International conference explores new paradigms for English teaching

Professor Paul Fanning stated that UCD and BJUT have a long history of cooperation, and their jointly established Beijing-Dublin International College has cultivated many outstanding talents, and has witnessed the continuous development of educational collaboration between China and Ireland. He confirmed that both sides will continue exploring new models for English teaching within cooperative education to cultivate internationally competent talents with global competence. Yang Jie sincerely congratulated the successful convening of the conference, and mentioned that Ireland is implementing new education quality monitoring standards, requiring international students going to Ireland and students enrolled in overseas cooperative programs to meet the language conditions for entry, making the timing of the conference particularly opportune. He hoped organizers would utilize the conference as an opportunity to pool collective wisdom and better address the historical challenges of English teaching in cooperative education.

Currently, Sino-Foreign cooperative education has entered a new phase of high-quality development, with English teaching transitioning from singular language skill cultivation to shaping students' global vision and cross-cultural communication abilities. The conference focused on the forefront of English teaching reform within this context, aiming to consolidate global wisdom, address contemporary challenges, and chart a new blueprint for innovative development.