On December 12, the3rdUndergraduate Academic English Forum on Petro-humanitieswas successfully held inCollege of Arts.The forum was attended byProf. SunRenyuanfrom the CollegeofPetroleumEngineering,associatePro. GaoChunxia from theCollegeofInformation andControlEngineering,Prof. WangXinbo,associate Profs.YangFangand HanShuqinfromthe College of Arts, and contestantsandstudents from all majors. WangXuedong,headof theCollege ofArts,andPartysecretaryZhangYongning presented awards to thefinalwinners.
Special prizewent to ZhangChenxin from theCollegeofChemicalEngineering andKouRuicong from theCollegeofMechanical andElectricalEngineering.4 students including LiXuanwen from theCollegeofEconomicManagement won the first prize,5 students including HanQing from theCollegeofEconomicManagementthe second prize, and11 studentsthe third prize.
The eight-month forum went throughpreliminary competitionincludingpaper abstractqualification, paper preliminary evaluationand finalpaperqualification. 23excellentcontestantswereshortlistedin the preparatory competition and11contestantswere selected toenterthe finalpresentationanddefense.
At the beginning of the forum, Prof. Wang Xinbo delivered an opening speech for the Forum. After that, candidates presented their dissertations in English, displaying their creative ideas in different perspectives. Among them, Zhang Chenxin from College of Chemical Engineering made analysis about polylactic acid and other materials in terms of cost, efficiency, safety and effect on the environment; Kou Ruicong from College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering elucidated the job disadvantages for female petroleum majors. During that period, discussion became heated between judges and participants on the grounds of their argumentation. At last, Prof. Sun Zhiyuan from College of Petroleum Engineering made a comment about their performance, PPT presentation and the norms of academic writing, encouraging them to continue their passion. Overall, the Forum was a great success.
The Undergraduate Academic English Forum on Petro-humanities was initiated by College of Arts in 2014, aiming at promoting the English academic English education in our school, cultivating college students' academic English communication ability, and satisfying the needs of students' participation in international academic communication. The themes of the first and second forum are respectively Petroleum and Ecology, Petroleum and New Energy. The theme of the third forum is Sustainability and Innovation.
Translator:Xu Bing,Wang Mengqi, Ye Xin
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