On the afternoon of 4 November, the University convened a regular meeting on student affairs in Conference Room 602 of the Administration Building. Bai Jiangang, CPC Secretary of GDUT, attended the meeting and delivered a speech, and Chen Zhuowu, Deputy CPC Secretary, set out key priorities for student affairs in the near term. Responsible heads of relevant departments, and representatives of deputy party secretaries, Youth League secretaries and counselors from the various schools, attended the meeting.
In his speech, Mr Bai fully affirmed the solid efforts of all student affairs staff, who are rooted in the frontline of education and have worked diligently in guiding students' thinking, safeguarding safety and stability, and supporting students' growth and development. He noted that the CPC GDUT Committee attaches great importance to building the counselor team and has formulated and implemented the Implementation Measures for Further Strengthening the Development of the Counselor Team, which set out institutional provisions on counselor staffing, "dual-track" promotion through both administrative ranks and professional titles, and high-quality training, so as to ensure that counselors have the conditions to do their work, a platform for their endeavors and room for their development.
He then put forward three expectations and requirements for all student affairs staff. First, studying, publicising and implementing the guiding principles of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee should be treated as a major political task for the present and for the period ahead, with the outcomes of theoretical study translated into momentum for educating students. Second, staff should focus on the primary responsibility of ideological and political work, carry out solid practical exploration, and strive to become life mentors for students as they grow and mature and trusted friends who care for their healthy lives. Third, staff should gain an accurate understanding of students' ways of thinking and their practical needs, review and promote typical experience from daily work, and focus on the pressing difficulties and concerns of students — delivering practical benefits, doing solid work and seeking tangible results, combining strict management with genuine care, and educating students with dedication and sincerity.
Mr Chen Zhuowu made work arrangements covering student safety and stability, mental health education, graduate employment, and student affairs staff working on the frontline.
