In order to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and do a good job in strengthening key courses crucial to fulfilling the fundamental task of taking moral education as the priority, on January 8, the signing ceremony for our school and Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College to jointly construct School of Marxism was held in the Multi-function Hall. Gao Ju, secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Modern Chemical Industry Vocational College, Du Haiyan, deputy secretary of the Party Committee, and Kou Lihong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and secretary of the Disciplinary Committee of Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College attended the signing ceremony.
At the signing ceremony, Gao Ju introduced school-running characteristics and main achievements of our school in recent years, and shared the concept and development planning ideas of the future construction. He emphasized that this cooperation will provide a platform for the common development of our school and Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College, and further promote the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in education and teaching, curriculum construction, scientific research and personnel cultivation. Kou Lihong introduced the basic situation of Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College, and expressed his firm confidence and good expectation for the joint construction in his remarks.
Du Haiyan and Kou Lihong signed an agreement to co-construct School of Marxism on behalf of Shanghai Modern Chemical Industry Vocational College and Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College.
After the signing ceremony, the two schools jointly held a seminar on the construction of ideological and political course in higher vocational college in the new era and a collective lesson preparation meeting for ideological and political courses, and conducted in-depth discussions on the teaching of ideological and political courses in higher vocational college and the co-construction of School of Marxism. At the meeting, Quan Lin, professor from the School of Marxism at Shanghai Jiaotong University, was invited to give a keynote speech on "Promoting the Combination of Theory and Practice in the Great Ideological and Political Courses". Teachers from School of Marxism of the two schools exchanged views on the path exploration of combining Marxist theory with practical teaching. The two sides introduced the basic situation of School of Marxism respectively, and shared the achievements of the two schools in the construction of ideological and political courses in recent years, especially the construction of "great ideological and political courses". The two sides believe that the co-construction of School of Marxism should adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the Party's educational policy, and cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor skills. The teachers of the two schools also had a heated discussion on the curriculum, teaching content and teaching methods, which provided useful suggestions and ideas for the joint construction work.
Kou Lihong and his party also visited School History Museum, Cross-enterprise Training Center and other places, and exchanged views on Party building, scientific research, student management and school-enterprise cooperation.
The co-construction of School of Marxism with Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College is an important measure for our school to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and an important way to promote the connotative development of the school. Through cooperation and joint construction, the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages, jointly improve the teaching level of ideological and political theory courses, and make positive contributions to cultivating new talents of the times who are responsible for national rejuvenation.
Going forward, our school will continue to deepen cooperation with Shizuishan Industry Trade Vocational College, and take the co-construction of School Marxism as an opportunity to expand co-construction projects in specialty construction and school management. We believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, the co-construction work will surely achieve fruitful results and inject new vitality into the development of vocational education.