He takes students to Africa just to find interests

Author:Fudan University Time:2022.09.21

"I have always told the students,

When doing research,

The scope of reading should be locked and concentrated,

But when reading reading as a daily lifestyle,

The scope of books can be widely. "

In the office of a liberal arts building, in front of the Chinese and foreign books full of walls, Guo Dingping, a professor of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the State Academy), talked to the visitors about his reading interests and studies. Not long ago, he was just rated as a good teacher of "Zhong Yang" of Fudan University.

For more than 30 years of coaching, he won the love of students with a solid and rigorous attitude of academic attitude, an open and innovative international perspective, and a lecture style of good temptation. The students said, "It is lucky to be a student of Teacher Guo."

"Good teacher"

It just reflects the teacher's original appearance

When talking about Zhong Yang, Guo Dingping was impressed. Many years ago, he had a few work contacts with Zhong Yang, who was the dean of the Graduate School. "He is full of energy no matter what he does." In his eyes, whether he is doing scientific research, bringing students, or administrative administration, Zhong Yang seems to seem to be "Energy is unlimited", "there should be a kind of spiritual power to support him, so you can do everything and go wholeheartedly."

The enthusiasm and love for academics are also the spiritual power that supports Guo Dingping. In the 40 years of rooting in Fudan, the "good teacher" in his eyes was trying to reflect the original appearance of the teacher — with reading as the industry, teaching as a living, scientific research, and internalizing these daily daily bits.

In 1982, Guo Dingping was admitted to Fudan University's political science major with excellent results. After completing the undergraduate and master's studies in Fudan, he declined multiple job opportunities for good treatment and chose to stay in Fudan and become a teacher.

"'For the way of learning, it is not the first to be poor; It is very obvious that he admires his exploration of learning and the principle of poorness, and I admire Chen Mingming, a professor at the State College who has been familiar with Guo Dingping for many years.

Reading is an important part of Guo Dingping's life. When reading a professional study related books, he emphasized that the scope of the book should be locked and concentrated. In addition to research, he likes to read Chinese history and biographies of people in various countries. "I usually have a research nature of reading. I will consult each other when I see what the historical books say."

When there was no special arrangement, Guo Dingping was basically studying in the office, even if it was New Year's Eve. Sometimes, after the first year of the New Year, he had lunch with his family and friends. If there was nothing else, he would return to the office to read a book. After a long time, the gatekeeper of the liberal arts building knew him, and many students and young teachers also had more opportunities to ask him, "I have more time in the office, and it is easier to find me if they have any problems."

As a teacher, Guo Dingping has always had his own requirements in teaching. "University teaching, especially like political discipline, must be a research teaching." He believes that only by teachers' research results and experiences, the teaching content can be characterized, new, and inspiration to students.

This semester, Guo Dingping will go to the "Political Science theory" for graduate students every Tuesday. In the classroom, his lecture style of other analysis and wonderful language is loved by students. "Teacher Guo is very approachable. He always follows the temptation of class." Said Liao Heng, a student who took this course.

How to clear the abstract conceptual theory? "The conceptual theory of political science actually comes from life and reality. When speaking, it must be restored to reality." In Guo Dingping, once the teacher has a real understanding of a certain concept or theory, he can go deep and simple, in a simple, easy -going, easy -going, easy -going, easy -going, easy -going, easy -going, easy -going, easy -to -be, easy -to -be, easy -to -understand, simple, simple, simple, simple, simple, simple, simple, shallow, easy -to -be, simple, simple and theory. Vividly spoke. In order to make the content of the classroom more lively, he spent a lot of time to update the courseware before each class.

In the eyes of students, Teacher Guo has always been a kind image, but Guo Dingping also has a serious side for students who have read books and write very irregularities. "Doing academics must be strictly required, and it must be operated in accordance with academic norms. This is not bargaining." It is such a leniency and strictness that also allows him to establish a high prestige among the students.

Take a student to this world, his interests come

Guo Dingping has always been open support for students' interest. "He encouraged students to start from their own interests, and would not throw a topic to the students, so that he had to study this." Guo Dingping's former doctoral student Wu Xiang said.

Not only that, in order to help students find their interests, Guo Dingping also worked hard to create opportunities. "You take him to this world, his interests come."

In 2017, Guo Dingping took the second -year student Wei Wei to fly to Cameroon, Africa. They participated in an academic conference locally and conducted a one -week field inspection. "After Mr. Guo knew that I was interested in Africa's research, I asked if I would like to go to Africa to attend the meeting together."

For Wei Yan, who was only interested at the time, this trip to Africa gave him an intuitive feeling of the social development and customs of Africa, and really realized that there are still many areas of Africa politics to be studied. "Africa It has a great impact on me, and I can go to the field to do a field survey for me to have a deeper emotional connection with the local area. "

After returning, I found the academic love Wei Yan. Under the guidance of Guo Dingping, it gradually went deep into the relevant research of African political parties. Research. "Students' interest is not inherently, but to develop and cultivate." Guo Dingping said that the teacher has great responsibilities and obligations to guide the development of students.

In 2019, Wu Xiang participated in the South Asian inspection project of the State Academy under the recommendation of his mentor Guo Dingping, and went to Nepal and Bangladesh, as the only student in the delegation with the college teachers. Based on what I saw and heard this trip, Wu Xiang wrote his thoughts as an English paper, and published it in the core of the English journal "Chinese Political Science Review" with the help of the mentor. The 2020 "Chinese Author's Annual High Influential Album · Economic Management Political and Legal Category" launched by Spelinge Nature Publishing House.

"With such a successful publication experience, the students' confidence comes." Guo Dingping said.

If it wasn't for the instructor's guidance and encouragement, Wu Xiang said that he might not have the confidence to vote in English journals. But now he is "pushed" and he has gone better and better on the academic road, and after graduation, he has become a college teacher. "Teacher Guo said that it was normal for young people to be busy when they started working. He asked me to be calm and published more articles." Although he graduated, Guo Dingping still cared about his development.

Looking at the freshman, he persisted for 20 years

Recently, the freshmen enrolled, Guo Dingping went to the student dormitory to visit the new life as in the past. In the past 20 years, he has talked about the course study arrangements with the college's freshmen every year to talk about Fudan's academic tradition. "As a teacher, I use personal experience to talk about these things, and students are easier to accept."

At first, Guo Dingping just visited the graduate students because he set up two professional courses for them. In order to help freshmen better adapt to new studies, he specially printed the teaching outline and brought them to them. After becoming a mentor of Fudan Academy, he also started to visit the undergraduate freshman. "The students who just entered the school were very interested in me, and I also believe that these contents will have a great impact on them."

Unconsciously, the kind "Teacher Guo" in the mouth of the sisters and scholars became the expectations of each freshman, and this expectation has also become Guo Dingping's "responsibility" for 20 years. No right. "

During the Shanghai epidemic, Guo Dingping maintained close contact with students through online ways. Once a meeting, he learned that student Wang Xiaoqing was not smooth when applying for a study abroad exchange project, and the registration time was almost cut off. "Teacher Guo quickly called me. After understanding my application project and progress, I asked me to give him the application materials and try to help me contact my foreign teacher."

Due to the tight time, Guo Dingping overtime guided the students to modify the research plan and recommended to the mentors in many related fields. As the time was about to end, Wang Xiaoqing received the good news of the mentor. "At that time, it was more than 11 o'clock in the evening. Teacher Guo sent me a WeChat and said that a teacher replied to him and immediately transferred the email to me. I. Immediately prepare the materials and finally catch up with the time. He fully supports the development of each student, which is really concerned about our affairs! "

Zhong Yang said that each student is a precious seed, and the flowers will produce the flowers of hope.