On the morning of March 17, a coordination meeting on the Chinese-foreign cooperatively run program was held in conference room 324 of the main building on Yingxi campus at TYUT. Vice president Liang Weiguo presided over the meeting, and the heads of Finance Division, Academic Affairs Division, International Cooperation Division, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, College of International Education Exchange, College of TYUT and UOW etc. attended the meeting.

In the meeting, the head of the College of TYUT and UOW reported the proposal and application of the cooperative program as well as outstanding issues, and introduced a list of measures related to enrollment plan, educating resources, facilities, staff and modes etc., to expediting the implementation of the cooperative program,. The head of International Cooperation Division outlined major tasks with regard to the cooperative program and the division of labor. Meeting participants exchanged their views on relevant issues such as enrollment and teaching etc. A timetable for completing various tasks has been preliminarily agreed on, with the responsible divisions and persons in charge specified in addition.

After listening to the reports of the meeting participants, Liang Weiguo gave full affirmation to the work done at the early stage of the cooperative program. Liang stressed that the cooperatively run education program between TYUT and University of Wollongong (UOW) is the first Chinese-foreign cooperatively run program for TYUT in recent years which has been approved by the Ministry of Education of China. This is a cooperation opportunity which is not easy to come by and of great significance. The opportunity should, therefore, be firmly seized. All functional divisions and teaching units should go all out to complete their respective assignments regarding the cooperative program. Liang put forward requirements for the program implementation from five aspects: First, calculating the cost of the program, setting the enrollment fee rate, and submitting the rate to competent authority for approval as soon as possible; Second, strengthening the enrollment publicity and recruiting students strictly in accordance with the admission standards so as to ensure a high-quality and efficient enrollment; Third, improving the teaching conditions and optimizing the utilization of resources by making full use of the existing teaching facilities and integrating available resources; Fourth, introducing foreign teaching resources, strengthening the training of teachers, and improving the program operation management system; and Fifth, creating a quality Chinese-foreign cooperatively run program which focuses on the cultivation of talents and places students in the first place, and taking the long view to train talents needed for social development in the new era.