On 8 October 2026, students joining the 2026 intake atAABC, Liaoning University, attended their first university classes. As an institution providing Sino-foreign cooperative education, the College welcomed its first intake following an expansion in student admissions approved by the Ministry of Education. Nearly 800 students came together to embark on a new stage of their academic journey under this collaborative education model. The College’s leadership placed great importance on the start of teaching for the new intake and coordinated arrangements across all areas of academic provision. Timetables, teaching staff allocations, classroom arrangements and checks of teaching equipment were completed in advance, while contingency plans for each stage of teaching were refined. These preparations helped ensure that the first day of classes proceeded smoothly and in an orderly manner, providing students with a high-quality learning environment.
On the first day, courses including Introduction to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, General English, Academic English and Business Mathematics began as scheduled. Lecturers brought enthusiasm and dedication to the classroom, drawing on engaging teaching methods and an international approach suited to the College’s distinctive model of Sino-foreign cooperative education. Their teaching combined the explanation of subject knowledge with the development of students’ thinking skills, encouraging active participation throughout. The 2026 intake demonstrated a positive and energetic attitude and quickly settled into university study. Students listened attentively, took careful notes, followed their lecturers’ explanations, thought critically and responded readily to questions. Lively exchanges between students and staff filled the classrooms with an atmosphere of curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. This new beginning brings new opportunities and aspirations. The College will continue to strengthen the quality of its Sino-foreign cooperative education, remain committed to its mission of educating students and further enhance its teaching framework, helping them establish a sound academic foundation and broaden their international outlook.

Meanwhile, as part of the College’s continuing reforms in teaching and learning, an opening ceremony was held for the ‘CriticalThinkingEnglishand LeadershipPioneerProgramme’, one of its distinctive extracurricular programmes. As an important extension of the College’s English-language teaching reforms, Pioneer Programme builds on the core principles of ‘CriticalThinking and Innovation English’, an innovative course that has been delivered at the College for nearly a decade. By integrating debate into English-language teaching, the programme aims to develop students’ dialectical thinking and logical reasoning. It enables students not only to improve their language and communication skills but also to strengthen their capacity for independent thought and reasoned judgement through critical discussion and debate. The initiative will further advance the College’s English-language teaching reforms and bring fresh impetus to its efforts to nurture high-achieving students.

