From January 9 to 10, the "International Organization Talent Training Camp of Tongji University" organized jointly by the Student Career Guidance Center and the School of Economics and Management (SEM) , was held at Tongji University. XU Jianping, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Tongji, and officials from the International Exchange and Cooperation Office, Student Career Guidance Center, SEM, UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) and School of Political Science & International Relations attended the opening ceremony with 120 students from different schools who had signed up for the camp.
Photo taken at the "International Organization Talent Training Camp of Tongji University "
XU Jianping observed in his speech that through their role of providing an important platform for formulating international rules, coordinating multilateral affairs and allocating international resources, international organizations serve as important fronts for global governance and are effective facilitators for young college students to cultivate and demonstrate their international competitiveness. The "International Organization Talent Training Camp of Tongji University" is held to accelerate the training and transfer of graduates from Tongji to international organizations for internships, further expand the reserve of Tongji’s graduates to serve in international organizations and improve the quality of Tongji’s talents so that their graduates can be employed in higher quality jobs in a wide range of fields. It is hoped that all campers will build up their awareness of participating in global affairs, clarify the mission and responsibilities of Tongji youth in the new era, focus on the improvement of their own comprehensive qualities and capabilities, and seek to seize every opportunity to go global.
XU Jianping delivering a speech
Afterwards, CHEN Yi, Executive Deputy Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Office of Tongji, introduced the international cooperation work of Tongji. WANG Ying, Vice Dean of IESD, introduced the relevant cooperation projects of IESD.
Introduction by CHEN Yi and WANG Ying respectively
The camp focused on trending topics, such as current affairs analysis, document writing, interpersonal exchange and communication, and organized a series of thematic training activities for campers. Professor QIU Huafei, Director of the Academic Committee of Politics and International Relations of Tongji, gave a lecture entitled "The Function and Role of International Organizations in Global Governance", and introduced the characteristics and functions of international organizations. SONG Yunfu, former Director General of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Health and former senior diplomat of the WHO, gave two keynote lectures entitled "International Organizations and China from the Perspective of the Global Fight against the Coronavirus Pandemic" and "International Civil Servants' Quality Building and Application and Interview Tips", in which he introduced the comprehensive qualities and abilities that a qualified international civil servant should possess. Professor ZHONG Ninghua, head of the Department of Economics and Finance in Tongji's SEM, made a keynote lecture entitled "China in Development and the World in Change", encouraging students to communicate China’s stories in the new era. Furthermore, associate professor SHENG Yunlan from Tongji's School of Foreign Languages (SFL) presented the basic methods of reading, translating and writing UN documents. YUAN Yuan, head of the International Joint Training Office of Tongji's Graduate School, shared his experience on how to prepare and apply for internship programs in international organizations, notably through the platform of the China Scholarship Council (CSC).
QIU Huafei, SONG Yunfu, ZHONG Ninghua, SHENG Yunlan and YUAN Yuan conducting thematic trainings respectively
In addition, the training camp also invited students who have already taken internships in international organizations to share their work experience. HE Yicheng, a 2018 master's student from Shanghai International College of Intellectual Property (SICIP), LI Xuyao, a 2020 master's graduate from the College of Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), and XU Naifeng, a 2017 undergraduate student from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), shared their experiences and insights from their internships in international organizations.
HE Yicheng, LI Xuyao and XU Naifeng sharing their experiences respectively
FU Zhiying, a training camp member and a 2019 master's student from the CAUP, opined that as a Tongji student who aspires to participate in internships in international organizations, it would only be through improving his personal qualities in all aspects that he could have the opportunity to stand on the international stage and contribute the wisdom and prowess of Tongji people. Camp member JIAO Ao, a 2020 undergraduate student of the Freshman College, believed he had greatly benefited from this training camp experience as it has broadened his knowledge, deepened his understanding of international organizations and therefore enabled him to perceive international-related issues from a higher perspective.
Camp closing ceremony
According to the event organizer, the training camp is yet another exploratory practice and tool by Tongji to further enrich students with an international vision and build a sustainable talent delivery system. In accordance with the "Notice of the Ministry of Education on Promoting Internship of Graduates from Colleges and Universities to International Organizations" and other related documents, Tongji has vigorously established rules and regulations, built a working team, increased the training of talents for internship in international organizations, and continuously promoted the "Student Employment Guidance Project". In recent years, nearly 30 Chinese students from the School of Marxism, CESE, SICIP, CAUP and other related schools have gone to international organizations for internships.
Source: https://news.tongji.edu.cn/info/1002/76350.htm
