The employment of foreign teachers and experts is a very important aspect of a university's international cooperation and exchange work.
In the recent 4 years, there have been around 30 foreign teachers and experts from 15 countries who worked at our university. They engaged in the scientific research and teaching activities and achieved notable results.
This year, we have international teachers from the USA, Britain, Canada, Russia,Germany, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Philippines, South Africa and Austria.
Professor Bernhard Raninger awarded by Mr. Zeng Peiyan, Vice Premier of China, Sept. 30, 2007
Since 2004, 7 of our foreign teachers and experts have been awarded either the Friendship Prize or the Outstanding Foreign Experts Prize. In 2007, Professor Bernhard Raninger from Austria received the National Friendship Prize, so was granted a meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao.
The contributions of the foreign teachers have brought new teaching concepts and methodologies to SYIAE, which have, in turn, promoted foreign language teaching, curriculum development and scientific research at our university. Their legacy to SYIAE will be forever appreciated.
