The training for teaching assistants (TAs) for the 2024-2025 academic year was held in X30519 on September 5-6, aiming to improve the TAs’ working ability and enhance the teaching quality.

JIANG Jiuwen, Party Secretary of the Joint School, gave a detailed introduction to the “TAFSS” support system of the Joint School. Evaluating highly the contribution of TAs to the Joint School, he encouraged all TAs to have an even stronger sense of responsibility to perform their duty and meanwhile, to improve themselves, as the Chinese saying goes，teaching benefits teachers as well as students.

HUANG Tao, Deputy Dean of the Joint School, gave a detailed introduction about the Joint School. He clarified TAs’ responsibilities and code of conduct, following the Regulations on the Management of Teaching Assistants of the SWJTU-Leeds Joint School.

In the session of professional training, Dariusz Wanatowski, Pro-dean of the Joint School, led a two-part training session on how to conduct module evaluations, experiment guidance and other related work.

By Victoria ZHANG