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On September 9, three UIC teachers were publicly honored. They were Prof. Wu Hongyu, Director of CLC, Prof. Herman Tan, Acting Associate Dean of DBM and Program Coordinator of HRM, both given the Distinguished Teacher honor and Prof. Joseph Liang, Managing Director of Financial Planning and Development Office, who got the Distinguished Educator honor.

Marching with a sense of mission

Prof. Wu Hongyu joined UIC in 2006 and was in charge of management and teaching at CLC. He developed distinctive modes of learning Chinese culture which became an adopted curriculum.

Prof. Wu Hongyu and Prof. Herman Tan

Prof. Wu said that, he was encouraged by the award. The innovation at CLC was only part of the overall situation. He could feel the surprising development of UIC. For example, the early birthday parties for staff were on very small scale. Now we had one or two hundred colleagues attending at any on time. What inspired him constantly was the vision of education and sense of mission at UIC. That was the driving force behind UIC’s speedy improvement.

Prof. Wu indicated that many difficulties still existed, but deep and close relationship between colleagues was built during the process. The power of friendship and cooperation among colleagues in UIC was a stimulant.

Treat students as own kids

Prof. Herman Tan of Singapore also joined UIC in 2006 and helped to build up the Human Resource Management Program from scratch. With years of practical experience in multinational enterprises, Prof. Tan was vivid and flexible in explaining academic theories, which helped students to learn spontaneously. Prof. Tan kept a high level in his teaching evaluations.

Prof. Tan said that recognition from students was the most important to teachers. He was very happy to gain good feedback from students. As a scholar from Singapore, he came to China in the 80s and was familiar with our higher education system. Compared to other mainland universities, the teaching model at UIC had its unique features. Teachers here were more like instructors using simple but effective methods to induce young people to know their interests and potentials. In Prof. Tan’s mind, a better understanding of our students was most important.

Prof. Tan said that teaching was more than a job to him. In addition to giving classes, he was also willing to offer reasonable help beyond the campus. He treated students as his own kids. The first batches of students in HRM were now in their third year. Prof. Tan hoped they could be fully prepared for further studies or employment.

To provide high quality service to teachers and students

Prof. Joseph Liang joined UIC in 2009, teaching accounting courses and, later, appointed Managing Director of Financial Planning and Development Office. Last year, he tutored a group of accounting students in Nationwide QP Competition of Case Analysis and won championship. Meanwhile he was instrumental in implementing some of the major college projects since taking office.

Prof. Joseph Liang

Prof. Liang said that financial work in UIC is full of challenges. UIC’s financial control in the past two years was successful. Speedy development demanded better control on policy and management. As service departments, FO and ISO worked hard for a pleasant environment of study and for work. Prof. Liang was always busy on campus, but the joy gave him happiness and satisfaction.