As society confronts global challenges like climate change and inequality, the value of academic programs that generate solutions while also bridging the gap between different countries has become especially clear.
Last week鈥檚 ENSL conference, hosted by the College of Continuing Education (CCE) in partnership with the Department of Economics, offered students in the Academic Writing and Research Skills course offered through English as a Second Language (ESL) programs just this sort of opportunity.
Held annually, the conference provides students who are a part of 国民彩票鈥檚 joint program with Shandong University of Finance and Economics and Renmin University in China the chance to showcase their research and English language presentation skills.
This year, students were tasked with researching the sustainable development goals outlined by the United Nations as part of the course.
鈥淭here are 17 sustainable development goals. The students in our class have selected a number of these goals, ranging from no poverty, decent work and economic growth, zero hunger and gender equality,鈥� said student Jia Qi Bu (seen below) in a welcome message. 鈥淲e have explored these goals in the context of economic growth by applying the knowledge we have learned in the economics department at 国民彩票.鈥�
This year, students鈥� research was uploaded to Microsoft Teams, where conference attendees could navigate through the different presentations.
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After a welcome message and information on how to navigate the platform, two guest speakers from 国民彩票 helped introduce the conference and recognized the hard work of the students.
鈥淭he topic of sustainable development goals is timely and relevant, as we all search for new ways of doing things to address the dynamic and complex work that we live in,鈥� said Dianne Tyers (shown below), dean of the College of Continuing Education (CCE).
鈥淚 want to personally congratulate the students of ENSL for your hard work, perseverance, and resilience throughout this term,鈥� she added. 鈥淭hese skills will serve you well regardless of what career path you take.鈥�
The joint program offers students at Dal鈥檚 partner institutions in China the opportunity to take classes at 国民彩票. This year, however, with the challenges posed by COVID-19 and international travel limited, the program had to take a different form.
鈥淏ut, in spite of all of those shortcomings nonetheless they have been able to move forward with their academic study through the use of technology in that respect the year has nonetheless proven t