Recently, the 6th Beijing University Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition, hosted by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, concluded successfully. A total of 498 faculty teams from universities across the city were recommended for the competition, and 198 teams advanced to the on-site review stage after online evaluation. At this leading teaching event, the two faculty teams recommended by the College of Humanities and Law of Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) advanced through several rounds of evaluation to the on-site final, where both teams won awards. This marked a historic breakthrough for the College.

Award Results:

First Prize: College of Humanities and Law

Lead presenter: Yao Siyu

Course: Ethnic Theory and Ethnic Policy

Team members: Liu Lingna, Zhou Yanling and Xue Changli

New Liberal Arts Track, Intermediate-and-Below Category

Recommended to represent Beijing in the national competition.

Third Prize: College of Humanities and Law

Lead presenter: Shi Wei

Course: College English

Team members: Zhang Shufang, Zhang Hongbing and Liu Xuan

Basic Courses Track, Intermediate-and-Below Category.

Yao Siyu of the Department of Public Administration and her team followed the principles of the New Liberal Arts Initiative. They carefully prepared a teaching innovation report, and gave a strong presentation during the on-site review, earning First Prize in Beijing. Her team will represent Beijing at the 6th National University Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition. This achievement recognizes the team’s work in teaching innovation and marks the College's best-ever result in this event.

Shi Wei of the Department of Foreign Languages and her team, grounded in the realities of foreign language teaching and integrating modern educational technology, demonstrated solid teaching practice and innovative design. They ultimately won Third Prize in Beijing, reflecting the reform vitality of the College's foreign language faculty.

The National University Faculty Teaching Innovation Competition is the only university teaching competition approved by the Ministry of Education and included on the Ministry of Education’s list of retained projects under the “Three Evaluations and One Competition” initiative. This year's Beijing regional competition, themed “Advancing Teaching Innovation, Cultivating First-Class Talent”, was closely aligned with the goals of building a high-quality education system and making China a leading country in education. It aimed to deepen higher education teaching reform, support the development of new engineering, new medicine, new agriculture, and new liberal arts, advance curriculum-based ideological and political education, and create a benchmark platform for showcasing and exchanging teaching innovation. With its high prestige, broad participation and far-reaching influence, the competition has become a benchmark for universities seeking to update their educational concepts and innovate their teaching methods.

This outstanding achievement would not have been possible without the hard work of the participating faculty teams and the College’s overall planning and all-round support. Since the launch of the competition, the College of Humanities and Law has attached great importance to it, actively mobilized participants and carefully organized the preparations. Drawing on its “First Faculty Workshop”, the College carried out a series of dedicated training and pre-competition coaching. It repeatedly invited faculty members who had won national awards in previous years, as well as internal and external review experts, to provide participating teams with one-on-one guidance and multiple rounds of revisions to key components, including classroom teaching videos, teaching innovation reports, and on-site presentations and defenses. The participating teachers pursued excellence and continually improved their teaching content, ultimately achieving outstanding results in the municipal finals.

As a Chinese saying goes, those who press forward with determination lead the way. This award is the fruit of the College's vigorous efforts to advance teaching reform. Building on this achievement, the College of Humanities and Law will fully implement the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, carry forward the spirit of the educator, and continue to deepen teaching reform. The College will further draw on the exemplary role of the award-winning teachers to encourage faculty to devote themselves to teaching, research, and innovation, and thereby contribute to the university’s high-quality development.