Hubei Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office visited HBUE

Date:2015-10-14Views:350

November 18, A 6-people-delegation led by Wang Guangbin,  Director of the Economic Department of Hubei Provincial Taiwan Affairs  Office visited HBUE. Wen Xingsheng, Party Secretary of HBUE warmly  welcomed the guests and President Qi Laying and Vice President He Huigng  attended the meeting. Heads of the Personnel department, Hong Kong,  Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office and other related departments  participated in this meeting



President Qi Laying introduced HBUE including its history,  scale, discipline characteristics and the construction of the faculty'  team. He pointed out that the school is in the transition period for the  connotation development and that the demand for high-level  professionals is very urgent. Taiwan has a relatively advanced higher  education system, in which many faculty and doctors have European and  American academic background. Therefore, it can effectively meet the  needs of high level professionals for our school. He stresses that the  school will introduce high level professionals from Taiwan as a  strategic breakthrough for strengthening our professionals team, and has  already made a positive exploration. Currently, the university has 11  full-time Taiwan teachers, more than 10 short-term teachers that are  Taiwanese famous professors and several Taiwanese faculty members for  short-term exchange visits. These have all come together to form a  multi-level, multi-dimensional Taiwanese professionals team. These  initiatives have played an important role in improving the quality and  internationalization of school faculty, promoting professional  discipline construction, accelerating inter-school exchanges,  cooperation, and enhancing compatriots’ sentiments across Taiwan  straits.



Wang Guangbin expressed his thanks for our warm reception. He  said, according to the instructions of the central Taiwan Affairs Office  and Hubei Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office, to further improve the  employment of Taiwanese young people, encourage interest in Internships,  entrepreneurship and employment in Hubei, the Provincial Government and  Taiwan Affairs Office will conduct extensive research to inform the  creation of relevant policies. He commended the achievements of our  university in the process of introducing Taiwanese professionals. As a  pioneer in the province and in the country, our university’s exploration  in recruiting channels, professionals’ quality and quantity and  personnel management will provide useful and valuable experience to  encourage Taiwanese young people who are going to participate in  internships, entrepreneurship and employment in Hubei.



After the meeting, the research group of the provincial Taiwan  Affairs Office communicated with the Taiwanese faculty representatives  in our university. Faculty representatives believe the university is  very concerned about their living and working conditions and  consequently, they had a very pleasant stay here. They discussed  difficulties encountered including: job promotion, scientific research,  medical insurance, children' education and other aspects, and processed  to have an in-depth discussion on the establishment of a Taiwanese  faculty entrepreneurial base and joint applied scientific research  subjects.