On the afternoon of March 16th 2024, the Russian major of the Department of Language and Art held the first "Russian Corner" activity of this semester. This issue of the "Russian Corner" focused on experiencing Russian traditional festival culture. Organized by foreign teacher Gulnara Tolmacheva and Li Boyu, the director of the Department of Language and Art, it attracted the participation of more than 20 students majoring in Russian as well as some international students. During the activity, foreign teachers and international students personally made traditional Russian festival foods for everyone to taste. The students wore traditional Russian headwear, admired beautiful and charming traditional crafts such as Russian nesting dolls, tea kettles, and traditional flower spoons, and made traditional festival handicrafts under the guidance of the teachers, experiencing the unique charm of Russian traditional culture.In the interactive session for Chinese and foreign youths, international students introduced Russian traditional festivals and customs, while Chinese students sang popular Chinese and Russian songs on the spot. With the cheerful music, the students sang and danced, played Russian traditional festival games, and the atmosphere was filled with joy. This activity not only extended professional learning to the second classroom, connecting all aspects of aesthetic education through vivid cultural and artistic experiences, but also enhanced exchanges and friendships between Chinese and foreign youths on campus, injecting new vitality into the diversified development of campus culture.

From November 30 to December 2, 2023, Li Guanru, the counselor of the School of Arts and Sciences/College of Culture and Art, led our international students and student volunteers to visit Karamay Museum and the School History Exhibition Hall on campus to gain a deeper understanding of the historical heritage of the Oil City and the development process of our school. The theme of this visit was "Studying abroad in the Oil City and building dreams on the Silk Road". At the Karamay Museum, the international students visited six exhibition halls, including the preface hall, the ancient mystery hall, the budding emergence hall, the hard work hall, the reform and development hall, and the new era exhibition hall. They browsed through photos, charts, physical objects, sand tables, and models from different periods of Karamay, and were deeply attracted by the derricks, drilling machines, and oil pumps used in the early stages of Karamay oilfield development displayed in the yard. During the visit, they learned about the development process of Karamay in various historical stages and were amazed by its rich resources and rapid development. On the afternoon of December 2, the international students and volunteers visited the exhibition hall on the first floor of J2. With the explanation of the guide Gao Wenjin, they visited in detail the six major parts of the exhibition hall, including the Achievements in Running the School, Entrepreneurship, Exploration, Renewal, Development, and Take-off. This visit allowed the international students to gain a deeper understanding of the 70-year development history of our school, as well as the school's educational philosophy, discipline construction, and talent cultivation.This visit not only allowed the international students to gain a deeper understanding of the history and culture of Karamay, the Oil City, but also inspired their love for the school and interest in Chinese culture. Especially when studying the contents of President Xi's reply letter to the Central Asian international students of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), the students were deeply inspired and expressed their determination to study hard and contribute to the construction of the China-Central Asia community with a shared future.International students studying the contents of President Xi's reply letter This event demonstrated our school's emphasis on international education and the cultivation of international students. In the future, our school will continue to strengthen international education, strive to improve the quality of international student training, and make greater contributions to the goal of realizing the China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

To promote the construction and development of courses in the research direction of regional and national studies in English majors at the campus, and to build a platform for mutual exchange between Chinese and foreign students, on November 21, the Language and Art Department of the School of Arts and Sciences organized English major students to participate online in the "International Week" series of student lectures hosted by the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged in Hungary. Despite the seven-hour time difference between Hungary and China, the students overcame the difficulty of time difference and participated in the lecture activities online during their rest time after evening self-study. They actively interacted with the teachers and students on site at the University of Szeged and asked them some questions about Chinese culture. Ma Wenchao, a teacher from the Language and Art Department of the School of Arts and Sciences who was sent to the University of Szeged in Hungary as a visiting scholar, was invited to participate in the "International Week" series of academic lectures hosted by the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged. He delivered an academic report titled "An Overview of China-Hungary Relations and a Survey of Xinjiang". The report content was divided into two parts: "Overview of China-Hungary Relations" and "Survey of Xinjiang". It not only sorted out the development process of the good relationship between China and Hungary after the founding of New China, but also introduced the basic situation and development status of Xinjiang in the new era to international teachers and students. It vividly demonstrated the realistic portrayal of social development and people's happy life in Xinjiang today, which was widely praised by teachers and students at the University of Szeged. The University of Szeged is a Hungarian national research university with a history of over 400 years. It is located in Szeged, the third largest city in Hungary, and belongs to the Csongrád-Csanád County in the southern Great Plain. As one of the top universities in Hungary, the University of Szeged is also a leading higher education institution in Central Europe. The Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Szeged is a well-known faculty. The current President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, graduated from this faculty. The "International Week" series of academic lectures is a traditional academic activity of the faculty. The series of lectures covers academic topics such as international law, geopolitics, and other related regional and national studies and international relations. The lecture guests are all experts and scholars from relevant fields around the world.

English language instructors are recruited all year round. Successful applicants start to work in early September (Fall semester) or late February (Spring semester).Work Schedule: Full TimeLocation: Karamay, XinjiangRequirementCandidates must be English native speakersMaster or Ph.D. in Linguistics, literature, TESL, Applied Linguistics, Creative or Technical writing, or other social sciencesTESL/TEFL certificateMinimum 2-years’ work experiencesThe ability to teach at least three of the following courses: Listening & Speaking, Reading, Literature, Writing, Linguistics.Job Description:The successful candidates are expected to teach undergraduate or postgraduate English courses, and be involved in professional/creative research.Application Instructions:Interested candidates are invited to send 1) a letter of application, 2) a curriculum vita, 3) copies of educational certificates and transcript of records.Send the application to international_hr@cup.edu.cn with the subject: English-Last Name (e.g., English-Smith).

China University of Petroleum Beijing at Karamay (CUPK) is hiring qualified and experienced Language Instructors of Kazakh, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Tajik, and Kyrgyz.Work Schedule: Full TimeLocation: Karamay, Xinjiang Requirements:Native speakers of Kazakh, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Tajik, or Kyrgyz.A minimum of a Master's degree in the Russian language, linguistics or a related field.Speakers with native capability in reading, listening and speaking in the standard form of the languages to be taught.The ability to teach at least three of the following courses: Listening & Speaking, Reading, Literature, Writing, Linguistics.Job Description:The successful candidates are expected to teach courses both of the Russian Language and of her/his mother tongue.Application Instructions:Interested candidates are invited to send 1) a letter of application, 2) a curriculum vita, 3) copies of educational certificates and transcript of records.Send the application to international_hr@cup.edu.cn with the subject: Mother tongue-Last Name (e.g., Kazakh- Akhmetov).

China University of Petroleum Beijing at Karamay (CUPK) is hiring qualified and experienced Language Instructors of Kazakh, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Tajik, and Kyrgyz. Work Schedule: Full Time Location: Karamay, Xinjiang Requirements:Native speakers of Kazakh, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Tajik, or Kyrgyz.A minimum of a Master's degree in the Russian language, linguistics or a related field.Speakers with native capability in reading, listening and speaking in the standard form of the languages to be taught.The ability to teach at least three of the following courses: Listening & Speaking, Reading, Literature, Writing, Linguistics. Job Description:The successful candidates are expected to teach courses both of the Russian Language and of her/his mother tongue. Application Instructions:Interested candidates are invited to send 1) a letter of application, 2) a curriculum vita, 3) copies of educational certificates and transcript of records. Send the application to international_hr@cup.edu.cn with the subject: Mother tongue-Last Name (e.g., Kazakh- Akhmetov).