Yesterday morning, Tongji University's class of 2020 held an opening ceremony. Academician Chen Jie, president of the university, made a speech entitled "Persistence, Deed, Responsibility, Dedication, writing a colorful youth worthy of the times".
The full text is as follows:
Dear students, teachers and parents,
Good morning, everyone!
Today, the Tongji campus has welcomed 13,390 new students from all over the world in the class of 2020, and your arrival has made Tongji University, which has a history of 113 years, more brilliant and full of vitality. You have gone through an extraordinary period of time this year, withstood the double test of the epidemic and further education, you have worked tenaciously and dared to chase your dreams, and handed over the first qualified answer sheet of youth. With such an experience, you will definitely find yourself with new growth and development, and become more calm and confident.
Congratulations to all of you, in the best years of life, get together and start a new chapter in life! On behalf of Secretary Fang and on behalf of all the teachers, students and staff of the school, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to your arrival! To the family and teachers who have accompanied you all the way to grow up, I would like to extend my most sincere greetings and heartfelt thanks!
Students, because of the epidemic prevention and control reasons, when you said goodbye to your parents at the school gate, the "Little Red Riding Hood" and the teacher volunteers took the bags in your hands and led everyone into the beautiful Tongji campus. Among this group of lovely people, there is Wang Ye, an alumnus who has participated in "Little Red Riding Hood" for 11 consecutive years, and Alim Cambayr, who has participated in luggage handling for six consecutive days. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to the lovely Little Red Riding Hoods and teacher volunteers.
Today, you are the most beautiful scenery, the freshest blood, the most earnest expectation, and the most vigorous strength in Tongji Garden. Among you, there is Yang Cheng from Jiangsu, who has the dream of becoming an architect since childhood, and entered Tongji with the 10th place in the province (liberal arts); Shanghai's twin sisters Zhou Shiyi and Zhou Shixuan, in the study of you to catch up, only one point difference between the two was admitted to Tongji; Zhang Mengmeng, a master's student in the medical school, who once brought hope to others, is the 8446th case of hematopoietic stem cell donors in the country; Xu Haowen, a master's student in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, actively explores how to "industrial revitalization" Driving rural development, her academic achievements during her undergraduate years won the first prize of the national "Challenge Cup"; Wang Jiao, a doctoral student in the College of Life Sciences and Technology, is only 20 years old, and is the youngest doctoral student enrolled this year. Sincerely wish you all to become a new Tongji person with your own style!
Looking back at history, Tongji's school began in 1907 with the support of the Chinese and German governments and all sectors of society, and the following year the Chinese name was set as Tongji German Medical Hall. In 1912, the Department of Engineering was added. In 1923, it was named Tongji University. In 1927, it became one of the earliest national universities in China. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, although he traveled to nine provinces, moved the school site six times, and was displaced, the name of the school did not change and the string song did not quit. In the midst of the flames, we do not waste research and seek, face difficulties when we are waiting for rejuvenation, and bravely stand at the head of the tide in the reform and opening up, for 113 years, Tongji has always practiced the university's commitment to the country and society. At the meeting on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, Comrade Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, pointed out: The centenary of Tongji is a hundred years of solidarity with the fate of the Chinese nation, a hundred years of hand-in-hand with the motherland's scientific and educational undertakings, and a hundred years of solidarity with Shanghai's urban development. This is not only a brilliant summary of the history of Tongji's schooling, but also a guide and expectation for tongji's future development.
The baton of accelerating the construction of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics has been passed to the hands of students, and you are born at the right time and shoulder heavy responsibilities. Starting from today, I hope that you can understand the school motto of "Helping Each Other in the Same Boat" in your future study and life, "One Heart and One Mind, One Boat, One Heart, One Mind, One Mind, One Heart, One Mind, One Mind, One Heart, One Mind, One Mind, One Heart I hope that you have ideals that know how to adhere to, have knowledge and dare to act, have responsibilities and responsibilities, have feelings to dedicate, and use your youth to achieve a better self and cast a more beautiful Tongji!
Students must have ideals and know how to stick to them. Once, you longed for the university and took Tongji as your goal; today, you have entered Tongji and started a new journey. Here, you will hear the culture and tradition of "walking with the motherland and helping the world with science and education", and experience the unique spirit and temperament of Tongji people. You will listen to the teachings of the Master and gain spiritual enlightenment. You will meet new people and make precious friendships. Here is the vast ocean of knowledge, the endless starry sky of scientific research, and the vast world of practice. How big your dream is, how big Tongji is. Students, the new life needs to establish new ideals and new goals. Ideals and goals are the direction and motivation for us to move forward. Those buried in our hearts for the truth, the call for human nature, not only need to be constantly transformed into the ideal goal of illuminating us forward, in study, life and work, we also need to always adhere to the faith, perseverance and indomitability, no matter what kind of difficulties and setbacks we encounter, we must be tenacious with the courage and tenacity of "a thousand hardships and tenacity, Ren'er's east, west, south and north winds", and forge ahead courageously. The future and destiny of the individual resonate with the same frequency as the country, and the solidarity with the nation, so that the youth shines in the ideal and understand the persistence.
Students must have the knowledge to dare to act. The university period is the most important stage of receiving systematic education in life, and seeking knowledge and learning is the core mission of the university stage. You have grown up in an era of rapid technological development, the boundaries of knowledge are constantly expanding, and the requirements for innovation are constantly increasing. The university is the temple that nurtures the growth and development of the individual in all aspects, and students should build a broad knowledge system, widely dabble in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and pay attention to the frontier development of disciplines. Be diligent and studious, read a lot of books, and make yourself a knowledgeable person; ask questions and gather wisdom, so that you can become a knowledgeable person. Reading thousands of books, eclectically absorbing theories of various schools, and integrating and penetrating the knowledge system; breaking through ten thousand books, applying what they have learned to dare to criticize, seeking truth and seeking truth and innovation. "There is no smooth road in science, only those who are not afraid of hardships and climb along the steep mountain road can hope to reach the peak of glory", students should pursue excellence without distraction, so that youth can bloom in the knowledge and dare to act.
Students should be responsible and responsible. The core mission of the university is to continuously shape and transport outstanding talents with first-class quality of education. At present, China's economic, social and scientific and technological development is facing difficulties, and it is urgent to innovate and create to seek breakthroughs. The university is the highland of ideology and culture, the birthplace of creative thinking and innovation ability, and it is the responsibility of the university to assume the responsibility of the home country and do a good job in cultural inheritance. Students must not only be good at accumulating knowledge and cultivating knowledge, but also good at observing the world with the eyes of discovery, and those problems that they read in books, see in life, and encounter in practice can become the objects of your thinking and the propositions of research; students "must be practitioners who get up and act, do not be empty talkers on paper", they must concentrate on their own scientific research fields, and be "doers" who bravely climb academic peaks; students must also learn to integrate the small self into the big self, sweep the house and sweep the world, and realize the ideal of studying that breaks the cocoon into a butterfly With a wonderful life of rich wisdom, we will draw a grand blueprint for the development of the country, so that youth can shine in the responsibility and responsibility.
Students should have feelings and dedication. Universities are places where beauty is stored, nurtured, created, and discovered. The campus of Tongji integrates many beautiful scenery, and everywhere you can realize the beauty of architecture, the beauty of science, and the beauty of human nature. In the years to come, everyone will read a lot of books, ask questions, cultivate sentiments, and forge virtues in the beautiful campus. The beautiful environment can always make people feel relaxed, and beautiful things will always inspire people's yearning and pursuit of a more beautiful realm. Students should learn to appreciate beauty, whether it is the beauty of nature or the beauty of science, they need to have the vision of discovery, an open mind, and the courage to explore; students should strive to learn to pursue beauty, use what they have learned to reveal the infinite mysteries of the universe, explore the essential laws of science, build the magnificent mountains and rivers of the motherland, and cultivate a broad mind in life. University is a new starting point for a beautiful life, a climbing road of scientific truth, and a forge of perseverance; it is the call of the times to embrace the motherland and the people, care for society and others. Students should create a better future with a beautiful heart, and let the youth pour out their glory in the dedication with feelings.
Students, the new campus life has begun, I hope that everyone cherishes the youth time, sets up the ideal sail, adheres to the persistent belief, cultivates excellent skills, has the courage to take responsibility for dedication, grows into a social pillar and professional elite leading the future, grows into the backbone and optimus pillar of the national rejuvenation, and writes a colorful youth worthy of the times!
Thank you!
Author: Chen Jie (President and Academician of Tongji University) Editor: Gu Jun Responsible Editor: Fan Liping