International conference explores new paradigms for English teaching

Congratulating BDIC on its achievements, Wei emphasized the need to steadfastly promote broader and deeper opening-up in education, closely aligning with technological innovation, industrial development, and national strategic needs. He outlined three key priorities: first, deepening international exchange and cooperation in education by leveraging Beijing's higher education resources, hosting high-level international academic conferences, promoting high-level joint research and training, and expanding the global network and influence of Beijing's education sector. Second, resolutely introducing world-class educational resources by systematically advancing the local internationalization of education, encouraging Beijing universities to engage in Sino-Foreign cooperative education, to establish joint research centers and laboratories, and create more international education brands with Chinese characteristics. Third, to continuously improve governance of foreign-related education. Wei expressed the hope that participants would address English teaching and research as a key topic for enhancing the capability of educational governance, integrating Chinese characteristics into language teaching, implementing ideological and political education in curricula, and firmly maintaining the educational direction.