In order to actively give back to the alma mater Nankai, help the growth of talented students in the College of Foreign Languages, improve the international talent training level, and encourage students to expand their international vision and innovation. The 1984 Year alumni of the College of Foreign Languages (including 88 graduate students) returned after 30 years of graduation. They jointly initiated the donation of the establishment of the “Teamwork” International Talent Cultivation Financial Aid to express the thanks to education and training of the alma mater and the college. At present, the amount of financial aid start-up has reached more than 150,000 yuan.
The “Teamwork” International Talent Cultivation Financial Aid is mainly used for the funding of full-time undergraduate students of the College of Foreign Languages to participate in international exchange activities. Students who have financial difficulties in their families but have strong willingness to learn, and who have an innovative spirit, an international vision and a spirit of cooperation, can apply. The specific amount and quota will be determined by the college according to actual needs.
Alumni of 1984 said that they hope to use their own power to leave the material or spirit of positive, mutual care and passing on from their alma mater, expand the international vision of students, and cultivate comprehensive talents that are in line with international standards. The establishment of “Teamwork” International Talent Cultivation Financial Aid reflects the support of alumni at home and abroad to care for the alma mater and support the development of the college!
Prof. Yan Guodong, dean of the College of Foreign Languages, expressed his sincere gratitude to the alumni at home and abroad for their support and development. He said that the College of Foreign Languages vigorously implements the strategy of “Strength of Talents, Disciplinary Development, Quality Improvement, Scientific Research Innovation, Serving the Society and International Development”; training students to have “foreign language expertise, humanistic quality, international vision, Chinese sentiment, Nankai characteristics” Complex talent. The “Teamwork” International Talent Cultivation Financial Aid is highly compatible with the college's talent training objectives. It has received strong support from many alumni at home and abroad, and will certainly promote and accelerate the pace of “double-first-class” disciplines construction at the College of Foreign Languages. At the same time, the college will also rely on the platform of the Nankai Foreign Language Alumni Association to stimulate the enthusiasm of alumni to participate in the construction and development of the college, and actively do a comprehensive and distinctive global foreign language alumni work.
