Recently, the "First Lecture of Ideology and Politics" of the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University in the spring semester of 2024 and the lecture hall of the Shenzhen Federation of Students (Phase II) were held at the Yuehai Campus of Shenzhen University.
Chen Xiangsheng, Dean of the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gave a unique ideological and political lesson to the students with the theme of "Civil Engineering Development and the Mission of Young People", combined with his own scientific research experience, to discuss the future development prospects of civil engineering and encourage students to shoulder the responsibility of the future.
Academician Chen Xiangsheng
From ancient building materials to modern reinforced concrete, and then to the emerging field of intelligent construction, Chen Xiangsheng used his professional knowledge to explain the concept and origin of civil engineering, the significance of civil engineering discipline, and the operation law, development mode and development direction of the industry.
With the help of vivid and vivid images, Chen Xiangsheng led the students to appreciate the landmark buildings around the world, appreciate the beauty of civil engineering, and combined with his own experience in engineering design and construction, he introduced China's current global leading position in the field of underground engineering, and told the Chinese examples of infrastructure construction such as high-speed rail, urban rail transit, and tunnels.
The scene of the ideological and political class
Chen Xiangsheng pointed out that civil engineering should follow the laws of nature. Civil engineering construction is moving from large-scale construction to green, carbon reduction and resilience construction, especially green and near-zero carbon emissions, leading the development model of world energy utilization. He called on civil engineers in the new era to lead by example and actively practice the strategy of ecological civilization construction and sustainable development.
In the context of the new era, how will the ancient industry of civil engineering innovate and develop?
Chen Xiangsheng pointed out that after experiencing the first three huge leaps caused by material transformation, traditional civil engineering is experiencing the fourth leap, that is, the cross-border empowerment of "digitalization + artificial intelligence + various perceptions + related disciplines", and will form a new generation of digital intelligent civil engineering with flesh and blood, perception, early warning and immunity.
What kind of talents should be cultivated in civil engineering?
By reviewing the historical and academic origins, project achievements, development trends and future goals of the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering of Shenzhen University, Chen Xiangsheng put forward the discipline talent training goal of "creating the pinnacle discipline of civil engineering and leading the development direction of civil engineering - digital intelligent civil engineering" in view of the fundamental educational question of "who to cultivate, what to cultivate, and how to cultivate people".
He pointed out that the goal of the civil engineering discipline is to produce excellent engineers, managers, and scientists. "In the face of great changes unseen in a century, we are empowering the traditional civil engineering discipline with digital and intelligent modern knowledge, realizing the discipline reform, and opening a new era of digital and intelligent civil engineering on which human beings depend, with great responsibility and glorious mission. ”
Chen Xiangsheng encouraged the students to create an academic environment of tolerance and mutual assistance, inclusiveness, free exploration, respect for teachers and education, and dedication to their jobs, and to behave with a humble heart, work with awe, and treat everyone with benevolence, "Only by working hard to take responsibility can we live up to our predecessors and the times, realize the glorious historical mission, and realize the youth mission of the new era!"
Academician Chen Xiangsheng took a group photo with teachers and students
The atmosphere of the ideological and political class was warm and applause continued. "Academician Chen Xiangsheng's ideological and political course not only shows the concept of science and technology empowerment and serving the society, but also contains profound humanistic feelings, philosophical thinking and thinking about the future. The students who listened to the lecture said that they were very encouraged, and as civil engineers in the new era, they must work hard, undertake the mission of youth, and contribute to the development of civil engineering and the high-quality development of society.
South+ reporter Sun Ying
Correspondents: Zhang Jiaxin, Kong Haoyu, Lin Jingyi
【Author】 Sun Ying
[Source] Southern Press Media Group Southern + client