Ordinary undergraduates often eat and chat with top scholars?
The intersection between
professors and undergraduates in the Department of Physics
goes far beyond the classroom
The multi-dimensional tutor system effectively connects
professors and students’ extracurricular communication bridge
Effectively realizes the
all-round, all-round and whole-process training of students
Firm students' ideals and beliefs
Establish the lofty ideal of "serving the country with science and technology"
Multi-dimensional tutoring system to build Three-round education system
Academician, 973 chief scientist... In the Department of Physics, you can imagine the big scholars and famous professors Almost all of them participated in the "multi-dimensional mentoring system".
What is the "multi-dimensional mentor system"? In 2008, the Party Committee of the Department of Physics implemented the "dorm tutor system" for undergraduate classes who have just entered their second year. By pairing with the dormitory, the dormitory tutor will provide continuous guidance and help in different aspects of students' study, life, etc. for three years. On this basis, the "dormitory tutoring system" has gradually developed the "top-notch tutoring program" for top-notch students and the "academic tutoring program" for students in the strong foundation plan. At the same time, a "party-building tutoring system" for students' ideological leadership has been added. Finally, the " multi-dimensional tutoring system" with the "dormitory tutoring system" as the core was formed.
From the time teachers and students are paired up, the tutor is responsible for guiding the paired students throughout their undergraduate studies. “Bedroom Tutors” focus on providing comprehensive care and guidance for students’ study, life, and thinking; “Top Tutors” and “Academic Tutors” focus on cultivating and guiding students’ academic and scientific research abilities; “Party Building Tutors” Pay attention to the ideological guidance of students who have submitted their application forms for party membership and those who have been established as party activists.
With the comprehensive help of tutors, some students with sports specialties who originally had low grades achieved rapid academic progress, some students in competitions overcame Internet addiction and successfully studied directly, and some students broke through and won the second place in the national " Challenge Cup " Prizes.
"The tutoring system has built a bridge between our students and our tutors, and our growth has received more attention." said Zhou Tianyuan, an undergraduate student in the Department of Physics.
Big scholars approach ordinary undergraduates and serve as "guides for joining the party", leading students to develop in an all-round way.
From inside the classroom to outside the classroom, the position of "teaching and educating people" extends from teaching to different aspects of life, psychology and other aspects.
“Students can go to their dormitory tutors if they encounter any confusion or problems in academic or life matters. Some problems, such as minor frictions in the dormitory, may be solved by chatting with the tutors while having lunch together.” said Yang Zhongqin, deputy director of the Department of Physics, member of the party committee of the department, and professor.
As a dormitory tutor, she often makes appointments with paired students to have meals together in the cafeteria, and while eating, she talks about the students' recent thoughts and future plans. At the same time, she will also write letters of recommendation and provide some guidance for some students who are applying for professional summer camps or studying abroad.
In Yang Zhongqin’s view, under the tutoring system, the seamless connection between classroom teaching and after-school education has been of great benefit to the overall growth of students. The tutor himself has also gained a lot from this process, “I teach professional courses every year "By serving as a dormitory tutor, we can have a good understanding of the current learning situation and psychological state of students, and we can improve teaching ideas and content arrangements according to their conditions," Yang Zhongqin said.
Educating all members is another important feature of the tutoring system in the Department of Physics. Over the years, almost all professors, experts and well-known scholars in the Department of Physics have actively participated in the "multidimensional mentor system". Tao Ruibao, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor in the Department of Physics, is one of them.
"A student whom Teacher Tao once guided as a dormitory tutor was hospitalized with a serious disease. The old man went to the hospital to visit the student many times." Yang Zhongqin said that she was deeply impressed by Academician Tao Ruibao's comprehensive care and concern for the students.
With the popularity of the dormitory tutoring system, the Party Committee of the Department of Physics has further integrated party building guidance into tutoring work in recent years.
"Because some dormitories have party activists or students who want to join the party, the college party committee has combined dormitory tutors with party-building tutors to facilitate communication between teachers and students." A member of the party committee and professor of the Department of Physics who has been in the party for more than ten years Wang Jing took the initiative to sign up to be a party-building mentor in the department last year. In order to do a good job in guiding students' thoughts, he will chat with paired student activists every month about life, study, as well as their theoretical study of the party, ideological understanding and other aspects.
"The college stage is a critical moment for establishing a outlook on life and a world view. There is a teacher who can chat with him (student), and it does not mean that the student will completely listen to you. The student will also have his own independent ideas, but at least you can be a teacher in a certain way. Influence him in some aspects, or give him some advice, which will have a positive impact on his entire academic and even life development, including his mental maturity," Wang Jing said.
Usually, he often communicates face-to-face with students, and sometimes eats and drinks tea together. During the epidemic, he would still understand the situation of his classmates through online communication. He would always actively help solve the difficulties raised by his classmates and calm their anxiety. For some special student situations, the tutor would also Timely feedback to the college party committee and academic working group for further resolution.
Accelerate the cultivation of ambitious and capable world-class physics talents
"In 2009, I just joined the Department of Physics, and soon several undergraduates found me, and then they followed me to do scientific research until they graduated with a Ph.D.," Physics Shen Jian, the former department chair, professor and academic tutor, said. In the past thirteen years, dozens of physics students have participated in the scientific research training of his team at the undergraduate level.
Two years ago, Fudan University became the first batch of basic subject enrollment reform pilot units in the country. The Department of Physics immediately established an "academic tutor system", with one tutor guiding two "Strong Foundation Plan" students, Shen Jian Actively signed up and served as the "academic tutor" of the department.
"The undergraduates I have taught are all very enthusiastic about scientific research, and they usually continue to study for Ph.D.s after graduation." Shen Jian said that students' choices for personal development are similar to what happened when he first came to the Department of Physics. He was delighted to find that in recent years, many capable students in the Department of Physics have finally chosen to stay in China to do scientific research.
He believes that establishing a good scientific research team atmosphere led by mentors is very critical to "retaining talents." "Many undergraduates who I am very optimistic about told me that they chose to stay in my team to continue their postgraduate studies because of the positive and harmonious discussion atmosphere of the team. They can learn a lot from outstanding classmates and seniors. Information and innovation way of thinking. "
" Today, the global competition for talents is intensifying. Through the mentor system, we encourage young students to aspire to serve the country through scientific research, help the country's scientific research take off in the future, and move the country towards the grand goal of building a world power in science and technology. Move forward bravely," Shen Jian said.
For particularly outstanding sophomores and juniors, the Department of Physics has also set up a "Top Mentor Program". Each tutor only mentors one undergraduate student and provides comprehensive and in-depth guidance on the academic problems encountered by the students.
"At present, the training of undergraduate students in our country has reached a new stage. In the past, outstanding students in basic subjects may have had the problem of not having enough to eat. Now, Fudan has a number of talent training plans including the 'Top Mentor Program' and other , giving students who have room for learning the opportunity to accelerate their growth and get in touch with cutting-edge scientific research in advance,” said Zhou Lei, head of the Department of Physics, professor and top tutor.
According to him, students who participate in the "Top Mentor Program" will accelerate their scientific research path in their sophomore year. If students hope to study for a Ph.D. in Fudan in the future, they can seamlessly enter their desired field by participating in the "Zhuobo Program" in their senior year. In the tutor's team, if a student chooses to study abroad, the tutor will also strengthen training in a targeted manner, write a letter of recommendation for the student when the student is a senior, and recommend high-quality foreign postgraduate programs.
During the epidemic, Zhou Lei tutored undergraduates online. In addition to reading a lot of literature, he also required students to learn programming knowledge to simulate the experimental process, so as to "reproduce" the processes and results in the literature, and prepare them for future doctoral studies in the laboratory. Get started making and testing samples to prepare. "For basic disciplines, a graduate student needs at least three or four years of training to lay a solid foundation, so it is very critical for outstanding undergraduates to join the scientific research team and learn graduate-level knowledge and techniques in advance," Zhou Lei said.
It is reported that the Party Committee of the Department of Physics was selected into the second batch of national benchmark department creation units for party building work in 2020. Over the years, a large number of party member teachers in the department have inherited the red gene, played a pioneering and exemplary role, and driven non-party backbone teachers to provide in-depth education. Role, party member and non-party member tutors work together to insist on improving the "multi-dimensional tutor system", build a three-dimensional education system for undergraduates, and accelerate the improvement of the teaching quality, academic level, scientific research cooperation and educational effectiveness of the entire department!
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Li Yijie, Wang Mengqi
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Wang Zhenyi
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