On November 22, the Service Center for Student Affairs on the south campus of Guizhou University (GZU) was opened. The new center was inaugurated by the University’s leaders including Li Jianjun, secretary of the CPC Committee, Linghu Caitao, deputy secretary of the CPC Committee, and Vice President Chen Xiangsheng. The ceremony was presided over by Liu Zhijun, director of the Office of Student Affairs of the Party Committee.
In her speech, Linghu Caitao noted that building the “one-stop” student affairs center is an important measure, which indicates that the University is able to establish an innovative pattern for higher education and that it has been able to carry out the basic task of fostering virtue through education. Above all, the Center has become a major means for the University to integrate the political education curriculum across all levels. In addition, the opening of the Center is not only in line with the guidelines of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, but also in response to the suggestions of Wang Huning, one of the top leaders of the CPC, who had raised concerns about building such a “one-stop” center for college students during the sessions of the 20th National Congress he partook in as a delegate of Guizhou. Admittedly, this demonstrates that GZU has been able to meet students’ practical need while pursuing high-quality development at the University. To better serve students more effectively, Linghu put forward three suggestions: (a) network with other sectors to form a joint force of education, (b) create a smart service system around the Internet, and (c) build a harmonious campus putting students first. Lastly, she urged all departments and staff to focus on students, provide quality service, and foster talented minds. Also, it is necessary to upgrade the center’s service and management so that it could become a landmark facility for students’ affairs, which in turn contributes to the growth of the students as well as the University.
Back in March 2022, GZU started to build the Center, aiming to serve nearly 5,000 students living on south campus. The Center managed to set up five windows,with support from the Student Affairs Office, theCommittee of Communist Youth League, the Center for Students Financial Assistance Management, the Office of Logistics and other departments. Besides offline service, students can also enjoy online services through online systems or apps such as Online Office and GZU E-Class. Through offline services, students can apply for or replace：ID cards, concession tickets, Student Registration Form, and Student Yearly Appraisal Form. Students could also leave their suggestions through offline systems. On the other hand, online services mainly include Online Office, E-class, Teaching Affairs Management System, and Employment Information Platform. They provide more than 50 services including leave of absence, mailbox application, issuance of enrollment certificate, and classroom use application. In 2018 and 2019, GZU had built and opened the Teacher and Student Affairs Service Center and Online Office on west campus which provided “one-stop” online and offline services. This helped facilitate the integration, standardization, convenience and informatization of the services designed for teachers and students, truly realizing the goal of “making the most the Internet, freeing students from trouble”. So far, the center in west campus has gone through more than 60,000 cases for teachers and students of GZU, highlighting the promotion of “Three Comprehensive Educational Approaches” (whole-person education, whole-process education, and all-round education).
“As south campus is a bit far from west campus, we find it inconvenient for students living on the south campus to apply for a student ID card, train concession tickets or something else. But now with the new Center built on south campus, we find it easy to get the things done. This definitely enhances our sense of happiness,” says a freshman on south campus, “we are hoping the service center will get us access to newer, more smooth, and more efficient services.”
Editor: Pang Aizhong & Gao Xiujuan
Chief Editor: Zhang Yajun
Senior Editor: Yang Nan
Translator: Li Xiaorong
