On September 26th, the School of Business held a school-wide conference and a special training session on faculty and staff’s professional ethics and morality. The event was convened in the Lecture Hall 406 , ECUST School of Business Building with all faculty and staff members in attendance.

Associate Prof. ZHENG Qinghuan, Vice Chair of the School Council, delivered a special report on faculty and staff members’ professional ethics and morality. She illustrated Chinese President Xi Jinping's letter to representatives of outstanding teachers nationwide, provided a detailed interpretation of important national policies for enhancing faculty and staff’s professional ethics and morality in higher education institutions in the new era. Drawing lessons from past cases, Associate Prof. ZHENG sounded an alarm by highlighting typical examples of university faculty members violating related guidelines and rules, urging all faculty members to bear in mind the significance of cautious speech and behavior, noble professional ethics, and strive to be both exemplary in academic and moral senses.

Prof. LOU Gaoxiang, Vice Dean of the School of Business, conducted training targeted at graduate supervisors’ work. He combined it with an analysis of the current status of graduate education and interpreted requirements from policies such as "Action Plan for High-quality Development of Graduate Education in East China University of Science and Technology" and "Guidelines for Graduate Supervisors’ Behavior." He emphasized the significant role of moral education in nurturing high-quality graduate students. Graduate supervisors should set good examples by fulfilling their responsibilities, strictly control thesis quality, paying more attention to students’ well-being, and serving as mentors for students' successful development.

In recent years, the School has consistently attached great importance to nurturing professional ethics and morality. The School has organized relevant reports and training sessions, and has achieved significant outcomes in faculty development. For the next step, the School will continue to employ platforms such as faculty theoretical learning platform, online training platform during winter and summer breaks, and faculty training sessions to strengthen faculty members' ethics and morality, thus laying a solid foundation for promoting high-quality faculty development in the School.