On March 26, the School of Economics and Management (SEM) at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) held an all-faculty meeting featuring a special training session on teacher ethics and professional conduct as part of its spring semester “First Lesson” initiative.
The session featured presentations by Wu Sen, Secretary of the SEM Party Committee, on teacher ethics, professional conduct, and lessons from disciplinary cases, and by Yan Dongmei, Deputy Director of the University Finance Office, on research funding regulations and risk prevention. The meeting was chaired by Ni Yu, SEM Deputy Party Secretary, Vice Dean, and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. All faculty and staff members of SEM and the Institute of Mineral Resources attended.
Wu systematically reviewed the University’s policies and requirements on teacher ethics and professional conduct. She also presented warning cases involving violations of professional conduct standards for teachers. Wu emphasized that teacher ethics and professional conduct are the primary criteria for evaluating faculty quality. Ethical conduct must be a key requirement in faculty recruitment, professional title evaluation and promotion, supervisor selection, awards and honors, and project applications. She called for rigorous assessments of teacher ethics, stronger evaluation of ideological and political commitment, and sustained efforts to institutionalize and strengthen teacher ethics education.
Wu urged all faculty and staff to learn from the cases, remain vigilant, comply strictly with professional conduct standards, uphold ethical principles, and maintain clear boundaries in their professional practice.
Yan then explained the University’s latest regulations on research funding management. Her presentation covered the basic principles governing the use of research funds, funding categories, requirements for compliant expenditure, and key areas of risk. Drawing on practical examples, she explained procedures and requirements related to budget implementation, expenditure compliance, and project completion and acceptance. The session aimed to strengthen faculty and staff members’ awareness of, and ability to ensure, compliance in research funding management, while discouraging any assumption that violations would go undetected and reinforcing the importance of integrity.
The training session was not merely a collective learning activity but also an important part of SEM’s efforts to establish a long-term mechanism for promoting teacher ethics and professional conduct. The School will continue to strengthen faculty development and integrate ethical standards throughout the teaching and educational process, helping foster a clean, ethical, and positive educational environment.
