On the afternoon of February 21st, the appointment of the Chinese dean of the SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology (SPEIT) was held in the lecture hall 205 of the SPEIT building. Liu Weidong, vice president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fang Xi, the college leadership members and all faculty and staff attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Fang Xi.
Fang Xi, on behalf of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, read out the appointment decision, announcing that Chen Cailian was appointed as the Chinese dean of the SPEIT, and Zhang Wenming was relieved of his duty as the Chinese dean of the SPEIT.
Zhang Wenming made a farewell speech. He expressed his gratitude for the trust, care and guidance of the school. He affectionately reviewed the work during his tenure, such as leading all faculty and staff to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the college, the construction and move into the new college building, and the celebration of the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations. These efforts significantly enhanced the institute's social influence and visibility. He thanked the college leadership and all teachers and students for their strong support. He stated that he would continue to pay attention to and support the development of the college in his new position, and looked forward to the college continuously climbing to new heights and achieving more brilliant achievements in talent construction, discipline development and international exchanges.
Chen Cailian made a speech on her appointment. She highly praised the outstanding leadership and strategic vision shown by Zhang Wenming during his tenure, especially the breakthrough progress made in the cultivation of young teachers, scientific and technological innovation breakthroughs, in-depth cooperation between schools and enterprises, and the improvement of the quality of graduate student training, which laid a solid foundation for the college's development. She said that she would unite and lead all the teachers and students of the college to plan the future development blueprint. She firmly believed that with the close cooperation between China and France, the college would surely overcome various challenges in the development process, achieve leapfrog development in talent cultivation, scientific research, and professional construction, and make new and greater contributions to the cooperation between Chinese and French education.
Zied MOUMNI, the French dean, in a video speech, said that he fully supported the school's decision. He specially thanked Zhang Wenming for his outstanding contributions to the college, and said that the cooperation with Zhang Wenming was pleasant and effective. He wished Zhang Wenming all the best in his new position and looked forward to working with Chen Cailian to lead all the teachers and students of the college to continue to contribute to the college's development and write a new chapter of the college's development.
Liu Weidong made a concluding speech. He represented the school to fully affirm the achievements made by the Paris School of Engineers in recent years, expressed sincere thanks to Zhang Wenming for his hard work, wished him to continue to contribute to the school's development in his new position, and congratulated Chen Cailian on her new appointment.
Regarding the future development of the college, Liu Weidong put forward four earnest expectations: First, taking the cooperative schools as the fulcrum, further expand international cooperation channels, and promote the internationalization level of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Second, strengthen the linkage and coordination with the internal departments of the university, and enhance the sharing of experience; Third, make use of the unique advantages of French engineering education, and play a demonstration and leading role in international education; Fourth, deepen the strategic cooperation with the four French partner universities, establish a regular communication mechanism, and improve the quality and level of cooperation. He encouraged all the teachers and students of the college to work together with one heart and innovate under the leadership of the new leadership team, and strive unremittingly for the construction of a world-class international school of excellent engineers.
Against the background of China-France cooperation, the college will highlight the integration of Chinese and foreign elements, guide students' diverse development, cultivate an interdisciplinary innovative scientific research ecosystem, promote the higher-quality development of the college, and contribute to the construction of the university.