高級外交官能夠快速分析復雜的情況，然后同時與來自不同文化和不同觀點的人進行談判；頂級國際商務人士必須批判性地評估國家之間的經濟互動，并與當地盟友合作推出新的投資項目；最成功的非政府組織工作人員能夠通過開發和管理創新項目來解決問題，充分地考慮到民眾當前和未來的需求。
因此，培養具有國際競爭力的全球優秀人才是中國教育的重中之重。一個全球性的人才應該具備知識、技能和態度，才能夠在中國乃至世界各地的各行各業取得成功。這是一個獨特的能力組合，包括跨文化交際能力、多學科系統分析能力、世界和國際機構背景知識、換位思考能力、解決問題的能力，以及與他人協調溝通的能力。北京愛迪學校開設了一系列專業課程，幫助培養新一代的全球人才，其中包括模擬聯合國(MUN)強化培訓證書課程。該項目由MUN項目負責人李瀟開發，并得到了北京外國語大學的認可，該大學培養了眾多優秀的中國外交官。
在愛迪學校MUN課程里，學生不僅學習標準MUN知識和技能，比如MUN的規則、制度以及如何辯論，還要接受全面、高強度的培訓，獲取相關知識、技能和培養態度和價值觀,成為未來所需的全球性人才。我們相信，這不僅能夠提高學生在全球化世界中的競爭優勢，也能幫助他們成為更有用的人，為改善世界做出貢獻。教與學創新中心教師將使用21世紀教學法，引領學生體驗真實的工作環境，幫助他們通過MUN項目建立信心，并通過各種國際環境測試提升能力。
11月5日，我們在創新實驗室舉行了一年一度的MUN開幕儀式，開始了這個獨特的項目式學習計劃，參與者包括初級模聯俱樂部的所有學生。首先，教與學創新中心總監Russell Hazard博士解釋了何為全球性人才，并主導了接下來的項目研討會。會議中特邀嘉賓、隸屬于聯合國環境規劃署的非政府組織“世界和諧基金會”副秘書長劉莎莎就聯合國目前正在進行的項目、MUN國際組織需要什么樣的人才等問題分享了她的看法和個人經歷。緊接著，MUN團隊教師之一Tom Yang楊祎明老師為學生講述了如何利用植根于經濟學的多學科思維，深入了解復雜系統和解決全球問題。最后，模聯項目負責人李瀟介紹了整個項目的目標和規劃，和同學們一同開啟了“學習的冒險之旅”。
我們相信，愛迪學校精心培養出的下一代全球性人才將走出中國，在世界的舞臺發揮巨大的作用。我們也感到非常自豪，因為我們的學生和教師將通過不斷的復雜性挑戰和學習成為該領域的佼佼者。
Imagine our top diplomats, who are capable of rapidly analyzing complex situations and then negotiating with people from multiple cultures and perspectives simultaneously. Imagine our top international businesspeople, who must critically assess the economic interplay between nations and work collaboratively with local allies to launch new ventures. Imagine our most successful NGO workers, who are capable of problem solving through the development and management of innovative projects that effectively take into account both present and future needs for a populace.
The development of high-impact internationally competent global talents is one of the top priorities of Chinese education. A global talent has the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed across industries in China, but also anywhere in the world. This requires a unique mix of competencies that include intercultural communicative competence, multidisciplinary systems analysis, background knowledge of the world and international institutions, the ability to shift perspectives, problem solve, and negotiate among others. Beijing Aidi School runs a number of specialist programs to help foster a new generation of global talents such as our Model United Nations (MUN) Intensive Training Certificate program. This program was developed by our MUN program leader, Li Xiao, and has been recognized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, which trains many of China’s diplomats for its excellence.
In Aidi School MUN courses, students not only learn standard MUN knowledge and skills such as the rules and procedures of MUN and debating, but undergo comprehensive training to cultivate the full spectrum of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to become a global talent and the opportunity to use them in the real world. We believe these skills not only improve students competitive advantage in a globalized world, but also help them become a more useful person for improving society as a whole. Students are able to train with our Teaching, Learning and Innovation Center teachers to understand real-world working environments using 21st century pedagogy, they build confidence in their own MUN learning space, and then they can venture out into the world to test their abilities in a variety of international settings.
On November 5th, we held our annual entry event in the Innovation Lab to start this unique Project-Based Learning program, which included all students from the Junior MUN club. First, Dr. Russell Hazard, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, explained the concept of becoming a global talent and led a hands-on workshop so students could engage in the active learning necessary to immerse themselves in the framework they will work to master in the coming year. Then our special guest Shera Liu, who is the Under Secretary from the World Harmony Foundation, an NGO affiliated to United Nations Environment Program, shared her views and personal experiences about what the United Nations is doing and what kind of talents such international organizations need. Next, one of our most important MUN team teachers, Tom Yang, delved into understanding complex systems and solving global problems using an understanding of multidisciplinary thinking rooted in economics. Finally, the MUN program leader, Li Xiao, outlined the objectives and rubrics for the entire program setting the students on their adventure of learning.
At Aidi School, we believe the next generation of global talents that emerge from China will play a tremendous role in shaping the world, and we are proud to see our students and teachers taking on the challenge of learning this complex set of competencies to become leaders in the field.
