On March 20, the School of Nursing convened its Faculty Assembly together with the 2026 Work-plan Meeting for the “Double First-Class” Initiative. Professor Wang Zheng, Deputy Party Secretary and Secretary for Student Affairs of West China Clinical Medical College (West China Hospital), and Professor Li Ka, Member of the Party Committee of West China Clinical Medical College and Dean of the School of Nursing attended the meeting.
Present at the event were representatives from the Department of Discipline Development, the Student Affairs Office, the Graduate School, the Academic Affairs Office and the Clinical Skills Center of West China Clinical Medical College; directors of nursing departments from affiliated hospitals of Sichuan University; supervisors, teaching-research section heads, course coordinators and faculty representatives of the School of Nursing, totalling more than 100 participants.
Professor Zhang Fengying, Party Branch Secretary and Associate Dean of the School of Nursing, presided over the meeting.
Dean Professor Li Ka delivered a keynote report entitled Reflections and Outlook on the “Double First-Class” Development of Nursing Discipline. Guided by high-quality disciplinary development, the report systematically outlined the strategic blueprint, implementation pathways and key innovation priorities for building a world-class nursing discipline at West China, Sichuan University. It assessed opportunities and challenges facing the “Double First-Class” construction, shared advanced academic governance philosophies and cutting-edge research outcomes. It offered new ideas and practical guidance for building a nursing discipline rooted in Chinese characteristics and poised for global excellence, developing a world-class nursing research hub and a high-calibre talent-training base, and inspired all faculty members to contribute to national development priorities.
Secretary Zhang Fengying conveyed the spirits of the 2026 National Two Sessions and rolled out the School’s work arrangements for 2026. She stressed fostering a team culture featuring greater solidarity, pragmatism, commitment and innovation, and clarified priorities and implementation pathways for Party-building integrated with institutional development, disciplinary advancement, faculty development, talent cultivation and international collaboration in 2026.
Section Chiefs Tian Yali (General Office), Cui Jinbo (Academic Affairs Office) and Hu Xiaolin (Discipline Development Office) successively presented key 2026 work reports. They comprehensively reviewed work preparation and administrative support arrangements to lay solid foundations for the smooth operation of all undertakings in the new semester.
In his address, Secretary Wang Zheng fully acknowledged the achievements the nursing discipline had made in recent years. He emphasized that faculty members of the School of Nursing should align their efforts with national health-strategy priorities, adopting a pioneering mindset and pragmatic work ethic to boost institutional performance. As educators, teachers must uphold the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, strengthen communication and ideological guidance for students, and consolidate the foundation for talent cultivation. He called on all participants to jointly strive for leap-forward development of West China Nursing in 2026.
