6月22日下午，西安文理学院北帕默斯顿学院正式揭牌成立。这一中外合作办学机构落地古都西安，搭建起陕西省对接新西兰、培养应用型国际化数字人才的全新载体，是学校主动融入国家教育对外开放大局、深化中新人文教育交流、推进地方高校高水平国际化办学的标志性实践成果。

On the afternoon of June 22, Palmerston North Institute of Xi'an University, PNI(XAU) was officially inaugurated. This Sino-New Zealand cooperative education institution settled in Xi’an, an ancient capital, serving as a brand-new platform for Shaanxi Province to connect with New Zealand and cultivate application-oriented international digital talents. It marks a landmark achievement for the university to actively integrate into the national education opening-up strategy, deepen cultural and educational exchanges between China and New Zealand, and advance high-level internationalized schooling of local universities.

本次揭牌仪式汇聚中外教育主管部门、行业协会、合作院校及省市级外事、教育系统多方代表。国内参会嘉宾包含原教育部国际合作与交流司副司长方军、多位全国性教育行业协会负责人、中南大学外事顾问，以及陕西省教育厅、西安市委外办、西安市教育局相关领导、省内高校外事负责人与国际教育专家。新西兰合作方国立联合理工学院执行校长迪恩・兰金、教务长宝拉・理查森等校方代表亲临现场；新西兰驻华大使馆教育参赞、新西兰教育国际推广局大中华区主任罗恩・泽维尔博士线上致辞。校党委书记王育选、校长陈刚携校领导班子及校内各部门、二级学院负责人共同见证揭牌。

The unveiling ceremony brought together representatives from Chinese and foreign education authorities, industry associations, partner universities, as well as provincial and municipal foreign affairs and education departments. Domestic attendees included Fang Jun, former Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education, heads of multiple national education industry associations, foreign affairs consultants from Central South University, leaders from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education, Xi’an Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, Xi’an Municipal Bureau of Education, foreign affairs administrators of universities across the province, and international education experts. On-site representatives from New Zealand’s partner institution Universal College of Learning (UCOL) included Dean Rankin, Executive Dean, and Paula Richardson, Academic Portfolio Manager. Dr. Ron Xavier, Education Counsellor of the New Zealand Embassy in China and Director of Education New Zealand Greater China, delivered an address online. Wang Yuxuan, Party Secretary of Xi’an University (XAU), President Chen Gang, along with the university leadership team, heads of all administrative departments and secondary schools witnessed the unveiling.

王育选表示，北帕默斯顿学院是学校中长期发展的核心战略项目，标志学校中外合作办学实现跨越式突破，这份合作依托中新两校办学理念协同、发展目标一致的天然优势。针对学院长远发展，他提出四点发展方向：一是紧扣“一带一路”教育行动，打造中新教育合作示范样板；二是依托软件工程、数据科学与大数据技术两大核心专业，服务陕西、西安数字经济转型，输送复合型人才；三是以中外合作办学为抓手深化教学改革，全面提升学校国际化办学体系建设水平；四是落实立德树人根本任务，打造中外融合、知行并举的育人模式，拓宽学生国际视野。他强调，学校将严格落实中外合作办学相关法规，完善质量管控体系，致力将学院打造为特色鲜明、质量领先的中新合作办学标杆，培养兼具国际视野、服务数字产业的青年人才。

Wang Yuxuan stated that Palmerston North Institute of Xi'an University stands as a core strategic project in Xi’an University (XAU)’s medium- and long-term development, representing a leap-forward breakthrough in the university’s Sino-foreign cooperative education. Rooted in the natural advantages of aligned educational philosophies and consistent development goals shared by the two Chinese and New Zealand institutions, he put forward four development priorities for the institute’s long-term growth:

1. Align with the Belt and Road Education Initiative to build a model demonstration platform for China-New Zealand educational cooperation.

2. Rely on two core majors — Software Engineering and Data Science and Big Data Technology — to fuel the digital economic transformation of Shaanxi Province and Xi’an, and deliver interdisciplinary talents.

3. Take Sino-foreign cooperative education as a starting point to deepen teaching reforms and comprehensively upgrade Xi’an University (XAU)’s internationalized schooling system.

4. Fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, develop an integrated Chinese-foreign education model that balances knowledge and practice, and broaden students’ global vision.

He emphasized that Xi’an University (XAU) will strictly comply with relevant regulations governing Sino-foreign cooperative education, refine the quality control system, and strive to build the institute into a benchmark Sino-New Zealand cooperative institution with distinctive features and outstanding quality, nurturing young talents equipped with global perspectives and capable of serving the digital industry.

方军对学院成立表示祝贺。他提出，西安作为丝绸之路起点城市，文化底蕴丰厚，两校办学定位高度匹配，学院落地既能助力西安文理学院提升办学实力，也能帮助新西兰合作院校拓展国际生源，有望打造西北地区国际化应用型人才培养可复制样板。他寄语学院坚守育人初心、严守办学规范、守住人才培养质量底线；立足西安本地产业需求做强数字专业，依托历史文化资源促进中新师生互访交流，以学院为桥梁深化两国友好往来。同时表示，协会将整合行业资源，在管理提升、政策对接、资源引进等方面为学院提供长期支持。

Fang Jun extended his congratulations on the institute’s establishment. He noted that Xi’an, the starting point of the Silk Road, boasts profound cultural heritage, and the two universities share highly consistent schooling positioning. The launch of the institute will not only boost the educational capacity of Xi’an University (XAU) but also help its New Zealand partner recruit international students, with the potential to create a replicable model for cultivating international application-oriented talents in Northwest China. He urged the institute to stay true to its educational mission, standardize school operations, uphold the bottom line of talent training quality, strengthen digital majors in response to local industrial demands of Xi’an, facilitate exchange visits between Chinese and New Zealand teachers and students by leveraging local historical and cultural resources, and act as a bridge to deepen friendly exchanges between the two countries. Meanwhile, he pledged that relevant associations will integrate industrial resources and provide long-term support for the institute in institutional management upgrading, policy coordination and high-quality resource introduction.

罗恩・泽维尔博士线上致辞表示，中新教育交流基础扎实、往来密切，北帕默斯顿学院为两国青年搭建全新交流学习通道，新西兰教育国际推广局将持续为两校深化合作赋能，推动双方教育资源共享、人才双向流通。

In his online address, Dr. Ron Xavier remarked that China and New Zealand have a solid foundation and frequent exchanges in education. Palmerston North Institute of Xi'an University opens a brand-new channel for young people from both countries to study and communicate. Education New Zealand will continue to empower deeper cooperation between Xi’an University (XAU) and UCOL, advancing the sharing of educational resources and two-way mobility of talents.

迪恩・兰金介绍了两校的合作历程与办学规划。他指出，该校长期深耕应用型人才培养，与西安文理学院办学定位高度契合，未来两校将共享课程资源、实训基地与师资队伍，常态化推进师生互访、联合科研，联合培养兼具本土能力与全球视野的数字化专业人才。

Dean Rankin reviewed the cooperation history and school-running plans of the two universities. He pointed out that Universal College of Learning (UCOL) has long focused on cultivating application-oriented talents, matching the schooling positioning of Xi’an University (XAU) perfectly. Moving forward, the two institutions will share curriculum resources, training bases and teaching staff, normalize teacher-student exchange visits and joint research, and jointly train digital professionals with both local competence and global vision.

仪式上，中外领导嘉宾共同上台完成揭牌，宣告该中外合作办学机构正式投入运营。学院为本科层次合作办学单位，采用“4+0”境内全程培养模式，开设数字技术类专业，由中外教师联合授课，学生达标后可同步取得两校文凭，2026年正式启动招生，首届招生规模140人。

Chinese and foreign leaders and guests stepped onto the stage together to unveil the plaque, officially launching the operation of this Sino-foreign cooperative education institution.As an undergraduate-level cooperative institution, the institute adopts a "4+0" full domestic training model and offers digital technology majors taught jointly by Chinese and foreign faculty. Eligible students will be awarded diplomas from both universities upon graduation. Enrollment will kick off in 2026 with an initial intake of 140 students.

未来，学院将围绕“一带一路”教育布局与西安数字经济发展规划，持续引进海外优质课程、国际化师资与实训体系，搭建双语教学、联合实训、国际素养培育一体化平台，重点培养通晓国际规则、实操能力过硬的数字化复合型人才，持续拓展中新教育合作的广度与深度，力争成为中新教育交流窗口、中外合作育人重要阵地、支撑区域数字产业发展的人才供给平台。

In the future, centering on the Belt and Road educational layout and Xi’an’s digital economic development plan, the institute will continuously introduce high-quality overseas curricula, international faculty and training systems, and build an integrated platform featuring bilingual instruction, joint practical training and international literacy cultivation. It will focus on cultivating interdisciplinary digital talents proficient in international rules and equipped with solid practical capabilities, keep expanding the breadth and depth of China-New Zealand educational cooperation, and strive to become a window for China-New Zealand educational exchanges, an important platform for Sino-foreign integrated education, and a talent supply base supporting regional digital industrial development.

编辑：孙诗妍

校对：郑杰

初审：王莉

终审：田建邦 俞华 边培莹