The College of International Education held a fire safety education and drill for over 260 new international students on the afternoon of September 23, 2026. Supported by the university's Security Department, the event paired classroom instruction with hands-on practice, covering fire safety knowledge, extinguisher operation, and escape procedures, with every student taking a turn at using an extinguisher.

Instructors from the campus fire station drew on real campus fire cases and the layout of international student dormitories to walk students through hazard identification, initial fire response, and self-rescue and escape techniques. Recognizing that most international students have little local emergency experience, they focused on the different types of extinguishers and the four-step method—"lift, pull, grip, press"—and repeatedly stressed key details such as reading smoke direction, evacuating in a low posture, and reporting fires correctly.

Knowing the steps was one thing; executing them was another. In the hands-on session, students took turns in groups, lifting extinguishers under instructor supervision and completing the full extinguishing sequence on simulated fire sources. Nervous at first, they grew steadily more assured, turning textbook knowledge into muscle memory with each attempt. Many said they felt far more confident after trying it themselves and planned to check their dormitories for electrical hazards and share what they had learned with their roommates.

For students who have traveled far to study in China, getting to know the local campus safety environment and mastering localized emergency skills is essential to a secure and worry-free academic life. The drill was both a skills training session and a vivid lesson in life safety, reflecting the university's commitment to and care for its international students and strengthening their sense of belonging and security on campus.

Building on this event, the College will continue to run varied safety education activities covering religious safety, drug safety, anti-fraud awareness, traffic safety, personal safety, and mental health. The aim is to make safety knowledge stick and to gradually build an all-student, full-process safety education system for international students, contributing to a safe, stable, and harmonious study environment and to the university's overall security work.