JUFE Internationalization Conference Held Successfully
On August29,JUFE held a conference on internationalization in education. The conference,themed “System Breakthrough, Quality Leap: Embarking on a New Journey of Internationalization,” served to summarize JUFE’sexperience in internationalization, clarify future development goals and pathways, build consensus to empower JUFE’shigh-quality development through high-level opening up.
Lei Jiehua, Officer from Jiangxi Education Department, and Tu Anbo, Vice President of the Jiangxi People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, attended the conference to offer guidance and deliver speeches. The conference was chaired by Liu Yaobin,Chairman of the University Council.More than 160 participants attended,including all JUFE leaders and representatives from governing bodies and different schools.
LiuYaobin extended a warm welcome to the attending leaders and guests on behalf of JUFE.He stated that the conference was not only a summary and planningmeeting but also a mobilization and pledge session. He called on the entire university to further consolidate consensus on seizing opportunities in internationalization and to break new ground in JUFE’s international endeavors. He emphasized that all units must enhance their political stance, deeply grasp the strategic significance of internationalization, and strengthen ideological and operational initiative. He also urged a focus on key areas, strict task decomposition and responsibility implementation, and ensuring that all plans are effectively carried out. Finally, he stressed the need to strengthen the Party’s overall leadership and unite all forces to provide solid support for internationalization.
In his speech, Lei Jiehua fully affirmed the achievements of JUFE in internationalization. He pointed out that opening up in education is an important part of the national strategy for opening up.JUFE has been at the fore front of internationalization among provincial universities, playing a leading role. This year,JUFE successfully obtained approval for the province’s first Sino-foreign cooperative education institution under the Ministry of Education, filling a gap in Jiangxi Province. He expressed three hopes for JUFE’s future international development: first, to strengthen top-leveldesign and serve the overall development landscape; second, to focuson the fundamental task of nurturing talent and enhance the qualityof personnel; and third, to deepen scientific research cooperationand promote innovation and mutualbenefits.
Tu Anbo spoke highly ofJUFE’s international work, acknowledging its achievements in Sino-foreigncultural exchanges, regional and country studies, and sister-cityconnections. He expressed hope that JUFE’s international efforts would: first, integrate into the province’s overall opening-up strategy and elevate the level of cooperation;second, deepen practical cooperation and expand the depth ofexchanges; and third, highlight the characteristics of finance andeconomics to build a distinctive international affairs brand. He also emphasized that the jointly established “Economic Foreign AffairsResearch Center” should become an important force serving the economic and foreign affairs decision-making of the Provincial Party Committee and Government.
At the conference, President Deng Hui delivered a keynote report titled“System Breakthrough, Quality Leap: Embarking on a New Journey of Internationalization.” He pointed out that internationalization has become a new driving force for JUFE’s development. It is essential to approach work from a global perspective, seize opportunities in internationalization, and make it a key growth engine for JUFE’s development.
Vice President Yuan Honglin elaborated on the JiangxiUniversity of Finance and Economics Action Plan for High-Level Opening Up in Education(2025–2035).The plan clarifies the goals, positioning, and overall requirements for JUFE’s internationalization efforts. It focuses on a 15-character guideline:“expand scale, adjust structure, improve quality, build brand, and foster ecosystem.” The plan aims to construct a “2+3+X”education opening-up system and implement 22 tasks according to the“TenActions.”
Subsequently,witnessed by all attendees, Lei Jiehua and Liu Yaobin unveiled the plaque for the Griffith Digital Intelligence School,JUFE.Tu Anbo and Yuan Honglin unveiled the plaque for the Economic ForeignAffairs Research Center.
Duringthe exchange session, Hu Haibo, Dean of the School of Business Administration, Liu Dexi, Dean of the School of Computer and Artificial Intelligence, and Jiang Guohe, Dean of the School of Society and Humanities, shared experiences and insights on international accreditation, international cooperation projects, and the cultivation of internationalized talent.Prof.LiuXiaohui, representing graduate supervisors, shared her practical experience and reflections on participating in internationalization efforts.
The conference summarized the achievements and experiences of JUFE’s internationalization in recent years, analyzed existing problems and challenges, and outlined key tasks for the future of internationalization. By implementing the “TenActions,”JUFE will contribute more “JUFE strength” to serving the construction of a leading education nation and the opening up of higher education in Jiangxi.