The liberal arts education model of Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College

liberal arts education pays attention to the opening and expansion of mind and the cultivation and cultivation of personality, rather than being limited to the teaching of knowledge and technology in a narrow field.

UIC advocates an innovative liberal arts education, which not only absorbs the world's forward-looking educational ideas and concepts, but also meets the social environment and needs of China Mainland, and is inclusive of internationalization and localization. UIC is committed to building the first diversified and interdisciplinary liberal arts university in China, which combines professional education with general education. UIC hopes to cultivate elite talents who can not only understand China's society and culture, but also have a global vision. Exchange program

UIC students can apply for studying as exchange students for one or two semesters in overseas cooperative institutions that have signed international exchange contracts with UIC. During the period, students only pay UIC tuition fees, and do not need to pay tuition fees from overseas institutions.

universities that have established cooperative relations with UIC include many universities in the United States, France, South Korea and other countries. You can log on to the UIC website to get the relevant information of each cooperative college.

overseas summer courses

overseas summer courses usually last for four to seven weeks and are held during the annual summer vacation. This project has designed many themes and activities with different professional subjects and different language backgrounds according to institutions in different countries, mainly for all UIC students from freshmen to juniors.

Our overseas summer study includes seven American universities, one French university, two Canadian universities, one Italian university, one New Zealand university, one British university and two Korean universities. In 213, two new summer program cooperation institutions were added: Middlesex University in the UK and StanfordUniversity in the US. The subjects that students study in different universities include business communication, European and American culture, Minnesota history and culture, film and television production, English learning, Korean learning and so on. Part of the summer study can be transferred to credits, which helps students to experience different cultures and education and integrate into the English language environment, and at the same time, it also realizes the purpose of continuing their studies in foreign classrooms. In the summer of 212, UIC sent about 2 students to 1 different universities in the United States, Canada, France and South Korea for short-term study. After the expiration of the study period, all eligible students can have 3-6 credits transferred back to UIC, which can experience the overseas study environment and relieve the academic pressure of four years in UIC to varying degrees.

studying abroad

in order to increase the opportunities for UIC students to study abroad, UIC has signed various study abroad plans with overseas cooperative institutions, providing students with study opportunities for one or two semesters. During their study abroad, students pay the tuition fees of overseas cooperative institutions without paying UIC tuition fees, and enjoy the accommodation, health insurance, transportation, management fees, book fees and personal expenses of overseas cooperative institutions. In 21, 11 UIC students were selected to participate in the study abroad program in the United States.

International Training Program

International Students and UIC Short-term Training Program

Since its establishment, UIC has recruited nearly 1 international students from foreign cooperative universities, including the United States, France and South Korea.

educated students-there are about 2 international students who come here to study for their degrees. They come from the United States, Canada, Austria, the Philippines, Nigeria, Liberia and South Korea.

Multi-campus culture

UIC is committed to creating an international cultural atmosphere and recruiting first-class scholars and experts around the world to teach. The school has gathered outstanding teachers from more than 2 countries and regions around the world. The school often invites international scholars, artists, writers and overseas celebrities to visit UIC and hold international lectures, so that students can touch the global pulse and feel the impact and integration of multiculturalism without going abroad.

UIC-MPCC Lecture

UIC takes liberal arts education as its school-running concept and explores a new model of liberal arts education in China. There are 17 higher private universities in Minnesota, USA, which are famous for their liberal arts education, and they have rich experience in promoting traditional liberal arts education. UIC has formed a strategic partnership alliance with Minnesota Private University Association (MPCC) to carry out long-term exchanges and cooperation. The two sides have successfully held four Sino-US Boya Education Forums to promote the development of international liberal arts education. Brief introduction

Holistic education is the core of UIC's innovative liberal arts education, aiming at cultivating knowledgeable and well-developed people. Holistic education not only pays attention to imparting knowledge and acquiring skills, but also enables students to develop physically, intellectually, morally, critically, creatively, spiritually and morally. UIC holistic education provides students with eight experiential learning modules: the way of university, experience development, sports culture, volunteer service, environmental awareness, emotional intelligence, survival in adversity and artistic experience. In addition, there are a variety of student practice projects in the summer.

the way of university

"The way of university is to be clear in virtue, to be new in people, and to stop at perfection". The purpose of the University Way is to help freshmen adapt to the independent life and study style of the university smoothly, know themselves, and urge them to think about the direction and road of future development. The content of study includes the way of university, critical thinking, life management skills and the basic values of Chinese and western ethics. The course of University Way aims to strengthen the idea of UIC and provide holistic education for young people, with emphasis on moral education as an indispensable way to maximize personal potential. The goal of the school is to cultivate students' critical thinking, moral ethics and self-management ability.

The topics of the invited speeches are: the concept of university, honesty (and plagiarism), university life and time management, courtesy and etiquette: courtesy and behavior financial management, health and health care, social interaction: tolerance and mutual respect. In a word, this module will make students understand the important position in the education process during college, cultivate students' healthy college lifestyle, develop good study habits, and make full preparations for social life in a few years.

experience development

experience development aims to cultivate students' self-awareness, teamwork spirit and positive attitude and way of life. The course adopts outdoor training projects, completes challenging tasks through teamwork, and then carries out personal experience sharing and behavior reflection. In order to cultivate students' self-awareness and understand team spirit and leadership. Encourage them to develop a positive attitude towards life and self-breakthrough. Promote the formation of healthy psychology and close team spirit, and promote social adaptability and self-motivation ability. Its uniqueness is embodied in "entertaining through education". By completing various tasks and challenges, the tutor points out the phenomena and problems in the activities, and analyzes, discusses and communicates with the students, so that the students can understand the inspiration and significance brought by the activities.

the 1-week course includes two parts: outdoor experience and indoor review. The whole course has five themes: enterprising spirit, team spirit, leadership, innovative thinking and personal breakthrough. In addition, students need to fill in the training manual after class every week, record the lessons and personal feelings, and hand them over to the tutor for correction after completion. During the semester and at the end of the semester, each group of students is required to summarize the courses they have learned and share their experiences and inspirations with teachers and students through exhibition boards and commemorative books.

sports culture

The purpose of the series of sports culture courses is to cultivate students' sense of fair competition, respect for others' life, friendship, mutual assistance, unity and cooperation, tenacious struggle and self-transcendence. This series of courses requires students to master the basic knowledge and skills of selected sports and improve their health through regular participation in sports; Learn and understand the cultural meaning of the project, and improve the cross-cultural learning ability; Promote the coordinated development of body and mind through skill acquisition and cultural infiltration.

students choose one of the following: chess, Japanese archery, dragon and lion dance, sports dance and golf

Volunteer service

The volunteer service course mainly includes three parts, first, a training workshop on basic attitude and skills of volunteers, then volunteer practice including services for the elderly, the disabled and the public, and finally, the annual World Volunteer Spirit Sharing Meeting. The school aims to cultivate students' volunteer spirit of serving the society and caring for others through direct participation in various social service activities, and enhance their commitment and responsibility to individuals, families and society.

environmental awareness

the environmental awareness module aims to improve students' environmental awareness through participatory environmental education, and cultivate students' sense of social responsibility in the process of participating in environmental services, so as to achieve the purpose of lifelong application and serving the society.

Environmental Awareness Using participatory learning mode, students will participate in and implement their own environmental projects through open space (OST workshop) after completing theoretical lectures/trainings related to environmental knowledge, skills and attitudes. The course is divided into five parts, which combines theoretical training and practical experience. Full participation in practical experience and action reflection is the core of the course. Through practice, students' initiative and innovation are stimulated and they know how to make effective use of social resources.

Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence module enables students to learn the knowledge and skills of emotional management through guided lectures, a series of interactive workshops and healthy and interesting course training, focusing on cultivating students' emotional control ability, so that students can have the ability to recognize their own emotions, manage their own emotions, inspire themselves, perceive others, establish harmonious interpersonal relationships and self-confidence. The project aims to improve individuals' understanding of their own emotions, their ability to understand others' emotions, and their sense of responsibility and cooperation in teamwork. The purpose is to enable each member to understand and manage their emotions reasonably through various collective activities.

In addition, senior and active students are encouraged to participate in an emotional intelligence simulation training camp, which will immerse themselves in realistic simulation scenarios, so as to reflect, experience and consolidate their learned emotional management skills and teamwork skills.

adversity management

The purpose of adversity management module is to improve students' awareness of decision-making and survival in adversity and reduce depression and anxiety. This project has made a fierce exercise plan, with the goal of cultivating students' adaptability in unfamiliar and unfavorable environments. Through the three-day and two-night outdoor survival training program, students can fully experience the process of decisive decision-making and cooperation with others, and focus on improving their awareness of decision-making process.

The exercise will enable them to overcome basic mental obstacles, especially those that limit their potential and performance; Enhance their subjective motivation and execution ability under pressure and unfavorable environment. The school believes that after graduating from UIC, students can transfer their survival knowledge and subjective decision-making ability learned in this process to real life, and sublimate and surpass them.

Art Experience

The Art Experience module provides students with more than a dozen art workshops, such as China's music element creativity, basic training of Chinese and Western dances, China's poetry recitation training, painting basic drama performance, calligraphy class and other art experience courses, providing a platform for interested students to enhance their artistic taste. In addition, the experience center also actively supports the development of photography and graphic arts, as well as the rehearsal and performance of international student choirs, providing guidance and support for students with artistic enthusiasm. The course is arranged for 2-3 hours per week, with a total class duration of 8 weeks, including design and creation of commemorative books, painting, photography, evaluation and reflection, etc., and there will also be opportunities to cooperate with artists to complete the final exhibition or performance. The final results of each workshop will be displayed on campus, which fully meets the requirements of "experiential learning" for sophomores.

The art experience workshop provides enough opportunities for "hands-on" and experiential learning, and professional art teachers focus on guiding and paying attention to each student in an interactive environment, so that they can produce satisfactory works when the results of the workshop are displayed. This is a process of constantly stimulating students' imagination and creativity, and it is also a process of improving professional skills through practice in different artistic fields. This process cultivates students' ability to solve problems in practice, and at the same time, it also cultivates their ability to cooperate with others and respect others for life.

Summer Activities

UIC Holistic Education cooperates with local institutions (such as outdoor sports associations, NGOs, charitable organizations, nature reserves, schools, etc.) at home and abroad, and * * * organizes and carries out experiential learning activities that reflect the characteristics of holistic education modules to provide students with colorful winter and summer projects. Each project usually lasts 2-3 weeks. Traditional projects include: summer volunteer service projects in Cambodia and Thailand, Shanghai True Love Dream Coach Program, Silk Road Experience and Transcendence Project, a trip to desert and grassland environment in northwest China, and diving in Taiwan Province &; Marine culture, emotional intelligence Zen, autism and emotional intelligence project, Swiss outdoor sports adventure summer camp, winter skiing exchange activities in Gunma County, Japan, etc. "Four-dimensional education" is a unique innovative educational concept of UIC. "Four dimensions" are teachers (schools), students (students), family (family) and country (society). It takes students as the core, gathers the strength of school, family and society, and through the benign interaction of the four parties, through all-round care and service for students in study, life, family, psychology and career development, combined with students' self-education, improves the student-oriented education model, achieves the goal of cultivating all-round people and successfully realizes the smooth transition of students to society. Vision: "Committed to exploring how education can deal with the problems of students' growth and family relations in the environment of China's only child, establishing a new interactive order among teachers, students, families and countries, and realizing the harmony between individuals and families, individuals and society, and individuals and nature".

core values: "care, respect and principle".

the function of Siwei Education Office: take students as the core, keep in touch with parents, alumni and all walks of life, seek all-round enjoyment of resources and energy, and promote the development of students. This is a bridge and a hub; I am good at expressing and listening here. All things that are helpful to students' growth, the school is willing to reach with you.