近日,湖南福邦新材料有限公司年产10000吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂改扩建项目环评批复并在衡阳市生态环境局公示。项目相关情况如下: 项目名称:年产 10000 吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂项目; 建设单位:湖南福邦新材料有限公司; 建设地点:湖南衡阳松木经济开发区内; 项目投资:22318.3万元; 项目性质:改扩建; 建设规模及内容:(1)建设年产10000 吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂生产线,分两期实施,1 期建设年产3000吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂生产线及其配套设施,2 期建设年产 7000 吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂生产线及其配套设施; (2) “年产 4000 吨双氟磺酰亚胺锂改扩建项目”(衡环发[2024]149 号)中已建成2400吨/年双氟磺酰亚胺锂产能的生产工艺和生产设备均不发生改变;尚未建设的1600 吨/年产能相关设备将不再实施建设。 (3)拆除现有处理能力为 0.8t/h 的 35m 焚烧炉,原进入焚烧炉处置的危废现全交有资质单位处理。 (4)建设一条长度 1100 米输送量为 11000 吨/年的 DN300 玻璃钢材质的二氧化硫架空输送线路(从福邦输送到恒光),并配备有有毒气体报警和输送风机等设备。
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《中国民航报》、中国民航网 记者郑雪 报道:作为全球运营搭载星链(Starlink)服务的宽体机数量最多的航空公司,卡塔尔航空公司(以下简称“卡塔尔航空”)宣布其星链卫星互联网安装计划取得重要里程碑:目前已有超过100架宽体客机完成星链安装,为全球旅客提供行业领先的高速 Wi-Fi 服务。这一成果不仅远超行业平均水平,也显著提前了原定部署进度,让旅客更早享受前所未有的空中互联体验。 (卡塔尔航空供图) 目前,卡塔尔航空已有超过 50%的宽体机队完成星链覆盖。卡塔尔航空在2025年第九次被Skytrax评为“全球最佳航空公司”,并已执行超过30000班全程覆盖星链高速联网的航班,进一步巩固其行业领先地位——不仅是中东及北非地区唯一提供星链服务的航空公司,也是在全球长途和超长途航线上提供卫星互联服务的领先航司之一。 目前,卡塔尔航空已全面完成波音777机队的星链安装,并正以创纪录的速度完成空客A350机队的升级工作。随着星链服务覆盖超过170个全球目的地,卡塔尔航空旅客可在六大洲航线上享受免费、超高速的全程互联网连接,包括大部分往返美洲与澳大利亚航线,以及覆盖非洲、亚洲、欧洲及中东的重点航线。星链的接入将彻底改变商务与休闲旅客的机上体验,使在35000英尺高空进行流媒体观看、游戏和远程办公成为现实。(编辑:李佳洹 校对:许浩存 审核:韩磊)
2025年上半年,国际油气并购市场呈现五大特征,值得关注。 能源咨询公司伍德麦肯兹近日发布的《2025年上半年油气行业并购活动回顾与展望》报告显示,上半年宣布的油气并购交易共85宗,同比下降10%。2022年起,油气并购交易数量持续下滑,当前交易量远低于10年平均水平。2025年上半年,仅有阿联酋ADNOC宣布以187亿美元并购澳大利亚油气生产巨头桑托斯算得上较为重磅的油气交易。尽管没有出现特别引人注目的油气并购大案,但是国际油气并购市场所表现出来的五个特征还是引起了业内外的广泛关注。 “抱团”式合并成为主要交易类型 年初,壳牌和挪威国油(Equinor)宣布将合并各自在英国的油气资产,成立一家双方各持股50%的新合资公司;5月,意大利石油巨头埃尼集团(Eni)与马来西亚国家石油公司宣布成立合资控股公司,共同开发印尼和马来西亚的上游资产;西班牙最大石油公司雷普索尔宣布将Repsol Resources UK与NEO UK进行战略合并成立“NEO NEXT”;bp和日本能源公司捷热能源(JERA)宣布合并海上风电业务,共同组建一家全新的独立合资企业。 这四宗资产合并涉及油气与可再生能源的资产、油气储量和产量规模都很大,而且都是定位于形成区域最大市场主体。同时,这种合作模式打破了传统跨国石油公司(IOC)与国家石油公司(NOC)的竞争关系,转而通过资产置换形成新的利益共同体,这种“跨国资本+本土网络+低碳技术”的合作范式,或将成为全球油气领域的主流模式。 大规模并购的外溢效应集中显现 前两年,国际油气并购市场上游业务“疯狂”行为产生外溢效应,在油气产业链各个环节持续有所显现。随着客户规模的不断扩大,推动为其开展技术服务的企业开始策划并实施并购与合并。2024年,斯伦贝谢收购Champion X;Nobel收购Diamond Offshore。2025年上半年意大利海工巨头Saipem 和挪威海工巨头Subsea7宣布以交易价值46.3 亿美元合并;沙特ADES以3.79亿美元的要约收购Shelf钻井公司。 全球油气行业上游市场主体数量随着并购而减少,国际石油公司规模持续增大不仅要求其服务对象提高市场竞争力,也促进了这些企业加强资本结构优化、完善投资资产组合。 金属矿产资源成为并购重点 6月17日,美国油气巨头雪佛龙宣布收购横跨美国德克萨斯州东北部和阿肯色州西南部约12.5万英亩的油田区域,这些区域具有锂含量极高的Smackover储层,标志着这家百年石油巨头着手布局锂产业,正式进军锂生产领域。 这不是油气公司第一次进军金属矿产资源领域。2023年,埃克森美孚收购阿肯色州南部12万英亩土地的开采权,宣布到2027年将生产出首批电池级锂,到2030年让产量达到满足每年100万辆电动汽车需求的水平。此后,2024年挪威国油Equinor、西方石油公司都在不同程度涉及锂资源业务……国际石油公司一直关注并择机收购具有前瞻布局意义和可再生资源关键环节的金属矿产资源产业和资产。 处置大量非核心油气资产 受到前期大幅并购带来资金压力和国际油价走低带来财务压力的双重影响,2025年上半年,国际石油公司开展了大量非核心油气资产的处置剥离。埃克森美孚出售其法国子公司埃索可持续航空燃料(SAF)公司,之后又以10亿美元的标的出售在新加坡的58个完整加油站;壳牌转让了尼日利亚陆上资产SPDC、印尼加油站业务以及新加坡能源和化工园区的权益;bp出售了在德国鲁尔工业区的炼油和化工资产,以10亿美元向阿波罗基金出售天然气管道股份;雪佛龙以5亿美元出售得州东部天然气资产。 可以看出,上半年五大国际石油公司在国际油气并购市场的存在感主要在于处置出售非核心油气资产。当然也需要指出的是,国际石油公司并不是在一味地卖出,他们在处置剥离的同时,也在择机并购一些与其存量资产可以形成协同效应的核心油气资产和深水勘探开发资产。 处置可再生能源资产成新经营策略 为了克服短期的财务和资金压力、中期的财报披露风险并保持长期产业布局灵活性,国际石油公司在坚持严格可再生能源业务投资纪律的基础上,转型业务发展尝试新思路。 开始剥离出售可再生能源业务的部分资产或一定比例的股权,与相关企业、投资集团针对存量可再生能源资产实施合资合作和分包经营,实施轻资产运营模式,组建生态联盟发展可再生能源。比如,2025年以来,道达尔将其波兰的沼气生产业务50%的股份,以2.14亿美元的价格,出售给挪威投资公司,以2.11亿美元出售葡萄牙可再生能源资产组合50%股权。 但同时需要指出的是,出售可再生能源业务资产或股权比例都小于等于50%,表明国际石油公司一方面出售相应股权,回笼资金、降低风险、减轻财务压力;另一方面,坚定保持了50%以上的股权,在未来发展上保持话语权,在规划布局和业务发展模式维持控制力,一旦业务发展出现转机或良机,可以加快发展并实现有效盈利。 未来三种发展趋势 后续,全球经济复苏持续乏力,国际油气市场逐步脱离景气发展周期,国际油气价格中枢将会继续下移,全球油气并购市场预期将会有以下三个发展趋势。 一是北美中小独立石油公司将会成为并购市场的焦点。在中低油价环境下,北美页岩油气行业洗牌加速成为必然趋势。资金实力薄弱、成本控制能力差的中小独立石油公司或通过两两或多个合并,扩大规模、增强抵御风险的能力;或被埃克森美孚、雪佛龙这样的国际石油公司并购,延续其通过战略整合创造价值的策略。 二是国际石油公司以补强补齐天然气产业链为目的的天然气资产并购将会继续成为并购市场焦点。并购交易对象不限于天然气上游勘探公司和生产企业,天然气集输、储运、贸易,甚至天然气发电、天然气研发咨询等业务资产或公司都是潜在交易对象,并购者可能会以国际石油公司或是中东国家石油公司为主要对象。 三是由于石油公司大量处置前期形成的可再生能力资产,以轻资产或是战略联盟的方式开展转型业务经营,未来油气资产与可再生能源资产并购与经营局面将会愈发混杂,交易主体也会更加多元,非传统油气资产交易主体将会更多出现在油气并购市场和后期油气资产经营主体中。 责任编辑:周志霞
东北油气分公司发挥区位优势,主动担当作为,实现油气增储上产与综合效益全面提升。 2025年是“十四五”规划收官之年。作为中国石化在东北地区唯一的油田企业,作为东北地区能源保障的支柱企业,东北油气分公司深入学习贯彻习近平总书记视察胜利油田、九江石化重要指示精神,深入学习总书记在东北全面振兴座谈会上的重要讲话精神,牢记总书记殷切嘱托,坚决扛牢央企责任,全力保障能源供应,坚持持续建强资源之基、技术之基和管理之基,不断增强核心功能,提高核心竞争力,以打造全系统单项标杆引领发展全面突破,奋力攻坚创效,实现油气增储上产与综合效益全面提升,油气当量和企业盈利不断创出历史新高。 建强资源之基 着力保拓矿权,扩展资源勘探新空间。全力保矿权,落实保矿权三年实施方案,加大投入与部署力度,加快提交探明储量,以最快速度、最优投入保矿权。坚持“立足吉林、北上龙江、南下辽宁、西进蒙东”多管齐下,全力拓矿权,深化区域地质研究,持续扩大探矿权。2025年上半年,通过竞拍获得黑龙江望奎及吉林省洮南、洮北3个区块3000平方千米的油气探矿权,占中国石化集团新增矿权面积的37.6%。近3年累计新增矿权面积6300余平方千米,位居集团公司前列。 着力推进高质量勘探,落实规模增储新阵地。立足大盆地、大区带、大物源,以观念、理论和技术的大突破带动勘探大突破。统筹常规和非常规油气资源,加强复杂地质对象的地质理论创新,力争发现较大型油气藏,在高质量勘探上开新局。2024年,在松辽盆地新立矿权实施的风险勘探获得重大突破,获得集团公司重大勘探突破特等奖,排名集团公司2024年十大油气勘探突破第二位。目前正在进一步加大“三新”领域地质研究,力争实现新突破。 着力抓好一体化滚动评价,增强储量动用新能力。重点围绕勘探“351”工程形成的新层系、新类型、新区带,通过勘探开发一体化、地质工程一体化、技术经济一体化,加快推进储量向产量转化。把未动用储量效益开发作为提升发展能级的推进器,利用金山气田难动用储量开发的成功经验,实现梨树地区170亿立方米地质储量立体滚动评价,储备产建阵地。 着力推进绿色低碳,不断增强企业发展后劲。组织开展“栉风沐光”行动,新能源建设从零开始快速发展,目前绿电替代率57.94%,排名中国石化油田板块第一。拓宽二氧化碳应用路径,协同推进CCUS利用,年均利用二氧化碳超20万吨。保护黑土地,生产用地表土剥离复耕复垦率达100%。积极推进无废企业创建,下辖采油气厂全部获得“无废工厂”称号,3个矿区荣获吉林省“绿色矿山”称号,公司被集团公司评定为“优秀绿色企业”。 建强技术之基 以理念创新引领勘探技术突破。加强基础研究,以物探新技术新方法做好地震资料深度刻画,实现地质研究新突破。持续开展老区大断陷系统编图,加强构造演化、沉积充填、区带评价等规范化研究,总结勘探规律、形成地质理论,指导邻源地质体、断坳转换层、深层煤层气等新领域勘探部署。 以数智赋能打造智慧油气田。积极推进数智化转型发展,构建实时感知、电子巡井、无人值守、智能预警的生产信息化系统,建成5G智能指挥中心,实现数智化条件下基层标准化建设全面覆盖,数智化转型成果入选国家级行业实践案例集。广泛应用三维地质建模与气藏数值模拟技术,建立多学科、多专业成果信息的综合数据池,应用专业化软件形成透明化油气藏研究模式,实现甜点储层和开发效果的可视化、定量化。利用建模数模一体化技术,实现地质工程关键参数的量化表征,为经济技术一体化装上可视镜,实现单井ESRV、单井EUR最大化。 以深化数据治理打造云端数据湖。深化数据盘点与治理,推进数据资产化管理,强化源头数据采集与应用,夯实数据底座,构建数据服务平台,扩展石油工程实时数据的采集与远传范围,实现施工过程数据全覆盖,支撑IPPE高效运行。深化专业软硬件平台应用,收集管理高质量数据资源、优化算法、提高硬件计算能力,稳固“数据+算法+算力”基石,打造便捷共享的云端数据湖。 建强管理之基 深入贯彻落实党的二十届三中全会精神,制定深化改革创新工作方案,全面完成改革深化提升行动年度任务目标,在国有企业改革三年行动中获评集团公司A级单位。 全面深化改革,持续瘦身健体。全面推行任期制和契约化管理,实施“大部制、大岗位、一人多岗、一岗多能”管理,实行“集中监控、无人值守、少人巡检、专业维护、应急联动”模式,压减劳动用工总数,力争人均产量水平跃居集团公司前列。同时,创新科研体制机制,建设新型科研院所,组建勘探攻关、高效开发项目部,全面推行地质工程、科研生产、技术经济一体化的“大兵团作战”模式,塑造更具活力的科研机制体制。 加快数字化油气田建设。深化PCS应用,推动云计算、物联网、大数据、人工智能、数字孪生技术落地,实现从分散到集中再到集成的跨越。利用数字化应用带动组织架构变革、管理流程再造、生产组织形式重塑,让技术要素、劳动力要素、人才要素得到全面优化和高效配置,形成现代化“油公司”管理模式,使数字化油田建设水平进入中国石化油田企业先进行列。 全力加快服务商优化升级。整合优化形成生产型战略服务商,引入技术型高端服务商,吸纳智慧型人工智能服务商,建立健全服务商管控体系,明确服务标准,完善考核机制,以高品质的需求促进服务质量提高,发挥规模效应。建立战略承包商利益共享机制,以融合互促培育服务动能,形成高端化现代化服务体系。 加快现代化一流公司财务模型建设。推行“战略引导+预算内嵌”双循环模式,以清晰明确的管理架构、目标分解和考核激励,推动战略目标落地。以资金、资产、资本管理创新为主线,守牢经营风险底线。以数智化财务模型为抓手,促进资源和管理纵向集中、业务与财务横向集成,创造价值、提升价值,推动实现现代化一流“油公司”发展方略和价值引领战略目标。 加快业务流程智能化再造。聚焦主责主业,优化资源配置,加快流程再造,推动人工管理向智能管理转变,促进部分业务整合重组、有序进退、转型升级。深化厂直管班站模式,推动“五个标准化”建设,按照“集中监控、无人值守、智能巡检、专业维护、顶层设计”原则,完成智能化条件下劳动组织方式和生产运行模式重构,形成以生产指挥中心为核心的内外操一体化运行管控体系,引领“油公司”生产组织管理模式创新实践。 本文作者为中国石化东北石油局有限公司执行董事、党委书记,东北油气分公司代表 责任编辑:陆晓如
To build lasting relationships with international customers, global companies rely on disseminating culturally-relevant, multilingual content across channels for good reason — customers expect it. Customers’ insatiable appetite for information and communication from brands across channels creates pressure for companies to meet this demand — often within the same or lower budgets. Fortunately, achieving these goals through successful global content creation at scale is within your reach. We distilled the key success factors for global content delivery into four essential elements: Platform, people, process, and performance. Read on to learn how Lionbridge leverages these essential elements to enable its customers to get faster content delivery, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve cost savings. Platform As an AI-first industry leader, Lionbridge leads the market by embracing automation by default while leveraging human expertise where it matters most to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that set the standard for global content creation. Lionbridge Aurora AI™ is our next-generation, AI-first global content orchestrator, the beating heart of global content delivery, if you will. It leverages AI to automate global content creation at scale while relying on Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) experts to design and control the process and review any exceptions. The use of AI enables faster delivery, enhances customer satisfaction, and lowers spend. Aurora AI is built on Lionbridge’s legacy of pioneering industry firsts — constantly pushing the boundaries of what technology can achieve in global content creation. It’s different. Much more than a platform, here’s what Aurora AI does: Manages assets Collects and extracts the metadata of content flowing through the system Sequences automations (enabled by metadata collection) Calls on AI services to process the content and assigns jobs to humans Aurora AI supports both our content creation offering, the Lionbridge Content Remix App, and our localization offering — each designed with an AI-first mindset, enabling global content delivery at unprecedented speed and scale. Our modular, best-of-breed solutions ensure we remain agile and future-proof in a rapidly changing industry. Content Remix App offering — The Content Remix App supports the creation of content for all types of marketing and distribution channels: Websites, e-commerce and online marketing sites, social media platforms, eLearning and training materials, customer support channels, and newsletters. Based on input data, requirements, and specific instructions, the app’s content generator provides multilingual output within seconds, with options to finalize the content through an array of editing capabilities. Global from the start, it is structured for scale, reuse, and localization. Localization offering — Workflows are evolving due to the proliferation of AI. Instead of a linear process, content now drives the process for an orchestrated workflow. Aurora AI’s automated decision-making capability enables the engine to recognize the content and choose the appropriate action, including identifying where human support is needed. The composable system allows for flexibility, pulling in different tasks as needed, for instance, depending on whether we are working with Desktop Publishing or Excel files, and so on. Our AI-first solution eliminates delays caused by human-triggered steps, boosting throughput. Among its capabilities, Aurora AI enables Lionbridge customers to control for two critical success factors during global content generation: AI trustworthiness Better content business outcomes For details, jump to the performance section of this blog. People At Lionbridge, quality global content begins and ends with people. While AI has been a transformative tool in increasing automation during content delivery, our AI-first mantra starts with human value — knowledge workers architecting innovative solutions and orchestrating AI as part of a global content operating system. We leverage their expertise to design flexible, scalable, and novel approaches. Simply put, human expertise remains an essential component for AI success. Lionbridge’s extensive crowd consists of hyper-diverse, scalable teams of linguists and subject matter experts — matched precisely to your needs. We don’t just promise access to a crowd; we deliver top performers, screened and analyzed for quality through shared sourcing dashboards and ongoing performance analysis. We understand that retaining top talent starts with engagement. We ensure that every expert receives tailored onboarding, training, and regular feedback. We prioritize community wellbeing, with dedicated wellness initiatives that support our talent, so they continue to come back — and deliver excellence. Using capacity planning, ongoing analysis, and an emphasis on top performers, we build quality teams tailored to your language, content type, and business objectives. Automation is only effective when human experts control the process, including setting up assets and optimizing prompts for each LLM used. Our AI-augmented translation process allows for the customization of content outcomes and language/market-specific preferences, which are captured and applied by our linguistic prompt experts within our Aurora AI. AI may reduce manual effort, but it can’t replace industry experience, expertise, and creative problem-solving. Lionbridge combines innovative technology with up-skilled, in-house professionals — giving you a true consultative partner to ensure outcomes align with your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), not just a vendor. Lionbridge’s people are at the foundation of your success. With in-house experts, a top-notch curated global community, and a commitment to quality, we deliver the right content, every time — no matter how complex or demanding your needs may be. Process Lionbridge has implemented a new, AI-first approach to the translation process, using automation by default and human input where it matters. This process enables the delivery of global content at scale. Humans design the workflow and create customized prompts for LLMs for tailored solutions. Aurora AI orchestrates the workflow, including identifying the best MT engine for each content type. AI translation is the first step of the translation process, with the Neural Machine Translation (NMT) engine performing the initial translation. LLMs post-edit the MT output and perform Quality Assurance (QA) tasks to improve overall quality. By selecting the best available LLM for post-editing, we avoid the need to train NMT engines. We also integrate assets. Learn how we customize LLMs to incorporate style guide rules. Humans intervene when the LLM flags content for review. The extent of human review ranges from no review to full review, depending on the content profile. Aurora AI's automation simplifies processes. Another way to cut complexity from global content delivery is by consolidating vendors. When companies partner with Lionbridge as their exclusive global content solutions provider, they can replace their existing Translation Management System (TMS) for multilingual content with our platform, fully managed by us. The result is streamlined localization and cost savings through increased efficiency. For an in-depth look at the benefits of vendor consolidation, read our whitepaper, 10 Reasons To Embrace a Vendor Consolidation Strategy. Performance Still have a nagging feeling about trusting AI? How can you be confident in AI output? How do you know your content will perform in a way that achieves better business outcomes? We’ve created two unique frameworks to provide unparalleled transparency and address each of these concerns with the right blend of AI, automation, and human input. Confidence in AI output, which is necessary for global content delivery at scale, can be achieved through our TRUST framework. The underlying architecture ensures we use AI in a trustworthy manner and that the output is predictable. Our TRUST acronym comprises the following trust-related measures: T, Transparent R, Reliable U, Useful S, Scalable T, Timely When trying to reach new customers with multilingual content, customers often ask, “Am I spending the right amount of money? Am I engaging my audience appropriately? Is my content doing its job?” Lionbridge can help companies answer these once elusive questions with its REACH framework for content relevance. The REACH framework enables our customers to assess whether their content spending aligns with the Return on Investment (ROI). Our REACH acronym comprises the following measures relating to business outcomes: R, ROI E, Engagement A, Audience C, Control H, Human in the Loop Learn more about the TRUST and REACH frameworks in our blog, Useful, Responsible AI Across the Global Content Lifecycle. 250 languages supported Reduced human translation effort by up to 30 percent A combination of the most accurate MT engines for translation The best-performing LLM to evaluate language with no training needed, but customization is possible Automated post-editing to evaluate output and auto-correct identified errors Why Trust Lionbridge? Lionbridge is a pioneer in using AI to deliver global content. How so? We are FIRST among Global Content Solutions Providers in: ✓ Leading LLM token consumption ✓ Offering Automatic Post-Editing (APE) ✓ Customizing AI ✓ Marketing multilingual AI-driven content creation ✓ Providing an AI-based platform for automation and scale Get in touch Lionbridge takes pride in delivering a unique, effective solution for each customer. Reach out today to discover how our offerings, with best-of-breed AI and varying service levels, can be aligned to meet your needs based on your content types. Get in touch and start benefiting from our pioneering approach to scalable content designed to help you achieve your business goals. Fill out our contact form to start a conversation with us. We’re eager to understand your needs and share how our innovative capabilities can empower you to break barriers and expand your global reach. Ready to explore the possibilities? We can’t wait to help. To find out how we process your personal information, consult our Privacy Policy.
当地时间2025年11月18日下午,国务院总理李强在莫斯科会见蒙古国总理赞登沙特尔。 李强表示,中蒙是山水相连的近邻,保持长期稳定的友好合作关系,符合两国人民的根本利益。今年9月,习近平主席同呼日勒苏赫总统在北京举行会晤,就深化发展中蒙关系进一步指明了方向、擘画了蓝图。中方始终将蒙古国作为周边外交的重要方向,愿同蒙方以中蒙命运共同体建设为引领,进一步加强战略沟通,切实尊重和照顾彼此核心利益和重大关切,拓展务实合作,推动两国全面战略伙伴关系不断走深走实。 李强指出,中蒙经济互补性强,中方愿同蒙方加强发展战略对接,进一步扩大贸易规模,加强矿产能源、基础设施、互联互通等传统领域合作,探讨推进绿色能源、数字经济等新兴领域合作,打造双方更多利益契合点、合作增长点。中方支持国内毗邻省区同蒙方密切交流,深挖合作潜力,共同推进环阿尔泰山次区域国际合作。双方要促进政党、学界、媒体、青年等往来交流,不断深化相互理解,增进互信与友谊。中方愿同蒙方就地区事务加强沟通协调,共同守护两国和地区和平稳定。 赞登沙特尔表示,祝贺中共二十届四中全会胜利召开并审议通过“十五五”规划建议。中国始终秉持亲诚惠容周边外交理念,蒙中关系长期友好,蒙方对此高度赞赏。同中国保持友好合作是蒙外交政策的首要方针,蒙方坚定奉行一个中国政策,台湾、香港、新疆、西藏是中国领土不可分割的一部分。蒙方感谢中方长期以来对蒙经济社会发展提供宝贵帮助,愿同中方共同努力,落实两国元首达成的重要共识,加强发展战略对接,拓展互联互通、基础设施建设、矿业、绿色能源等领域互利合作,实现共同发展。蒙方也愿加强同中方在上合组织等多边框架内沟通协作,为促进地区和平发展繁荣作出更大贡献。
SpaceX will launch its 100th Starlink mission of the year today (Oct. 31), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites is scheduled to liftoff from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today, during a roughly three-hour window that opens at 4:41 p.m. EDT (2041 GMT; 1:41 p.m. local California time). You can watch it live via SpaceX's website or X account. Coverage will begin about five minutes before launch. Starlink, SpaceX's internet-beaming network in low Earth orbit (LEO), is by far the largest satellite constellation ever assembled. The company has lofted more than 10,000 Starlink spacecraft to date, and nearly 8,800 of them are active today. Most of SpaceX's launches these days go toward building out Starlink even further: The company has flown 138 Falcon 9 missions so far in 2025, and 99 have been Starlink efforts. If all goes according to plan today, the Falcon 9's first stage will come back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You." It will be the 29th flight for this particular booster, which is designated 1063. That's close to the Falcon 9 reuse record, which currently stands at 31 flights. Meanwhile, the Falcon 9's upper stage will continue hauling the 29 Starlink satellites to LEO, where they'll be deployed about an hour after liftoff. Editor's note: This story was updated at 1:20 p.m. ET on Oct. 30 with the new launch date of Oct. 31.
教育是强国建设、民族复兴之基。党的二十届四中全会审议通过的《中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十五个五年规划的建议》(以下简称《建议》)提出,“统筹教育强国、科技强国、人才强国建设”,对办好人民满意的教育作出一系列新部署。 “十四五”时期教育事业取得哪些成就?如何全面把握好、贯彻落实好全会关于教育改革发展的新部署新要求?新华社记者采访了教育部党组书记、部长怀进鹏。 教育事业取得历史性成就、发生格局性变化 问:如何看待过去五年教育事业取得的成就,为未来发展打下怎样的基础? 答:“十四五”时期,在党中央、国务院坚强领导下,我国教育事业取得历史性成就、发生格局性变化。我国已建成规模最大且高质量的教育体系,教育强国建设迈出坚实步伐,主要体现在以下几个方面。 一是立德树人根本任务落实有力有效。我们坚持不懈用习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想铸魂育人,推动思政课程和课程思政同向同行、校内教育和校外实践双向发力、科技教育和人文教育协同并进,全员全过程全方位育人体系已经形成。坚持“健康第一”,全面落实中小学生每天综合体育活动2小时,各地普遍探索实施课间15分钟,学生“身上有汗、眼里有光”逐步成为现实。 二是人民群众教育获得感不断提升。义务教育全国2895个县域实现基本均衡,246个区县通过优质均衡国家认定。今年秋季实行学前一年免保育教育费政策,惠及1200多万儿童。我们还开展县中发展提升行动计划,努力为乡村和县城提供高质量高中教育。保障特殊群体受教育权益,实现各学段、各级各类学校、所有家庭经济困难学生资助全覆盖。 三是教育对科技和人才的支撑作用明显增强。高等教育累计向社会输送5500万人才,职业教育供给了现代产业70%以上新增高素质高技能人才。我们积极回应国家战略急需领域人才需求,扎实推进拔尖创新人才培养,推进人才供需适配改革,这两年学科专业点调整比例超过20%。 四是教师队伍建设取得积极进展。我们强化教育家精神引领,健全师德师风建设长效机制,引导广大教师践行共同价值;不断巩固提升教师待遇权益,开展教师支教帮扶,为中西部教育高质量发展提供强有力支撑。 五是教育对外开放合作持续深化。联合国教科文组织国际STEM教育研究所在上海正式设立,为推动教育变革提供新的国际合作平台。我们积极推进职业教育国际合作和高等教育海外办学,积极参与全球教育治理,建设世界数字教育大会、世界职业技术教育发展大会等平台,中国国家智慧教育平台已覆盖220个国家地区。 全面把握好全会关于教育改革发展的新部署新要求 问:《建议》对“十五五”时期教育发展作出顶层设计和战略擘画,如何全面把握好全会关于教育改革发展的新部署新要求? 答:全会对教育改革发展作出的一系列新部署内涵丰富、意义重大,充分体现以习近平同志为核心的党中央对建设教育强国的高度重视,彰显了教育的政治属性、人民属性、战略属性,为“十五五”时期教育改革发展提供了根本指引。我们要深刻领会“十五五”时期在基本实现社会主义现代化进程中的重要地位,把握好教育的历史方位和时代使命。 ——我们深刻认识到,教育科技人才在支撑引领高质量发展中发挥着重要作用。“十五五”时期是基本实现社会主义现代化夯实基础、全面发力的关键时期。我们必须从教育自身发展的“小逻辑”,走向服务现代化强国建设、服务人的全面发展的“大逻辑”,把教育发展有机融入经济社会发展大局,在有力支撑现代化进程中推动实现由大到强的系统跃升。 ——我们深刻认识到,建设教育强国最终是办好人民满意的教育。当前,我国人口和社会结构的变化对教育提出了新的挑战,我们要在建立科学且覆盖各学段学龄人口变化监测预警制度基础上,对基础教育、职业教育、高等教育等各级各类教育做好超前布局、优化资源配置、强化政策储备,积极回应人民群众对教育公平和质量的新期盼。 ——我们深刻认识到,为党育人、为国育才是教育的初心使命。培养什么人、怎样培养人、为谁培养人是教育的根本问题,也是建设教育强国的核心课题。我们必须坚定落实立德树人根本任务,培养一代又一代忠于党、忠于国家、忠于人民、忠于社会主义的时代新人。 全面推动全会关于教育改革发展的新部署贯彻落实 问:下一步,教育部将如何贯彻落实四中全会精神,谋划“十五五”时期改革发展、加快推进教育强国建设的总体思路与重点任务? 答:“十五五”时期是建设教育强国承上启下、全面发力的关键时期。我们要把全面贯彻落实全会精神和党中央决策部署,同贯彻落实全国教育大会精神结合起来,加强与《教育强国建设规划纲要(2024—2035年)》和教育强国建设三年行动计划的衔接,以落实立德树人根本任务为统领,以加快构建高质量教育体系、实现高质量发展为主题,聚焦科技自主创新和人才自主培养,精心谋划一批重大战略任务、重大政策举措和重大工程项目,扎实推进“十五五”教育改革发展。 一是全面实施立德树人“一号工程”。我们要把“习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想概论”课摆在首要位置,实施新时代思政课课程方案,强化全员全过程全方位育人。试点推进大中小学思政课一体化改革,深化新时代伟大变革实践育人大课堂建设,落实好中国哲学社会科学自主知识体系构建重大专项。持续推进中小学生每天综合体育活动2小时要求,让学生“身上有汗、眼里有光”。 二是加快推进拔尖创新人才自主培养。我们将构建科技创新、产业发展和国家战略需求协同育人机制,优化高等教育布局结构,分类推进高校改革发展。深化学科专业调整优化行动,在人工智能、集成电路等战略必争领域,探索拔尖创新人才培养新模式。推进职普融通、产教融合,持续深化“新双高”改革,实施高技能人才集群培养计划,优化职业教育服务区域发展、支撑产业发展的建设布局。 三是推动科技创新与产业创新深度融合发展。我们将深入实施基础学科和交叉学科突破计划,建设国家交叉学科中心,以重大科研任务引领人才培养和学科交叉融合,以学科深入交叉融合催生重大基础理论。持续加强高校青年科技人才培养,稳定支持青年科技人才开展原创性、颠覆性科技创新。通过区域技术转移转化中心、高等研究院,联合多方力量,让更多科技成果转化为现实生产力。 四是不断提升教育公共服务质量和水平。我们将积极应对学龄人口变化,动态优化教育资源配置,扩大学龄人口净流入城镇的教育资源供给,探索建立市县结合的基础教育管理体制。推动基础教育扩优提质,推进义务教育优质均衡发展,推动学前教育优质普惠发展,办好特殊教育、专门教育,稳步扩大免费教育范围,实施县域高中振兴计划。推动高等教育提质扩容,扩大优质本科教育招生规模。聚焦弘扬教育家精神,建设高素质专业化教师队伍。深入实施教育数字化战略,加强教育资源共享和公共服务平台建设,优化终身学习公共服务。 五是持续推动教育深化改革扩大开放。我们将深化教育评价改革,聚焦“破五唯”,持续推进以实践成果申请学位。推动高考综合改革,构建引导学生德智体美劳全面发展的考试考核体系。加快中考改革探索,推进均衡派位、登记备案等多元化录取机制。制定“双一流”标准,并启动新一轮建设。提升全球人才培养和集聚能力,加强国际学术交流和教育科研合作,积极参与全球教育治理,建设好世界数字教育大会、世界职业技术教育发展大会等交流平台。
铁路部门持续优化产品供给 全力提升客运服务品质 今年以来,铁路部门坚持以人民为中心的发展思想,积极顺应人民群众对美好旅行生活的向往,持续优化客运产品供给,全力提升客运服务品质,一系列便民利民惠民服务为旅客安全便捷、温馨舒适的出行创造了良好环境,助力旅客奔向“诗和远方”。 增开高铁标杆列车。四季度,在京广、京沪、沪昆、京哈高铁等主要通道安排开行停站少、速度快、旅时短的标杆列车266列,压缩城市间旅行时间,让旅客享受“快旅慢游”的便利。 优化动卧列车开行。在北京至成都、北京至贵阳、上海至成都、上海至宜宾、太原至深圳等中长距离城市间增开夕发朝至的动卧列车,高铁动卧列车已连接京津冀、长三角、粤港澳大湾区、成渝等国家级城市群,旅客乘坐动卧列车即可实现“夜行昼游”。 公交化开行城际列车。在通勤、短途游需求较旺盛的京津冀、长三角、粤港澳大湾区、成渝等地区安排公交化开行城际列车,构建半小时、1小时交通圈,催生同城化效应,京津城际铁路每日最高开行北京往返天津动车组列车232列,最小发车间隔3分钟,长三角铁路在上海、南京、杭州等主要城市间每日最高开行动车组列车1158列,粤港澳大湾区日均开行广州往返深圳动车组列车627列,川渝黔三地日均开行公交化动车组列车713列,湖北日均开行连接武汉、鄂州、黄冈和黄石等城市的“新城快线”42列。 优化升级“铁路畅行”常旅客会员服务。年满60周岁的老年常旅客会员购票乘车可获票面金额15倍的积分,14至28周岁的常旅客会员购票乘车可获票面金额10倍的积分,分别为普通常旅客会员的3倍、2倍,积分在可用于兑换火车票的基础上,新增办理座位升席。 优化学生旅客购票出行措施。铁路12306学生票预约功能常态化运行,每学年4次单程优惠票可随时使用,优惠区间可根据家庭居住地至学校所在地调整设置,其中家庭居住地可根据实际变动情况设置,修改次数不限,动车组列车学生优惠票适用范围扩大至二等座、一等座和卧铺各席别,学生旅客购票出行更加便捷。 特殊群体旅客动车组列车票价可享受“折上折”。优化学生、儿童、残疾军人、伤残人民警察、残疾消防救援人员等特殊群体旅客购票优惠措施,动车组列车优惠(待)票价计算基础由公布票价改为执行票价,优惠下限为公布票价的四折,上述群体旅客将享受到更多票价优惠。 优化升级铁路12306售票服务。全国铁路旅客运输领域全面使用电子发票,增加线下电子发票申请渠道和购票(代办)人开具服务,旅客购票出行更加方便快捷。积极推广计次票、定期票、旅游计次票等新型票制产品,目前已覆盖73条线路,旅客将享受不同幅度的票价优惠,可随时通过铁路12306客户端(含网站)预约席位,通勤、商务人士出行更加灵活便捷、经济实惠。 进一步丰富站车服务项目。铁路畅行码覆盖所有动车组列车,互联网订餐站点达94个,旅客扫码即可享用特色美食、办理座位升席;静音车厢服务推广至97趟动车组列车;高铁宠物托运服务试点覆盖40座车站、54趟列车,每名旅客可托运2只符合规定的宠物,更好满足携宠旅客的出行需求;“轻装行”服务试点覆盖19座车站,为旅客提供“门到站”“站到门”同城行李搬运服务,有效减轻旅客出行负担。 增加团体票电话受理服务。铁路12306客户服务中心新增团体票电话受理服务,铁路12306客户端(含网站)单笔购票数量上限调至19张,单个铁路12306账户可添加的“乘车人”数量由15人调至30人,铁路各客运车站继续现场受理团体旅客购买火车票业务,各类旅游、研学、演出、赛事等团体旅客集中购票出行更加方便。 (来源:中国国家铁路集团有限公司官网)
Apple is creating a $100 million racial justice program to promote racial justice inside the company, CEO Tim Cook announced Thursday, as corporate leaders across the U.S. seek to respond to the George Floyd protests and are under a renewed pressure to address racial inequality at major companies. “Growing up in Alabama during the civil rights movement, I saw firsthand that the only thing that ever made lasting and durable change was people of goodwill putting aside comfort and safety to speak up to march to call for accountability and to do what they could to make a flawed society more perfect,” Cook said. 24%, that’s the percent of Apple’s workforce made up of underrepresented minorities. Though nearly every major company has released a statement in support for black employees, business leaders are under pressure to take more concrete action. All of the major tech giants have donated or instituted employee donation matching programs to racial justice organizations. Twitter made Juneteenth a company holiday and Amazon said it would no longer let police use its controversial facial recognition technology for a year.
2025年11月6日,在第八届中国国际进口博览会上,中国卫通所属星航互联通过签署战略合作意向函,与空中客车正式建立合作伙伴关系。此次合作具有里程碑意义,旨在向中国民航市场引入并部署空中客车HBCplus Ka波段机上互联解决方案,共同为中国航空公司及乘客提供高性能、无缝且体验卓越的机上连接服务。 此次合作为双方共同探索、开发及推广机上互联解决方案奠定了坚实基础,该方案的核心优势体现在双方能力的互补共赢,作为端到端解决方案主导者,空中客车将负责HBCplus项目的整体管理,凭借其在飞机集成领域的深厚技术积淀,为新飞机(线装)及现役机队(改装)提供经认证的Ka波段终端解决方案,并作为供应商SFE保障方案落地,其角色覆盖解决方案全生命周期管理,确保方案兼具可靠性、适航性等,这种集成化模式不仅为航空公司降低了应用风险,更提供了性能可保障的一站式服务方案;星航互联则以航空互联网服务提供者的角色,联合卫星合作伙伴提供高通量Ka波段卫星网络服务,依托母公司中国卫通的Ka网络资源,该资源具备覆盖范围广、网络稳定性强及地面配套设施完善等优势,星航互联可向航空公司提供高速稳定的航空互联网服务,为航司打造愉悦的机上网络体验。 双方将以合作伙伴关系为基础,紧密协作。在本届进博会期间,空中客车与南方航空公司签署合同,为其30架A350客机(其中包括20架在役客机加改装和10架随新飞机交付)配备HBCPlus方案。该合同的签署标志着南方航空成为中国首家采用HBCPlus机载互联平台的航空公司,首架配备HBCplus方案的A350客机预计将于2026年投入运营,这将成为双方协同推进中国市场机上互联网的首个标杆案例。 空中客车与中国卫通星航互联的合作,是航空制造技术与卫星通信能力的深度融合,双方优势互补、协同发力。未来,随着合作的持续深化与HBCplus解决方案的广泛落地,双方将持续赋能中国航空公司,助力其提升核心竞争力,为航空公司打造更智能、更便捷的空中出行体验,共同推动中国民航事业向高质量发展迈进。 (魏彤)
《中国民航报》、中国民航网 记者胡夕姮 通讯员马东坡 报道:为了积极推广工匠精神和现代民航精神,近日,民航福建监管局与福建省总工会联合举办福建民航地面精品服务创新竞赛。本次竞赛以“创新驱动发展,服务成就精彩”为主题,由福州机场承办,厦航福州分公司及省内其他六家运输机场参与了竞赛。活动为省内民航运输服务保障单位提供了一个分享经验、促进创新的平台,促进了“以赛促学、以赛促练、以赛促建”的机制和比学赶超的学习氛围。 竞赛采取“理论筑基(理论考试)—实践赋能(风采展示)”的双环节考核模式。理论考试环节,充分检验参赛选手们安全及应急处置知识的扎实程度、服务质量和创新理论的功底;风采展示环节,通过背景视频、情景演绎、茶艺展示、主题舞蹈等多元方式,全方位、多角度展现福建民航地面精品服务的创新成果与实践亮点。整个竞赛从优化旅客出行流程到特殊旅客关怀方案,从智慧服务技术应用到地域文化融入服务,一系列切实有效的创新措施,体现了福建民航人“专业、精艺、实用”的工匠追求。 福建监管局的分管领导对此次竞赛活动给予了高度评价,并对后续工作提出了三项要求:首先,要强化标准引领,结合民航旅客服务质量管理体系建设的要求,进一步细化贵宾服务流程,构建“全流程规范+个性化适配”的精品服务;其次,要注重创新驱动,勇于打破传统服务模式,以“智慧化+人性化”满足旅客需求,用创新思维解决贵宾服务中的问题;最后,要加强队伍建设,开展精准化培训,弘扬服务初心文化,将用心服务内化为职业追求,真正打造一支“懂业务、有温度、能担当”的贵宾服务队伍。 展望未来,福建监管局将继续搭建交流互鉴的平台,不断推动辖区民航服务创新,确保每一位乘机旅客都能真切体验到“安全、便捷、舒适、温馨”的出行感受,为奋力谱写交通强国建设民航新篇章贡献福建力量。(编辑:李季威 校对:张彤 审核:韩磊)
世界在建最长高速铁路跨海大桥建设取得新进展 中新网杭州11月15日电(王逸飞 马宇超 王涛)记者15日从浙江海事局获悉,当日,重达626吨的钢梁在杭州湾海域精准吊装至预定位置,标志着杭州湾跨海铁路桥北航道桥首片钢梁成功架设,该桥建设取得重要阶段性进展。 杭州湾跨海铁路桥是新建南通至宁波高速铁路(以下简称通甬高铁)的控制性工程,包括北、中、南三座航道桥和跨大堤、海中、浅滩区引桥,全长29.2公里,采用时速350公里的双线无砟轨道设计,是目前世界上在建长度最长、建设标准最高的高速铁路跨海大桥。 其中,北航道桥为主跨450米钢箱—钢桁组合梁斜拉桥,有8号主塔、9号主塔共两个主塔,全桥长932.7米,是目前在建的世界最大跨度无砟轨道斜拉桥,其设计与施工难度在国内同类型桥梁中较为罕见。 为确保施工安全,嘉兴海事局构建“数据+精准+演练”立体保障机制,通过精准预测作业窗口、实施“一梁一策”模拟试吊,并运用VTS、无人机与巡逻艇全程护航,实现吊装过程全方位可控。 杭州湾跨海铁路桥预计2027年建成通车。届时不仅将结束浙江海盐没有铁路的历史,还将显著压缩长三角城市间的时空距离,助力构建“一小时交通圈”,进一步推动区域协同发展。(来源:中国新闻网)
北京城市副中心站将于年内投用 近日,记者走进建设中的北京城市副中心站。该站总建筑面积约300万平方米,地下建筑规模约128万平方米,是亚洲最大的地下综合交通枢纽,预计将在年内投入使用。届时,从城市副中心出发,铁路能够快速通达河北省唐山市、天津市宝坻区、天津市北辰区等地,助力京津冀一体化再上新台阶。目前,京唐城际铁路北京城市副中心段已开展按图运行试验。北京城市副中心站预计将在年内随着京唐城际铁路全线贯通而同步投用。(来源:中国新闻网)
Skyscanner senior director commercial Cyndi Hui, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Asia, stated (31-Oct-2025) "travellers are expecting a much more personalised experience", enabled by technology such as AI. Ms Hui reported 54% of travellers are already confident using AI and travellers are mainly using AI early in the travel process for destination searches and inspiration. She said agentic AI "will be the next wave", with the ability to take action and make bookings.
Loganair, via its official LinkedIn account, announced (15-Nov-2025) plans to offer new flights in Jersey to support passengers impacted by the suspension of Blue Islands operations, including the essential medical route to Southampton. Loganair plans to commence operations on 16-Nov-2025 and establish a new permanent base in Jersey in the future. According to Jersey's Government, Loganair will operate rescue services between Jersey and Guernsey, Exeter, Bristol and Southampton, as well as between Guernsey and Southampton. [more - original PR - Government of Jersey] [more - original PR - UK Civil Aviation Authority]
In January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Bangladesh and other health partners, launched a mass Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaign for both Rohingya refugees and nearby host communities. The campaign vaccinated 976,751 people, reaching 103.6% coverage, likely due to a refugee influx and denominator inaccuracies. Children made up 42% (410,235) of those vaccinated. The success of the campaign was built on months of careful planning and coordination. WHO led technical preparations, trained vaccinators on safe delivery, data documentation, and cold-chain management, and ensured equitable coverage across all 33 camps. Volunteers went door to door, raising awareness and making sure no family was left behind. By the end of January, confirmed cholera cases had dropped from 170 in December to just 32, a fivefold reduction signaling the end of the outbreak. In April 2025, WHO and partners conducted a second OCV round, reaching 177,222 children aged 1–5 years, the group most vulnerable to severe illness. Vaccination was combined with improved WASH services and ongoing surveillance, further strengthening Cox’s Bazar’s health system against cholera and other infectious threats. Building on these gains, in May 2025 WHO and the Government of Bangladesh organized a cholera preparedness simulation exercise to test emergency response capacity and coordination. The exercise refined outbreak protocols and reinforced multisectoral collaboration, ensuring that both health and WASH partners are ready to respond quickly in future emergencies. To read more please click on the link.
The 30th regular meeting of the Chinese and Russian heads of government is held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, November 3, 2025. Photo: Xinhua Russia and China will train specialists for navigation in polar waters, according to a memorandum signed in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin's visit to China, the Russian Ministry of Transport said on its Telegram channel. Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin is visiting China from November 3 to 4 for the 30th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian heads of government, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The document reflects the shared commitment of Russia and China to developing partnership in commercial shipping and to strengthening human resources for the operation of vessels along the Northern Sea Route. Its development is actively progressing under Russia's national project Efficient Transport System, the Russian Ministry of Transport said in the post. According to Russian Minister of Transport Andrey Nikitin, the memorandum is aimed at creating conditions to enhance the safety of navigation in Arctic waters, protect the lives of seafarers, and preserve the marine environment in the ice-covered regions of the world's oceans, according to the ministry's post. According to the ministry, highly qualified specialists from China will be trained in accordance with international standards at leading Russian maritime institutions - the Maritime State University and the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping. In addition to theoretical instruction, Chinese seafarers will undergo hands-on training using specialized simulators at Russian educational institutions, ensuring a high level of preparedness for work in the challenging conditions of polar waters. Earlier, in an interview with the Russia 1 TV channel, the head of the Russian transport ministry described the first transit voyage from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route as a "major achievement." At a regular press briefing of China's Foreign Ministry in September, a reporter asked for comment on the role of the Northern Sea Route for China, and about how China and Russia will cooperate in this area. In response, Lin Jian, the ministry spokesperson, said that as an important stakeholder in Arctic affairs, China always follows the basic principles of respect, cooperation, mutual benefit and sustainability in engaging in Arctic affairs and enhancing cooperation with various parties, and is committed to promoting peace, stability and sustainable development of the Arctic. The spokesperson further stated that China stands ready to work with Russia and other Arctic states as well as interested countries to jointly advance the development and exploration of the routes and protect the environment there.
Dive Brief: University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s chancellor on Monday unveiled a final budget recommendation that would cut four academic programs at the university, two fewer than he originally proposed in September. However, Chancellor Rodney Bennett’s new plan would eliminate two programs that a university committee voted to recommend keeping. His proposal also comes amid concerns raised by faculty over program evaluation metrics and the budget reduction process. The program cuts would trim $6.7 million from UNL’s budget, mainly through doing away with roughly four dozen full-time equivalent jobs. Bennett’s proposal also calls for merging four academic departments into two new schools and reducing budgets at four UNL colleges. Dive Insight: Ultimately, Bennett proposed axing UNL’s departments of Earth and atmospheric sciences; educational administration; statistics; and textiles, merchandising and fashion design — all as part of an effort to save $27.5 million annually to address a structural deficit. He spared two programs that he recommended cutting earlier: landscape architecture, and community and regional planning. The University of Nebraska System’s regents plan to consider Bennett’s final recommendations at their December meeting. Bennett’s initial proposal — and how he arrived at his recommended cuts — drew opposition from affected faculty and other stakeholders. Based on hearings and nearly 3,000 filed comments, UNL’s Academic Planning Committee — made up of faculty, staff, administrators and students — voted in October to oppose closing four of the programs in Bennett’s original plan. Two of those programs — statistics, and Earth and atmospheric sciences — are nonetheless on the chopping block in Bennett's final plan. The committee didn’t oppose Bennett’s plans to cut the educational administration and textiles programs, or to merge UNL’s departments of entomology and plant pathology into one interdisciplinary school and the departments of agricultural economics and agricultural leadership, education and communication into another. However, the committee called on Bennett and UNL leaders to extend the timeline for making existential decisions about any of the programs. “We strongly recommend to the Chancellor, the President, and the Board of Regents that the approval of any budget cuts be delayed allowing time for units to identify creative alternative solutions that reduce or prevent the need for these cuts,” the committee said in an Oct. 24 memo. But Bennett and UNL leaders appear undeterred and are sticking with their original timelines. The committee also pointed to concerns raised by UNL stakeholders about the metrics and data that officials used to decide on programs. Faculty members have said that the data was incomplete and sometimes incorrect and that the administration wasn’t transparent with them about how programs were being statistically evaluated. They also contended that the programs' full value to the university and state weren’t taken into account. UNL officials reviewed the programs “in accordance with performance metrics that align with UNL standards and external accountability frameworks,” Bennett said in a public message Monday. “The metrics were also shaped through extensive consultation in the spring with academic deans, college leadership teams, department executive officers and the APC.” Still, some faculty continued to slam the metrics for a lack of transparency. “What are these new performance expectations, and where do we find them?” Sarah Zuckerman, an educational administration professor at UNL and head of its American Association of University Professors chapter, said in a Tuesday blog post titled “No Real Metrics, Only Vibes.” UNL’s AAUP chapter has actively opposed the cuts. Zuckerman added, “This feels like not only have administrators changed the rules of the game while it is still being played, but they didn’t bother to tell us.” UNL’s faculty senate plans to consider a no confidence vote for Bennett on Nov. 18 over his handling of the budget cuts.
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