Vice President of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) Song Xiuyan visited the staff and students at China Women's University (CWU) and China Children's Center (CCC) in Beijing on Monday.
Song is also the first member of the Secretariat of the ACWF.
The visit was done ahead of National Teachers' Day on Sept. 10.
Song said that the idea of the visit is to encourage the teachers instrumental in attaining a new level of progress in women's higher education to be more innovative and professional.
In the classrooms of CWU, Song learned about the lives of the teachers, as well as the teaching work of the institution.
Song visited a modern classroom in the College of Arts, fitted with high-tech equipment. In the classroom, a class on broadcasting and radio hosting was taking place.
The ACWF leader watched the performances of the students and asked the teacher several detailed questions, such as the gender ratio of those enrolled in the major, the annual number of graduates and the employment rate of those graduates.
"In an open and diverse society, communication between individuals is becoming crucial," Song told the students. "As students majoring in broadcasting and presenting, you may not become hosts after graduation, but it is beneficial for you to accumulate knowledge extensively and improve your accomplishment through your studies, no matter what kind of work you do in the future."
Song later listened to the reports of the Gender and Social Development School, which has implemented changes in recent years, based on specialist talent development goals and updated principles.
"The standards of testing whether a university is successful or not lies in whether its professional courses can cater to the needs of society, whether it matches the requirements of the time and whether it has the right features," said Song.
"The constantly changing needs of society have placed higher requirements on universities. So, I hope the university can give its advantages into full play, adjust its professional courses and teaching schedules, and discover further path of talent cultivation."
During her visit to the CCC, Song unveiled the center's name plate, calling the institution an "off-campus talent cultivation base" of the CWU. She then handed out work permits and training materials to volunteers of the Children's Discovery Museum.
"The museum is a treasury for children to discover the world," Song told the volunteers.
Song also greeted the teachers of the art studio of the museum, wishing them a happy holiday.
"As an important base for children's out-of-school education, the teaching at CCC is exploratory and experimental. I hope you can continue with your discovery of new methods for children's out-of-school education, to provide good cases and experiences for such education nationally," Song told the teachers.