On the afternoon of January 3, 2024, at the invitation of the College of Foreign Languages, Professor Liu Hongdong, member of the Steering Committee of College Foreign Language Teaching of the Ministry of Education and vice President of the College of Foreign Languages of Shandong University, came to the School to give a lecture on Research Transformation and Academic Ability Development of Minority Language teachers and students in the New Era. The lecture was hosted by Professor Zhang Zhiguo of the College of Foreign Languages, and nearly 60 teachers and students of various majors attended the lecture.       Professor Liu Hongdong first published his unique views on How to develop foreign language teachers and students in the new era, pointing out that under the background of multi-polarization and economic globalization, foreign language speakers in the new era should be interdisciplinary talents with both national feelings and global vision. By analyzing the country's development plan in education in recent years, Professor Liu pointed out that to answer The Times questionnaire well, it is necessary to speed up the training of urgently needed talents in the fields of international communication, international organizations, and global governance, and cultivate foreign language speakers in the new era who can tell Chinese stories well.     Then, Professor Liu from the teachers, and school environment to the needs of the whole society, seeing the small, explained the situation and difficulties faced by the foreign language major. Taking the exploration and practice of Shandong University as an example, this paper describes the ice-breaking way of minor language majors, such as multilingual, micro-major, multi-language + specialty construction methods. Professor Liu fully affirmed the research direction of our institute combining the application of foreign languages and maritime languages and the construction of doctoral programs in second-level disciplines, and specifically proposed the professional construction of minor languages combined with Marine characteristics and international organizations.     At the end of the lecture, Professor Liu asked questions and interacted with the teachers and students present. The atmosphere was warm. This lecture gave the teachers and students of our college a new understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the foreign language major in the new era, and played an important role in the construction of foreign language discipline with maritime characteristics, promoting interdisciplinary integration and carrying out organized scientific research.(Reported by the College of Foreign Languages office; Translated by Shi Ying)

On November 19, the National Strategic Communication and Translation Professionals Training Innovation Forum from a global perspective was held in the University's Haifeng International Academic Exchange Center. The forum was co-sponsored by the University and the Translation Technical Committee of Translators Association of China, the Intelligent Translation Laboratory of Translation Institute of China Foreign Language Administration, Shanghai Foreign Languages Society, and Shanghai Society of Science and Technology Translation. From Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Shanghai International Studies University, Xi 'an International Studies University, Ocean University of China, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian University of Foreign Studies, University of International Business and Economics and other universities and research institutions more than 20 well-known experts and scholars in the field of translation, More than 80 teachers and graduate students from inside and outside the school participated in the forum. Song Baoru, Party Secretary of Shanghai International Studies University, and Jiang Feng, Party secretary of Shanghai International Studies University, attended the forum and delivered speeches respectively. The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Zhang Yan, Dean of the College of Foreign Languages.On behalf of the university, Song Baoru welcomed and thanked the experts and scholars attending the meeting. He said that Shanghai Maritime University was born because of the sea, and it is strong to the sea, always aiming at serving the major strategies of the national maritime power and shipping power, and taking serving the local economic and social development as its own responsibility. Over the years, we have given full play to our teaching and scientific research advantages to provide strong talent support for the development of some industries such as national port and shipping, logistics, and Marine fields. At present, in the process of China participating in and leading the international maritime governance, it is crucial to strengthen the international communication of the national Marine strategy. How to give full play to the advantages of maritime universities, actively connect with the development strategy and social needs of the country, Shanghai and the industry, train high-level applied translation talents in the international maritime field, and build corresponding theoretical and technical systems? To serve international maritime affairs and the dissemination of maritime discourse is an important proposition of The Times that the College of Foreign Languages of Maritime University must answer. It is hoped that the experts attending the meeting can offer suggestions and suggestions for the training of foreign language and translation talents and discipline construction of Maritime University, and jointly promote the high-quality development of foreign language education.Jiang Feng said in his speech that the College of Foreign Languages of Shanghai Maritime University is based on maritime affairs, serving transportation and facing the sea, with distinct disciplinary characteristics. Foreign language disciplines in maritime and Marine colleges and universities should further base themselves on Marine and maritime shipping, attach importance to major national strategies, focus on the needs of the new era, give full play to their characteristics and advantages, and train high-level translation talents. Translation is the transmission of knowledge, the cracking of cultural codes, the process and carrier of ideological exchange and integration, and the soul of a global vision. The cultivation of high-level translation talents should be based on the overall situation of service, guided by demand, with professional characteristics, practice-oriented and collaborative education. Through joint training, platform training, thematic training and scientific training, cultural concentration, language ability, professional ability and discourse ability can be obtained.Wang Fei, vice president of the Translation Institute of the China Foreign Language Administration, made a video speech, saying that it is necessary to deepen the awareness of Marine strategy, spread China's plan of ocean governance to the world, improve the national translation capacity, and open up the last kilometer of China's ocean governance international communication. It is also pointed out that promoting the high-quality development of translation is of great significance to meet the needs of people's foreign exchanges and strengthen the influence of China's ocean governance. It is necessary to grasp the development direction of technology, explore technology empowerment, promote the transformation of translation education, and cultivate high-quality composite translation talents. By creating a digital environment, we can demonstrate academic achievements for the national Marine and maritime development, give full play to the advantages of the platform, provide intellectual support, further promote the healthy development of the translation industry, and make greater contributions to the mutual learning of Chinese and foreign civilizations. This forum includes four sections: roundtable forum, keynote report, editor-in-chief forum and postgraduate forum.The forum was broadcast live online, and more than 10,000 people watched it online. Round Table Forum: Prof. Deng Yaochen, Dalian University of Foreign Studies; Prof. Hu Kaibao, Shanghai International Studies University; Mr. Liu Jian, Product Manager of ByteDance Volcanic Engine Eco-Partnership; Prof. Ren Dongsheng, Ocean University of China; Prof. Zeng Gang, Dalian Maritime University; Prof. Zhang Ailing, Shanghai International Studies University; Prof. Zhang Yan, Shanghai Maritime University; On the topic of International Communication of maritime affairs, he made an exchange speech respectively, and expounded on the development of foreign language disciplines and training of translation professionals, sea-related translation teaching and Marine culture communication, automatic extraction of maritime terms and application of database construction, communication of national Marine strategy and training of translation talents for the construction of a shipping power.After the exchange, Song Baoru, Secretary of the Party Committee of the University, and Jiang Feng, secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai International Studies University, made summary comments respectively. Secretary Song Baoru pointed out that the development of the discipline should be problem-oriented and demand-oriented, and it is necessary to start from the problem, find the right entry point in the industry, serve the national strategy, enhance the international maritime discourse power, and make our voice heard. Foreign language discipline should be integrated with technology, so that science and technology can lead everything. Secretary Jiang Feng said that the discussion highlights the global perspective and national strategic needs, and is oriented towards characteristics and actual needs. Foreign language discipline should not be narrowly defined as a foreign language major, but should create its own characteristics according to the positioning of the school. Only in this way can we base ourselves on foreign language universities, focus on one industry, and integrate foreign languages into it. Professor Ren Dongsheng said in his comments that the forum is an academic feast and a grand event to discuss the strategic communication paths and methods of maritime powers.During the keynote presentation session, Professor Li Mei from Tongji University, Professor Cui Qiliang from University of International Business and Economics, Professor Tao Youlan from Fudan University, Professor Wang Shunyu from Xi 'an International Studies University, Associate Professor Wang Huashu from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Associate Professor Yuan Yu from Shanghai Maritime University exchanged views on the topic of Innovation in technology-enabled translation Education. The experts focused on translation teaching practice, translation education innovation and language service industry development in the era of artificial intelligence, and had in-depth exchanges and discussions on the importance of technology communication in translation practice, the cultivation of translation technology thinking ability, semantic network and translation quality evaluation, and machine translation in the maritime field. During the forum, Professor Sun Yu, Executive editor of Foreign Languages, Professor Tan Yesheng, editor of Foreign Languages, Professor Zhen Fengchao, deputy editor of Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, and Professor Zheng Yongyan, co-editor of System, delivered speeches respectively. The experts briefly introduced the manuscript requirements, review process, permanent columns and topic scope of their journals, and exchanged the challenges and countermeasures brought by artificial intelligence machine translation system to translation teaching, translation professional education, language service industry and translation discipline around the theme of translation research innovation. Finally, the experts answered the questions of the teachers and students at the meeting with their rich editing experience and theoretical expertise.The graduate Forum consists of six panels, each with two expert comments. The theme of the forum is (maritime) translation technology practice innovation and language resources construction. The teachers and students attending the meeting elaborated their views around the theme and actively participated in interactive exchanges. The expert comments were detailed and pertinent, and the atmosphere was warm. After the forum, the closing ceremony and the award ceremony of outstanding exchange papers were held.The Forum aims to better serve international maritime and Marine discourse communication, cultivate high-level applied translation talents in the field of international maritime and Marine in the AIGC era, and broaden the development ideas of the discipline by discussing key issues in the integration and development of English for Special Purposes (ESP), represented by maritime English, with national strategies, translation technologies, language services, international maritime and Marine discourse communication. Enhance the technical literacy, practical ability, teaching level and academic research level of translation talents, and contribute to promoting the national translation capacity building and high-quality development of the language service industry.Picture 1. Secretary Song Baoru attended and addressed the forumPicture 2. Jiang Feng, Party Secretary of Shanghai International Studies University, attended the forum and delivered a speechPicture 3. Wang Fei, Vice President of the Translation Institute of China Foreign Languages Administration, delivered a video speechPicture 4. Forum site1 Picture 5. Forum site2Picture 6. Group photo of Forum guests(Reported by the College of Foreign Languages office; Translated by Shi Ying)

On November 4-5, the 2023 Sasakawa Cup National University Japan Knowledge Competition was held at Renmin University of China, with a total of 388 teachers and students from 97 peer universities across the country participating. Selected by the school, Zhu Yongkang won the first prize in the individual competition with systematic and serious continuous preparation, comprehensive and solid learning skills, and decisive and calm ability to respond to changes on the field, and won the precious opportunity to go to Japan for short-term study exchange in 2024. In addition, Zhu Yongkang, Yu Mengxiang, and Chen Nuo three students who participated in the team competition, also won the Group Excellence Award, and Japanese Department teacher Yu Zufa won the Outstanding Instructor Award.After receiving the official notice of the competition, the Japanese Department of the College of Foreign Languages immediately launched a selection process combining student volunteer registration and teacher recommendation. Taking full account of various factors such as promoting learning through competition, promoting innovation through learning, and leading novices with an old hand, we finally selected Zhu Yongkang from Grade 4, Yu Mengxiang, and Chen Nuo from Grade 3 to form a competition team, and equipped with full-time instructors to carry out systematic learning and guidance in a planned, divided and focused manner. This award is another breakthrough after Su Yingshuang won the third prize.Sasakawa Cup National University Japan Knowledge Competition began in 2004, has been held in Northeast, East, southwest, and Central China, and other regions, and developed into a national competition, the domestic undergraduate Japanese professional colleges and universities wide attention and positive response. The competition aims to promote talent training and cultural exchanges between China and Japan through various forms such as quizzes.Picture 1. Contestant wins prizePicture 2. The contestants are answering questionsPicture 3. Participating teachers and studentsPicture 4. Award Certificate (1)Picture 5. Award Certificate (2)Picture 6. Award Certificate (3)(Reported by the College of Foreign Languages office; Translated by Shi Ying)