學校概況
海南外國語職業(yè)學院創(chuàng)建于1947年,是海南省唯一一所公辦全日制外語類高等職業(yè)院校,也是海南省外語語種最多、外語專業(yè)最齊的高校。2012年成為全省第二所省市共建高校,2022年4月獲批建設省“雙高?!?。
學校坐落于中國首個濱海衛(wèi)星發(fā)射基地——文昌市,校園占地面積850余畝,教學條件優(yōu)越,擁有校內實訓室50多個,在全國各地建有近百個校外實習實訓基地,設有國家職業(yè)教育研究院海南分院、海南省社會科學普及示范基地—東盟語言與文化普及示范基地、海南省應用外語研究基地、國家職業(yè)技能鑒定所等多個省級學術機構。
學校現(xiàn)有英語、日語、韓語、俄語、德語、法語、西班牙語、葡萄牙語、意大利語、泰語、印尼語、越南語、阿拉伯語、緬甸語、柬埔寨語、馬來語、老撾語、菲律賓語等18個外語語種,涵蓋外語、國際商貿、國際旅游、教育、藝術等共40多個專業(yè)。在校生6700多人,教職工400多人,其中外籍教師30余人,另聘有大批來自國(境)內外高校、研究機構的客座教授和來自行業(yè)、企業(yè)一線的專家能手。
人才培養(yǎng)
學校堅持以習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想為指導,堅守為黨育人、為國育才,以“立德樹人”為根本任務,秉承“會通中外、德能雙馨”的校訓,對接海南四大重點產(chǎn)業(yè)需求,著力培養(yǎng)厚植家國情懷、具有國際視野和跨文化交際能力的高素質應用型“外語+”人才。學校堅持以質量求發(fā)展,人才培養(yǎng)成效明顯。長期以來,學生在各級各類翻譯、演講、技能、文體等大賽中屢創(chuàng)佳績,近5年共榮獲100余項國家級獎勵(其中全國特等獎2項,一等獎8項)和400多項省級獎勵,尤其是獲得全國大學生英語辯論賽、英語寫作大賽、日語技能大賽、BETT全國商務英語翻譯大賽、創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)業(yè)全國管理決策模擬大賽、全國供應鏈大賽等特等獎及一等獎等,屢次開創(chuàng)了我省高校參加國家級比賽的最好成績;涌現(xiàn)出“中國大學生自強之星”“海南省大學生自強之星標兵”“優(yōu)秀共青團員”等一批先進典型。
師資隊伍
學校現(xiàn)有教職工400多人,其中每年聘請各語種外籍教師近30人,具有碩士研究生學歷(學位)以上教師180多人,具有高級職稱教師70多人,具有碩士、博士學位專任教師比例達63%,高層次人才59人,其中拔尖人才6人。學校實施“人才強?!睉?zhàn)略,引進了一批國內有影響力的外語教學專家、留學歸國人才、商貿與旅游行業(yè)資深專家來校任教,培養(yǎng)了一批省級教學名師、骨干教師,同時聘請了大批來自國(境)內外高校、研究機構的客座教授和來自行業(yè)、企業(yè)一線的專家能手;實施教師職業(yè)發(fā)展和能力提升計劃,選派專業(yè)教師赴境外培訓學習和到企業(yè)掛職鍛煉,打造了一支“專家引領、中外融合、專兼結合”的優(yōu)秀教學團隊。近5年,教師獲得200多項省級、50多項國家級榮譽和獎勵。成功打造應用外語、國際商務2個省級高水平專業(yè)師資團隊,積極培育了旅游管理、東盟語、歐盟語等多個校級高水平專業(yè)師資團隊。
專業(yè)建設
學校主動對接國家“一帶一路”倡議和海南自貿港需求,外語辦學語種由12門增至18門,實現(xiàn)東盟語種全覆蓋。突出“一語多職、一職多語”特色,堅持“強專業(yè)、重技能、提素養(yǎng)、育全人”的理念,推進“五育并舉”和雙創(chuàng)實踐、區(qū)域文化協(xié)同育人,實施“教、學、訓、做、評”一體化課程教學設計,構建了“一體兩翼一提升”的專業(yè)布局。應用外語專業(yè)群和國際商務專業(yè)群成功入選省高水平專業(yè)群建設項目,應用英語專業(yè)獲GDI智庫高職??茖I(yè)評估A檔專業(yè)。深化科研評價體系改革,持續(xù)加大資金投入力度,打造“三基地多中心”的“3+N”學術科研應用體系?!懂敶庹Z教育》被中國社會科學評價研究院評為“2022年度中國人文社會科學學術集刊AMI綜合評價”入庫集刊。近年來,教師承擔省級以上科研項目160余項,發(fā)表論文600余篇、出版專(編)著、教材80余部。
國際交流合作
學校全力服務“海南國際教育創(chuàng)新島”建設,不斷擴大與“一帶一路”沿線國家尤其東盟國家的教育交流合作,為師生搭建廣闊的出國留學、帶薪實習、社會實踐等平臺,讓每一位海外院學子都擁有更高、更廣闊的國際交流學習平臺。學校將國際化理念融入到人才培養(yǎng)、科學研究、社會服務和管理的全過程,緊緊圍繞國家“一帶一路”建設和國際化人才培養(yǎng)需求進行布局,探索多層面的國際教育合作形式,每年吸收來自各國,尤其是“一帶一路”國家高校的學生來校學習。與外國教育機構合作,舉辦各類短訓班和教師進修項目;與美國、英國、澳大利亞、俄羅斯、德國、意大利、韓國、日本、馬來西亞、印度尼西亞、泰國、柬埔寨、老撾、越南、瑞士、葡萄牙、西班牙、羅馬尼亞、克羅地亞、埃及等國家、地區(qū)的50多所院校簽署合作協(xié)議,舉辦短期游學、優(yōu)秀課程引進、“3+1”“2+2”“2+3”專升本、專升碩等學歷提升項目和實習就業(yè)項目。近年來,一批又一批優(yōu)秀學生通過學校搭建的國際交流合作平臺,出國進行交流學習,2020年以來優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)生不斷考取俄羅斯、泰國等國高等學府碩士研究生。
社會服務
學校大力加強多語種服務人才團隊建設,每年選派師生志愿者為博鰲亞洲論壇、中國國際消費品博覽會、中非農(nóng)業(yè)合作論壇、南洋文化節(jié)等大型國際活動提供志愿服務。被授予博鰲亞洲論壇年會志愿者“鉆石合作單位”,多次得到消博會組委會表彰。積極助力海南全面提升公民外語水平行動,開展公共場所外語標識標牌糾錯“啄木鳥”行動,為公務員和公安民警提供多語種和涉外業(yè)務培訓。連續(xù)多年承辦全省暑期中小學英語教師口語培訓,打造了海南中小學“陽光快樂”特色印記外語教育培訓品牌。創(chuàng)新“媒體+院?!焙献髂J?,與南海網(wǎng)共建海南國際傳播中心,助力講好“海南故事”,傳播“自貿港聲音”。在新冠疫情期間,組織多批次干部教師志愿者支援全省疫情防控,獲省委組織部、省教育廳表彰。選派9名干部到定安新竹鎮(zhèn)祖坡村,文昌東郊鎮(zhèn)碼頭村、蓬萊鎮(zhèn)蓬萊村開展定點扶貧和鄉(xiāng)村振興工作,兩任第一駐村書記獲“全省脫貧攻堅先進個人”稱號,定點幫扶工作兩次獲評全省“優(yōu)秀”。
學校以黨建引領學校各項事業(yè)高質量發(fā)展,致力于建設成為特色鮮明、開放包容、國內一流的國際化高水平職業(yè)院校,為加快建設具有世界影響力的中國特色自由貿易港貢獻力量!
A Profile of HNCFS
Hainan College of Foreign Studies (HNCFS), founded in 1947, is the sole full-time public vocational college of foreign languages in Hainan, offering the most complete range of language-related majors. HNCFS, which steadily developed into the second municipally and provincially co-constructed college in the province in 2012, gained the official approval of constructing itself into a provincial-level “Double-High College” in April 2022.
Situated in Wenchang City, home to China’s first coastal satellite launch center, the college covers a total area of 850 mu and is blessed with the advantageous teaching conditions. It has more than 50 advanced training rooms and nearly 100 off-campus internship and training bases all over the country. It has also established the bases for some provincial academic institutes, such as the National Institute of Vocational Education (Hainan Branch), the Hainan Social Science Popularization Model Base, the ASEAN Languages and Cultures Popularization Model Base, Hainan Research Center for Applied Foreign Languages, and National Vocational Skill Appraisal Office.
The college has more than 40 majors concerning 18 foreign languages such as English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portugal, Italian, Thai Language, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Burmese, Cambodian, Malay, Lao and Filipino. The college boasts an enrollment of over 6,700 students and more than 400 faculty and staff, including around 30 foreign teachers. It has also engaged a significant number of visiting professors from the renowned universities and research institutions both at home and abroad, as well as experts from various industries.
Talent Cultivation
HNCFS unswervingly follows the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and stays committed to cultivating talent for the Party and the country. The college upholds the fundamental task of fostering virtue by education while embracing its motto of “Connecting the World, Developing to the Full.” To better serve the needs of Hainan’s four key industries, the college focuses on nurturing high-quality “FL+” applied talents with strong patriotism, international vision and cross-cultural communication skills. Consistently driven by a passion for high-quality development, the college has achieved remarkable results in talent cultivation. Over the years, students have made the outstanding achievements in various competitions concerning translation, speech, skills, and sports. Notably, in the past five years alone, the students have earned over 100 national-level awards, including 2 National Special-Class Prizes and 8 National First Prizes, as well as more than 400 provincial-level awards. The college has repeatedly distinguished herself among the universities and colleges in Hainan, securing numerous National Grand Prizes and National First Prizes in prestigious competitions, such as the National English Debating Competition, the English Writing Contest, the Japanese Proficiency Competition, the BETT National Business English Translation Competition, the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cup” National Management Decision Simulation Competition, and the National Supply Chain Competition. Additionally, the college takes pride in producing exemplary individuals, recognized as “The Self-improvement Stars of Chinese College Students,” “The Self-improvement Stars of Hainan College Students,” and “Excellent Communist Youth League Members.”
The Teaching Staff and Faculty
HNCFS possesses over 400 teaching staff and faculty members, including approximately 30 foreign teachers. Among them, more than 180 people hold postgraduate degrees, and over 70 have senior professional technical titles. Noticeably, 63% of the full-time teachers have attained Master’s Degree or Doctor’s Degree. The college boasts 59 High-level talents, including 6Top-notch talents. The college has been implementing the strategy of talent-driven development. So far, the college has engaged a number of influential domestic experts of language teaching, exceptional overseas returned talents, and senior specialists from the foreign trade and tourism industries. The college has also successfully cultivated a multitude of provincial-level Distinguished Teachers and backbone teachers, while engaging a weath of visiting professors from esteemed institutions both at home and abroad, as well as experts from various industries. A comprehensive plan for teachers’ career development and skill enhancement has been carried out, which includes selecting the teachers to go abroad for further study and training, and offering opportunities for on-the-job placements in enterprises. Through the concerted efforts we’ve built an outstanding teaching team led by experts, integrating Chinese and foreign educators, and combining the full-time and part-time teachers. Furthermore, in the past five years, the teachers have won over 200 provincial-level honors and awards and more 50 national-level ones. Due to the outstanding achievements we have made, we have established two provincial high-level professional teacher teams, specializing in applied foreign languages and international business. We also actively cultivate several college-level high-level professional teacher teams in the fields of tourism management, ASEAN languages, European languages, etc.
Specialties
To better align with the “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) and contribute to the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), HNCFS has expanded the offerings of foreign languages from 12 to 18, achieving full coverage of ASEAN languages. With the aim of nurturing well-rounded professionals with strong language competence, the college has been prioritizing the versatility and adaptability of each language. The college has achieved the goal by promoting “Five-fold Education” (Moral, Intellectual, Physical, Aesthetic and Labor education), fostering entrepreneurship and innovation practice, and enriching the curriculum with the regional culture. The college has also implemented a teaching framework that seamlessly integrates teaching, learning, training, practical application, and assessment. So far, the college has structured a professional layout with foreign language majors at its core, flanked by majors in business, trade and tourism services, while also incorporating humanities and arts majors (referred to as “One Core, Two Wings, and One Enhancement Point”). The Applied Foreign Language Specialty Cluster and the International Business Specialty Cluster have been successfully selected for inclusion in the provincial high-level specialty cluster construction project, and the Applied English major was rated A in GDI Ranking of Higher Vocational Colleges (2023). The college continues to deepen the reform of the scientific research evaluation system and increase the funding of building a “3+N” (referring to 3 bases and multiple centers) academic research application system. The journal “Contemporary Foreign Language Education” the college founded was included in the AMI Comprehensive Evaluation Report of Chinese Collections of Humanities and Social Sciences (2022). In the past few years, the faculty has undertaken more than 160 scientific research projects at or above the provincial level, and published more than 600 papers and over 80 scholarly books and textbooks.
International Exchange and Cooperation
HNCFS bolsters its efforts in supporting Hainan’s transformation into the “Pacesetting Island for International-oriented Education”. The college continuously boosts educational exchanges and cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road, especially the ASEAN nations, providing abundant opportunities for both the faculty and students to engage in overseas study, paid internships and social practice. It infuses internationalization into all aspects of its operations, including talent development, research, social services, and management. With a steadfast focus on the BRI and the internationalized talent cultivation, the college has been exploring diverse forms of cross-border education cooperation. Each year, the college attracts foreign students, particularly those from colleges in the Belt and Road countries, to study here. We’ve also hosted a variety of short-term training classes and further-study programs for teachers in partnership with global educational institutions. Besides, the college has also forged cooperation agreements with more than 50 universities and colleges worldwide, facilitating short-term study tours, introducing high-quality courses, and promoting flexible education programs such as “3 + 1,” “2 + 2,” and “2 + 3” to aid students in advancing to university or even postgraduate levels. Thanks to the school’s international exchange and cooperation platform, a considerable number of excellent students have participated in overseas studies and exchanges in recent years. Since 2020, many outstanding graduates have gained admission to universities in Russia, Thailand and other countries to pursue Master’s Degrees.
Social Services
HNCFS has intensified efforts to strengthen the construction of a multilingual service talent team. Teachers and students volunteers are annually selected for major international events in Hainan, such as the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), the China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Agriculture (FOCACA), and the Nanyang Culture Festival. The college was awarded the “Diamond Cooperation Unit” of the BFA Annual Conference 2022 for students’ volunteer work, and was commended by the organizing committee of the CICPE for many times. The college has played a proactive role in Hainan’s action to comprehensively improve the foreign language proficiency of citizens. The measures taken include launching the “Woodpecker” Action to rectify errors on the foreign language signage in public places, and providing multi-language and foreign-related business training for civil servants and the public security police. The college has also organized the oral English training for primary and secondary school teachers in this province during the summer vacation for consecutive years, and created a foreign language education and training brand—”Sunshine & Smile” in Hainan’s primary and secondary schools. In addition, through its innovative “Media + College” cooperation model, the college works as a partner of to build the Hainan International Media Center (HIMC), better telling Hainan’s stories, making FTP’s voice heard and enhancing its global visibility. The college has been actively engaged in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating poverty. During the pandemic, Multiple teams of cadres and teachers were assigned to support epidemic prevention and control on the island, and were commended by both the Organization Department of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee and the Education Department of Hainan Province. Nine cadres were dispatched for targeted poverty reduction and rural revitalization in Zupo Village, Xinzu Town of Ding’an County, Matou Village, Dongjiao Town of Wenchang City, and Penglai Village of Penglai Town respectively. Among them, two first secretaries were awarded the title of “Provincial Outstanding Individual for Poverty Alleviation”, and the college’s paired assistance was rated “Excellent” twice in the whole province.
Today, the college is devoted to pursuing high-quality development on every undertaking under the guidance of the Party Building, developing into China’s first-class international high-level vocational college with distinctive features, openness and inclusiveness. HNCFS, through this endeavor, will make greater contributions to accelerating the development of Hainan Free Trade Port with Chinese characteristics and global influence.