report on "Global Major Natural Disasters and Impacts" of the Faculty of Geographical Science Was Address: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation Officially Released at Home and Abroad 70 Beijing Normal University, 100875 Beijing, P.R. China 09 Professor Guo Ping’s Group in the School of Mathematical Sciences Made Progress in Pulsar Automatic Recognition 72 10 Professor Qiu Xiaobo’s Group in the School of Life Sciences Revealed the Important Regulatory Mechanism of Apoptosis and Autophagy 74 Phone: (+86) 10-5880-7170 11 The Research Results of the Research Group of Professor Chen Bin of Beijing Normal University, Renmin University of Fax: (+86) 10-5880-0823 China and Were Published in Nature Communications 76 Email: [email protected] 12 China to Launch Polar-observing Microsat 79 13 International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Won the Title of “The Highest International Impact Academic Journals of China” Again 80 Newsletter Online The Newsletter can be read online at: https://english.bnu.edu.cn/newsevents/newsletters/index.htm BNU Abroad 81 The views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect 01 The Alumni Association of BNU Officially Established 81 the views of the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation or Beijing Normal University. 02 Mo Yan International Writing Centre Is Inaugurated at University of Oxford 82 BNU Newsroom

Global Ranking

ESI Ranking Released Clarivate Analytics Published "Most Cited BNU Participated in the THE World University Rankings for the First Time in November, with 14 Scientists 2018", with 4 Researchers in BNU Article source: The Office of Strategic Planning, BNU | Release date 2019-09-12 Disciplines of BNU Listed on the List

or the first time, Beijing Normal universities from mainland n November 27, Clarivate social sciences and interdisciplinary fields. In addition, 51 scientists University participated in the China, 10 of which took “ First-time participant in the THE Analytics released their fields. The lead the from , 5 from Macao F World University Rankings part for the first time. World University Rankings, BNU O “Most Cited Scientists” pack with the most scientists and 20 from were selected. th of Times Higher Education (THE), was 301-350 in the world and list for 2018. This is their fifth listed, reaching 2639. There were th ranking 301-350th in the world! On Since 2004, THE has 9-11 in mainland China. year doing so. Based on the Web of 546 from the Among the mainland universities, September 12, THE World University published THE World " Science and analysis of citation data and 482 from China. Among Tsinghua University has 26 scientists Rankings 2020 was released, including University Rankings once a year, using "teaching", "research", "paper citation", in the 11 years from 2006 to 2016, the scientific research institutions, selected, topping the list, followed more than 1300 universities from 92 13 qualitative and quantitative evaluation "internationalization" and "industry the list selected the most influential still ranked by with 20 and countries and regions. There were 81 indices, covering five dimensions of income" to rank the world’s universities. researchers in various fields, and first for the number of scientists. University with 19. This those with the most frequently cited papers, as recognised by their peers across the globe. This China continued to grow strongly: the number of listed year, the list added a cross-field “ scientists in mainland China alone has reached 482, category to highlight researchers Elsevier Released "Chinese Most more than double compared to last year. BNU ranked 330th in the U.S. Cited Researchers 2018", with 17 who have significant influence in multi-disciplinary fields but who " News World University Rankings 2019 Scholars from BNU on the List are not qualified for any single disciplinary already on the list. 36 of them have been selected year, 4 scientists from our university into the list in 2-3 disciplines, and were selected, 2 more than last year. n October 29, 2018, U.S. News officially released the n January 17, Elsevier released the list of This year’s list included more than another 206 have been selected They are as follows: "World University Rankings 2019". Our university Chinese Most Cited Researchers 2018. 6000 scientists from 21 natural and into the list in interdisciplinary O ranked 330th in the world and 13th in mainland China. OBeijing Normal University has 17 scholars Compared to last year, the international ranking fell six places, on the list, two more than in 2017. This ranks us and the domestic ranking fell one. In the list of the world's top 400, 23rd in China's colleges and universities, moving 18 universities from mainland China were selected. up two places from last year. Selected Scientists of BNU The list has been released consecutively for Compared with last year, BNU has improved five years. This year, it covered 38 disciplines, Name Discipline From “ in four categories, with book publishing, and 229 units, and 1899 researchers. Based on the the number and proportion of ESI highly cited methods and standards developed by Liu Yansui Interdiscipline Faculty of Geographical Science papers improving more. Soft Science Education Information Consulting " Co., Ltd. and the objective reference data of Yang Dachun Mathematics School of Mathematical Sciences Scopus, the list was obtained by systematically Yuan Wen Mathematics School of Mathematical Sciences In terms of book publishing and international papers, we have analyzing the influence of Chinese researchers performed well. in the world. He Yong Neuroscience & Behavior Faculty of Psychology

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BNU Forges Closer Bonds With UK College

Article source: | Release date 2019-12-05

signing ceremony for a strategic partnership agreement between A leading Chinese and British universities was held in Beijing on Nov 28, celebrating their mutual progress and forging deeper ties.

Witnessed by representatives from the Ministry of Education, the British embassy and the British Council, delegations from Beijing Normal University and in reflected on what they have achieved through their joint Spirit of the Chinese Women's endeavours, and discussed how to further cooperation in fields such as These collaborative efforts with Chinese Dong Qi, president of BNU, says that Volleyball Team Discussed at Forum the humanities, arts, statistics, social universities, Riordan says, not only the collaboration between the two sciences and artificial intelligence. enable their students to study in China, universities will contribute to the Article source: China Daily | Release date 2019-10-23 but also helps the British university to development of higher education in Cardiff University President Colin enroll more Chinese students. Cardiff both China and the UK. Riordan says the establishment of the University has built up rewarding BNU-CU Chinese College in Cardiff ties with several Chinese universities More departments and schools in rganized by Beijing Normal Beijing Normal University, said in his Zhong Bingshu, President of Capital is one of the biggest accomplishments including BNU, University, BNU, including its branch campus University, a forum on speech that women's volleyball has University of Physical Education and to date, as it’s an unprecedented Sun Yat-sen University and Dalian in Zhuhai, province, will O the spirit of the Chinese great influence, and urged people to Sports, said in his speech learning attempt to base a joint college by University of Technology. There are embrace further collaborative projects women's volleyball team in the new fight for their aspirations. about women's volleyball has taught Chinese and British universities in more than 2,700 Chinese students with the British faculty. era was held on Saturday in Beijing. people important the United Kingdom. studying at the university. Around 500 participants from lessons, such as “We would like to provide students The spirit of women's volleyball has different fields attended the forum. solidarity and The college, co-initiated by the Riordan says: “BNU is a good match for from both universities opportunities “ not only demonstrated patriotism but coordination. school of and us, because it offers the opportunity for to be exposed to cultural diversity, also brought confidence and courage to Scholars and experts gave keynote Literature of Beijing Normal us to cooperate in the arts, humanities, to understand what is behind China’s people when facing new challenges. speeches, sharing their perspectives " The experts also University and the School of Modern education and social sciences. These rapid development, and to notice on the spirit of women's volleyball said all people Languages of Cardiff University in are the areas where we didn’t have the challenges confronting and on the building of sports power. As the country has entered a new era, should endeavor to move forward 2015, offers dual degree programs in enough cooperation with Chinese Chinese society,” he says. “I Lang Ping, chief coach of women's it should continue to carry forward through learning the spirit of Chinese studies, allowing students universities.” Other fields they would believe these experiences will volleyball team, also shared her views. this spirit; integrating it with women's volleyball and contribute to study for two years in the Welsh also like to work together on include prove to be beneficial for their Cheng Jianping, the Party chief of patriotic education, Cheng said. to socialist modernisation. capital and two years in Beijing. psychology and neuroscience, he adds. growth in the future.”

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An American Geophysical Union Centennial Celebration in China Held Smoothly at BNU

Release date 2019-09-12

he keynote speech focused on rom June 5th to 6th 2019, the Sciences; Professor Song Changqing, In his speech, Pres. Dong pointed the frontier issues of geoscience centennial celebration of the the executive director of the Faculty out that the AGU is one of the most T in the context of sustainable F American Geophysical Union of Geographical Sciences; Wang influential non-profit international development. Famous experts and scholars (AGU) was held in the Yingdong Kaicun, director of the Scientific scientific organizations in the world, in international Geosciences gave speeches academic hall of Beijing Normal Research Institute and deputy and has become an important centering on “natural disaster management University. Experts and scholars director Liu Lengxin from the force in promoting international and symbiosis”,“sustainable coupled human from home and abroad gathered office of external affairs. About geophysical research and has made and natural systems”, “air pollution and at the forum to have detailed 260 experts and scholars attended outstanding contributions to global sustainable cities”, “marine science and discussions about the pressing issues the forum, including those from sustainable development. With the sustainable development of marine culture”, of geoscience in the context of Tsinghua University, Peking centennial celebrations of the AGU in “risks to forest climate and land use change sustainable development. University, Institute of Geosciences China being held at Beijing Normal in the Amazon”,“global food-energy-water and Resources of CAS, Institute of University there is hope that in-depth systems”,“Earth observation and its impacts on The participants were as follows: Tibetan Plateau Research of CAS, scientific exchange concerning the sustainable development goals” and other issues. Dong Qi, President of BNU; Robin China Meteorological Administration, "frontier issues of geoscience for a Bell, President of AGU; Christine Sun Yat-sen University, sustainable future" will not only help The forum’s success has strengthened the McEntee, Chief Executive Officer of University, Hehai University, Hong strengthen mutual understanding connection between relevant scholars AGU, An Zhisheng, Wu Guoxiong, Kong University, Hong Kong between China's geoscience research of Chinese Geosciences and the AGU, Yao Tandong, Yang Yuanxi, Zhou Polytechnic University, National institutions and the AGU, but also demonstrated the scientific achievements of Weijian, Guo Huadong, Guo Center for Atmospheric Research promote comprehensive and deeper Chinese scientists to the AGU, and enhanced Zhengtang, Chen Fahu, Xia Jun, and of the United States, Massachusetts cooperation in Geoscience between the influence of Chinese scientists in various Dai Minhan, academicians from the Institute of Technology of the United these two sides. Moreover it will fields of the AGU. The next day’s closed- Chinese of Sciences (CAS); States, National Institute of Space greatly promote the construction door round table discussion meeting set up Carlos a. Nobre, academician from Research of Brazil, Polytechnic and development of related an international activity platform for Chinese the American Academy of Sciences; Institute of Milan, etc. disciplines in Beijing Normal geoscientists, especially young scholars, to Zhang Dongxiao, NAE member; University. Today, China and BNU provide opportunities for exchanging ideas Chen Jingming, academician from Pres. Dong Qi, Pres. Robin Bell, are promoting the construction with internationally renowned scientists, to the Royal Academy of Sciences of Xia Jun, chairman of the Chinese of world-class universities and promote the cultivation of a new generation Canada; Huang Guohe, academician Committee of the International disciplines. The first-class discipline of geoscience talent in China. from the Canadian Academy of Union of Geodesy and Geophysics construction of Geography at BNU Sciences; Jin Shuanggen, academician (IUGG), and Chen Fahu, director of is striving to gather high-quality This forum was sponsored by BNU and from the European Academy of Geographical Society of China (GSC), resources, cultivate first-class talents, organized by the Faculty of Geographical Sciences; Academician Fu Bojie, delivered speeches at the beginning produce first-class achievements and Science, supported by ITP, CGU, CNC- head of the Faculty of Geographical of the event. to become world-class. IUGG, and NSFC.

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BNU Takes Part “UK-China University Presidents Round-table 2019” and Advanced Deep Cooperation with University of Oxford

Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU Editor: Shao Pengli | Release date 2019-06-17

rom June 6 to 8, at the invitation He pointed out that in the era of construction of the three research of Regent’s Park College, globalisation and the development centres. Zhou's speech was received Dong Qi and His Delegation Attended FOxford University, Zhou Zuoyu, of artificial intelligence, higher well by the guests, spontaneously vice president of Beijing Normal education is facing new challenges and causing lively discussion. Zhou took the High-level Forum of Neuroscience University, and his delegation opportunities; the university system has the opportunity to further explain attended the UK-China University gone through an evolution of starting the definition of interversity by and the Future of Education and Learning Presidents Round-table 2019 in the as colleges, to universities, then to answering questions from guests UK. They also visited Regent’s Park multi-giant universities and finally during these discussions. and Visited Korean Partner Institutions College, Rhode College, the Oxford to interversities, whose interactions Institute of Population Ageing and are not limited to international In the following two days of discussion Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU Department of Education to reach a universities, but also includes and exchange, the delegation Editor: Pang Bo | Release date 2019-09-28 consensus on cooperation between the interactions between universities from Beijing Normal University two universities. and governments, enterprises, communicated with Oxford non-governmental organisations University regarding a few topics, rom September 22 to than 20 countries gathered to find significance to the future development More than 10 Chinese and British and departments. In the era of the including how work is going in 26, entrusted by Chinese the best ways to apply neuroscience of education and he expressed his university presidents, including those interversity, universities should pay Oxford’s “international writing F National Commission for results to solve global educational hopes that China and other UN from Oxford University, Edinburgh more attention to international centre”, the state of preparation UNESCO, Dong Qi, President of crises. Entrusted by Chinese National member states can strengthen University, Cardiff University, exchange and cooperation, and work for the "education and social Beijing Normal University and Commission for UNESCO, President exchanges and cooperation. King's College London, University to build a world-wide community governance" seminar, the shadow visit his delegation went to Korea to Dong Qi made a keynote speech College London, Beijing Normal of outstanding academics, youth of PPE project teachers to Oxford attend the high-level forum of at the forum as a representative of During the visit, President Dong University, University, Hong development and social responsibility. University, etc., and preliminarily neuroscience and the future of China. He introduced the fruitful Qi and his delegation went to the Kong Polytechnic University, etc. education and learning. work carried out by China, especially UNESCO -Pacific Center for were invited to attend the forum. The Under this framework, cooperation on overseas Beijing Normal University, in the International Understanding and participants held a heated discussion “ scientific research at BNU frequently blooms, including On September 23, the high-level field of neuroscience research and Education. The delegation also signed on issues such as supporting student innovative personnel training models, participation in forum of neuroscience and the education, and proposed suggestions a cooperation agreement and MOU development and cooperating the Erasmus project as a full partner, the establishment future of education and learning, on how to promote exchange and with Seoul University and Korea overseas scientific research. Zhou of China-US maker exchange centre, etc. co-organized by International communication based on the UN Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation Zuoyu made a keynote speech on " Bureau of Education of UNESCO platforms. President Dong Qi, as the respectively. President Dong Qi and the topic of "unknown uncertainty (UNESCO IBE) and International Chinese representative, also spoke his delegation also visited Qiu Guohong, and new forms of university", and In the future, BNU will pay more carried out discussions regarding Brain Research Organization at the roundtable forum of ministers Chinese Ambassador to South Korea shared with everyone his concept attention to the development of promoting scientific research, (IBRO), was held in Daegu. Heads of education at this meeting. He and Korean alumni. President Dong Qi of "interversity" and the innovative exchange and cooperation with cooperation with the population of education ministries and senior said that research on neuroscience and his delegation and Korean alumni practices of BNU in international foreign countries, especially with aging research institute and Education experts and scholars from more and education issues is of great had a cordial conversation. scientific research cooperation. British universities, through the Department of Oxford University.

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The Inaugural Ceremony of The The Councillor and His Delegation Belt and Road School of Beijing of Education and Science from the Normal University Embassy of Finland in China Visited BNU Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU | Release date 2019-04-12

The Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University was established to allow the Chinese university to contribute more to the great cause of co-building the Belt and Road. n April 9, Dr. Mari-Anna an important field in people-to-people bilateral cooperation platforms. Suurmunne, education and and cultural exchange between the Oscience councillor of the Finnish two countries. In 2015, at the meeting At the meeting, Wang Jun, Vice Chair embassy in China, and his delegation between the Ministers of education for of Faculty of Psychology, Liu Baocun, visited Beijing Normal University. China and for Finland, ahead of other Director of Institute of International Zhou Zuoyu, vice president of BNU, Chinese universities, BNU signed the and Comparative Education, Faculty of met with the guests, accompanied by "Memorandum of cooperation between Education, Liu Min, Deputy Director the heads of Faculty of Education, China and Finland united learning of Office of International Exchange & Faculty of Psychology, Office of and Innovation Institute" with the Cooperation, and Yang Bo, international International Exchange & Cooperation University of Helsinki, Finland’s most Cooperation Commissioner of Advanced and other relevant departments. prestigious university. The memorandum Innovation Centre for Future Education, has become a landmark of cooperation respectively introduced the work Zhou Zuoyu welcomed their visit and in education between the two countries. carried out under the framework of the pointed out that the successful exchange Zhou said that in the future, the Institute Institute. The Councillor highly praised of visits between the two heads of will further consider its mission and the work and achievements of BNU in state turns a new page in the history of responsibilities under the framework education and research in China and in relations between China and Finland. of bilateral cooperation, strengthen Finland, and hoped that more excellent Finland's outstanding performance in cooperation and exchange between its institutions would join the platform in PISA has made the world understand members, further expand cooperation the future to produce more fruitful results the characteristics and the advantages areas, such as winter sports, and gradually in elementary education, vocational of its elementary education, making it expand the international influence of education and lifelong learning.

he university has actively responded Gan Zangchun with the Ministry of research institute with disciplinary to the Belt and Road Initiative, Justice also expressed his recognition of advantages and a focus on major Tproducing fruitful results, said Cheng the university’s research and achievements national development strategies, the Jianping, Secretary of the university’s in promoting the construction of the Belt and Road School will endeavour Party Committee, during his speech at Belt and Road Initiative. to offer effective decision-making the inaugural meeting of the school. consultation services for relevant The school is expected to cultivate departments alongside a new platform Cheng added that opening the school talent and provide ideological support to enhance friendship and exchange will help the university better engage for building the Belt and Road, between countries along the Belt in the initiative. Gan added. and Road.

During the meeting, Chinese official As a comprehensive teaching and

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BNU Science Education Forum Invited Talks internationally renowned scholars involved in 2019 Held in Beijing interdisciplinary and specific scientific research areas of 12 interest in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography, Release date 2019-11-15 delivered their reports, bringing an academic feast to the participants.

n October 25-26, 2019, BNU (DISER) was held at the same some internationally renowned Professor Joseph S. Krajcik of Michigan State University first Science Education Forum time. Focusing on disciplinary and scholars to organise interdisciplinary introduced the cooperative research mechanism and scientific O2019 hosted by the International interdisciplinary science education and disciplinary workshops for education research project of STEM. Based on the processes and Centre for Science Education research, 12 internationally renowned graduate students at Beijing Normal key problems of project-based teaching, he put forward that learning- Research, Faculty of Education, was scholars were invited to give reports. University. The two-day academic focused teaching can stir up students' interest in projects and to help successfully held at Beijing Normal In the meantime, the forum invited exchange in high-quality science them find solutions through interdisciplinary collaborative activities. University. During the meeting, the contributions from researchers at home and education attracted nearly It is proposed to realise the continuous reform of STEM education press conference of the Journal of and abroad, before recommending 16 300 participants in China and was through cooperative research. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary scholars to make sub-forum reports highly recognized by them. Science Education Research following expert review, and invited

Opening Ceremony Professor Sibel Erduran of Oxford University brought a report entitled "Argumentation and Interdisciplinary: Reflections on Religious n October 25, 2019, Professor a welcome speech to introduce the teaching in the past 20 years to the and Scientific Argumentation of Oxford University". From the Wang Lei, director of the theoretical and practical research results participants, showing the background argumentation of science education, she introduced the terms related OInternational Centre for Science of the science and education team in and vision of the establishment of the to argumentation and argumentation teaching; from the demonstration and Education Research, delivered curriculum standards, textbooks and centre, and starting the forum. and interdisciplinary, she showed that argumentation is a framework applicable to Science, Religion and other fields. Then she introduced OARS, the project to develop the equal relationship and mutual communication between science and religious education teachers in detail. It discusses how to cooperate with teachers to carry out DISER Launch argumentation activities and its impact on students.

n the morning of October 26, 2019, organised by the International Centre for Scientific Education Research, the press conference of ODisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research was held. Professor Calvin S. Kalman of Concordia University, talked about This is the first international journal of science education in mainland China. the impact of reflective writing combined with experiments Professor Wang Lei, editor-in-chief of the journal and Professor Liu Xiufeng, on students' conceptual understanding. It was introduced that from the State University of New York in Buffalo, USA, introduced the purpose students' understanding of the world is either fragmented or and scope of the journal, as well as the contributions to the field the first issue complete. Teaching should identify which students have fragmented makes. Associate Professor Wei Dongying, the executive editor of the journal, knowledge and which have complete knowledge; the stage of introduced in detail the methods of contribution and the establishment of the students' thinking development; identify learning outcomes for each editorial department, and invited contributions from the majority of science activity students do; know how to measure students' cognitive stage and education researchers. and build a comprehensive series of large concept frameworks.

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Professor Justin Dillon of the University of Exeter introduced the Professor Nir Orion of Weizman Institute of Science introduced the future need for education on sustainable development, environment and challenges facing science education, especially the research of Geoscience climate change. He said that citizens should work like a scientist education, from the current role Geoscience plays in cultivating students' rather than as a scientist and become citizen scientists. Students environmental literacy. He proposed that Geoscience involves the study and are required to learn from objects and the environment. Science understanding of any environmental hazards and lays the foundation for education related to sustainability can start in museums. Teachers the development of environmental insight through the study of the Earth’s should encourage students to prepare scientific exhibitions and systems. Geoscience education should cultivate students' environmental hold discussions science. literacy and make them become citizens with Earth literacy. He outlined some of the current mistakes in geoscience education, such as the singular focus on students' cognitive ability, the attention to test results and the amount of time students spend in the classroom as opposed to in different environments. In the future, science education should establish students' Professor Barbara Schneider of Michigan State University introduced environmental motivations, stimulate an inquisitive instinct and let students why science policy and practice is needed. She outlined the principles participate in social development and change. of testing intervention and their effects, including using evidence to inform testing, ensuring fair testing, having clearly defined objectives, and the principles of problem design. According to Professor Schneider the methods of evaluating the effectiveness of educational intervention include the looking at the standard of students' performance, Professor Zhang Junyan of Taiwan Normal University, focused on digital comparison to expected results, the likelihood of the expected results learning and introduced the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of e-learning being achieved, how valid and applicable the content is as well as tool and its use in the future of e-learning in science classrooms. He drove reliability. Also covered in her speech was how to form evidence of participants to experience digital learning on the spot. He introduced in social and emotional learning; how to develop action theory and logic detail the research process and progress concerning smart classes, a project models through participation in scientific environment; showing the ongoing since 2003, as well as the CCR developed by him and his team. process of practical research with two ongoing projects. This CCR makes it possible for students to ask their teachers questions and provides an environment where teachers and students can interact at any time. Some of the benefits of this system include allowing teachers to carry out small quizzes or tests in class, facilitating communication between Professor Jari Lavonen of the University of Helsinki, used PISA students and teachers after teachers release tasks, letting students request test results which show that students' interest in science and the more time for completing certain tasks etc.; number of those students doing related jobs in the future needs to be increased His report was on the topic of "through the use of the scientific model, Finland’s science classrooms make middle school students participate in scientific learning". Then, he introduced Finland's new science curriculum emphasizing Professor Richard A. Duschl of Southern Methodist University the cooperation between students and the use of the scientific introduced advanced learning: coordinating educational method. Finland's curriculum has now realised the importance framework and learning objectives of STEM. He focused on of learning interdisciplinary concepts; the use of the scientific the transformation of Psychology, Philosophy and Pedagogy, model; students actively building knowledge and learning the transformation of the image of science education as well cooperatively. At present, there is still in-depth research being as how to learn, establish and improve interpretation, model undertaken on the partnership between science education and theory, and the design of integrated STEM learning practice and how to improve students' participation and learning environments. achievements based on project-based learning.

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Sub-forum Report

n the afternoon of October 26, a process of review conducted by suggestions about research design, Professor Qiu Meihong of Taiwan Normal University, first the sub-forum was held. The experts. Internationally famous how to improve research and how introduced the general situation of the book of Asian Scientific Oforum, which was divided into scholars formed an expert review to get from research results to Education Research and Practice introduced the series of activities two concurrent sub-forums, invited panel, who worked across the two being published in an academic her and her team organised for the international periodic table contributions from researchers, and sub-forums. They listened to the journal. These suggestions will all year of chemical elements organise. She then used two questions, finally recommend 16 researchers reports of 8 researchers in each help these 16 researchers in their "whether robots will replace human work?" and "if robots replace to make sub-forum reports after sub-forum and made detailed future work. human work?". These questions encouraged the participants to think about how can we be better and more inspiring educators. Then from the theoretical and practical levels of methodology, ontology and epistemology, she introduced how to improve chemical literacy through the use of models and systematic thinking.

Professor Ross H. Nehm of the State University of New York at Stony Brook made a report entitled "Cognition and Discipline Framework: Conceptualizing Students' Thinking on Life System" from four aspects: the basic structure of biology, students' thinking on life systems, the establishment of a unified BER (Biological Education Research) cognitive framework and the establishment of BER discipline framework. Graduate Workshop

Professor Su Yongmei of the Education focused on the development and research of STEM education n the morning of October Erduran organised workshop on disciplinary workshops were held, and reviewed the research on its different aspects, especially the 27, three internationally Argumentation, Professor Richard A. Professor Calvin S. Kalman's Physics impact on students' learning results. Professor Su showed how Orenowned experts organised Duschl organised one on Advanced workshop, Professor Ross H Nehm's the literature evaluates students' influence and participation in interdisciplinary workshops for Learning, and Professor Joseph S. workshop on Biology, Professor STEM, and analysed the challenges facing STEM in the future. teachers and graduate students Krajcik organised one on Writing. Mei-Hung Chiu's workshop on of Science Education in BNU. Chemistry, and Professor Nir Among them, Professor Sibel On the afternoon of October 27, Orion's one on Geography.

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Educational University Alliance, Brojina, exchanging ideas related to exchange mechanism between the two and are determined to push the the implementation of the cooperation countries, it will continue to make Dong Qi and His Delegation Visited establishment of joint training agreement between the two uni- efforts to consolidate the existing programs for the advantageous versities and discussing where to cooperation achievements, constantly Russia, Attended China-Russia disciplines of Russia Normal make progress next. expand new cooperation space, create University such as Foreign Languages, projects with international influence Comprehensive University Art, Design and the corresponding Beijing Normal University has long in cooperative scientific research, Presidents Round-table disciplines of BNU. On the same attached great importance to the exchange talents training alongside other aspects day, the delegation also visited the and cooperation with Russian to make greater contributions to the Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU University of St. Petersburg for Universities. Under the framework cooperation of higher education and Editor: Zhang Yi | Release date 2019-09-25 discussions with Vice President Anna of the people-to-people and cultural research between the two countries.

t the invitation of Moscow National Economic University. work together to promote the University, Dong Qi, President Presidents and representatives from development of children and adolescents. Aof Beijing Normal University 22 universities across China and and his delegation went to St. Russia attended the forum. Sun During the visit, Dong and his Petersburg, Russia, from September 15 Chunlan, Vice Premier of the State delegation went to the HSE St. Assistant Director-General for Education Council, and Tatyana Petersburg campus to have a meeting Alexeevna Golikova, with Sergei Kadoznikov, who is in of UNESCO Stefania Giannini and Deputy Chair of the charge of the campus, to learn about the Russian Federation experience of HSE multi campus and Her Delegation Visited BNU attended the opening non-local school management. They ceremony. Delivering had in-depth discussions about which Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU a keynote speech at areas to cooperate in next and other key Editor: Zhang Yi | Release date 2019-05-21 the forum, Dong Qi projects between the two schools. shared how Beijing Normal University Subsequently, the delegation visited n May 17, Stefania Giannini, the work of the centre to the guests. that he would actively support the explores science Russia Normal University, the oldest Assistant Director-General for At the same time, Dong said that existing cooperation between BNU a n d how Beijing normal university in Russia, and met OEducation of UNESCO, Miao BNU attaches great importance to and UNESCO and expand this Normal University is with its president Sergei Igriyevich Fengchun, Director of Education cooperation with UNESCO and hopes cooperation into new areas. innovative science Pogdanov, its vice president Yulia Information and Communication to expand cooperation with UNESCO to 19 to participate in China-Russia and technology. Also introduced the Alexandrovna Komarova, etc. Both Technology of UNESCO, Zhou in the fields of artificial intelligence, The delegation also visited the Comprehensive University Presidents historical development, advantages, sides discussed how to promote Jiagui, Deputy Secretary-General brain science and education, and State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Round-table, and visited the University characteristics, and key disciplines discipline exchange and cooperation of China National Commission for other fields through this visit. Neuroscience and Learning, BNU. of St. Petersburg, Russia National of BNU. Dong also highlighted the under the framework of China-Russia UNESCO visited Beijing Normal Normal University and Higher research results of University. Pres. Dong Qi met with Giannini praised the School of Economics (HSE). BNU in artificial guests, and the heads of International relevant work of the intelligence and brain Research and Training Centre centre and pointed out 2019 coincides with the 70th anniversary sciences as well as for Rural Education UNESCO that with the development of the establishment of diplomatic the strategic plan for (hereinafter referred to as “the centre”), of UNESCO in recent relations between China and Russia. BNU’s construction of State Key Laboratory of Cognitive years, the two sides can Under the strategic guidance of their a “double first-class” Neuroscience and Learning, and strengthen cooperation in respective heads of state, practical university, proposing Office of International Exchange and brain science, education cooperation in humanities between cooperative initiatives Cooperation also attended the meeting. and other fields. the two countries has been deepened. where universities The forum was held in St. Petersburg in China and Russia During the talks, Dong Qi reported Zhou Jiagui expressed

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More than 200 people attended the University of China; Wu Ping, Vice general manager of Woodstock meeting, including Nie Zhenning, President of Huazhong Agricultural Publishing Consulting Company in "The Belt and Road" 2019 President of Taofen Foundation, Hao University; Wang Guanyi, vice president the UK; Mohan Kalsi, Chair of the Zhensheng, President of China Redact of Beijing Printing Institute; Yu Royal Collins Publishing Group logical Society, Wei Yushan, Member Guoming, executive director of School in India, and other leaders, experts, Academic Publishing of CPPCC National Committee of Journalism and Communication teachers and student representatives. and President of China Press and of BNU; Angus Phillips, director of Li Chunlin, director of the School Symposium: Publication Research Institute, Sun Oxford International Publishing of Journalism and Communication Baolin, Member of CPPCC National Centre; Simon Mahony, director at BNU and deputy editor in chief Bridging the East and West & Release of Selected Committee and Director of China of Digital Humanities Centre of of Guangming Daily, presided over Printing Museum, Yu Dianli, General University College London; Miha the opening, release and closing Reading Materials of Publishing Manager of Commercial Press, Wang Kovac, Professor of School of Library ceremonies. The symposium was (Chinese and Foreign Volumes) at BNU Min, Director of Publishing and Information Science of University chaired by Wan Anlun, President of Group, Qu Zhong, General Manager of Ljubljana; Slovenia, Philip Shaw, the conference and professor of of Beijing Publishing Group, He senior lecturer of Oxford International the School of Journalism and Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU Editor: Pang Bo | Release date 2019-09-28 Yaomin, Vice President of Renmin Publishing Centre; Byron Russell, Communication of BNU.

n August 18, “the Belt director of the State Administration connectivity. China’s publishing industry and Road” 2019 Academic of Press and Publication, sent a has carried forward the fine tradition OPublishing Symposium: Bridging the East and West and release of Selected Reading Materials “The Belt and Road” Bridges the East and West, of Publishing (Chinese and Foreign and Scholars Talk Freely on Academic Publishing Volumes) was held at BNU with the approval of the Ministry of Education. This international academic forum was organised by the School of ublishing is the main and civilization cannot be overstated. “exchange” and represents “mutual Journalism and Communication at representation and realisation General Secretary said: learning” between Eastern and BNU, BNU’s Publishing Science and Ppath of human civilization, “civilizations exchange because Western civilizations under the Belt Culture Research Centre and Oxford playing an irreplaceable role in of diversity, learn from each other and Road Initiative. International Publishing Centre. It the inheritance of human culture because of exchanges, and develop was co-organised by China Printing and spreading human civilization. because of mutual learning.” The Scholars and experts, at home and Museum, Publishing Group of BNU Zhou Zuoyu pointed out in his Belt and Road is the path of mutual abroad, focus on the forefront of and of Oxford welcome speech that the invention learning between Chinese and Western academic publishing development. Brooks University. With the theme of publishing is an outstanding civilizations. The Belt and Road is Academic publishing exchange of “Bridging the East and West”, the contribution made by ancient the path, publishing is the courier, between China and the West interact symposium brought together scholars China to human civilization. As one and both play a role of bridge and and experts in the field delivered and experts from the Chinese and congratulatory letter to the Chinese of “Book Road” formed by cultural of the home countries of human link. Academic publishing is an keynote speeches respectively. Western publishing industries to and foreign experts, scholars and exchanges between the East and publishing, two of China’s four important type of publishing and Professor Angus Phillips explains the discuss how to make Chinese and publishers who are committed to the West, strengthened publishing major inventions relate to the realm also is the apex of human thought. links between academic publishing Western academic publishing interact the academic publishing of the Belt exchanges and cooperation with of publishing, one is papermaking Communication between Chinese across China and the West and its and develop in new contexts. and Road Initiative. He said: “peo- countries along the line, and made technology of publishing carrier, and and Western academic publishing, future prospects; Nie Zhenning ple-to-people cooperation and breakthroughs in copyright trade, the other is the printing technology from the perspective of the Belt and expressed his understanding of the Zhou Zuoyu, vice president of Beijing cultural exchanges on the Belt and book promotion, talent training, used in publishing technology. The Road, is essentially the exchange of feelings and mission of Chinese Normal University, delivered the Road Initiative are the fundamental technical cooperation and investment importance of these two technologies Eastern and Western cultures and and foreign publishers; Wei Yushan opening speech. Liu Binjie, former way to achieve people-to-people in localized publishing. “ to the development of human culture thoughts. This symposium is an discussed the academic publishing

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and knowledge service at home Selected Reading Materials of Publishing Chinese and Foreign Strive to Build the Publishing Discipline System and abroad; Sun Baolin discussed (Chinese and Foreign Volumes) was released to Scholars Gathered to of "Leading the World" in China the role of publishing and printing th culture as a bridge and link in the celebrate the 70 birthday of the PRC Talk about Academic communication between China and Publishing the West; He Yaomin talked about his theories and practical exploration of Selected Reading Materials of delivered the first speech on behalf eijing Normal University is one thousands of years of uninterrupted academic publishing; Wu Ping said Publishing (Chinese and Foreign of the publishing unit. He pointed out of the earliest founded high- publishing history, and has long been this paper expounds the value and "Volumes)" first appeared at the that this is the first selected reading he symposium also arranged Blevel universities in China, with the summit of human publishing. significance of academic publishing; forum and is another one of Wan of the original works in the field of two sub-forums and invited characteristic and well-developed Editing Contemporary Chinese publishers should Yu Guoming highlighted the Anlun’s achievements, following Chinese and foreign publishing in TChinese and foreign publishing and Publishing discipline. In 2014, in inherit the tradition, join hands with the opportunities and challenges facing his"History of Chinese and Foreign the East and West. Its publication fills scholars and experts to take part order to implement the recommendations rest of the world, concentrate on their new media as it develops in the 5G Publishing". The book is divided in this gap and will make learning inopen discussions about academic of the Propaganda Department of the efforts and make great efforts to shorten era; Professor Simon Mahony made into "Chinese Volume" and "Foreign and studying Chinese and foreign publishing. CPC Central Committee and the Ministry the time and process from ‘publishing a deep analysis of the “open access, Volume". It is traces the six plate publishing history more convenient, of Education on the construction of the power’ to ‘publishing giant’ and return to open publishing and open education” elements of "publishing thought", and at the same time benefitting The first sub-forum was presided over School of Journalism by the propaganda the ‘World Summit’ of human publishing." that is currently popular. "publishing carrier", "publishing the study of publishing culture. His by Fang Qing, Cheung Kong Scholar department of the local Party committee work will promote the exchange of Chair Professor from the Ministry and colleges and universities, Beijing Normal Oxford International Publishing culture between Eastern and Western of Education and Director of School University cooperated with Guangming Centre is one of the organisers of civilizations and promote mutual of Information Management of Daily to build the School of Journalism and this symposium. Currently it has in- learning. Hao Zhensheng, President University. The guests Communication. Editing and Publishing depth cooperation with the School of China Redactological Society, included senior lecturer Philip is the foundational major of the School of Journalism and Communication spoke highly of the new book, Shaw, General Manager Byron of Journalism and Communication. This of BNU in areas including talent saying: "Professor Wan Anlun and Russell, General Manager Yu Dianli, forum is the first international academic training, international forums, his team have launched a million- Chairman Wang Min and General conference since the establishment of scientific research and other aspects. word Selected Reading Materials Manager Qu Zhong. They shared the school, and also is the first to be held of Publishing (Chinese and Foreign ideas on the "positive interaction by Beijing Normal University. This has a The success of this symposium Volumes) after History of Chinese between publishing academia and profound impact on the construction of provides an opportunity for further and Foreign Publishing. This is a industry". The second sub-forum the Editing and Publishing discipline at communication and exchange between very powerful strengthening for the was presided over by Professor BNU. The release of Selected Reading China and the West in academic long-term lame and relatively weak Zhang Zhiqiang, executive Materials of Publishing (Chinese and publishing. It is also a specific practice of symbol", "publishing technology", publishing discipline construction, director of Publishing Research Foreign Volumes) marks another of exchange and mutual learning between "publishing activities and achievements", and a creative blank filling for the Institute of University. BNU’s efforts in the development of Eastern and Western civilizations under and "publishing system and copyright". long-term missing original teaching The guests were Professor Miha the Editing and Publishing. the Belt and Road initiative. The 140 original works, ranging from materials, which is a historical Kovac, Chairman Mohan Kalsi, launch of Selected Reading Materials of ancient to modern times, have been academic breakthrough. " VP Wang Guanyi, Director Zhou At the closing ceremony Wan Anlun said: Publishing (Chinese and Foreign Volumes), selected and explained. Rongting and Deputy Editor in "Based on the rich and brilliant publishing as well as the speeches, dialogues During the course of communication Chief Li Jianhong. They discussed history and the spirit of innovation and and exchanges at this forum provided Zhou Zuoyu, Angus Phillips, Nie between Chinese and foreign publishing, the "Linkage between China and research, building China's own ‘leading important ideological resources and Zhenning, Hao Zhensheng, Yu copyright protection is very important. West and Prospect of Academic the world’ publishing discipline system abundant support for the construction Guoming, and Rao Tao, deputy Since many of the selected articles Publishing". The meeting was according to the logic of ‘three originals of the publishing discipline. It also played editor in chief of Publishing Group in the book are still under copyright a great success and experts in and methodology’ of the original history, a driving role in the exchange and of BNU jointly unveiled the protection, Wan Anlun set up taskforces attendance discussed the key issues works, principles and methodology is communication of academic publishing first edition of Selected Reading to contact copyright owners, including of academia and industry, the East not only the historical call of publishing between China and the West and in Materials of Publishing (Chinese many overseas authors, and signed and the West, how to connect and development, but also an important the promotion of positive interactions and Foreign Volumes). Rao Tao copyright use agreements with them. interact well. sign of ‘cultural confidence’. China has between academia and industry.

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Opening of Global Education Summit 2019 - Multiple Perspectives on The Future Education

Article source: GES Organizing Committee Editor: Teng Fei | Release date 2019-11-26

he two-day Global Education Summit 2019 (hereinafter referred to as "GES 2019") was held in Beijing from November 25 to 26. With the Ttheme of "Education for All", the summit was jointly hosted by China Development Research Foundation, Beijing Normal University, Tencent, Global Silicon Valley Investment Company, New Oriental and Tal Education Group.

【Brief Introduction】 Founded in 2017, the Global Education Summit aims to further the development of and even the world with its mission of “Connecting education in China and the world, connecting education in the present and in the future”. It is co-sponsored by China Development Research Foundation, Beijing Normal University, Tencent Group, Global Silicon Valley Investment Company (GSV), New Oriental Education Technology Group and Tal Education Group, supported by (ASU) through academic cooperation.

【Grand Occasion】 【Guest Speakers】 311 distinguished guest speakers 1800 participants from 26 countries and regions ore than 200 distinguished Dzingai Mutumbuka, the first the US Department of Education, Government experts, University scholars and corporate executives occupied speakers were invited Minister of Education and Culture Zhou Zuoyu, vice president of 77% of those present Mto the summit, including of Zimbabwe, Dong Qi, President Beijing Normal University, Chen 16 million people worldwide watched live government leaders, university scholars, of Beijing Normal University, Lu Li, vice president of Beijing Normal industry experts, representatives of Mai, vice director-general of China University, Dan Schwartz, Director 【 】 public welfare, founders of education Development Research Foundation, of Education College of Stanford The Theme enterprises and other education policy Carl Wieman, Nobel Laureate in University, Yu Minhong, chairman of With the participation of its invited partner UNESCO, and with the theme makers, promoters and practitioners, physics, Jordan Naidoo, director New Oriental Education Technology of "Education for All", GES 2019 had more than 60 main and sub-fora including Li Wei, director of the of Cooperation and Coordination Group, Zhang Bangxin, founder and focusing on the four core issues of "exploration for a common future", Committee of Population, Resources Bureau of "Education 2030" program CEO of Tal Education Group, Xu Li, "education and technology", "school and society", "global education and Environment of CPPCC and of UNESCO, Richard Culatta, co-founder and CEO of Shangtang sustainable development", covering education policy, education technology, director-general of the China former director of Education Science Technology, Yu Haiyang, general education systems, public welfare education, and education industry. Development Research Foundation, and Technology Department of manager of Tencent Investment, etc.

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【Opening Ceremony】 【Four Core Issues】

On November 25, GES 2019 was opened in Beijing. t the two-day GES 2019, the guests focused on four Exploration of a Common Future Acore issues: Exploration of a n his opening speech Li Wei Common Future, Education and ow to promote education in the future is one of the core issues of the impressed that that society in Technology, School and Society, and summit. At the opening ceremony, several guests said that one of the Ithe future will have higher Sustainable Development of Global Hgoals of education exploration for the common future is to promote requirements in its talent training Education. Through cross-border education equity. Only by promoting education equity and realizing inclusive structure, and higher requirements summit interactions, they explored education can we build an open, inclusive world of mutual learning and for fairness and accessibility of the direction of the development promote the establishment of a community with a shared future for mankind. education. future societies’ need for of the world and education in the us to reform our education systems future, how to connect the education is urgent, pressing and contemporary. of the present and the future, and This can also be said to be a major explored the path of sustainable unavoidable issue in the course of the development of global education. A development of human society. number of guests said that one of the goals of education exploration for Aiming towards the development the common future is to promote of future education, Lu Xin made a education equity and to realise an speech on “future education: change, open and inclusive world of mutual structure and quality”. She pointed learning whilst also promoting the out that national strategy, scientific establishment of a community with a and technological development, shared future for mankind. education planning, and demand for talent all define the course of future developments in education. Presently, China has built the world’s largest “future education development is that the future needs us to build higher education and vocational a historical process of continuous and create. If we want to solve the education system, but education is reform and innovation, a process education’s existing problems realise not only an issue of net quantity, but of in-depth supply side structural its future., we need to strengthen also a question of structure. Without reform and improvement, a process of scientific research, especially in areas a scientific structure, there will be no simultaneous promotion of the two such as research on future society high-quality education. In the face of processes and improvement of the and education formats, the research on the ten major changes brought about quality of all kinds of education at all current education problems and their by the new generation of information levels. It’s not only the logical starting solutions, the ethics involved in the technology, in the future the point of education modernisation, integration of science, technology and development of education should be but also the goal’s foothold.” education. Promoting cross-border and structurally reformed in ten aspects. international cooperation to deepen Docking scientific and technological As the representative of the host the exploration of education’s future progress in ten aspects. Briefly, institution, Dong Qi pointed out will create a better future for the field.

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Building a New Ecology of Education Technology Integration

cientific and technological peoples’ ways of production, life and and changes peoples’ concept of revolution as well as industrial learning. Integration of education education. How to promote and let Stransformation are the lead and science and technology not each other prosper in education and driving forces of social development. only makes learning more efficient, science and technology was one of They are profoundly changing but also upgrades teaching methods the main issues during the summit.

n the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable goal of spending 4% of GDP on role in promoting education equity. Development launched by the national financial education funds and Following the GES 2017, two years IUnited Nations in 2016, 17 maintained continuous annual growth. later, Yu Minhong and Zhang sustainable development goals were By 2018, there are 214, 000 compulsory Bangxin launched "Talk between New proposed, including “ensuring inclusive education schools in China, with 150 Oriental and Tal." This open dialogue once and equitable quality education and million students. The popularisation of again explored how to realise "education lifelong learning opportunities for all”. compulsory education has reached the with passion" in multiple dimensions, Jordan Naidoo said: “There is no doubt same average level as high-income and shared their thoughts on public that our global education is facing a countries in the world. welfare education. crisis, which is mainly due to a lack of transparency or fairness. We need an The Chinese model of promoting As a basic social resource, education interconnected, collaborative world that education equity has provided always faces problems of insufficient can help us coordinate our actions and valuable experience for the world. supply and uneven distribution. ultimately achieve a good outcome.” Lu Mai suggested that we should pay Science and technology can subvert attention to the early education equity this traditional bottleneck of education It is essential to promote policy of children in remote and poverty- supply and distribution, and help realise to achieve a fair and high-quality stricken areas and avoid repeating the a balanced development of education. According to Bai Yunfeng, co-founder in accordance with their aptitude on Scientific and technological change education system. Since the founding serious mistakes of social division that Yu said that Tencent hopes to help sort and President of Tal Education a large scale." and world development are based of the People’s Republic of China in developed western countries have out the issues and problems facing the Group, Tal has gone through three on a better education and training 1949, China has come from having made. "Education in the future must education industry by using science and stages of gathering talent, investing in The internet, cloud computing, big mechanism. "By studying how an 80% illiteracy rate to now having a be for all people, especially for the technology. Their methods would include technology and embracing AI. "Tal data and other modern information technology affects decision-making in rate of 94.2% for children completing disadvantaged groups at the bottom," alleviating the uneven distribution forms digital portraits of students technologies not only promote reform education, we can see that technology compulsory education. Among the nine he said, We must start with children's of high-quality educational resources, through digital collection and pre- and innovation of education, but also is helping us to make decisions, but it developing countries with the largest health and education and lay a good meeting fragmented learning needs, using class, in-class and post-class process put forward new requirements for can't solve all our problems," says Carl population in the world, China is the foundation for their development." technology to make education more collection. Once education has the talent structure. Education determines Wieman, The tradition of transferring first to achieve the goal of education efficient, and innovating interactive ways wings of science and technology, it the quality of talent, and innovation knowledge orally is not the most for all. In 2012 China achieved the Private education plays an indispensable to improve the education experience. will make it possible to teach students depends on high-quality talent. effective way. We look forward to a

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more scientific way of shaping our the guide and designer of learning innovative ability and cooperative capabilities in the near future." methods in teaching. Through spirit in the future. Bai Yunfeng said Seeking Sustainable Development of Global Education this transformation, the part of that science and technology are the In the past, in the context of one-way "educating" in "teaching and main pillar and talent is the main n 2015, the United Nations adopted the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable knowledge transfer, teachers are educating" is more important. It is driving force towards future oriented Development" and planned the overall goal of sustainable development for the imparters of knowledge. Now, one of education’s principal missions education, but the ultimate goal of Ithe next 15 years. On this basis, UNESCO also adopted the Education 2030 teachers have gradually become to cultivate high-end talent with education has never changed. Framework for Action, which aims to increase entrance opportunity, enhance inclusiveness and equity, and improve the quality of education and learning outcomes. "Education 2030" means that education begins to surpass public utilities as a global common interest and responsibility. Jordan Naidoo pointed out: "To ensure inclusive and equal quality education, and to promote lifelong education to create common opportunities for people all over the world. This is a very ambitious, very huge and universal value of education, which can change the development of each individual and affect the development of a certain region or even the whole human society."

Starting from the concept of the "sustainable development of global education", personal lifelong education and learning will be extended to everyone. Lifelong education and learning for all in countries already popular in certain regions will be expanded to a global scale. Improving the lifelong learning education systems in ever more detailed ways is the only way to explore the sustainable 【Closing Ceremony】 As for how to cultivate innovative global talent in the future, SVP of New Oriental Education Technology development of global education. Miao Fengchun, director of Education Group said: “For the future of education, we should pay more attention to two connections: one is the Information Department of UNESCO Paris headquarters, pointed out that hou Chenggang, chief connection between more schools and families, and attaching importance to family education; the other is with the aid of AI tools we can find that learning is not only for its own executive of New Oriental to the connection of more disciplines and holistic education, so as to realize the comprehensive and healthy sake, but also for personal development. Based on big data and adaptive ZEducation Technology Group, growth of children.” technology, AI can solve human prejudice and play an important role in said at the end of the conference long-term lifelong learning. that as a member of the education industry, he still has a long way to The construction of lifelong learning systems is inseparable from the sound go. Only education can change, operation of education system. As important parts of the education system, both educate and influence people. elementary education and higher education are undergoing reforms in selection The education we create should mechanisms and training systems. How these two core pillars bridge the gap be inclusive, individualized, between themselves, achieve effective convergence, and then create a higher authoritative, warm, transformative quality education supply which can cultivate innovative talent in the future, is and ideal. On the path of education, an important mission of current education. everyone should work together.

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【Opening Ceremony】 Conferences on China-Russia n order to further promote from 14 normal universities in China speeches, warmly congratulating the cooperation and exchange and Russia attended the forum, the opening of this forum, and Iin humanities between China including Xu Yongji, deputy director highly praised the achievements of Educational University Alliance and Russia, and implement the of the Department of International China Russia Education University The Conference on China-Russia Educational institutionalised project under the Cooperation and Exchange of the Alliance in promoting cooperative framework of the China Russia Ministry of Education of the PRC, exchanges, mutual assistance and University Alliance and The "China-Russia Teacher Education University Alliance, on June Poznyakov Igor, first Secretary of producing win-win results of China- and Education Symposium 2019" Convened at BNU 20 the “China-Russia Teacher and the Russian Embassy in China and Russia educational universities. Later, Education Symposium 2019” jointly representative of the Ministry of Professor Gu Mingyuan, VP Coltava hosted by Beijing Normal University Education and Science in China, Tatyana of Moscow University, and the China Russia Education Sergei Olga, representative of the and VP Li Zhibin of East China University Alliance, organised by the Russian Cultural Centre, Gu Mingyuan, Normal University delivered keynote Faculty of Education of BNU, and Senior Professor of BNU, VP Zhou speeches. The three professors co-hosted by Centre for Russian Zuoyu and VP Chen Li of BNU. interpreted the theme of the forum in Studies at BNU of Region and different ways. They shared a common Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, Faculty of Education, Country Research Bases of Ministry The opening ceremony of the expectation and vision for China and Centre for Russian Studies of Region and Country Research Bases of Ministry of Education of Education was held in Yingdong forum was presided over by Zhou Russia’s educational universities in the Editor: Zhang Yi | Release date 2019-06-25 Academic Hall of BNU. The theme is Zuoyu. Chen Li, Pozniakov Igor, development of teacher education with “education in the future and the future Xu Yongji and Pres. Lubkov Alexei the guests and set the academic and of education.” Leaders, international of Moscow National Normal international tone for the presidents’ exchange directors and researchers University, respectively delivered round-table discussion. 【Background】

n December 2012, the 12th ceremony was held at BNU on that institutions of China and Russia, meeting of the Education day. Nearly 100 people including serving to promote the exchange of ISubcommittee of China-Russian officials from the Ministry of educational talents and cooperation 【 】 Humanistic Cooperation decided Education of China, the State of scientific research projects Round-table and Sub-fora to promote cooperation between Council for Study Abroad Fund between China and Russia. After the education universities of the two and the Russian Embassy in China, establishment of the alliance, it will fter the speech, the between China and Russia". In Normal University, Zhou Zuoyu and countries. Subsequently, the two representatives of 12 universities and mainly carry out comparative research representatives of the presidents combination with their academic the president of Novosibirsk Normal countries, respectively led by Beijing media attended the establishment on education between China and Afrom 14 educational universities background and based on their own University, Grashev Alexei, respectively Normal University China and ceremony, forum discussion and signing Russia, provide suggestions for the held a round-table discussion, making practical experience, the guests made made summary speeches on behalf Moscow National Normal University, ceremony, all held on the same day. development of education; organise speeches and discussions on "future insightful speeches on relevant issues. of China and Russia. Li Zhibin gave started the preparation of the alliance, members of the alliance to participate teachers and education" and "future the banner of the rotation unit of the which consists of 12 colleges and "China Russia Education University in international cooperation in educational technology". In the The closing ceremony of the alliance to the next one Northeast universities, each of which has 6 Alliance" is the fourth professional teaching and scientific research; afternoon's sub-forum, the managers conference was presided over Normal University. Han Dongyu, normal universities, including the university alliance jointly established promote mutual understanding and researchers of various universities by Zhu Xudong, Director of vice president of Northeast Normal mentioned universities. by China and Russia, which provides between teachers and students of had a comprehensive exchange and Faculty of Education of BNU. The University, as the host of the 2020 annual a new official exchange platform China and Russia and extensive discussion on "the inheritance and forum host, Professor Xiao Su and meeting of China Russia Education After one and a half years of for teachers, students and youth in academic exchanges and cooperation innovation of university exchange Zeng Guoquan, vice professors of University Alliance, congratulated the preparation, "China Russia Education education of the two countries. The to promote the common prosperity between China and Russia" and Faculty of Education of BNU, summed conference on its success in his speech, University Alliance" was announced alliance is committed to condensing and development of culture and "the comparative analysis of higher up the speeches of the professors and looked forward to the next work on April 18, 2014, and a signing the strength of high-level educational education between the two countries. education management modes present at the forum; the VP of Beijing of the alliance.

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【Outcome of the Conference】

uring the meeting, Zhou also and the Office of International Exchange met with the presidents and and Cooperation attended the meeting. Drepresentatives of six participating universities, including Moscow University, On the occasion of the 70th anniversary Moscow State Normal University and of the establishment of diplomatic relations Novosibirsk State Normal University. Zhou between China and Russia, in order to and the guests exchanged views on the actively implement President Xi Jinping's construction of the Belt and Road School, speech’s spirit of "work together, move Russian teacher training, Chinese teacher forward side by side, open a bright training, continuing education, special future of Sino-Russian relations in an children's education and long-distance innovative era", BNU also held a series 【 】 digital education. They reached a consensus of Sino-Russian people-to-people and Alliance Conference that further cooperation would bring cultural exchange activities, including the mutual benefits. Officials from the School unveiling ceremony of "Centre for Russian n June 21, the working Normal University, Chechen State putting forward many constructive of Arts, the Belt and Road School, Centre Teachers Joint Development", Sino-Russian conference of China-Russia Normal University and Cherney opinions and suggestions on the for Russian Studies of Region and Country teacher education forum on "the Future of OEducation University Alliance State Normal University. organisation and development of Research Bases of Ministry of Education, Education and Education in the Future", etc. was held at BNU. Representatives the alliance’s activities in the future. from 12 member institutions VP Zhou Zuoyu of BNU presided The meeting then went into a free attended the meeting, including over the conference. East China discussion. The participants discussed Beijing Normal University, East Normal University and Moscow the work plan for the next stage, the 【Brief Introduction to the Alliance】 China Normal University, Northeast National Normal University, the China-Russia University Art Festival Normal University, Central China rotating Secretariat of China and in 2020, the Sports Education Forum, "China Russia Education University exchange programs, the exploration of the Normal University, Normal Russia, respectively reported on the determination of Novosibirsk Alliance" was founded in 2014, led integration of production, education and University, , their work. The two universities National Normal University to by Beijing Normal University and research and the transformation of scientific 【Members】 Normal University, reported on their achievements and undertake the next bilateral conference Moscow National Normal University. research achievements, the establishment of Normal University, Moscow State plans for China-Russia education and the amendment of the articles Since its establishment, the alliance has a comprehensive and practical cooperative Normal University, Novosibirsk State exchange and cooperation, alongside of alliance. always been committed to condensing relationship, the promotion of the China the strength of high-level educational common prosperity and development of Beijing Normal University, institutions in China and Russia, culture and education between China and East China Normal University, focusing on the comparative study of Russia, and the injection of vitality into the Northeast Normal University, education between China and Russia, reform and development of international Central China Normal University, and providing suggestions for the education. The alliance will integrate the Shaanxi Normal University, development of education between the cooperation resources of all member schools, Southwest University two countries; jointly promoting the break the original cooperation boundaries, discipline construction and talent training rely on the flexibility and universality Russia of educational institutions in China and of the alliance, deepen cohesion and Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia, promoting mutual understanding creativity, expand the breadth and depth Herzen University, and extensive academic exchanges and of cooperation, enrich the content of and Chelyabinsk State University, cooperation between teachers and students mechanisms for people-to-people and Novosibirsk State University, of the two countries, and participating cultural exchanges between China and Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University, in the study abroad program of 100, 000 Russia, and consolidate and strengthen Moscow Normal University Chinese and Russian students as well as the all-round strategic partnership of university people to people and cultural cooperation between the two countries.

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10th Beijing International Students’ Night Took Place Article source: Office of International Exchange and Cooperation Release date 2019-12-17

n the evening of December 15th evening, Beijing Normal University held the 10th literary and artistic “Song of Togetherness” — Beijing International OStudents’ Night, tagged “LOVIN’ China”, at Qiu Jiduan Gym.

Distinguished guests who joined this event include Mr. Du Kewei, Director of the China Centre for International People-to-People Exchange, Ministry of Education; Mr. Li Hai, Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges; Mr. , Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Education Commission; Mr. Hu Ziyuan, Director of Tests and Scholarships Office, Confucius Institute; Ms. Chen Lin, Director of China Affairs Office, China Scholarship Council; Mr. Zong Huawei, Director of UNESCO Commission; and Professor Zhou Zuoyu, Vice President of Beijing Normal University.

This year’s Beijing International Students’ Night was divided in three parts: One World, Profound Affections and LOVIN’ China.

The gala was opened by the drum show ‘Edifier’, performed by the BNU 24 Solar Term Drums Team with an overwhelming cultural charm.

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epalese dance ‘Relly Mai’, Another highlight of the gala was the World’ and ‘I Love You, China.’ Russian dance ‘Magical combination of Chinese and Western NWinter Tune’, Japanese dance cultures. ‘Peking Opera Yang Silang This year, 193 international students ‘Yosakoi “Shin”’, Pakistani dance ‘The Visits His Mother: At the Palace Cast’, from 38 countries and regions gathered Colours of Pakistan’, Mongolian dance ‘Zheng Ensemble Jasmine Flower’, at Beijing Normal University to sing ‘Descendant of Chinggis Khan’ and Chinese Martial Arts Performance and dance for love and to celebrate African dance ‘The Spirit of Africa’ all ‘The Soul of Chinese Lion Dancing Beijing International Students’ showed authentic traditional dances from and Martial Arts’, and ‘Crosstalk: Night’s tenth anniversary together. countries and regions all over the world. Five Senses´ performed by Chinese and international students all together In a blink of an eye, “Beijing A song showcases featuring hit songs showed us the new era in Chinese International Students’ Night” in Chinese, English and French hit traditional culture. has gone through ten years. It songs ignited the audience’s passions. has witnessed the development The Korean students’ performance, The gala was brought to climax of international education in ‘The Moment of Climax’ combined by the hip-hop show Let’s Dance, China in the past ten years, as well traditional fan dance, taekwondo and performed by the BNU international as achievements of the school’s modern hip-hop dance. The song students dance club. Their brilliant international development. Now, it’s ‘Silk Road Young Love China’ sung dance moves left an outstanding not only an important platform to by seven singers from the Silk Road impression with the audience. showcase the style of foreign students countries along with roller skaters in Beijing and enrich BNU’s campus waving fluorescent belt in their This year’s Beijing International culture, but also an unforgettable hands, showed us the youthful style of Students’ Night came to the end memory about love and friendship international students at BNU. with the ensemble ‘We Are the for Chinese and foreign students.

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Screening of 2019 “Looking China Youth Film Project” Was Held at BNU Release date 2019-07-08

n July 7, the Screening of 2019 like this, not ceasing day or night!"” The documentaries were broad “Looking China Youth Film This is a profound understanding of in scope and topic, some followed OProject” was held at Beijing Confucius on the passage of time. the tracks of Chengdu- Normal University. The 2019 "Looking In a deeper sense, “Moment, Season, Railway, the first railway built BNU Women’s Football Team China" Project lasted 90 days from the Time” is a theme of 's after the founding of the People’s launch ceremony on April 9 to the handling of culture and life, ecology Republic of China, and walked across film show on July 7, bringing together and nature, that is, the relationship the magnificent Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Advances to the Semi-finals 17:0 102 young foreign directors from 42 between man and man and man, man Macao Bridge; others showed the universities in 38 countries, presenting and heaven and earth. This year marks range of Chinese traditional culture, 102 short documentaries. the 70th anniversary of the founding from ’s giant pandas, to the Article source: Xinhua News Agency | Release date 2019-12-04 of the People’s Republic of China. At Taiji diagram’s perfect combination This year’s theme for "Looking this special time, "Looking China" of stillness and movement. Others China" in 2019 was "Moment, Season, welcomes young international listened to the echoes of 38 years in Time". A saying in the Analects of directors to present their own the bell tower of the Bund customs Confucius goes: “The Master standing profound understanding of China's house. We met a professor known n November 26th, the first FISU defeats, BNU by a stream, said, "Time passes on just "time" concept. as "Western Red Candle", who has (International University Sports Women’s Team OFederation) Football World led by 8-0 at the Cup finished all matches of the end of the first group stage in Jinjiang, half, and easily Province. Beijing Normal University won the match Women’s Team advanced to the with a huge score semi-finals with a comprehensive of 17-0. victory (17-0 against University of Lausanne from Switzerland), Lang Jian, chief becoming the only Chinese team coach of the BNU Women’s Team, Scholars (THA). to qualify. said after the match that he was satisfied with the performance of The FISU Football World Cup is a BNU Women’s Team lost to Paulista the players and that they would newly founded, top-tier event. It is University (BRA) 0-2 in the first focus on future matches. In the held every two years, and the first four round but claimed a 3-0 victory over semi-final, BNU will face the competitions will be held in Jinjiang. University of (AUS) in the University of Ottawa (CAN), 24 university teams from 16 countries second round. In the final round, while the other semi-final will be and regions participated in the 2019 faced with University of Lausanne played between Paulista University FISU Football World Cup, including 16 (SUI) encountering two successive (BRA) and the College of Asian men’s teams and 8 women’s teams.

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been teaching in Xi'an for more 6 representative works were presented acob Haselkorn, senior advisor of CCTV English than 60 years and still insists on News Channel, and Xiang Yunju, distinguished teaching undergraduates. A veteran in this film show, namely: Jprofessor of Beijing Normal University, vice-chairman selling newspapers on Harbin's and secretary-general of the Chinese Literature and Art Central Street tells us the history Foundation and vice-chairman of the Chinese Literature of the flood control monument. “Looking China, Tour” and Art Critics Association, commented on the six We learned how the memorial ——Indian director Pragadeesh Marimuthu’s work “Unbroken "Looking China" films on the spot. ceremony to Confucius in Qufu, Wheels”, which follows the story and dreams of a 49-year-old Shandong, has been going on disabled cyclist. Jacob Haselkorn stated that all the films shown were for thousands of years and how impressive, presenting various aspects of the Chinese society. the song and dance of Wulanmuqi “Looking China, Chongqing Tour” Mr. Jacob noted that he has been deeply attracted and hoped to in Otog has been going on since ——Young Italian director Andrea Vallero’s work “Jiao Tong Tea watch more "Looking China" films soon after he heard about 1959. The story of a little girl in House”, which examines the various life styles from the tea house. the "Looking China Youth Film Project". He believed that Yushu, , who grew up in short documentaries are a good way to transmit culture 9 years after the earthquake was “Looking China, Qinghai Tour” and that they are suitable for network communication, helping ——Israeli director Or Itzhak Ben Zrihen’s work “Eye In The told, while Shougang Park, which people from different countries and regions to share information Wild”, which follows Ge Yushu, an “antelope waiting man” has been shut down for 14 years, and culture with each other. He hoped that the directors of on the Qinghai Lake. will be rejuvenated in 3 years…. "Looking China" would continue to engage in similar activities Under the guidance of the annual and that "Looking China" can improve in the years to come. “Looking China, Tour” theme of "Moment, Season, Time", ——outh Korean young director Seenae Choi (Sarah)’s work, international young directors “Big Scissors Small Scissors”, which examines the daily life of explore Chinese stories about "time" female paper-cutting artists by interviewing the grandmother iang Yunju believed that the films shown on the day and watch the dialectical thinking of and her granddaughter, two female artists devoted to were only a microcosm of 2019 “Looking China” Chinese civilisation on the concept promoting traditional culture. Xfilms, and many other artistic and experimental films of time, especially the changes of the were equally excellent. Young directors from excellent colleges times and historical achievements “Looking China, Shaanxi Tour” all over the world are invited to every ‘Looking China” of the Chinese society since the ——Sri Lankan director Hewa Madduma Di Lina Jana Dith event so they can carry out cultural exchange activities with founding of the People’s Republic Nawarathne’s work “Simple i”, which attempts to see life from the support of domestic hosts. The cultural exchange and of China 70 years ago, as well as the Buddhist classics in ancient temples of Xi’an. communication behind the "Looking China" films is even cultural concepts, customs and values more important. The significance and value of "Looking behind such thinking. “Looking China, Beijing Tour” ——U.S. director Bricen Allen Standish’s work “The Egg” China" Project in education have not yet been fully explored which expresses the architectural beauty and human concerns or understood, and its educational philosophy, achievements All the works of this "Looking of the National Grand Theatre from his novel perspective. and practices merit in-depth observation. China" Project will be shown to the world through the Internet and overseas exhibitions, and the international influence of Chinese culture will be expanded through Next, Dov Boris Steuer, the foreign the foreign advisor of “Looking China, Tour” and “Beijing Tour” teams enjoyed participation in international advisor of “Looking China, Qinghai Beijing Tour” and professor at Boston excellent films together, which are competitions, international Tour”, and the professor from Tel Aviv University shared their experiences and all related to the culture and history exhibitions, evaluation of works University in Israel, Dr. Cecilia Antakly thoughts on the “Looking China” trips. of Chinese society and tell of the for the "Golden Lenses" Award and De Mello, the foreign advisor of happiness and kindness of Chinese other follow-up activities. “Looking China, Inner Mongolia Tour Dov Boris Steuer recalled the screening people. Professor Dov believed that “ and a teacher from the School of Arts held in Qinghai a few days ago in a Chinese culture is very different from and Media of Sao Paulo University in building of ethnic style. On the day, Israeli culture, so it is even more necessary Brazil, and Geoffrey Wilson Poister, the “Qinghai Tour”, “Inner Mongolia to have personal experience to realise

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cultural blending. The “Looking China” and philosophies contained within. by BNU Huilin Culture Foundation event enables international youth not He used his experience making “The and BNU Academy for International only to “see” China, but also to visit Egg”, which was filmed in Beijing as Communication of Chinese Culture. more Chinese people and talk with an example to encourage the real and It has been held for nine sessions so far, them during filming, realising cultural authentic stories taking place around us attracting 610 young people from 77 exchange in this process. as a way of understanding the deeper universities and colleges in 60 countries meaning behind Chinese culture. including the United States, Canada, Cecilia Antakly De Mello said hello in Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Chinese and briefly introduced “Looking At the film show, “Looking China” Georgia, India, Singapore, South Korea, China, Inner Mongolia Tour”. She special book Experiencing China: Israel, Australia, Brazil and Argentina. 609 believed that she received a lot of care and Looking China Youth Film Project, short films have been created, winning found new friendships during the whole was introduced. This book is the fourth more than 100 international awards. Harmony, Peace and Happiness “Looking China” event, which helped special book published, after People-to- her in creating the film. Dr. Cecilia said people Bond: “Belt & Road” Looking “Looking China” is a practice of the BNU International Cultural Festival of"World on Campus" frankly that she likes China very much China Youth Film Project, People-to- “Third Pole Culture” theory put and is willing to continue to explore people Bond: “BRICS” Looking China forward by Professor Huang Huilin, Article source: Office of International Exchange & Cooperation, BNU Chinese culture in China. Youth Film Project, and Impression on Dean of the Academy for International Editor: Chen Xiaorong | Release date 2019-05-30 Reform and Opening-up: Looking Communication of Chinese Culture. As an advisor to “Looking China” for China Youth Film Project. The book The theory of “Third Pole Culture” the sixth time, Geoffrey Poister recalled brings together experience and holds that the world culture today n May 26, the “World on escorted their national flags to the in BNU, and the internationalisation his feelings and experience when he perception and documentary videos of is becoming diversified. Among the Campus” International Cultural festival. Subsequently, international of the campus. This festival is closely participated in the “Looking China” the 508 international young people and great variety of cultural styles, the OFestival of Beijing Normal students and Chinese students from related to contemporary themes. Project for the first time, marvelling at 32 international teachers participating in mainstream cultures can be generally University, themed as “Harmony, Peace 38 countries on five continents On one hand, it provides a platform the booming success of Chinese society. Looking China. The Information Office considered to have three poles from and Happiness”, was held in the Square presented the audience with elaborate for young students from all over the He thinks that every time he takes part of the State Council selected the book the perspective of influence. Chinese of BNU. Professor Zhou Zuoyu, vice and colourful performances of dance, world to show their traditional songs, in “Looking China”, he gets a deeper as a special book for the “Conference culture, American culture and European president of BNU, attended the event instrumental music, martial arts and dances and culture, and exchange and understanding. This year’s annual theme on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations” culture respectively represent one “pole” and delivered a speech. so on. They displayed their national experience world culture. On the calls for international young directors and presented it at the meeting on each in the current diversified world characteristics and cultural customs other hand, it helps to promote the to look back at the Chinese history May 15.The “Looking China Youth culture. Through cultural exchanges Zhou pointed out in his speech that to the audience through the stage. integration, understanding and mutual and to observe the Chinese society in Film Project” is a cultural experience and cooperation, the three pole cultures in the current era of globalisation, The food street carefully prepared a support between Chinese and foreign depth, as well as the traditional culture and film creation project sponsored jointly lead the development of world countries have increasingly frequent wealth of delicious food and drinks teachers and students. This cultural culture and achieve the vision that exchanges in economy, trade, culture for everyone. Each booth showed festival allows Chinese and foreign “appreciate the culture/values of others and other aspects. As the disseminator the traditional costumes, exquisite youth to look at the world from the as do to one’s own, and the world of human civilization, universities handicrafts and delicious food from perspective of appreciation, mutual will become a harmonious whole; should undertake the historical mission all nationalities in the world, so that learning and sharing, and promoting everybody cherishes his or her own of cultural communication. We are participants can experience the the harmonious coexistence and culture/values, and if we respect and always committed to the construction clothing and food culture from all mutual brightness of Chinese and treasure others' culture/values, the of international campus, so that each over the world; in addition, there were world cultures. world will be a harmonious one.” culture can promote its beauty and interactive cultural experiences such as Through the project, young people share it to achieve the unity. Malaysian tea, Pakistani hand painting, The festival was jointly held by in the world eventually spread the Ghanaian song and dance tour. Office of International Exchange Chinese culture they experience to During the national flag entry and Cooperation, the Student Affairs all parts of the world through films, ceremony, flagbearers made up of “World on Campus” International Department of the Party Committee, building bridges for international youth overseas students from 73 countries Cultural Festival is an important part of Office of General Affairs Director and and realizing cultural communication. wore their traditional costumes and the campus cultural activities of students the Youth League Committee of BNU.

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Gu Mingyuan: My story of Studying Abroad Article source: China Scholars Abroad No.10, 2018 Editor: Teng Fei | Release date 2018-10-15

u Mingyuan, born in Jiangyin, awarded the “National Excellent During the National Education concerns? At that time, I thought the students for a while. What an China. He is a very serious and Jiangsu Province on October Teacher” award. He is one of the Conference, Gu Mingyuan, a self- that I would be asked to work by unforgettable day. reserved leader, but to us Chinese G14, 1929, graduated from Lenin founders of Comparative Education proclaimed “education veteran” the organisation, because my several students he was very kind and Normal College in Moscow State in New China and has been the and 89 year old educator who classmates had been transferred, In late August 1951, it was a caring. He came to us from Pedagogical University, USSR. He has director of major state projects has worked hard in the field some to the Central Committee sunny day in Moscow. More time to time for discussion, successively served as vice president of within the Ministry of Education for decades gave an exclusive of the Communist Youth League, than 300 Chinese students with asking about our study, our Beijing Normal University, Director many times. In the past 70 years, he interview to China Scholars some to the Public Security Bureau, yearning and longing arrived at life and what difficulties and of , Director of School has engaged in teaching, scientific Abroad. As a senior who studied some to join the army. At that time, the Yaroslav station in Moscow requirements we had. On of Education Management, etc. He is research and management. abroad in during had just been liberated and after 10 days’ long journey. We the principal’s reception day, now a senior professor and doctoral He has always adhered to the his early years, he told as many of was in short supply of cadres. So came to the heart of the first there was always a line outside supervisor of Beijing Normal grand vision of “based on China, his stories of studying abroad as when I was told to go far away for socialist country in the world, his office, and teachers were University, honorary president of looking at the world” to study possible. He has unique vies and several years, I thought I must go to the Soviet Union. Everyone was waiting to see him. But if we Chinese Society of Education and diligently and explore actively. perspectives on studying abroad, Tibet. I answered then that I had no very excited. The car took us to go, he always gives us priority. director of the Academic Committee He has made great achievements the opening of Chinese education, difficulties. Only my old mother at the Moscow Institute of Power, The cordial and serious of Institute of China Education and in the construction of educational the modernisation of education, home without work, but my uncle where we rested and waited to be image of President Kiriyev is Social Development of Beijing theory and has had an important and even on the young generation would take care of her. sent to schools across the country. unforgettable to us. Normal University. In 1991, he was impact on educational practice. of returnees. Then, I waited for several days. One Two days later, two other students On the first day of entering the day, the department suddenly and I were assigned to Lenin school, headmaster Kiliev took informed me that I would go to Normal University in Moscow. us to the nearest dormitory, Studying Abroad in Soviet Union Yanjing University to register for The headmaster, Kiriyev, came which is located in the street of the examination of studying abroad, to pick us up. Along the way, the Ussachov, two bus stops away ne afternoon in the summer which had never crossed my mind. headmaster talked to us about from the school. Then he sent a vacation of 1951, several of places of interest and buildings graduate student Nigia to live Omy classmates and I went to On the eve of departure, Premier on the roadside. Because of the with us and a Korean graduate the Shichahai swimming pool to Zhou Enlai held a banquet at language barrier, we couldn’t student to be our interpreter. swim. I was in high spirits when the Beijing hotel for all overseas understand what he introduced In fact, this Korean graduate someone called me and said that students. This is the first time I to us, but we could all feel his student (his name is Kim Sung the Secretary of Party General have seen Premier Zhou close. The friendship and enthusiasm. Kyi) can’t speak Chinese, but he Branch of the university wanted students came forward to propose knew Chinese characters. So we to talk to me. I hurried to the a toast, and so did we. The premier Later we learned that Kiriyev was communicated by pen and paper. school. Secretary Li Chuanxin was asked us what major we would be a very famous scholar and activist. During our first month it was he waiting for me in the office. At studying. I answered education. In the war years, he served as who took us to go through all first, he just talked with me about “This is your cadre,” he said to the head of the Moscow Radio kinds of admission procedures my family life, and then asked me Ma Xulun, the education minister Station, then as a member of the and accompanied us to the store if I were sent to a distant place for next to him. After the banquet, Central Disciplinary Committee to buy food. From then on, I a long time, what would be my Premier Zhou also danced with of the Communist Party of began my life of studying abroad.

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Studying Russian Tough Study Life

accumulate a batch of basic words. dictionary from China, I was able to embarrassing, but you’d also receive The next week, we read History of start my study. a very bad score. Political Theory the Communist Party of the Soviet required six academic years: two Union. On the first day, he led us Therefore, memory is an indispensable years of History of the Communist to We read a short paragraph and part of learning. We often oppose Party of the Soviet Union, two explained it to us completely in rote learning, which means that years of Political Economy and two Russian. We read a large paragraph we should pay more attention years of Philosophy. Apart from the the next day. In half a year, we even to understanding, digest and textbooks compiled by the Central waded through the best part of internalize knowledge into our Committee of the Communist Party the book. The pain of learning at own. But sometimes it is necessary of the Soviet Union for the History that time can be imagined. A short to recite, especially when learning a of the Communist Party of the Soviet section of the book would take foreign language. Only memorizing Union, there were no fixed textbooks us all day to muddle through. The a large number of vocabularies is for other courses. The teacher only only way is to learn by rote and conducive to breaking through arranged many original works from memorise as many words as possible. the language barrier. One of Marx to Stalin. When the Communist But I often learned and then forgot, the reasons for the poor effect Party of the Soviet Union held a so I had to practice again and again. of foreign language teaching in Congress or a plenary session of ince I had not learned Sometimes I even doubted my China is that the students have too the Central Committee and issued Russian in China, the first memory. As time goes on, we can little vocabulary. If one only pays tudying in the Soviet Union a profound friendship, and I often important resolution documents, the step was to surmount the S remember more words and become attention to grammar, and not to was very tough. After starting corresponded with her after returning school’s Political Theory class stopped language barrier. The school sent a proficient in the language. In the accumulation of vocabulary, Sthe normal class learning, home until Sino-Soviet relations and spent several weeks learning Russian graduate student, Yakovsky, addition, thanks to the fact that I they can never overcome the I was still airsick for the first two deteriorated. After that, I went to documents. There were Seminars to teach us Russian. Yakovsky was brought a small Russian-Chinese language barrier. years, drowsy and confused. The the Soviet Union twice and always every week, especially in senior a very experienced middle school teacher never taught according to wanted to find her, but I didn’t. I grades, three to five times a week. teacher who was studying for an the textbook, and did not specify the wish her health and happiness. associate doctor's degree in the textbook. He only arranged us to This way of learning was very hard school. In 1955, he was sent to read the original book. If we could University teaching in the Soviet for us. Soviet students could read all our Beijing Normal University not write down the notes in class, Union attached great importance the books in one day, but we couldn’t to teach. He had a very special we could copy the notes of Soviet to the study of the original works read them, even in two or three teaching method for us. In the first students after class, who were all very and class discussion, in so called days. In order to speak at Seminar, a week, he let us recite the words on friendly to us. The Communist Youth Seminar. During Seminar, we had speech had to be written in advance. flashcards, which were originally League Branch sent two league to read the books assigned by the And speaking was always necessary; children's reading material. It had members to help us. One of them teacher on a certain issue before otherwise you could not get the usual the names of tables, chairs, benches was Nakiya Xueshuwa, who was the class and express our opinions results for the course. For us, the only and other utensils, radishes, cabbage warm and steady. Although younger to the class. Teachers often call out way was to read overtime. From then on, and other vegetables, as well as than me, she looked after me like an people’s names to speak, or they I formed the habit of staying up late. verbs used in daily life. We need to elder sister. I didn’t copy her notes can ask to share their ideas. If you memorize more than 100 words directly, but she read them to me and weren’t ready, it was better to explain Reading the original book carefully every day, and thousands of words sometimes explained them to me. at the beginning of the class so was the biggest achievement of my in a week to get familiar with the With her help, I got good grades in that the teacher will not call your study in the Soviet Union. Nowadays, Russian language environment and almost every subject. We established name. Otherwise, it wasn't only the study of some problems and the

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Background Educational Internship Combining Information Theory with Practice

writing of some articles are often than 10 hours. After the exam, the n 1955, the Chinese Embassy in oviet normal education attached students had to go to summer camp. of socialist society in the Soviet Union based on the original works of teachers were exhausted. It is said the Soviet Union found that the great importance to the study The university had two months off, but and the best period of Sino-Soviet Marxism Leninism and educational that once when a student answered Ihealth status of overseas students Sof the theory of discipline the normal students had a month off relations. There were a number of theory read in those days. a question, the teacher fell asleep was very problematic. Almost one and education, that is to say, the in advance in the summer vacation of foreign students from many countries and woke up confused and gave in ten suffered from headache, combination of academic and normal the second grade when the normal in our school. There were Czech, At that time, oral testing was used a good score. So some students neurasthenia, gastrointestinal education. In addition to the disciplines, students practiced in the summer Hungarian, Polish and Romanian in examinations, each of which who were not good at their lessons discomfort, arthritis, heart disease there were four courses for education camp and acted as the counsellor of students in our class. In the first two took a whole day. If I took 4 always lingered until the last few and other diseases. The same was in each department, namely, pedagogy, the young pioneers. At that time, we years, my roommates were from North courses in a semester, it would have of them entered the examination true for international students to Psychology, Teaching Materials and also wanted to be counsellors, but Korea and Mongolia, and in the third taken me three or four weeks to room. At that time, they could not other countries in Eastern Europe. Teaching Methods, and Education because we were foreign students, not and fourth years, from Democratic review the content and take the only ask what questions the students The reason was that in order to History. The training objectives of members of their youth league, we Germany and Hungary. We got along tests. The examination started early in front of them had drawn and achieve good results, Chinese our department of education were couldn’t. The school could organise well as an international family. in the morning. The first group of how to answer them to get good students had to study intensely. pedagogy, psychology teachers for us to visit and live there for a day 5 students entered the examination scores, but also the teachers were Some students studied for more and primary school teachers from to experience their life. The common people of the Soviet room, took test questions and tired and too lazy to ask questions, than 14 hours a day with little secondary normal schools. Therefore, Union were particularly friendly to prepared for a few minutes. One which was easy to muddle through. rest and exercise. In addition, they it attached great importance to having The summer camps were built on the Chinese students. Especially when we student answered the questions first. I always wanted to be the first to go did not adapt to foreign life and a broad basic knowledge, such as edge of the forest, near the river, with just arrived in the Soviet Union in The teacher asked questions around in for the exam. I often didn’t sleep couldn’t keep up with nutrition. To Anatomy, Physiology, Children’s beautiful scenery and fresh air. Some 1951, the Chinese volunteers put the the questions and gave points on all night so I could read the book change this situation, the relevant Literature, Soviet Literature, World of them were built for the young Americans back on the “38° N line”. The the spot. Each examinee needed for the last time and went to the departments did a lot of detailed History and other fields. pioneers alone, while others were common people treated us as heroes and about 20 minutes to half an hour, exam room early and went back to work to ensure the health of combined with the summer camp gave us the most preferential treatment so over 30 students needed more sleep after the exam. students. Every month, the students Soviet normal education attached great of the Communist Youth League. everywhere. For example, we did not in the Soviet Union were given importance to educational probation Summer camp life was dominated by need to queue up for buying movie bursaries by the Soviet side first, and and practice. From the beginning of activities, such as visiting revolutionary tickets. There was a club next to the then the two governments settled the fresh year, the teacher took the resorts, participating in farm labour, school, where we often went to see the accounts. Each side bore half of students to primary and secondary swimming, mountain climbing, special movies. As soon as the club had new the bursaries. It started at 500 rubles schools to listen to teachers’ lessons, team meetings, etc., all of which were movie, the staff would give the best a month. Later, in consideration and then commented with the teacher. organised by students themselves. Only seats to us Chinese students. I had really of the health of the students, with Education practice was divided split a few teachers (mainly students from enjoyed the friendship between the the approval of the Foreign Affairs between two times, one was in grade Normal University) guided them as Soviet people and the Chinese people Office of the State Council, another three, for six weeks in a junior high counsellors, while ensuring excellent in these five years. 100 rubles were added to each school; the other was in grade four, for logistics work. In the summer camp, student. In order not to disturb eight weeks in a senior high school. you could see a vibrant scene. In this From August 1951 to July 1956, as a the Soviet Union, the money was Students in our department practiced month, middle school students not only member of the first group of overseas distributed directly by the embassy, in primary and secondary normal lived a colourful collective life, but also students after the founding of new China which moved the students. schools. The summer vacation of exercised their living ability. in 1949, I lived in the Soviet Union primary and secondary schools in the for five years. This was a very rare and Soviet Union was particularly long, The period when I studied abroad was important opportunity for young people with three months. But for one-month the peak period of the development in the period of Sino-Soviet cooperation.

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Su Zan: A "Good Voice" from Nepal We Were Teaching Chinese Singing to "The Belt and Road" in Thailand

Article source: CCTV | Release date 2019-04-27 Internship in Bangkok of Three Girls from BNU

Article source: Party Committee Publicity Department (Information Centre), orgeous flowers are blooming what to do in the future, except learning music in a larger world. So he decided BNU Author: Zhu Luhe Editor: Shao Pengli | Release date 2019-04-22 in a riot of colour on an April and singing.” His interest in singing to come to China: “Chinese culture is Gday. With the pace of spring, comes from the influence of his family. China ushered in the second “Belt His mother and sister both like singing. hang Furong, Luo Linzi and Xu narrated the increasingly close ties especially tourists. According to statistics and Road” International Cooperation His elder brother is a music geek. He can Nannan are all 2017's graduate between China and Thailand under released every year, Thailand has always Summit. On the sunny campus, a play drums, pianos, guitars, flutes and Zstudents of International the background of the Belt and Road been one of the most favourite tourist young is praising other instruments well. “My brother Chinese Education of BNU. From initiative. The campus of BNU was full destinations for Chinese people. Speaking the event with his own voice. His name is very good at singing and playing May 2018 to April 2019, the three girls of spring and tulips were blooming. of the increasing "visibility" of China in is Su Zan, from Nepal, a student of the guitar. I admire him very much.” conducted one-year Three girls remembered the humid Thailand, the girls have something to say. 2017 Chinese Language and Culture teaching practice at Sunflower Trilingual Bangkok with eyes full of happiness. College of Beijing Normal University. At the age of 12, Su Zan sang the song School in Thailand. Furong was working During the Spring Festival, the Here, he thinks about the friendship casually in front of his friends for the with children in grade two, Nannan was As we all know, in recent years, Chinatown near the Mekong River between China and Nepal and the first time, but unexpectedly received teaching junior high school students, Linzi especially after the Belt and Road will hold a very grand celebration, and dream of being a singer. In fact, Su Zan, the unanimous praise of her friends: so attractive to me. It is different from was responsible for grade five students. initiative was put forward, the even members of the Thai royal family who loves music, had set up a band “be sure to participate in the singing other music, and there are feelings in it.” exchanges between China and Thailand will attend, Furong said. Not only in when he was studying in Nepal, where competition!” For the first time, he felt In a warm spring day of April, the have become increasingly frequent. the places where Chinese gather, even he has three or four years of experience that he might be able to get involved in Su Zan enjoyed his study life in BNU three girls gathered to talk about Within the many countries along the in the ordinary food market, Thai on the stage. However, in a foreign music and began to listen to different very much. He thanked the teachers the year's happenings in Thailand. Belt and Road, Thailand is an important people can be seen wearing festive Tang country, he also faces an additional types of songs. His favorite singing is of BNU very much: “they teach very From a personal point of view, they member, deeply loved by Chinese people, suits, Nannan and Linzi also said. difficulty – the language barrier. from Nepalese singer Narayan Gopal: well, so I have made great progress. “his singing is too clean.” My classmates may not have even said Since he has just been studying "hello" before they came to China. Chinese for 3 years, his pronunciation From then on, Su Zan gradually After studying here for a semester, they of many words is not standard. fell in love with music. Every day can speak as well as me, because the Therefore, it is more difficult to after school, he would stay at home teachers are very careful and responsible. ” match the melody of songs. “It is said singing. Even while watching movies, that the most difficult language in the he would suddenly hum songs. As the second prize winner of the world is Chinese.” He shook his head Influenced by his brother, he began campus singer competition, Su Zan and said with a smile, “but learning to learn to play guitar at the age of also has a small reputation in the Chinese is an interesting thing.” 17. The fingertips of his ten fingers school. Walking on campus, from were all worn with deep callouses. time to time, some students come up Learning is Su Zan’s strong point. Since If he went a week without touching to exchange greetings. “In fact, we he was a child, he has been so good at his guitar, his fingers would be very are also a symbol of China-Nepal lessons that he was the first or second painful next time he played. friendship. I hope that I can bring in the class in every exam. However, songs from my hometown to China and he comments himself an “ordinary Music has become Su Zan’s biggest sing Chinese life to my family.” Holding person”: “as a child, he didn’t know dream. He wanted to see more diversified the guitar, Su Zan said seriously.

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economic and trade exchanges and All the students in this school have future. Several girls agreed that from lessons of Chinese on weekends,” cooperation at the national level, in the one or two Chinese classes every day, their exchanges with the parents said Linzi, which made the other context of the Belt and Road initiative, Furong said. The teaching of Thai, of Thai students, they can feel that two girls laugh. everyone’s contribution is also real. Chinese and English is the main feature there are many people who have a of the school. Some local parents are strong desire to send their children Recalling this year’s work experience In Thailand, you can easily buy domestic not satisfied with the teaching quality to study in China. Parents’ life in a foreign country, all three goods through e-commerce platform. of Thai or English in the school, so they experiences do have a significant mentioned the enthusiasm and Furong mentioned that the above transfer their children to other schools. impact on their children’s life. For friendliness of Thai people. The products are dazzling, and the delivery However, they cannot forget the example, some parents have studied cashiers who show off their Chinese time from China to Bangkok is shorter Chinese lessons of sunflowers, and they in Beijing, which is probably the knowledge in the convenience store than expected. Several girls talk about will contact the Chinese teacher in important reason why they sent and the drivers who take the initiative online shopping, it’s hard to cover up private to make up the lessons. Furong their children to Sunflower. And to play Chinese pop music in the taxi their excitement. I think during their met this kind of student. some parents are operating factories made them feel warm. Even when they days abroad, commodities from the which have frequent trade with first arrived in Bangkok, they were not motherland have brought them countless Nannan said that among the junior China. Naturally, they hope their acclimatized with the local conditions. “ordinary and reliable happiness”. high school students she taught, children can speak Chinese. In the hot and humid climate, they some have already started to prepare had to face mosquito bites at any Several girls also mentioned that for the undergraduate course Surprisingly, Thai children also have time. They were also troubled by the Chinese enterprises are often seen in in China. Some students' elder to make up lessons on weekends. inconveniences of the language barrier. the streets of Bangkok, as well as on brothers and sisters, have already “I asked those fifth graders what However, the kindness released by the public transport. Whether it’s Huawei studied in China. Naturally, they they would do on weekends. Many strangers who met by chance helped or Oppo’s latest mobile phones, will have similar vision for the students said they would make up them adapt to life in Bangkok. Jingdong’s promotional information, or the running cement mixer with the words “Sany Heavy Industry” on It’s not a new thing that the Chinese versions of Chinese online literature the street, all can bring a warm sense element of red appears all over the are also often seen in bookstores. of familiarity to a Chinese working world every Spring Festival in recent With the pictures on the cover, it’s in a distant southern country. years, but in Thailand, the frequent easy to determine which novel it occurrence of Chinese contemporary is, but once it’s opened, it’s totally Founded in 1990, the Sunflower popular cultural symbols may be incomprehensible. Several girls are Trilingual School is in Bangkok, capital a quite interesting phenomenon. laughing while talking. of Thailand. It is an important full-time Nannan said with a smile that among school in Chinese teaching in Thailand. the junior high school students she When it comes to economic and In recent years, Chinese curriculum taught, there are many kids who trade cooperation, Linzi noted that has been greatly developed, and the like to stay up to date with Chinese among her students there were demand for Chinese teachers is also TV series and variety shows online. Chinese children who had moved increasing. Since 2010, Beijing Normal The latest domestic programs are south with their parents to Thailand University has sent Chinese teacher widely spread among Thai audiences for business in recent years. Parents interns to the school. This year is no through overseas video platforms, are busy running their own factories. exception. Sunflower will continue to and even the international version Their children study in Sunflower hire graduates of Chinese International of Tik Tok is quite popular among Trilingual School, learning Chinese, Education from Beijing Normal Thai students. Linzi added that Thai English and Thai. Although it is not University to teach in Thailand.

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BNU Participated in China Dark Matter Experiment Cooperation Group and Published World Leading Findings

Article source: College of Nuclear Science and Technology Author: Ding Daolong Editor: Pang Bo | Release date 2019-11-29

China Jinping Underground Laboratory

he China Dark Matter Experiment online in Physical Review Letters he underground laboratory are important for carrying out (CDEX) cooperation team is led by and Beijing Normal University was experimental research on major frontier basic topics in the TTsinghua University and is jointly carrying one of the authors of the paper. The Tfields of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. China’s out research work with many universities and team analysed the annual modulation Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) is the world’s deepest and enterprises in the country. As a member unit, effect of dark matter based on largest underground laboratory. It is also part of the “13th Five-Year Beijing Normal University joined the CDEX CDEX-1B experimental data across Plan” major national science and technology infrastructure projects led cooperation group in 2017 and undertook research four years. No obvious annual by Tsinghua University-“ultra-deep, ultra-low radiation background work. CDEX Cooperation Group is committed to modulation effects are observed frontier physical experimental facility”. Our school has undertaken using high purity germanium detection technology in the experimental results, which the work of low background analysis and testing platform, etc. CJPL to carry out very low background frontier physical further excludes the dark matter is located in Jinping Mountain, Liangshan, Sichuan, and is located research such as direct dark matter detection. mass area claimed by DAMA and in the middle of a traffic tunnel with a buried depth of 2400m and Based on the first phase of CDEX-1’s experiments, CoGeNT cooperation group, and a length of about 18km. Compared with other laboratories in the the team has already obtained a series of first-class gives the best international results world, CJPL has the deepest rock coverage, the smallest cosmic ray international research results and accumulated a lot of dark matter annual modulation flux, the largest available space, convenient transportation, sufficient of technologies and experiences. At present, it has effect analysis for light dark matter electricity, convenient water supply and complete infrastructure. CJPL entered the second phase of CDEX-10 experiment. with mass less than 6 GeV. currently supports two direct dark matter detection experiments in In the future, the team plan to use ton-magnitude China, including the direct detection of high purity germanium dark high purity germanium array detection system for matter by CDEX cooperation team led by Tsinghua University and direct detection of dark matter and neutrino-free the dark matter research by PandaX cooperation team led by Shanghai double beta decay experimental research. Jiaotong University using liquid xenon. The two experimental teams have successively published a series of research results on dark matter, On November 25, 2019, CDEX cooperation team which has taken China`s research on dark matter from the grassroots released the latest results of direct dark matter level to actively contributing to leading international advancements in detection (Search for Light Weakly-Interacting- a short period of time. Massive-Particle Dark Matter by Annual Modulation Analysis with a Point-Contact Germanium Detector at the China Jinping CDEX-1B Experimental dark matter annual Underground Laboratory), the paper was published modulation amplitude

Related Reading: Approaching CJPL— a blact house waiting for a gleam Link to the paper: http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_www.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/201609/14/ https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.221301 content_349457.htm?div=-1

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th functional magnetic resonance imaging, self and other. Specifically, they tested values in prosocial and individualists FOE Takes 29 Place in 2019 QS World Dr. Yina Ma’s group investigated the neural whether intranasal administration performing a monetary outcome-pair representation of social value and the of oxytocin, a nine-amino acid evaluation task during fMRI scanning University Subject Rankings, modulation by oxytocin in participants neuropeptide, differentially modulates in a double-blind placebo-controlled evaluating monetary allocations to the neural representation of social between-subjects designed trial. Achieving New Best Release date: 2019-03-01

n February 27th, the world- With this result, FOE holds the highest Ranking annually since 2012. FOE famous and influential ranking among all the departments has made significant progress in Ouniversity ranking authority of education in Mainland China. several categories over the years, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released which testifies to the achievements Results from Professor Robert Walker this year’s QS World University QS established four indicators to compile FOE has made in its overall Rankings by Subject. The Faculty of this ranking: Academic Reputation, development, cultivation of talents, of BNU Released at the Headquarter of Education (FOE) of Beijing Normal Employer Reputation, Citations per Paper, academic research, social service, University achieved the 29th place and H-Index Citations. In this year’s and international exchanges. The Organization for Economic Co-operation in the Education Subject Ranking, a ranking, FOE has obtained 81.4, 69.1, high ranking FOE has accomplished new historical best for FOE. It is the 83.2, and 70.2 in these four criteria this year further consolidates the and Development in Paris second time FOE has been placed respectively, with an overall score of 78.3. Faculty’s comparative advantage and within the top 30. (In 2017, QS will facilitate the expansion of its Article source: International Communication and Cooperation Department ranked FOE as the 30th in the list.) QS releases the Education Subject influence on the global stage. Editor: Wang Jiaxin | Release date 2019-05-21

n May 10th, 2019, Professor Robert Walker, a foreign Oexpert from Beijing Normal Dr. Yina Ma’s Group Revealed the University, as the chief expert to study the “hidden dimensions Neurocomputational Mechanism of poverty”, held a research report conference at the Paris headquarters of Underlying Social Value Representation the World Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

n March 25th 2019, Nature and establish the social reference model reciprocity. Many of our important A team study led by Professor Neuroscience published that the preferred self-other allocation decisions are made in social contexts Robert Walker found that poverty Oa research article entitled (that is, what an individual hopes the where the costs and benefits to both in nine dimensions should “Oxytocin modulates social value allocation will be) serves as a social reference ourselves and other people need to be be considered for scientific representations in the amygdala” from point against which potential allocations considered. Deciphering the neural measurement of poverty instead of Dr. Yina Ma’s group at the State Key are represented and that quantity can codes that represent potential rewards the traditional three dimensions Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience guide social value-based decisions. to oneself and others is crucial for (material deprivation, health and Learning, IDG/McGovern Brain understanding social reciprocity damage and low education level). OECD would “strive to explore Research Institute at Beijing Normal Humans live in complex social and social decision. Integrating Angel Gurria, director-general the hidden dimensions of poverty, University. In this study, they propose environments and rely heavily on social computational modelling with of the OECD, promised that the including power deprivation and

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stigmatisation, and develop social and household survey tools to Teachers from the State Key Laboratory of comprehensively measure poverty.” Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning of In Professor Walker and his team's research promotion, multi-dimensions Beijing Normal University and PNAS of poverty have been listed in UN’s “Goals for Sustainable Development Published Online Articles Revealing 2030”, and it is committed to that the Interaction of Multiple eliminate poverty in all forms. As a pioneer in this field, Professor Representations of Learning and Walker has redefined poverty with his research results, taking research to Testing Causes Human False Memory new levels in this field. Release date 2019-02-20 Angel Gurria, director-general of the OECD, said “the research led by Professor Walker, despite the borders, helped us to measure poverty under the same standard in the whole world.” n February 14th, 2019, PNAS, a journal of the American Professor Robert Walker is Oacademy of sciences, published currently a foreign professor in their latest results online. It is a the School of Social Development collaborative study accomplished by and Public Policy of Beijing associate professors Zhu Hao, Xue Normal University. He is a member GUI, expert in the 111 plan/professor of the British Royal Academy of Chen Chuansheng and Elizabeth F. Social Sciences and a member of Loftus of the the European Union Academic at Irvine and others in the State Key Committee on Social Sciences. Mr. Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience Walker was a professor at Oxford and Learning of Beijing Normal University and was awarded University, revealing the neural the “British Academic Lifetime mechanism of false human memory from Achievement Award” by Queen the perspective of multiple interactions Elizabeth II. Professor Robert of memory representation during will not only judge the learned interesting is that, as the saying goes, Walker was received by Premier Li learning and testing. words (such as “dream”) as learned “words are but wind, but seeing is Keqiang of the State Council as one (i.e. “real memory”), but also often believing.” If auditory presentation of the 12 recommended foreign Although people all want their judge the bait words (such as “sleep”) is used in learning and visual experts in February this year memories to be accurate and long-lasting, that have not been learned but are presentation is used in testing, people and put forward valuable opinions false memories occur frequently. semantically similar as learned (i.e. will generate more false memories (as on the Government Work Report For example, after learning a series “false memory”), but seldom judge shown in Figure B). In addition, in (Draft for Comments). He has of semantically similar words (as the words (such as “pen”) that have court inquiries, this change in sensory devoted himself to poverty research shown in figure A, “dream”, “wake not been learned and are semantically channels is also more likely to implant all the time. up”, “bed”, “snore”, etc.), people irrelevant as learned. What is more false memories for eyewitnesses.

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A: Experimental process. After behaviour of human false memory for understanding the essence of learning a series of semantically found that false memory is related human memory, and has important The Editorial Board Meeting of Asian similar words, the three types of to audio-visual ability, sensory and applications in learning and words (learned words, decoy words perceptual cortical brain structure educational practice, and for making Language and Linguistics & 2019 Asian and irrelevant words) were judged and neurotransmitter genes. witness and regulations. in the memory test. It includes However, it is not clear why the Language International Round Table four groups: audiological visual test difference in sensory channels in This project has been subsidized by (AV), stereological visual test (VV), learning tests will lead to more 973 project of Ministry of Science Forum Held in Zhuhai Campus of Beijing audiological auditory test (AA), and false memories, nor does it explain and Technology, key projects of stereological auditory test (VA). B: what role the neural global model National Natural Science Foundation Normal University Behavioural results. Compared of learning tests plays in it. and other general projects. Article source: Zhuhai Campus Editor: Pang Bo | Release date 2019-12-03 with the other three conditions (VV, AA, VA), auditory visual test (AV) On the basis of previous studies, has the lowest true memory and the this study uses functional highest false memory (the selection magnetic resonance brain imaging rom November 29th to language science research centre ceremony was presided over by rate of irrelevant words has been technology and model-based December 1st , 2019, the and create an international platform Li Jiayong, Vice President of the controlled). C: neural mechanism. multi-voxel pattern analysis F editorial board meeting of for cross-language and cross-discipline Institute of Higher Studies in Compared with visual inspection method to calculate the global Asian Language and Linguistics research. He also hoped that the Humanities and Social Sciences. (VV), auditory visual inspection pattern similarity of nerves in sponsored and hosted by the world’s first English academic (AV) produces more false memories the learning coding and test Language Science by the Faculty journal with Asian languages as its Professor Liu Danqing, co- because (1) the true memory signal extraction phases, and the global of Arts of Zhuhai Campus and the research object would have its own editor of Asian Language and in visual cortex is weaker, (2) the semantic similarity of nerves in 2019 Asian Language International characteristics and show its high Linguistics and director of the monitoring mechanism in frontal the learning coding phase. For Round Table Forum were held in level. After that, Wang Shoujun Institute of Languages of the lobe is weaker, and (3) the encoding the first time, it is found that Zhuhai Campus. English was chosen presented letters of appointment Chinese Academy of Social depends more on the semantic auditory learning visual test (AV) as the conference language this to three chief editors, Professor Liu Sciences, stressed in his speech the encoding of temporal pole. causes more false memories than time. More than ten famous scholars Danqing, Professor Fu Ailan and diversity of Asian languages and the visual learning visual test (VV) in Asian language research from Professor Cheng Gong. The opening important role of studying Asian Memory is not only the coding because (1) the true memory China, South Korea, , India, extraction of learning materials signal in visual cortex is weaker, Britain, the United States, France, themselves, but also the complex (2) the monitoring mechanism in Germany and other countries interaction of various memory frontal lobe is weaker, and (3) the have made academic reports and representations in learning tests, encoding is more dependent on discussions on relevant research. i.e. the “multi-representation semantic encoding of temporal interaction theory” of learning. pole (as shown in Figure C). The The opening ceremony of the For example, the memory effect research system clarifies the neural meeting was held on the morning of a learning material depends on mechanism of false memory, and of the 30th. Wang Shoujun, member its global matching with other further supports and expands the of the Standing Committee of the material representations in the “multi-representation interaction Party Committee of Beijing Normal memory space. Our previous theory” of learning memory, which University, vice-president and research on the gene-brain- is of great scientific significance director of the Zhuhai Campus Management Committee, delivered a welcome speech. Wang Shoujun said that the school will strongly The original link: www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1817925116 support the construction of a

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languages in understanding world languages. On behalf of the editorial Great Achievements Have Been department, he presented letters of appointment to the 12 editorial Made in Tibetan Studies in the School of board members present. History of Beijing Normal University The topic of this conference and round-table forum was broadly Article source: School of History Editor: Shao Pengli | Release date 2019-06-17 mainly into three parts: the role of Asian languages in the construction and promotion of linguistic theories, the protection and he School of History of of Tibetan Historical Materials in documents for studying Tibetan recording of endangered languages such as pronunciation, morphology, between different theories and Beijing Normal University Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing issues. As a kind of political in Asia, the academic orientation syntax, semantics and pragmatics. different research methods, and T has a fine tradition of Dynasties (Xueyuan Publishing culture, these documents have of the journal Asian Languages and scholars have effectively expanded studying national history. Chen House, 2008); Compendium been inherited and witnessed the Linguistics and the enhancement Professor Bernard Comrie, a world the scope of Asian language research Yuan, the old headmaster, attached of Local Chronicles of Tibet in historical development of China’s of its international influence. The famous linguist and professor from in their debates, with high academic great importance to the collection China and Tibetan Areas in , multi-ethnic unified country. The construction and promotion of the University of California, Santa standards. At the editorial board and arrangement of traditional Qinghai, Sichuan and author has faithfully compiled these Asian languages on linguistic Barbara, summarised the forum: in meeting, scholars hoped that such Chinese historical materials and (Xueyuan Publishing House, 2004); archives and documents, explaining theories is the core topic. Using this forum, the interface between high-level academic forums would made great contributions to the Compiled Collection of Policies the fact that Tibet has been an first-hand language materials, the grammar and semantics, pragmatics be held regularly and expressed establishment and development and Regulations Governing Tibet integral and important part of participating experts put forward and other fields, as well as the their support for the development of the subject of Chinese ethnic from Yuan Dynasty to Republic of Chinese territory since ancient times new ideas to observe language diachronic and synchronic research of the journal Asian Language and history. Bai Shouyi and Wang China (upper and lower volumes, and has been effectively administered contact, language complexity and methods were the focus of scholars’ Linguistics so that it could exert its Zhen are both famous scholars in Xueyuan Publishing House, 2010 since the Yuan Dynasty. language evolution in many aspects reports; There are frequent conflicts international influence in the future. the study of ethnic history. edition). In order of dynasties, thousands of large-scale Tibetan Selected English Archives on The best way to undertake Tibetan historical documents have been Tibetan Issues during the Republic studies is to speak the truth. compiled, including many major of China (Xueyuan Publishing To do this, we must first clearly issues closely related to reality. A House, 2015), Edited by Zhanghao find effective ways and means. total of official documents, private and Zhang Shuangzhi, which The Chinese academic circle writings, public and secretarial collected thousands of archives in has abundant Chinese archival documents, expert works, social the British Foreign Affairs Archives documents and historical materials, surveys, newspapers, local chronicles, of the Ministry of Indian Affairs which is an incomparable advantage travel notes and other historical during the Republic of China, compared to the west and a strong materials on Tibetan issues have including letters, telegrams, memos, basis from which to clarify wrong been included. These documents reports and other stylistic forms, understanding. Zhang Shuangzhi, are related to social surveys, local covering political and military aspects. a young scholar from the School conditions and records, temples Britain’s Tibet-related archives are of History of Beijing Normal and lamas, Tibetan people’s life, indispensable historical materials for University, compiled Collection social history, ethnic religion, local studying the Tibet issue in modern of Historical Materials on Tibetan conditions and customs, natural times and are invaluable first- Events in the Republic of China geography and other contents in hand archives. Correspondence (30 volumes, Xueyuan Publishing Tibet and Gansu-Qinghai-Tibet between officials at all levels of the House, August 2005); Collection regions. They are all basic essential British government and the British

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Indian government, in response to the as a treasure handed down from etc. The contradictions worsened (upper and lower volumes, Kyushu and social changes during the in Tibet for governing border areas” Chinese government’s secret planning ancient times. The scientific research and problems were put off. The Publishing House 2016 edition). The Republic of China, as well as laws and various activities that undermine value of documents and historical consequences are still felt to this day. main contents include the relationship and regulations, appointment and In addition, over the past ten years, China’s sovereignty over Tibet, all materials lies in their authenticity, and The above-mentioned reasons have between the government of the dismissal of officials, Sino-British Zhang Hao and Zhang Shuangzhi serve as direct evidence to prove that the basic requirement of authenticity given overseas Tibetan separatists and Republic of China and the Dalai negotiations, religion, economic have written nearly 100 papers China has sovereignty over Tibet, is their originality and the complete some western forces the opportunity Lama, the return of the 9th Panchen and trade, cultural exchanges, on the history of modern Tibetan and the British empire is the main preservation of all the historical to make use of the topic and spread Lama to Tibet, and Huang Musong’s military struggles and other issues. studies. They have drawn on their culprit that caused the modern information they carry. The collation it widely, making it difficult for many visit to Tibet to pay tribute to the This has provided an objective research experiences of many years, Tibet problem. Therefore, the and compilation of documents 13th Dalai Lama. Wu Zhongxin, view of modern Tibetan history deeply described the basic facts of British Tibet-related archives have and historical materials, which Chairman of the Mongolian- and confirmed the importance and modern Tibetan history, and trained great academic value and practical are the basis for the research Tibetan Committee, Lhasa presided necessity of Xi Jinping’s strategic dozens of undergraduate, master and significance for us to understand the in humanities and social over the ceremony of the 14th thought of “Keeping the stability doctoral graduate students to engage cause and effect of the modern sciences, is also an important Dalai Lama’s enthronement. Readers in border areas for governing the in relevant research, thus contributing Tibet issue. scientific research work and a can have a look at Tibet’s history country, and Keeping the stability to the study of Tibetan history. highly specialized science. It The collation of historical documents not only provides convenience of Tibetan studies in China is not for experts, but also is an only an important part of Tibetan important scientific research studies, but also on an important part achievement, providing a of the collation of ancient documents. rich historical basis for the in-depth people to distinguish right from The Central People’s Government development of Tibetan studies. wrong. This is an important reason has formulated a development why the outside world does not strategy for the western region, Although Tibet had a short history know much about Tibet’s history The Special Report on "Global Major including Tibet and Tibetan areas in during the Republic of China era, during the Republic of China era. Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan. it had complex implications: China It has been a long time since then, Natural Disasters and Impacts" of the This development strategy also needs was unstable at that time, regime most people directly involved have a historical reference. The ancient change was frequent, and the central passed away. On what basis can we Faculty of Geographical Science Was Chinese people all said that they government’s policy of governing Tibet restore historical truth? Archived should learn from history. The central was inconsistent. The British invaded first-hand documents are the key. Officially Released at Home and Abroad government proposed a culturally Tibet and cultivated a group of The compilation and publication powerful strategy, and viewed culture upper-class separatists in Tibet. Many by Chinese academic circles Article source: Department of Geographic Science Editor: Zhang Yi | Release date 2019-11-26 English files turned of scattered and lost Chinese black into white and documents for the convenience of confused the public. western Tibetan academic circles is At that time, many a rational way of dialogue between ecently, the Ministry of “Global Major Natural Disasters and remote sensing monitoring. On important issues in China and the west. Science and Technology Their Impacts” special report jointly November 22nd, 2019, Professor Wu Tibet could not be Rofficially released the 2019 completed by several research groups, Jianjun was invited to attend a press effectively resolved It is on the basis of the above Annual Report on Remote Sensing including Associate Professor Miyadu, conference organised by the Ministry due to external and historical materials that Professor Monitoring of Global Ecological Senior Engineer Zhou Hongmin, of Science and Technology and internal troubles, Zhanghao of the School of History Environment. Professor Wu Jianjun Professor Tang Hong, Associate Professor answered questions from reporters. poor transport and of Beijing Normal University oversees the Department of Geographic Yang Hua and Professor Jiang Weiguo, communication wrote the Sino-British Contest and Science at Beijing Normal University. were officially released as the 2019 annual In line with the major needs of the infrastructure, Debate on Tibet from 1927 to 1950 Four special reports, including the report on global ecological environment country, the sustainable development

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of the international community and on Earth Observations (GEO)2019 sensing monitoring of the global the urgent need of a global response Week conference was held in Canberra, ecological environment. As one of Professor Guo Ping’s Group in the to climate change, the Ministry of Australia. The theme of (GEO)2019 the 16 representative achievements Science and Technology has issued Conference Week was “Earth in China’s Earth observations, the School of Mathematical Sciences Made reports for eight years, carrying Observation-Investment in the Digital 2019 annual research results of out a series of remote sensing Economy”, including GEO core the national key research and Progress in Pulsar Automatic Recognition monitoring and scientific analysis on meetings such as GEO 16th Plenary development plan “research and the global ecological environment, Session, Ministerial Summit, 49th and demonstration of key technologies Article source: Department of Geographic Science Editor: Zhang Yi | Release date 2019-11-26 disasters and agriculture. In 2019, the 50th Executive Committee Meetings, for integration of space, sky and National Remote Sensing Centre as well as an exhibition of Earth earth collaborative monitoring of the Ministry of Science and Observation Results, nearly 50 side emergency response to major he research group of Professor Guo Ping from the Graphic Image and Technology selected “Global Forest events on different topics and “Industry” disasters” undertaken by Beijing Pattern Recognition Laboratory (IGPR) of the School of Mathematics Cover and Changes”, “Global Land activities. Nearly 1,500 representatives Normal University was displayed Tand Science of Beijing Normal University has made progress in the Degradation Situation”, “Global from GEO member countries and in the China exhibition area multidisciplinary research field of artificial intelligence and astronomy. Recently, Major Natural Disasters and Their regions, participating organisations during the 2019 week conference, this achievement is titled “Pulsar Candidate Classification Using Generic Adversity Impacts” and “Global Grain and Oil and affiliated organisations such attracting extensive attention from Networks” and published online in the TOP Journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Crop Production and Food Security as China, the United States, counterparts in relevant countries Astronomical Society in the field of astronomical technology and methods. Situation” to carry out monitoring Europe, Australia and South Africa and international organisations. and analysis. “Global Major Natural participated in the activities of the It is hoped that the results can be Disasters and Their Impacts” is a week. At this meeting, the English introduced to a wide audience continuation and update of the topic versions of the four special reports, and in-depth cooperation will be in 2017. Based on satellite remote “Global Major Natural Disasters carried out with Beijing Normal sensing data and related statistical data and Their Impacts” were officially University on natural disaster risk at home and abroad, the report analyses released as the English versions of reduction and emergency response the impacts and recovery of 15 typical the 2019 annual report on remote after major disasters. global drought, flood, tropical cyclone, forest fire and earthquake disasters from 2018 to the first half of 2019, evaluates the role of disaster prevention and mitigation measures in coping with different disaster types and events, and can provide reference for natural disaster monitoring, early warning and emergency response. The report’s emergency monitoring results on flood disasters caused by tropical cyclone “Idai” in southern Africa provided timely and effective information and support for the Chinese rescue team sent to Mozambique in making disaster-emergency plans.

From November 4 to 9, the Group

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The discovery of pulsars is regarded without manually designing features. Observatory of the Chinese Academy as one of the four major astronomical The technology can effectively improve of Sciences and Beijing University Professor Qiu Xiaobo’s Group in the discoveries in the 20th century. It the accuracy of automatic identification of Technology. The lead author and won two Nobel Prizes in less than of pulsar candidates. Experiments correspondent of the paper is Professor School of Life Sciences Revealed the 20 years. Pulsars are an important on Parkes multi-beam pulsar survey Guo Ping of BNU. The research was and meaningful research topic in the data provided by the National supported by the National Natural Important Regulatory Mechanism of field of radio astronomy. Therefore, Observatory verified the effectiveness Science Foundation of China (NSFC) the search for pulsars has become and applicability of this technology. and the Joint Astronomy Fund of Apoptosis and Autophagy an important scientific goal for This research provides a new method the Chinese Academy of Sciences Article source: School of Life Science major radio telescopes. At present, for automatic analysis of FAST pulsar (U1531242) and other NSFC general Author: Jiang Tianxia Editor: Chen Xiaorong | Release date 2019-06-20 FAST is carrying out a multi-target search, which will accelerate the speed projects as well as the strategic pilot drift scanning survey project, which of original discovery in China’s radio science and technology project of the generates about 1 million pulsar band scientific apparatus system. This Chinese Academy of Sciences. rofessor Qiu Xiaobo’s team in the Journal of the American people including Dr. Jiang Tianxia of candidates every night. Pulsar automatic technology provides a solution to the from the Institute of Cell Academy of Sciences on June 18th our school and researcher Liu Cuihua identification technology must be classification problem of small samples The journal Monthly Notices of the PBiology, School of Life , 2019 (Jiang et al., proc. natl. acad. of the institute of microbiology of used to improve pulsar screening and sample imbalance, and can be easily Royal Astronomical Society, founded in Sciences, Beijing Normal University, sci. usa, published online June 18, Chinese academy of sciences are the efficiency. However, the difficulty applied to the task of searching for rare 1831, is a top journal in international in cooperation with experts at 2019, https://doi.org/10.1073/ co-lead authors. Also participating in encountered at present is that the actual celestial bodies based on spectral data. astronomy and astrophysics research. home and abroad, has revealed the pnas.1901039116 ). Professor Qiu this work are Professor Shu Yousheng pulsar sample number is extremely The SCI impact factor in the past three important regulatory mechanisms Xiaobo and academician Alfred of the Institute of Brain Cognitive limited, resulting in extremely uneven The work was jointly completed by years is 5.036, and it has been cited of cell apoptosis and autophagy. Goldberg of Harvard medical school Science, Professor Zhang Wensheng sample types. This makes it difficult Beijing Normal University, the National 276,620 times in the past two years. The results were published online are the co-authors of this article. Five of the Institute of Resources, for the traditional machine learning technology to further improve pulsar recognition performance. In order to solve the problems of small samples and imbalanced sample categories, an artificial intelligence technology solution based on generating an antagonist network is proposed in this paper. This technology is a framework that combines the Deep Convolution Generation Antagonism Network (DCGAN) with the support vector machine (SVM). In this framework, the generator in DCGAN is used as the model of sample generation and feature learning, and SVM is used as the classifier, which can not only solve the problem of class imbalance, but also learn the features of candidates

Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2975

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Academician Li Peng and Professor When an autophagosome is formed, Yu Li of Tsinghua University, cytoplasmic LC3-I removes a The Research Results of the Research Professor Shu-ichi Matsuzawa small fragment of polypeptide of , Japan, and and changes into autophagosome Group of Professor Chen Bin of Beijing Professor Ze’ev Ronai of Sanford membrane LC3-II. In this way, Burnham Prebys Medical Institute, the LC3-II/I ratio can be used to Normal University, Renmin University of California, USA. The research was estimate the level of autophagy. funded by the National Natural LC3-II can be degraded by China and Tsinghua University Were Science Foundation of China and autophagy, but how its precursor the National Key Research and LC3-I is degraded remains a Published in Nature Communications Development Plan of the Ministry mystery. Professor Qiu Xiaobo and Article source: School of Environment Science Editor: Shao Pengli | Release date 2019-05-27 of Science and Technology. his collaborators found that LC3-I can directly regulate autophagy Apoptosis is an autonomous and by proteasome degradation with orderly death of cells controlled PA28g as an activation factor. They by genes in order to maintain further found that BRUCE, an he research group of Associate Normal University, The research of Nature Publishing Group, an internal environment stability after inhibitor of apoptosis protein, not Professor Chen Zhanming group of Associate Professor Liu international top publication, to publish cells receive certain signals or are only inhibits apoptosis, but also Tof Renmin University of Zhu of Tsinghua University have an online research article entitled stimulated by certain factors. It plays promotes LC3-I degradation, thus China and the research group of jointly cooperated with Nature Consumption-based Green House Gas an important role in the occurrence inhibiting the high expression of Professor Chen Bin of Beijing Communications, a subsidiary Emissions Accounting With Capital and development of individual autophagy SIP/CacyBP in brain growth and development and related tissues and various tumor cells. diseases (such as cancer, diabetes Qiu Xiaobo‘s team found that SIP and neurodegenerative diseases). can promote BRUCE’s autophagy Apoptosis is regulated by various through autophagic degradation and signalling pathways such as ubiquitin formation of autophagic corpuscles. - proteasome pathway and autophagy DNA damaging anticancer drugs pathway. The discovery of these can make SIP monoubiquity, and three pathways won Nobel Prize in eventually change the fate of cells 2002, 2004 and 2016 respectively. from autophagy to apoptosis. As Ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is ubiquitination is a reversible process, responsible for the degradation of SIP may act as a bidirectional switch most proteins in cells and is crucial between apoptosis and autophagy. to various cellular activities. Under specific physiological or This research result not only helps pathological conditions, autophagy to reveal the regulatory mechanism can degrade intracellular substances of apoptosis and autophagy, but such as misfolded proteins, protein also provides theoretical basis aggregates and organelles through for revealing the occurrence and lysosomes, and plays a specific role treatment of various major human in preventing apoptosis. diseases including cancer, diabetes and stock change highlights dynamics on consumer responsibility, and its historical emission responsibility. neurodegenerative diseases. of fast-developing countries. The results are of great significance to the Autophagic marker protein LC3-II research has developed a greenhouse global negotiation and cooperation The current greenhouse gas emission plays a crucial role in autophagy. gas emission accounting theory based on climate change considering accounting is mainly divided into two

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systems based on producer responsibility dimension and perfects the greenhouse gas emissions based on consumer to 2009 through capital depreciation formed capital for future production different. As the world’s largest and consumer responsibility, of which gas emission accounting theory based responsibility were 7% lower than reached 11.3 billion tons of carbon and consumption.Greenhouse gas exporter of hidden greenhouse the former suggests responsibility for on consumer responsibility. Through those based on producer responsibility dioxide equivalent. At the same emissions implied in international gases, China’s capital input plays an emissions lies with activities related the construction and application of from 1995 to 2009 due to the inter- time, based on the greenhouse trade have always been one of the important role in its export sector, so to production, thus counting the direct dynamic consumer responsibility period transfer of greenhouse gas gas emissions implied by the final focuses of consumer responsibility a large part of the hidden greenhouse greenhouse gas emissions within a accounting model for greenhouse gas emission responsibilities caused by products, more than a quarter of the accounting. This study finds that the gases in its export commodities come regional geographical range; The latter emissions, this study confirms that capital accumulation. At the same world's economic output in 2009 role of capital in trade activities in from historical emissions in the past thinks that demand for consumer items capital accumulation can significantly time, the greenhouse gas emissions was not consumed in that year, but different countries is significantly capital accumulation process. is the root cause of greenhouse gas cause the inter-temporal transfer implied by the global capital stock emissions, so the implicit emissions of consumer responsibility for increased from 839 billion tons of caused by consumption are taken as greenhouse gas emissions, and finds that carbon dioxide equivalent to 116.2 the accounting object. Previous studies this phenomenon has led to significant billion tons of carbon dioxide believe that the reason why a country’s overestimation of implied greenhouse equivalent, in which the capital implied greenhouse gas emissions are gas emissions in fast-developing accumulation of developing countries different from direct emissions is that countries such as China. played an important role. there is a carbon leak in the spatial dimension, that is international trade, By applying the world input-output In addition, the study also found which causes the implied transfer of database to the model constructed that global greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gases. This study proposes a by the research institute, the research from production and consumption carbon leakage mechanism in the time found that the global greenhouse activities transferred from other years

At the same time, the study is not only a “historical” problem, but Professor Chen Zhanming of Renmin confirms that the greenhouse gas also a “realistic” problem. University of China is the lead author emissions that have occurred in a of this research paper, and Renmin country not only affect the national Associate Professor Chen Zhanming University of China is the first welfare in the past, but also affect the of Renmin University of China, finishing unit. The research was future production and consumption Professor Chen Bin of Beijing Normal supported by the National Science of the country through the University and Associate Professor Liu Fund for Distinguished Young accumulation of capital. Therefore, Zhu of Tsinghua University are the Scholars and the National Key the historical emission responsibility co-authors of the paper. Associate Research and Development Program.

Link to the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05905-y

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China to Launch International Journal of Disaster Polar-observing Microsat Risk Science Won the Title of Article source: Xinhua | Release date 2019-08-31 “The Highest International Impact Academic Journals of China" Again

Article source: School of Geographic Science Editor: Teng Fei | Release date 2019-11-05

EIJING -- China will send a remote sensing satellite into Borbit for polar climate and environment observation in September, ecently, the International established in China. The annual In recent years, the International according to its developers. Journal of China Academic report points out that, based on the Journal of Disaster Risk Science RJournal International Citation influence factors The satellite called "Ice Pathfinder" Annual Report (2019 Edition), and the total cited (Code: BNU-1), which weighs only developed by China Academic frequency, the 10 kg, is equipped with high-resolution Literature International Evaluation influence index CI, cameras that can achieve full coverage and Research Centre and Tsinghua an evaluation index of the Antarctic and Arctic in five University Library, and published for comprehensive days and strengthen monitoring of by CNKI, was officially released. evaluation of academic sea ice drifts and ice-shelf calving. It was first sponsored by Beijing influence level, Normal University, and the English which is constructed In addition, it has an automatic academic journal International by the vector sum identification system for vessels to Journal of Disaster Risk Science, method, takes into navigate through parts or the entirety hosted by the Institute of Disaster account the history of the polar regions. Reduction and Emergency and present, quality and quantity of has achieved remarkable results in Management of the Department periodicals to a certain extent, has a international construction. Open The polar-observing microsat was scientist of the project. for the technology," said Cheng. of Geographic Science, was once balanced development orientation, contributions continue to increase, with initiated by scientists from the Beijing again listed as “China’s Most and effectively avoids the limitation of a a high proportion of international Normal University and developed by In the past, Chinese scientists The Ice Pathfinder was the first Internationally Influential Academic single index. 470 journals selected this contributions, with over 70% of Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong conducted polar studies mainly based member of China's polar observation Journal” (Top 5%). year were selected as “2019 China’s Most international contributions in the Development Ltd. It will be operated on data collected by vessels and satellite constellation, which will Internationally Influential Academic past three years and an 86% rejection by Chinese University Corporation research stations. The use of remote have a total of 24 satellites. They are The International Journal of China Journals” (TOP 5%) and “2019 China’s rate in 2018. 80% of the authors for Polar Research. sensing satellite technology will designed to provide 24/7 all-weather Academic Journal International Outstanding Academic Journals with of the journal come from overseas, enable them to monitor and obtain polar observation. Citation Annual Report has International Influence” (Top 5%- and more than half of the authors With a projected life span of one imagery and data from difficult-to- published for 8 consecutive editions. 10%). These Top journals contribute from developed countries in year, it will improve China's polar access areas. These satellites will also monitor the The statistical data it provides 64% of the cited frequency and 79% North America and Europe. The remote sensing capability. Its data will middle or lower latitude areas, playing can scientifically, accurately, of its annual growth with 10% of the latest impact factor of the journal also be used to study global climate "The satellite will make up for China's a key role in the research of the objectively and impartially analyse number of journals, and are outstanding is 2.162, ranking in Q2 of JCR changes and develop Arctic shipping lack of polar observation data and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, or the Third the international influence level of representatives of China’s Go Out Geo Sciences, Multidisciplinary routes, according to Cheng Xiao, lead reduce its dependence on other countries Pole region in the future. academic periodicals independently strategy in science and culture. discipline category.

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the existence of the spirit and space work plan. He said that in the future, warm and moved. The concern The Tokyo Alumni Association of of the university. BNU attaches great he would make great efforts to build and support of the alma mater are importance to the work of alumni the Tokyo Alumni Association, a small the driving force for them to keep and concerns about the growth and family of alumni, to unite alumni and moving forward. They will definitely BNU Officially Established development of them. He hoped that the serve their development and growth. promote their alma mater to enhance Tokyo Alumni Association would strive their influence and international Article source: Alumni Association of BNU Editor: Teng Fei | Release date 2019-07-01 to explore effective working methods, In their speeches, alumni such as reputation, strive to win honour strengthen the contact between alumni Wu Chuan, Zhang Risheng, Zhou for BNU, and firmly support the living and working in Tokyo and their Weidong and Benduoyou said that vigorous development of their alma alma mater, actively build a platform, no matter how far away they are from mater with practical actions. n June 29, the founding and encourage alumni to participate the university, the roots of being a ceremony of Tokyo Alumni in the reform and construction of student will always be in BNU; no At the ceremony, the “BNU Tokyo OAssociation of Beijing Normal their alma mater in different ways. matter how long they are away from Alumni Association Chinese women’s University was held in Tokyo, Japan. the university, they will always be Volleyball Olympic Support Team” VP Zhou Zuoyu of Beijing Normal Chen Zhiyong, President of the attached to BNU. The establishment was also established to support the University, Nakamura, representative Tokyo Alumni Association, introduced of Tokyo Alumni Association has Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team led of former Prime Minister of Japan the preparations for the establishment set up a communication platform by Lang Ping to participate in the Yukio Hatoyama, Ju Wenyong, chief of the association and the future for alumni, which makes them feel 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. representative of China Council for the Promotion of Trade in Japan, Zhang Risheng, honorary president of the Japan Alumni Association of BNU, and Wu Chuan, President of foreign alumni from various industries the Tokyo Alumni Association of BNU the Japan Alumni Association of BNU in Tokyo attended the event. The and sincere greetings to the alumni attended the ceremony. More than ceremony was presided over by Mr. present. He introduced the construction 40 people from Alumni Association Yang Huixin, executive president of the of “two first-class” and “one body, two Mo Yan International Writing Centre Is of BNU, Office of International Tokyo Alumni Association. wings” in recent years, as well as the Exchange & Cooperation, Provosts achievements in personnel training, Office and Academic Affairs, BNU Zhou Zuoyu extended warm scientific research and international Inaugurated at University of Oxford Business School, as well as Chinese and congratulations on the establishment of exchange. He stressed that alumni are Article source: Office of International Exchange and Cooperation | Release date 2019-06-18

pon the invitation of Regent's College of University of UOxford, Professor Mo Yan, Director of the BNU International Writing Centre, and Guo Changbao, Dean of the BNU School of Chinese Language and Literature, led a delegation of eight people on t an academic visit to Oxford University.

On June 12, local time, Regent’s College of Oxford University held

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a ceremony, in which Rob Ellis, Oxford, BNU and Oxford will a 1985 psychology graduate of On June 13, the academic symposium Principal of Regent’s College, carry out broader cooperation in BNU, and head of the East Asian “Finding the Right words” was held awarded the title of Honorary future academic exchanges and Literature and Heritage Department at Oxford. Mo Yan, Yu Hua and Su Fellowship to Mo Yan, Nobel talent training. of Bodleian Library, introduced the Tong met with faculties and students Laureate in literature. On the same delegation to the history of Bodleian of Oxford for the first time as writers day, Mo Yan International Writing On June 11, the delegation visited Library and its relationship with of the “Mo Yan International Writing Centre was inaugurated at Oxford the Bodleian Library of Oxford and China, presenting Chinese books and Centre”. More than 300 Chinese University. Mo Yan was appointed had a cordial meeting with Curator precious documents in the library and foreign audiences participated as Director of International Writing Richard Ovenden. Mamtimyn collection. Mo Yan, Yu Hua and Su in the exchange meeting, which Centre of Oxford University and Sunuodula, a BNU alumnus and Tong donated their works to the library. was presided over by Boyd Tokin, Yu Hua and Su Tong, two other a famous British writer, journalist professors of BNU, as resident and essayist. At the beginning of the writers. It’s Oxford University’s meeting, Mo Yan gave a speech on the first research centre named after theme of “Finding the Right words”. a Chinese writer. Giving Mo Yan Mo Yan believed that in the rapidly to write good literary works about faculties and students present. the title is not only an affirmation developing Internet era, although the human richness and human greatness of Mo Yan’s literary attainments, way to acquire general knowledge is and insignificance. Later, the writers On June 14, the delegation paid an but also one of the important simple and fast, writing will not be Yu Hua and Su Tong respectively official visit to the British Library. The achievements of cooperation replaced by computer or network delivered keynote speeches on “the three writers presented their own works between University of Oxford and intelligence for the time being. And language of accidental amusement” to the library and recorded excerpts of Beijing Normal University in recent an author must have deep learning and “words: starting from the their works as readers, which would years. With the establishment of the and accomplishments, the spirit narration of short stories”. The be released in the official media of the International Writing Centre at of continuous improvement, and three writers’ witty remarks drew British Library to publicise the literary concern for society and life in order favourable responses from the works of Chinese writers.

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