On the morning of January 8, An-Lai School convened a leadership appointment announcement meeting in its conference room at the Chang’an Campus. Li Zhenhai, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Party Committee of NWU, Vice President, and Director of the Party Committee Organization Department, along with Vice President Cao Rong attended the meeting. All faculty and staff of An-Lai School were present, with Wang Baohong, Secretary of the CPC Party Committee of An-Lai School, presiding over the session.

Li Zhenhai announced NWU’s leadership appointment decision: Yang Lu was appointed as Dean of An-Lai School, while Wen Rui was relieved of his position as Dean.

Wen Rui delivered a farewell speech, followed by Yang Lu’s inaugural address.

In her address, Cao Rong recognized An-Lai School’s educational accomplishments and specifically commended Dean Wen Rui’s contributions, while outlining expectations for Dean Yang Lu’s new leadership role and emphasizing three strategic priorities for An-Lai School’s future development. First, the leadership team must implement scientific and standardized management through close collaboration to pioneer new horizons for joint programs. Second, An-Lai School should prioritize development goals by rigorously advancing core tasks including the undergraduate teaching quality evaluation, joint program compliance assessment, and new academic program development. Third, all members must uphold fine traditions by further refining educational distinctiveness, optimizing the talent cultivation system, and fully capitalizing on the cooperative platform’s brand multiplier effects.

In his concluding remarks, Wang Baohong emphasized that all faculty and staff should comprehensively fulfill NWU’s expectations for An-Lai School’s development through immediate and concrete actions, contributing to the school’s sustained high-quality growth.