On the afternoon of May 18, the cross campus Counselors of University Guidance (CUG) conference was held successfully at Qingpu Campus. CUGs from Jiaoke Campus, Gubei Campus, Wanyuan Campus, Pudong Campus, Wuxi Campus, Qingpu Campus and Sanlin Campus, some Principals and representatives from School Management Department, Marketing Department and Strategy&Business Development Department of Center (Group) took part in it with the online participation of Xiamen ITG Campus. The representatives of each campus shared the information and data of university application for 2021 graduates, made the deep analysis and comparison on the country direction, university selection, major range, application success rate and other data for the overseas studying of high school graduates from each campus, exchanged and shared the difference of various auxiliary means and systems, and discussed the further plan of SUIS Alumni.
The highlights of 2021 university applications and offers shared at the conference are as follows:
universities of arts and sciences/other universities:
CUG conference focused on the important role of Counselors of University Guidance in the school education system and the university admission process behind the university admission data. For the summarization and improvement of university guidance, CUGs or Principals from different campuses shared their idea as follows:
Jiaoke – Before the students take BC programme, we have created the university archive for each student, and enabled the students to have a systematic understanding of learning plan for 3-4 years; The form tutor holds the concurrent post of CUG, and has an all-round understanding of students and their families.
Pudong – After the entry into IGCSE 1, each student can get his/her BridgeU University Guidance system account. CUG will assist the students in the comprehensive understanding of university information and the guidance of essay writing, perform the one-on-one guidance according to the personalized demands of students, and see it as their tasks to help the students to find out “the most suitable” universities.
Pudong Sanlin – In our opinion, CUG helps the students to apply for studying at the ideal universities; furthermore, this process should be regarded as another learning experience throughout the whole study careers of students in the high schools just like the study of any subject. On this basis, more SUIS graduates are expected to continuously reflect on and explore the real selves and make the most suitable choices.
Jiaoke – A set of mature planning schemes have been formed by CUG of BC Programme in the work experience accumulation of more than 10 years. CUG team consisting of Chinese and expat teachers possesses the distinct work features: Except for the routine university admission (such as the resource connection of overseas universities, familiarity with the requirements of universities and application requirements), the long-term follow-up planning for the students is the most important, in which the Chinese and expat teachers should perform their duties and cooperate tacitly.
Xiamen ITG – The overseas university application is a complicated process with high requirements. Xiamen ITG Campus helps the students and their parents to understand the different university admission channels and selections by various means (such as the information session/university exhibition, university guidance course and multiple forms of conversation between the students/parents and the CUGs/Principals), gives the suggestions and assists the students in completing the application according to the actual situation of students (including their interests, academic and career objectives).
CUGs provide the university guidance services for the whole stage of high school based on the different characteristics of each student, from the complete university guidance course for the stage of high school, to the support for the students to clearly understand the universities, selves and future development direction, to the instruction for the students to complete the application essays, university interview information and university application system information, and to the close guidance in the foreign culture, customs, laws, emergency calling and others (including the constant attention and career and practical guiding). CUGs help the students to continuously exploit their own potentialities during the study and to recognize their own peculiarity and the different academic ability, specialty and future career planning of each student, and select the most suitable universities for the students while giving support to the psychological construction of students and their parents.