On the morning of September 8, the opening ceremony of the 2024 freshmen of Communication University of China was held, and more than 5,900 freshmen attended the ceremony. The opening ceremony set up the main venue of the Beijing campus and the branch venue of the Hainan campus to realize the online linkage between the two campuses.
In the warm applause, Zhang Shuting, the principal of the school, brought a wonderful first lesson to the new students with the title of "Standing at a New Starting Point and Embracing the Era of Intelligent Communication".
In his speech, Zhang Shuting pointed out that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communication University of China. At this special historical juncture, the students have become Chinese heirs, shouldering the mission of inheriting the past and forging ahead into the future, and are destined to be different. Based on the 70-year history of the school and the reality of the current high-quality development of the school's career, he encouraged the students to cherish their family and country, have lofty aspirations, and become a well-deserved reserve army of the media "national team" in the future, a new force that bravely stands at the forefront of the era of intelligent communication, and a relay of national cultural innovation and creation and international communication in the new era.
Zhang Shuting emphasized that we are currently in a critical period of integration and transformation of the media industry led by artificial intelligence, and in the face of the era of intelligent communication that cannot be accurately outlined and full of infinite imagination, he shared with you five key words to improve comprehensive quality and temper core competitiveness.
The first is responsibility, we must always maintain our perception of the world, our deep affection for our family and country, our concern for society, and our kindness to others, learn to use the media to make the world a better place, and shine our ideals and show the power of youth in our responsibility. The second is to seek knowledge, to be distracted by seeking knowledge and learning, to love the major, to expand the breadth of knowledge, to explore the depth of learning, to enrich the dimension of thinking, and to continue to improve and self-advancement. The third is innovation, we must take the initiative to cultivate the courage to try, be good at updating, and dare to explore the innovative consciousness and innovation ability, accurately and keenly grasp the pulse of the times in creative practice, let imagination break through barriers, and lead the future with innovation. Fourth, self-discipline, we must improve the ability of self-restraint, self-management, and self-motivation, insist on reading, studying, and exercising day after day, strive to achieve one "small goal" after another, and reach the other side of the dream step by step. Fifth, we must take action, we must strengthen our beliefs, anchor the direction, be a down-to-earth actor, repel emptiness with hard work, defeat anxiety with persistence, bravely explore the "sea of stars" in the era of intelligent communication, and find our own world. (Image source: school website)