博雅行 | 三杰获教学与服务奖之爱德华多·摩纳哥博士

UIC“杰出教学与服务奖”的设立是期望提高教学和服务质量，表彰在教学和服务方面有杰出表现和成就的教师。2015-2016年度“杰出教学与服务奖”由理工科技学部助理教授郭奕龙博士、人文与社会科学学部助理教授爱德华多·摩纳哥博士、工商管理学部助理教授王莹博士获得。

我们将推出该奖项获奖者的系列访谈，本期人物是人文与社会科学学部助理教授爱德华多·摩纳哥博士。

他出生于意大利，在博洛尼亚大学学习法律后，他前往法国攻读国际管理硕士学位。2009年他入职UIC，同时在云南大学攻读国际关系博士课程。他认为，教师的责任是分享知识和经验、启迪学生发挥潜能以及使学生获取自我追逐理想的能力。他希望学生毕业后能运用在UIC学到的知识，去应对未来的挑战。

Just like Marco Polo, Dr Edoardo Monaco was born in Venice, Italy and has an avid interest in development in Asia. He studied law at the University of Bologna before receiving attorney training. In late 2005 he went to France to pursue an MSc in International Management. “Soon after graduation I worked on a couple of consulting projects in China,” Dr Monaco recalls, “and then again in India and South Korea for Italian and EU chambers of commerce, respectively.”To realise his aspirations and explore what is behind China's magical achievements, Dr Monaco began to teach at UIC in 2009 and squeezed in a doctoral programme at Yunnan University. When studying at this university in southwestern China, he researched holistic development governance in Bhutan. He has not ceased to keep abreast of academic trends and often visits Harvard University for complementary training and research. This academic year he is directing the Government and International Relations Programme, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. “I am lucky enough to really enjoy what I do,” Dr Monaco smiled. “The lines between work, research, hobbies and leisure are, in my case, rather blurred!” What was the most difficult part during the award evaluation? How did you react to it?Edoardo Monaco: The evaluation process has clearly been thorough and rigorous, involving virtually every aspect of being an academic at UIC. I must say I simply kept true to myself all along, sharing, when asked, the fundamental aspects that underpin my work ethics and beliefs as an educator.How do you get students to ask questions in class?EM: Students are the real stars of the GIR programme. They constantly surprise me for their intellectual curiosity, their investigative nature, their boundless aspirations, even their wit and humour. I believe the key lies in trying to reduce the complexity of international affairs to “manageable” concepts that students may govern and utilise promptly. Plus, I try to highlight real-world, day-to-day implications of global events, so that students may easily relate to them.What have you learned about yourself through the teaching experience?EM: I see teaching as a responsibility to share, inspire and enable: share knowledge and experience coming from formal education, constant research and direct observation; inspire so as to allow students to identify their true interests and tap into their full potential; enable them to ultimately rely on their own capabilities and chase their aspirations. My ultimate goal is, in fact, that students may “remember” me, after graduation, but not “need” me any longer, as by then they should be fully ready to face any challenge using the very tools acquired at UIC.What do you think of UIC's effort to improve its teaching and learning quality?EM: UIC's mission is unique, noble and truly groundbreaking. It has opened a new dimension into academic education in China, and concretely changed the lives of thousands of students so far. Throughout the course of their studies, you can almost see horizons expanding and barriers falling in their eyes. I believe further growth for UIC is just an inevitable, natural evolution, because the fundamentals are strong and the dedication of all involved - from top management to office staff - immense.

*原文刊载于杂志《博雅行》第一期，本文有删节。

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文 | 何锭

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