The President of Yale University talked about the differences between Chinese and American students at the graduate graduation ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The President of Yale University talked about the differences between Chinese and American students at the graduate graduation ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2014 Graduate Graduation Ceremony and Degree Awarding Ceremony 1…

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2014 Graduate Graduation Ceremony and Degree Awarding Ceremony was held in Shanghai on the 19th. At the ceremony, Yale University President Peter Salovey was awarded an honorary doctorate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Peter Salovey reviewed the relationship between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yale University in his speech. He said that Rong Hong, an alumnus of Jiaotong University and the first Chinese student to study in the United States, graduated from Yale University. Since then, generations of Chinese students have come to study at Yale. This anecdote not only reminds people of the importance of international student exchanges, but also praises the relationship between Yale and SJTU.

He said that in recent years, the cooperative relationship between Yale and Jiaotong University has been developing rapidly, including student summer courses and scholar cooperation project research. Professors from Yale and Jiaotong University are working together to overcome the problem of cancer cell immunogenicity.

Peter Salovey’s message to graduates: IQ and EQ are indispensable for success in life and career. Through educational courses, students learn how to analyze complex problems and provide solutions, but at the same time, also develop the ability to sense, understand and control emotions. Talking about the differences between Chinese and American students, Peter Salovey said that North American students tend to pay more attention to focus details, while Asian students pay more attention to the macro background. It is difficult to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of the two. At Yale, both Eastern and Western students get along very well.

On the same day, the Yale Biostatistics Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was established at the same time. The two schools signed an inter-school cooperation framework agreement. The two parties plan to carry out deeper cooperation and exchanges in the fields of public health, general education and other fields.

The school-level cooperation between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yale University has a good foundation for many years. In 2012, Zhang Jie, President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, visited Yale University and had an in-depth meeting with Peter Salovey, who was the provost at the time. On behalf of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yale University, he signed an inter-school cooperation framework agreement. The two parties plan to carry out deeper cooperation and exchanges in the fields of public health, general education and other fields.

After more than two years of preparation, the content of the original framework agreement has been continuously advanced and implemented in the form of the Jiaotong University-Yale Joint Center to carry out substantive all-round cooperation.

Both parties hope that the Jiaotong University-Yale Joint Center will become an iconic carrier for cooperation between Yale and Chinese universities, and that the cooperation between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Yale will enter a stage of substantial and in-depth integration. As a comprehensive and interdisciplinary cooperation platform between the two universities, the center will bring together the best scientific researchers from China and the United States, focus on cutting-edge issues of human development, realize the strategic significance of the center with first-class teachers, advanced concepts and excellent management, and create a model of school-level cooperation between Chinese and foreign

> universities. Both parties also hope that through joint efforts, the Jiaotong University-Yellow Joint Center can cultivate the latest results in new areas of cooperation, make substantial contributions to the future of mankind, and become a milestone in the in-depth cooperation between Chinese and American universities.

On the afternoon of the 19th, Peter Salovey shared his thoughts on learning and being a human being with the students at the 2014 graduate graduation ceremony and degree awarding ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. When he stood at the speech box at the 2014 graduate graduation ceremony of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The thunderous applause from the students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University really made this scholar who came from afar feel a little "flattered". At the same time, he was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Talking about Chinese and American students: Chinese students are better at understanding the macro background

With the deepening of international academic exchanges and cooperation, more and more Chinese students are attracted to study at Yale University. Well, as the new president of Yale University, Salovey believes that Chinese and American students have more similarities than differences.

At Yale University, Chinese and American students have many similarities, but during the learning process, due to some differences in thinking habits, their academic focus is different. "Chinese or Asian students are better at understanding the macro background; American or North American students are better at focusing on the focus of the problem."

At the same time, the proportion of Chinese students at Yale University is getting higher and higher. Like other students from all over the world, they bring a different cultural atmosphere to Yale, making the classroom richer and more lively.

In addition, Salovey, who has been engaged in academic and management work at Yale University for nearly 30 years and has visited Tsinghua University, Peking University, Jiaotong University and other Chinese institutions of higher learning many times, also has his own perspective on the differences between Chinese and American education. "Historically, the development of education in China and the United States has indeed taken two different paths. But what is very interesting is that the development paths of education in China and the United States are now becoming more and more converging and coming together." Salovey mentioned that today's education in China and the United States are all paying attention to the application of new technologies in education, "such as MOOCs, online education, flipped classrooms, etc."; similarly, in China and the United States, the concept of freer learning is also increasingly valued and emphasized in the field of education.

"It can be said that now, there are more and more exchanges and interactions between China and the United States in the field of education, such as between students and teachers. As a result, the world has become smaller and smaller," Salovey said.

Uncovering the mystery of "emotional intelligence"

It is worth mentioning that Peter Salovey's other identity is a psychologist, and it was he who proposed the now widely mentioned concept of "emotional intelligence". On the 19th, Peter Salovey and students from Jiaotong University talked about "emotional intelligence" and success.

Peter Salovey said that using emotions to help thinking and decision-making is also a component of emotional intelligence. People have always been indoctrinated with the idea that emotions will affect decisions and emotions will interfere with reason. But research shows that emotions can also have a positive impact on thoughts. Peter Salovey made an analogy: when people are in a low mood, it is actually easier to find errors when editing articles, and the quality of the articles will be higher; and being in a good mood can make people more creative.

He told students that IQ and EQ are indispensable for success in life and career. Standing out in the highly competitive university entrance examination and successfully entering the university is enough to prove the students' talent. But high IQ alone is not enough. People with high emotional intelligence live richer lives and have more close friends in their lives. When working with them, the team's output is more efficient. These people tend to do more good deeds. For example, they will help their neighbors and make selfless contributions to the community even if they don't get anything in return.

Peter Salovey said that if you lack some emotional abilities, you can actually acquire them through learning. For example, if you are not good at sensing other people's emotions, you can first learn to sense basic emotions. For example, in order to understand the other person's emotions, you can ask some information-gathering questions, such as "Is there anything you don't agree with about what I just said?"