Dear GAFSU members,
The Global Alliance of Foreign Studies Universities (GAFSU) is the first alliance of its kind formed by higher education institutions worldwide with strengths in the teaching and research of foreign languages as well as area studies. Since the inauguration of GAFSU, 35 institutions from 19 countries have joined us and become GAFSU members. Through mutual trust and joint efforts, we aim to develop GAFSU into a world-class collaboration platform for foreign language teaching and research, area studies, as well as people-to-people and cultural exchanges.
According to the working mechanism under the GAFSU Charter, the GAFSU Secretariat in conjunction with BFSU’s Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP), successfully launched in July 2020 the first issue of the biennial e-newsletter GAFSU Newsletter. The inaugural issue includes 40 submissions from 15 member institutions, featuring recent activities and developments, practices and experience of GAFSU members in terms of talent cultivation, teaching and research, international exchange and cooperation, technological advances, latest publications, etc. It is encouraging to see that the launch of GAFSU Newsletter is actively responded and well received by our GAFSU members and beyond.
As the GAFSU Newsletter continues to develop, we would like to introduce new columns in the future issues and now the Call for Contributions for the Issues No.2 is open!
The Second Issue of GAFSU Newsletter Layout
No. |
Columns |
Descriptions |
Remarks |
1 |
Presidents’ Forum |
University leaders’ perspectives on foreign language studies universities’ development and reform, education philosophy, mission and vision, etc. |
1500 words per article |
2 |
GAFSU Overview |
Introductions of GAFSU members (for first-time content contributors only), latest GAFSU events, etc. |
200-300 words for each member with university logo, campus photos and homepage link |
3 |
GAFSU Highlights |
News coverage of GAFSU members’ s successful cases about institutional developments, innovative approaches to education and talent cultivation, international languages and cross-cultural communication, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, etc. |
500-800 words per article |
4 |
GAFSU Experience |
Special reports about GAFSU members best practices in talent cultivation, teaching and research, international exchange and cooperation, community services, technological advance (e.g. MOOC development), etc. |
2,000-3,000 words per article |
5 |
GAFSU Publications |
- Promoting and recommending university publications; - Introducing international publication collaborations among GAFSU members and their university press, e.g. joint research publication, multilingual publication, copyright cooperation, etc. |
300-500 words per article |
Timelines
Updating GAFSU Member Contact information ( if any change) |
September 30th, 2020 |
Contributions Submission Deadline |
October 30th, 2020 |
Release of GAFSU Newsletter Issue No.2 |
December 15th, 2020 |
How to Contribute?
² We're seeking contributions for content to be featured in the GAFSU Newsletter
- Please submit contributions as per column descriptions;
- Please send emails to gafsu@bfsu.edu.cn with below subject lines:
1) [Name of the institution] + GAFSU Contact Updates
2) [Name of the institution] +Newsletter Issue No.2 Contributions
- Language: English
Our members’ unwavering support to the development of GAFSU is greatly appreciated as always. We cordially invite you to further contribute to the upcoming issue as per our latest column arrangements and continue to share with us your expertise and experience in talent cultivation, teaching and research as well as international exchange and cooperation. We are looking forward to the release of GAFSU Newsletter Issue No. 2.
The GAFSU Secretariat
Global Alliance of Foreign Studies Universities (GAFSU)
Address: No.2 North Xisanhuan Road,
Haidian Distirct, Beijing 100089 China
Tel: +86 010 8881 6715
Fax: +86 010 8881 0276
