SAIF Annual Faculty Retreat 2016 was held in Shanghai on July 18th and 19th. Full-time professors, special-term professors, management team and representatives from relevant departments attended the two-day retreat.
Presentations given by deans and program heads focused on the School’s achievements in institution building and AACSB Accreditation, and programs’ progress in admission and teaching respectively. Participants had discussions on a broad range of topics in teaching, learning and research, including international collaboration, teaching innovation, China related research, faculty development, etc.
The goals for the faculty retreat are to build a shared picture of the School’s strategic directions and challenges, to share innovative ideas and suggestions to enhance teaching and learning, to develop collaboration across departments, and to strengthen ties among full-time professors and special-term professors.