HR Monthly Newsletter - March 2022

HR NOTICE

HOLIDAY REMINDER

Dear Colleagues, 

We hereby share with you the news regarding the fee online medical advisory.

From 18th March and onwards, ParkwayHealth Primary Care physicians and Pediatricians, including psychological counseling service, are on call every day for free online medical advisory.  

• Services: Family & Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
• Online advisory available every day from 09:00 to 17:00 

Please refer to the notice ParkwayHealth Free Online Medical Advisory Now Available for more information.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Dear Colleagues,

Please be kindly reminded that the University will be closed on 5th April 2022 for Qingming Festival. Please click here to view the University AY21/22 Academic Calendar and make your work arrangement accordingly.

Due to the need for epidemic prevention and control of the University, it is highly recommended to pay close attention to the latest Notice and Updates shared by XJTLU Working Party for COVID-19 Prevention and Control and follow the relevant requirements strictly. Thank you for your attention.

Wish you a safe and healthy holiday.

PANDEMIC PREVENTION & CONTROL

1. Reminder of Daily Completion of Staff Health Reports

Dear Colleagues,

Please be kindly reminded to continue to complete the Health Report  every day before 12:00 p.m. on a daily basis until further notice.

To fill in the Health Report Daily, you can access from either one of followings:

- Link https://xjtlusurvey.wjx.cn/vj/PEQ3kM1.aspx
- XJTLU App https://portalapp.xjtlu.edu.cn/data/mobile/download.html

Thank you for your every support to the University pandemic prevention and control measures.

2. 24-hour Hotlines for Expats in SIP during the Period of Prevention and Control on Epidemic Caused by Novel Coronavirus

• 英语 (English): 0512-66681812
• 日语 (日本語): 0512-66681529
• 韩语 (한국어): 0512-66681802

3. National Health Commission of the PRC – Updated Daily in Chinese

4. China CDC (Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention) - Updated Weekly

5. University Useful Tips and Reminding (Updates on the Novel Coronavirus)

 WELCOME NEW STAFF

DES: Luis Felipe Moreno Leyva, Yanhui Lei, Ju Hyun Lee
EEH (Taicang): Abraham Moskovicz
EQAO: Jin Gao
HSAO: Jie Chen
HSS: Fanglu Sun
IBSS: Xuezhong He
LIB: Yi Chen
LTMO: Kaidi Tang, Jing Leng, Shuxuan ZHao
MITS: Yihao Li
PAGO: Danhua Wang, Yun Shen, Yihan Mei

Greeting New Staff,

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 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.

Messages from Senior Management Team

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.

• Prof. Youmin Xi - Welcome and Overview by EP
• Prof. Chris Harris - VPAA Words of Welcome
• Prof. Qiuling Chao - Welcome by VP (Student  Affairs and Information)
• Dr. Yimin Ding - Welcome by VP (Administrative Affairs)

New Staff Induction Speech and Slides & Human Resources Related Guidance

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. Please kindly view the video recordings of the New Staff Induction Semester 2, AY2021-2022 as follows.

General Session

• XIPU 2.0, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang)
• XIPU 3.0, Academy of Pharmacy
• Centre for Academic Affairs (CAA)
• Centre for Administrative Affairs (CAD)
• Centre for Knowledge and Information (CKI)
• Centre for Student Affairs (CSA)

    Academic Session

• University Learning and Teaching
• University Research
• Centre for Academic Affairs
• Academic Staff IT Technology and Support
• Learning Mall Online Introduction

Please login here with your XJTLU account to view more videos and slides.

Human Resources Related Guidance

We hereby provide new staff with some quick channels to the University management rules and regulations, as well as some guidance on your work and life in XJTLU.

	Staff Handbook
	University Academic Calendar
	Payroll Processing Schedule
	Tax Rate (Individual Income Tax)
	Online Health Insurance Seminar, Claim Form
	Living in China (for Expat Staff)

Useful Contact Information for New Staff

If you have any questions, please use the contact information provided below. You may also access the digital resources shared with staff members via BOX (XJTLU Campus Cloud Storage System), which provides unified and centralized storage by meeting various storage needs across campus.

HIGHLIGHTS IN MARCH 2022

University Staff Learning Day – Research-led Learning (RLL) Day was conducted from 9am to 5pm, on Wednesday, 30th March. This Learning Day was co-organized by Staff Training and Learning, Human Resources Office and Educational Development Unit (EDU), Academy of Future Education. It was consisting of seven sessions with different topics of “Research-Led Learning and Teaching” shared by experts within the University. Staff members could join any sessions they were interested based on the topics and brief introductions.

9AM-10AM, Dr. Xiaojun Zhang, Executive Dean of Academy of Future Education, provided an Overview of Research-Led Learning According to the University Learning and Teaching Strategy基于西浦学习和教学战略的研究导向型学习概述. Dr. Zhang showed the participants a full picture of the University’s research-led learning from the strategic perspective and inspired our colleagues with a bright growth path.

10AM-11AM, Dr. Jie Zhang, Associate Professor from Department of Accounting of International Business School Suzhou, shared her understanding of Research-led Teaching Practice: Collaborative Learning and Assessment Design研导教学实践：协作学习及考核设计. During this session, she used a research-led module as background, explained the detailed design of assessment and the corresponding learning activities, which would help to achieve the pedagogical benefits of collaborative learning.

11AM-12PM, Ms. Yu Wang, Educational Developer from Educational Development of Academy of Future Education, introduced her experience on Research-led Teaching and Curriculum Design研究导向型教学和课程设计. She presented the conceptualization of different aspects of research-led teaching in higher education, helping the participants build a foundational understanding of curriculum design. Besides, she also shared the opinions on how research-led teaching could be implemented in teaching and learning practice particularly from a curriculum design perspective.

1PM-2PM, Dr. Bing Chen, Associate Professor from Department of Urban Planning and Design of Design School, demonstrated his interpretation of Research-led Education 研究导向型育人. He posed some questions to the participants that provoked thoughtful reflection, such as WHY do we need to be educated? WHAT should we learn & teach? HOW to learn & teach? In the last part of the sharing, he presented the key of the Role CHANGE: from a teacher to an educator.

2PM-3PM, Dr. Hao Yu, Associate Dean of Research (Mathematics and Physics) from School of Science, offered his expertise on Solving Real-World Problems & Research-Led Learning and Teaching 研究导向型学习与教学 - 解决现实问题. He shared several practices on how to help students become self-motivated learners, demonstrating that Real-World Problems Solving is a bridge connecting theory and practice, and a key to learners-centered education and life-long learning.

3PM-4PM, Dr. Xi Liu, Assistant Professor from Department of China Studies of School of Humanities and Social Sciences, presented her sharing on Enhancing Research-Led Teaching & Learning through Interdisciplinary Research 通过跨学科研究加强研究导向型教学. Through the detailed introduction to a TDF project "Enhancing Research-Led Teaching & Learning for Postgraduate Research Students through Interdisciplinary Research" conducted by her team, Dr. Liu showed that Interdisciplinary Research could be a good choice for broadening students’ research horizon, developing their research capabilities and well preparing them for future research projects.

4PM-5PM, Dr. Jinglu Song, Assistant Professor from Department of Urban Planning and Design of Design School, brought a new vision on Research-led teaching practices of Individual Sustainable Development based on Personal Ecological Footprint基于个人生态碳足迹的环境可持续发展课程教学实践. From a perspective of environmental sustainability based on the personal ecological footprint, she shared the practices on helping students get better understanding of how sustainability thinking can be applied in practice and change their daily life.

XJTLU’s positioning as a “research-led” university shows that the University has been dedicated to identifying multiple channels and methods, encourage staff and students to carry out in-depth exploration of research-led learning, teaching and working. The video recordings and slides of this Learning Day will be shared via University Communications (UC) later, please kindly pay attention to the notice and let us know if you have any queries.

Online Insurance Seminar was organized on 2nd March, with three sessions regarding the health services for XJTLU staff members, AXA Insurance Services, PICC Insurance Services and Parkway Mental Health Counseling Services. Experts from the insurance companies provided a general introduction of their services, as well as various solutions to some specific occasions. For those who are interested in the health services, please kindly refer to the AXA insurance brochure, PICC insurance brochure, Seminar video recordings, sharing slides and Q&A.  

 Staff Chinese Course was started from 8th March and will be lasting ten weeks. Working with School of Languages, this programme is provided to expat staff who are interested in Chinese language and culture learning. To help participants establish a systematic learning path, this course will be delivered according to the structure of the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), an international standardised test of Chinese language proficiency, assesses non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic and professional lives.