Contents
♦ HR Notice - Staff Entry Quarantine Handbook
♦ Highlights in July 2022
♦ Welcome New Staff
♦ Pandemic Prevention and Control Information
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We would like to share with you a handbook regarding the latest oversea returnees’ government quarantine overview. Since July 2022, the total quarantine period has been shortened to 7+3 days. 1. PU letter is no longer needed for Chinese visa application Since this June, most of the Chinese Embassies and Consulates have announced the new regulation for the visa application. There are two updates about the visa application which concerning our staff:
Some Chinese visa center may require for the invitation letter from the University. Please contact HR for the invitation letter if needed. For the visa application document, you may check the official website of the embassy or consulate where you place to apply for the visa.
2. Open the flight transit option and simplifier the process of health code application Since this July, most of the Chinese Embassies and Consulates announced the new regulation on the health code application before flying to China. This announcement relax the flight transit restriction and the nucleic acid testing requirement. There are two items that may raise our attention:
Please check the official website for the detailed announcement of your departure country and transit country before your flight.
3. Quarantine period shortened to 10 days in Chinese Mainland Since this July, the total quarantine period shorten to 7+3 (7 days centralized quarantine and 3 days home quarantine if meeting the home quarantine condition) days now.
You may also check this quarantine handbook for more details.
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Staff Training - Emotion and Stress Management in the Workplace was conducted on 13th July 2022, as part of Staff Training Calendar AY21-22. In recent years, the unexpected outbreak of epidemic has directly led to abrupt changes in work and life. As the University's core ideology says, XJTLU is an organisation that encourages our staff members to have “A happy life and successful career”. This training was designed to help staff members manage their emotions and stress when dealing with urgent but unpredictable "black swan" incidences in the workplace. During the training, participants shared their opinions on how to deal with the rapid and constantly changing future with “psychological science”, discussed on bucket lists with each other, and explored how to maintain a calm and peaceful mind, and regain motivation and enthusiasm for life and work. Throughout the whole group discussion session, all participants were deeply engaged in sharing their experiences and providing positive feedback to others. They might also discover the strength of “significant others” within the organisation and gain support from each other.
Staff Summer English Programme AY21-22, a programme especially open for non-native English speakers and routinely conducted during the summer periods every year, lasted from 18th to 22nd July 2022. It focused on the combination of written English and verbal English, building a strong practising environment for the participants. During this five-day learning journey, the participants practised the skills of critical thinking and speaking by considering the pros and cons of serval topics and exchanging views and ideas with their “classmates”. The instructor, Mr Bruce Applebaum, Senior Language Lecturer from the School of Languages, also provided functional language and structural guidance, which could help the participants express their key points in a professional manner. For further self-learning and practice, you may refer to the training materials here.
In the current world, focusing on improving productivity and quality while shortening production cycles and reducing costs may lead to conflict in the workplace. Staff Training – Resolving Workplace Conflict organised on 19th July 2022 was a customised training open to people managers leading a team. As people managers would not only experience conflict but also play the role of mediator, this customised training provided an opportunity for them to have in-depth discussions with each other and learn the different ways in which these two roles deal with conflict.
By using five key principles of communication through various case studies, participants practised how to apply the skills in real conflict and to make the right choice to prevent escalation when experiencing the conflict. Besides the standard case, participants also brought their own case for role-playing exercises, making the training more tailored and vivid. For the role of mediator, participants explored when to coach staff and when to step in and mediate. The instructor also coached the participants on addressing people’s personal needs to strengthen the commitment to resolve the conflict themselves, as well as working through people’s practical needs during the conflict discussions.
Staff Training – Maximizing Team Performance was another leadership and management training for people managers to lead their teams in a more proficient and professional way. Organised on 20th July 2022, this training focused on the five Team Success Factors—Results, Commitment, Communication, Process, and Trust, which would help to establish the systemic conditions that undermine a team’s cohesiveness, collaboration, and ability to achieve goals.
When it comes to the Team Success Factors in the real workplace, participants sorted out the accelerators and obstacles of team working, discussed the work points during different stages and periods, and shared their insights with the whole learning group. Through a series of group discussions and role play, participants learned how people managers could foster an environment of collaboration and shared responsibility to achieve team goals, as well as focus their team’s efforts on high-priority actions that support the University’s goals.
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AIAC (Taicang) : Hengyan Liu |
LM : Chenfei Tang, Ping Zhang, Weiwei Hua |
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Welcome to XJTLU, we hope you’re doing well and staying safe during these troublesome times. This email provides induction materials and information to help you understand our campus and the University. You may log in with your XJTLU account to watch the videos and read through all slides. Should you have any questions, please kindly raise them here or address them to the University Functions listed below. All questions will be reviewed and answered by experts from the associated department. |
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During the New Staff Induction, members of the Senior Management Team have expressed their warm welcome to our new staff and given a general overview of the University. Please check out the welcome messages for XJTLU new staff from members of SMT. |
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I would like to warmly welcome you to XJTLU and I am pleased that you have chosen to join our community. With best practice and excellent performance you'll find your decision to work at XJTLU was one of the best decisions you've ever made!
Professor Youmin Xi
Executive President, XJTLU
Welcome to join XJTLU! I would like to express my warm welcome to all of you and hope you will have a wonderful life at XJTLU!
Professor Qiuling Chao
Vice President For Student Affairs and Information, XJTLU
Welcome to XJTLU! I would like to thank you for making the connection between your career development and XJTLU and hope that your work and life here will be better and your success more sustainable.
Prof. Chris Harris
Vice President For Academic Affairs, XJTLU
Welcome to XJTLU! We wish you success in the new job and hope you have a bright future!
Dr. Yimin Ding
Vice President For Administrative Affairs, XJTLU
New Staff Induction is generally conducted at the beginning of each semester to assist new staff to settle into the workplace. It covers General Session for all new staff and Academic Session for new academic staff specific in learning and teaching. Before the formal induction, new staff may also refer to the Pre-reading materials on New Staff Induction Page to obtain a better understanding of the University Functions and their services.
About Learning & Teaching
Some new staff have occasionally been asked to begin teaching without much chance to get to know how we approach learning, teaching, assessment, as well as use digital tools to support learning. Educational Development Unit (EDU) will offer regular professional development sessions to newly hired staff.
Conversations about Learning and Teaching
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Friday, 5th August
https://bigbluebutton.xjtlu.edu.cn/b/yiq-jgz-9tc
There will be an ongoing session for new staff at 9:00 AM on the first Friday of each month. For more details, please contact EDU@xjtlu.edu.cn.
Useful Contact Information for New Staff
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1. 24-hour Hotlines for Expats in SIP during the Period of Prevention and Control on Epidemic Caused by Novel Coronavirus 
2. National Health Commission of the PRC – Updated Daily in Chinese 3. China CDC (Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention) |
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