School of Languages at XJTLU Conference 2024

International organizations serve as institutions of the global governance system that fosters understanding and cooperation among nations, as well as platforms where the nations enhance their international influence. In recent years, the Chinese government has started to train and support talents to seek career opportunities in international organizations. Government ministries and agencies, high education institutions, university staff members and students are the stakeholders.

Accurately understanding International Organizations’ recruitment requirements and integrating the required competencies development into foreign language education can contribute to improving efficiency and saving time costs. This research will investigate UN's recruitment requirements, talent cultivation models of domestic and international universities, summarize the effectiveness and advantages of International Organizations talent cultivation in XJTLU, and especially the contribution of language education to this process.

Our project employs a mathematical model to analyse job descriptions from 3 distinct categories, pinpointing the keywords using natural language processing (NLP) methods. Following data collection through web scraping, we vectorize these keywords for clustering analysis within their respective groups, by utilizing Python's Scikit-learn. This strategy is designed to identify recruitment features and explore characteristics shared among various job categories. English proficiency, fluency in an additional UN official language, and global competence are noteworthy outcomes. These attributes are integral to fostering global citizens. Based on these findings, we will explore and discuss how Spanish teaching contributes to talent development for international organizations by incorporating critical thinking and broadening the international perspective.