The Department of General Education provides supportive services and developmental opportunities for students, faculty and staff at BJTU Weihai. The department consists of several divisions, including Faculty Services, Teacher and Teaching Support and Development, Academic Support Center, English Language Center, Writing Center, Office of International Affairs, Center of Intercultural Interactions, and Physical Education Office.
1、Academic Support Center (ASC)
The ASC provides a wide range of services and extracurricular activities for students to enrich their campus learning and growing experiences.
Supports Offered by ASC:
● Channels for students to seek academic help
● Effective after-class communication between faculty and students
● Innovative activities for students to develop international competitiveness
● Opportunities of work or innovative practice for outstanding students
● Consultation for students on their academic and developmental issues
● Consultation on learning strategies and methods
● Training for targeted learning skills
● Innovation workshops
● Peer tutoring programs
● Supplementary training programs
● Consultation about postgraduate study and study abroad
● Learning resources for independent study and self-improvement
2、English Language Center (ELC)
English Language Center at BJTU Weihai provides extracurricular activities to help students, faculty and staff enhance their English proficiency so that they can smoothly adapt themselves to the English teaching and learning and working environment, or pursue more advanced academic studies - master and doctorate degrees.
1) The ELC offers a variety of English enhancement programs，workshops and clubs for all students on campus. Through these activities, ELC intends to cultivate students’ generic abilities, such as self-managed learning, critical thinking, analyzing, teamwork, leadership, communication, and so on, which are crucial for their future development.
2) ELC also provides English Enhancement Programs for Staff and Faculty on Weihai Campus. It offers three levels of programs: pre-intermediate, intermediate and advanced English programs, tailored to the different needs of the staff members.
3) English Language Center Online Platform provides the access to the latest information about ELC’s programs and service registration.
3、The Writing Center
The Writing Center provides writing services to all students, staff and faculty on Weihai campus, including consultation, draft review and a series of writing workshops.
The Writing Center Online Platform provides the access to the latest information about its services, registration channel, and writing activities.
4、Office of International Affairs
The Office of International Affairs is responsible for foreign affairs, including VISA services, exit and entry, international visit, cooperation in joint programs, international conference, international exchange programs and so on.
5、Center of Intercultural Interactions
The Center of Intercultural Interactions assists Weihai Campus to hold intercultural exchange programs and activities, such as summer programs for Chinese students and for international students, consultation about studying abroad, study-abroad programs and so on.
6、Teacher and Teaching Support and Development
1）Teacher and Teaching Support: provides work and life supports for all faculty on Weihai Campus.
2）Teacher and Teaching Development: provides multicultural teaching resources and activities for Chinese and international teachers, including teaching seminars, English teaching workshops, teaching improvement consultations, conferences and forums on teaching and culture experience sharing and so on.
针对校区合作办学和异地办学工作的实际需求，教师发展与全球事务部为教师教学、教师发展、学生学业发展、外语能力提升、合作办学、国际交流等提供支持。内设主要功能部门包括体育教研室、教师及教学支持与发展中心、学业支持中心、英语语言中心、写作中心、国际事务办公室、国际文化交流中心。
二、各室分工及职责
1、学业支持中心
学业支持中心是开展课外教育和教学活动的辅助机构，主要工作项包括：
● 为学生提供学业求助的便利渠道；
● 搭建学生和教师课外沟通的桥梁；
● 扮演学生创新实践，提升国际竞争力的助推器；
● 为优秀学生提供工作或创新实践的机会；
● 学业发展咨询与指导；
● 学习策略及方法咨询与指导；
● 针对性学习技能培训；
● 拓展类辅助课程；
● 困难课程同步辅导；
● 困难学生困难课程专项辅导；
● 为全体学生提供多层次全方位的学业导师团队；
● 毕业继续深造备考系列培训；
● 出国深造事务咨询及指导；
● 组建、整合、分享各类学习资源，提高学生自主学习和自我提升的能力；
2、英语语言中心
英语语言中心针对师生提供多项课外英语提升项目与辅导活动，帮助师生适应英文教学与学习环境，为学生学业发展提供帮助和支持。
1) 学生英语语言提升项目：提供15类英语语言辅导项目，专注学生批判性思维、团队合作能力、分析问题能力、学习能力和沟通技能等的发展。
2) 教职工英语语言提升项目：针对校区教职工英语提升需求，组织英语学习方法研讨会，为教职工提供初、中、高三个等级学习规划，协调各小组任务安排，每周跟进指导。
3) 英语语言中心在线平台：提供项目介绍、项目报名、咨询等一站式服务。（请通过企业微信访问在线平台）。
3、写作中心
写作中心：针对师生英语写作咨询需要，开设写作咨询预约渠道，提供写作策略咨询、评估及写作工作坊支持。
写作中心在线平台：提供服务介绍、咨询预约、工作坊报名等一站式服务。（请通过企业微信访问在线平台）。
4、国际事务办公室
负责校区各类涉外工作，包括签证事务、师生出入境、外事来访、合作办学、涉外会议、跨国交流等。
5、国际文化交流中心
负责协助举办校区各类国际文化交流活动，包括中国学生寒暑期项目、外国师生来华项目、校内跨文化交流活动、学生留学咨询、出境项目咨询等。
6、教师及教学支持与发展中心
1）教师与教学支持：为中外教师来威教学提供工作与生活支持。
2）教师与教学发展：为中外教师提供教学工作提升与多文化交流资源与活动，包括教学研讨会、英语教学工作室、教学提升咨询、中外教师教学与文化交流会等。
