At 13:00, June 16^th, answering to the invitation of professor Chen Guanyi, director of Qiushi Honors College and Tianjin International Engineering Institute, professor Zazueta, secretary-general of University of Florida came to QHC to jointly discuss over the innovation and application of on-line teaching in the talents training under the background of new technologies, new trends and new concepts with the leaders and teachers. This discussion was held in Meeting Room 408, Building 18 of Weijin Road Campus, with the attendees of Guan Jing, Wang Wei, the vice directors, and Shi Ziqing, secretary of Youth League Committee, Chen Wei, Wang Wenjie and You Lihui, the teachers of Qiushi Honors College.

Director Chen Guanyi firstly showed warm welcome to the coming of professor Zazueta, and briefly introduced the institute-running concept, positioning and developing targets of QHC and TIEI. He pointed out that the on-line teaching is one of the education and teaching reform activities held by the universities with major focus among the domestic universities, as well as the exploration and practice of the new form of talents training under the new era.

Then professor Zazueta gave detailed introduction and achievements sharing of University of Florida. He said that his university is one of those that launched the on-line teaching reform at the earliest time across the whole U.S. And via the tracing and analysis towards the laws, impetus and effects of students, as well as the research on the psychology, reform impetus and supportive power towards the teaching faculty, a set of effective on-line teaching system and active studying model is initially established. At present, the reform achievements are outstanding in University of Florida. The pass rate, excellence rate, and studying involvement are obviously improved. Professor Zazueta also pointed out that the reform of on-line teaching is an experimental reform. They grow up through the errors, and set up the concept of centering-on-people, set up the team with the united objectives, and provide the positive and stable policy and fund supports, and, this is just the road to success of on-line education reform and active studying.

Finally, director Chen Guanyi held detailed discussion with the College leaders and professor Zazueta towards the exploration practice towards the on-line teaching and active studying of University of Florida, the both sides expressed the hope and willingness for the further cooperation in the relevant fields.

It is known that University of Florida is a famous public research university in America. It is a member of the American University Association of the Top Universities Alliance of North America. Its overall ranking is the 42^nd in 2018 across the whole America, and it ranks the 9^th among the public universities of whole America. It is renowned as the “Public Ivy”, and its development and practice in the on-line teaching field rank first in the whole U.S.