On the morning of April 13, the School of Management held the first meeting of the pre-accreditation phase for The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Qiao Caiyan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School; Che Ada, Dean; Jia Ming, Chen Lin and Guo Yuntao, Vice Deans; Wang Zhaoxu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee; Shao Jing, Director of the International Accreditation Office; and Li Chenglong, Assistant Dean, attended the meeting. Professor Kwei Tang from Purdue University in the United States, serving as the AACSB mentor, was also present.
The meeting featured in-depth exchanges on the development of the university and the school, the school’s internationalization efforts, and the current progress of its accreditation work. Both sides discussed matters needing attention and areas for improvement during the accreditation process.
At the meeting, Secretary Qiao Caiyan delivered a welcome speech first, extending welcome and gratitude to Professor Tang for guiding the school’s AACSB international accreditation work. She expressed the hope that under Professor Tang’s guidance, the School of Management would further improve its teaching quality, research level and international influence, successfully pass the accreditation in the near future, and achieve sustainable and high-quality development for the school.
Dean Che Ada briefed the attendees on the overview of Northwestern Polytechnical University and the current situation of the school. This enabled the AACSB mentor to gain a deeper understanding of the discipline structure, research talent cultivation, faculty composition, and international exchange and cooperation, laying a solid foundation for future communication between the two sides.
Shao Jing, Director of the International Accreditation Office, introduced the progress and work plan of the school’s AACSB international accreditation. At present, the School of Management has officially obtained approval for its Eligibility Application (EA) report and launched the construction of the first round of the Assurance of Learning (AOL) curriculum system. Director Shao shared information about preliminary research and training activities, the division of the school’s degree programs and curriculum teams, the development of Competency Goals (CG) and Learning Outcomes (LO), key work milestones, and existing work shortcomings.
After the presentation, Professor Kwei Tang, the AACSB accreditation mentor, fully affirmed the school’s preliminary preparation work. He then shared classic cases, provided comments and suggestions, and patiently answered questions raised by the attending faculty members. Later, Professor Tang gave a detailed interpretation of the AOL work and put forward revision suggestions and improvement directions. Both sides conducted lively discussions focusing on a number of key issues such as strategic planning, faculty classification standards, curriculum scope, supporting materials, and assessment procedures.
This meeting with the AACSB mentor is conducive to advancing the school’s international accreditation work and identifying problems in a timely manner during the process, laying a solid foundation for the smooth progress of future international accreditation work.
(Written by Ma Xiaoke; Reviewed by Shao Jing & Qiao Caiyan)
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