Beijing International Studies University (BISU) was recently invited to a forum on deepening the training of Portuguese- and Spanish-language talent held in Hengqin, Zhuhai, Guangdong province, where the university signed a cooperation initiative.

Zheng Chengjun, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC BISU Committee and vice-president of the university, attended the event.

Zheng Chengjun (fourth from the right) speaks at the roundtable discussion.

At a roundtable for university and business representatives, participants discussed reform of training models, industry-education integration, employment and internship systems, and alignment with industry demand.

Zheng shared BISU's experience in foreign language disciplines, internationalized education, and its Portuguese- and Spanish-language programs.

He said the university, building on humanities-engineering integration and drawing on its School of Artificial Intelligence and Language Sciences, has put in place a three-tier training system of AI courses, micro-majors and full majors to break down barriers between language study and science and engineering.

Representatives of relevant institutes and universities sign a cooperation initiative.

During the forum, representatives of the Service Center for Economy and Trade between China and Portuguese/Spanish-speaking Countries, BISU, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Macao Polytechnic University, and the University of Macao signed the initiative on deepening cooperation in Portuguese- and Spanish-language talent training, signaling a shared commitment to a regular cooperation mechanism.