Ahead of China's 42nd Teachers' Day, the College of Art and Design faculty union held a roundtable titled Educating Through Art and Discussing the Future in Room 12-311 on the Hexi Campus. Members of the college leadership, faculty representatives from each department, distinguished alumni and student representatives attended.

Vice Dean Wang Weijing extended Teachers' Day greetings to faculty and thanked them for their work in teaching reform, research and other areas during the previous year. She said faculty development remained a central priority and that the college would continue to improve professional support and working conditions for teaching and research.

Faculty representatives from Public Art, Product Design, Environmental Design, Visual Communication Design, Fashion and Accessory Design, Animation, and Performance discussed their teaching experience and professional development. They described the value of introducing students to aesthetics and watching early ideas develop into professional design capabilities. They also thanked the college for supporting teaching and faculty development and said they would continue to prepare creative, practice-oriented art and design graduates.

Yang Fan, general manager of Tianjin Yanchen Technology Co., Ltd. and a distinguished alumnus, recalled his time at TUST and offered suggestions on university-industry collaboration, internships and employment. After his remarks, Vice Dean Zhang Xinyi presented him with a cultural and creative gift in recognition of the practical opportunities his company has provided to students.

Student representatives shared Teachers' Day greetings and discussed what they had learned through coursework and research practice. They also offered suggestions on the curriculum, practical teaching, innovation and entrepreneurship. At the end of the discussion, the students presented flowers to the faculty members in attendance.

Xue Meiru, secretary of the college Discipline Inspection Committee, and Vice Deans Cang Shijian and Zhang Xinyi delivered concluding remarks. They thanked the alumni and students for their suggestions and said the college would review them as it refines its talent development plans and teaching support services. They also encouraged faculty and students to continue working together to advance the college.

The roundtable provided a forum for dialogue among faculty, students and alumni and gathered recommendations for the college's future development.