"You are the stars of tomorrow, shouldering the hope of The future of Chinese civilization and mankind. I hope that you can make a leap in your thinking and ability, and truly become a pillar of the country that can shoulder great responsibilities. ”
At the opening ceremony of the 2022 class of east China Normal University held on September 9, all the new students listened to the "first lesson" of admission taught by academician Qian Xuhong, the president of the university, - "beyond the limit of the leap, to be a sound and personalized talent".
For the sake of epidemic prevention and safety, 10,950 outstanding students from all over the country and around the world gathered offline and "cloud" in a combination of the main venue and sub-venues and online live broadcasts to start a new journey of university life.
In her speech, Qian Xuhong took the theme of "Beyond the Limit, Be a Sound and Individualized Talent", and explained to the students how to achieve themselves, serve the country and the world, and create civilization and the future through personalized, comprehensive and free learning.
He pointed out that human society in the post-epidemic era is full of uncertainties and contradictions, and opportunities and dangers coexist. For the well-being of mankind and civilization and the happiness of everyone, students need to be able to clarify their mission, have the courage to create, transcend limitations, and make bold leaps, and find and invent new theories, systems, models and programs for the development and peaceful development of mankind and civilization again.
"As far as individuals are concerned, it is easy to say that it is easy to say and not to do it to transcend limitations and establish a sound and individual pattern thinking through quantum leaps. Because we live in all kinds of tangible and intangible mental limitations all the time. ”
Qian Xuhong pointed out that in college, students should go beyond the limitations of disciplines and majors, beyond the restrictions of theory and practice, beyond the limitations of time and space and conditions, beyond the limitations of worldliness and fashion, and cultivate the ability to transcend barriers and transcend limitations, so as to base themselves on the forefront of academic and social development, and then lead the development of various fields.
As a teacher representative, Li Daoji, professor of the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine Coastal Science of East China Normal University and president of the Institute of Plastic Recycling and Innovation, explained in his speech that the generation of scientists studied and grew up in the fiery old China, with a deep sense of distress, the spirit of aspiring to serve the country and the feelings of home and country by telling the story of Academician Chen Jiyu, the founder of the mainland estuarine coastal science, who struggled to develop the cause of the coast of the mainland estuary.
He hoped that the students would learn and inherit the spiritual tradition of "seeking truth, seeking truth, seeking innovation and seeking success" of the older generation of teachers, bear in mind the feelings of home and country, learn to serve the country well, and bravely undertake the mission of the times.
2022 Outstanding Graduate of the University, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Person of the Year - School of Physics and Electronic Science, Guanghua College 2018 Undergraduate Student, State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy Science and Technology 2022 Doctoral Student Wang Xiaokun, as a representative of the old students, shared his study experience and growth insights with the new students at Normal University.
In the four years of undergraduate at East China Normal University, he went from a scientific research white to standing on the podium of the gold medal of the national "Internet +" and "Create Youth" competitions, from ignorance to trying to innovate and start a business, the road he has traveled is to confirm the excellent education and academic philosophy of East China Normal University, from this process, he extracted the growth principles of "research and accumulation", "innovation and persistence" and "mission and responsibility" to share with new students.
Wang Xinyu, the recipient of the Shanghai No. 001 Admission Notice of East China Normal University this year and a 2022 undergraduate student of the Department of Chinese who was selected for the "Qiangji Program", spoke as a representative of the new students.
She told the story of the association with Paleography and East China Normal University, as well as the heart journey of being inspired by East China Normal University and receiving the admission letter at the college entrance examination, and the gift package was touched by the school's feelings and care, she called on the students not only to be knowledgeable, but also to be wise and wise, and to constantly improve themselves; We must also have the ambition of the long-term, the ship of struggle, think about how to use what we have learned, and write a heavy ink on the picture of the times; It is even more necessary to adhere to their ideals and passions, ride the wind and waves in the tide of the times, strive to create wisdom, cultivate character, and lead the development of the nation and society.
"I am ready to become a qualified teacher of the future." "I hope that in the future, I can take root in the grassroots, make a little contribution to the education in my hometown, and strive to be a good teacher with ideals and beliefs, moral sentiments, solid knowledge, and benevolent heart." As a teacher training student of the "Excellent Teacher Program", Zhao Rong, a Major in Chinese Language and Literature in the Class of 2022, and Li Deyu, a major in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, set their minds.
It is understood that East China Normal University has recruited a total of 150 "excellent teacher program" teacher training students from 21 provinces across the country this year to train outstanding teachers for the less developed areas in the central and western regions.
Written by: Bai Yu Correspondent Tian Bolan
Photos provided by the school