Yang Renshu, President of Beijing University of Science and Technology: Brave to be a patriot, doer and dreamer at the forefront of the times

Source: People's Daily - Education Channel Original draft

People's Daily Beijing, June 26 -- On June 25, the University of Science and Technology Beijing held the graduation ceremony and degree conferment ceremony for the class of 2021. Principal Yang Renshu delivered a keynote speech entitled "Born in a Prosperous World, Moving Forward with Determination - Courage to Be a Patriot, Doer and Dreamer at the Forefront of the Times", sending blessings and entrustments to the graduates.

Yang Renshu said: Today, our country is moving toward prosperity and strength, our nation is moving toward great rejuvenation, and our people are moving toward a happier and better future. Born in the prosperous world, I hope that students will bravely be patriots, doers and dreamers at the forefront of the times, write a magnificent chapter worthy of the times, and create their own wonderful lives!

Yang Renshu, president of the University of Science and Technology Beijing, delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony and degree conferment ceremony of the class of 2021. (Courtesy of the school)

An excerpt from Yang Renshu's keynote speech is as follows:

The well is full of trees, and one side of the water and soil nourishes the other side. In the past few years, you have forged the red genes of "cradle of steel" and "truth-seeking". More than 2,000 teachers and students of the school enthusiastically signed up and worked tirelessly to express their wishes for the 70th birthday of New China in Tiananmen Square. Mao Di, a graduate student of the Marxist College, and 18 other students participated in the graduate student support group, took root in the front line of poverty alleviation, and used knowledge and sweat to help Qin'an compatriots get rid of poverty and remove their hats. Wei Yuxin, an undergraduate student of the School of Mechanical Engineering, and 28 other students formed a "youth commando team" to rush to the front line of the fight against the epidemic in the inbound passenger transit and distribution center of the New National Exhibition, and used the power of youth to guard the national gate for the motherland. The majority of students learn online, scan the code in and out, and adhere to the Safety Newspaper, and deeply thank you for your understanding, support and contribution to the fight against the epidemic! In the past few years, you have practiced the spirit of "pursuing excellence" and "having the courage to compete for the first" in the new era of Beike. Song Zhen, an undergraduate student in the School of Mathematics and Science, scored 100 points in 12 courses, Pan Yu, a doctoral student at the Institute of Engineering and Technology, applied for 29 patents, applied 5 industrialization applications, and wrote papers on the land of the motherland, etc. There are many wonderful stories that belong to you. The vow of "For the Rise of China" has witnessed your diligent study, the West Gate Pavilion echoes with the sound of your loud books, and the Ginkgo Avenue has left the memories of your youth. You have decorated the color of the North Science Dream, and you will surely become the far side of the Chinese Dream!

The thistle gate is majestic, and one side of the water and soil has a love. On the road of endeavor and the pursuit of dreams, you and I have never been alone. Strong teacher-student affection, undergraduate tutors care about your studies, light up your dreams, guide your growth; graduate tutors are generous and strict, willing to be a ladder, in the process of imparting knowledge and guiding practice, become everyone's "research teachers and friends"; counselors lead youth with youth, with love and love, all the way together. With the same window, you encourage each other, help each other, and grow together, and an excellent collective like the material 1712 class is united and enterprising, the learning style is excellent, and the top ten class collectives of Beijing universities have emerged. Like "Dot Light into Network", a student science and technology innovation team that is committed to solving the problem of communication blind spots in underground space and winning the 11th "Challenge Cup" Beijing Special Prize. Surging North Science, you who are moving forward with your dreams have injected youth vitality into the development of the school's cause. In recent years, the school's educational strength has steadily improved, successfully selected as a "double first-class" construction university, our world ranking has improved year after year, ranking in the top 300 of the "Soft World University Academic Ranking" for the first time, QS's latest release of the 2022 World University Rankings, the school ranked 414th, entering the world's top 500 for 4 consecutive years. The school's 15 achievements have won the "three awards" of national science and technology, and a number of key technologies have made important contributions to Tianwen, Beidou, Fuxing and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and 6 research results of teachers and students have been published in Nature and Science. This year, the school also won the National May Day Labor Award for the first time. Among them, it embodies the sweat of your practical study, is full of the affection of our Lide tree people, and highlights the pursuit of Science and Technology of Beijing University of Science and Technology to serve the country.

Students, 2021 is an extraordinary year, and in a few days, we will jointly celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the great Communist Party of China. Looking back at the centenary history of the party, the Communist Party of China has united and led the people of the whole country to create a new historical glory of Chinese civilization and provided young people in the new era with the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and pursue happiness in life. Starting tomorrow, you will become the "super alloy steel" that represents the glory of the University of Science and Technology Beijing, will become the main force in the construction of the motherland, and will certainly achieve a career in sincere dedication. On the occasion of parting, I would like to share three thoughts with you.

Only by loving the country and cherishing the motherland can we move forward with determination. Patriotism is the national heart and soul of the Chinese nation. "For the sake of the prosperity of the Chinese people and the rejuvenation of the nation, I am willing to struggle for the rest of my life...", the hit drama "The Age of Awakening" presents the light of youth of Chen Yannian, Chen Qiaonian and other revolutionary ancestors on the road to national salvation, which makes us have a strong resonance of "although we cannot arrive, our hearts yearn for it". Academician Xiao Jimei, a representative of returnees in the early days of the establishment of the university, gave up the preferential treatment abroad, broke through the barrier for seven years and three times, and finally returned to the embrace of the motherland in 1957, and made outstanding contributions to the country in the fields of basic theoretical research in metal science and applied research on fracture disciplines. Your senior, Academician Hu Zhenghuan, the first student of Beijing University of Science and Technology, solved the national demand for the use of rolling methods to produce steel balls in just over two months, and finally made China one of the few countries in the world that mastered the rolling technology of shaft parts. Patriotism is the background of youth, and I hope that students will closely link their personal lives with the destiny of the nation, draw forward strength in the same frequency resonance with the motherland, and realize the value of life.

Fight, hit the water side in the middle of the stream for the new people of the times. On the 15th of last month, the "Tianwen-1" probe carrying China's first Mars rover "Zhurong" successfully landed on Mars, and He Rongwei, a 93-level alumnus of our mining machinery major, served as the commander-in-chief of the Mars probe, he took root in the aerospace frontline for 20 years, forged ahead, and helped China take an important step in the journey of interstellar exploration. Zhao Jun, an alumnus of the 88th grade of the iron and steel metallurgy major of our school, was appointed to lead the management team, and in less than half a year, reversed the situation of the Serbian Steel Company of Hesteel Group for 7 consecutive years, and created a landmark project of "Belt and Road" construction and international production capacity cooperation, and the team was awarded the title of "Model of the Times" by the Party Central Committee. In the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, there has always been no shortage of Beike people. I hope that you will take over the baton of history in the hands of your predecessors, experience and grow in the struggle, and let the youth bloom in the same direction as the times.

Dreams, determined to forge ahead can make dreams come true. "Long winds and waves will sometimes hang directly on the clouds and sails to the sea." Bidding farewell to campus life and entering the social classroom, students may experience the "pain" of role change, there will be no more "bells" ringing after work, and even weekend "weekends" may encounter "996", PPT reports may face more doubts than encouragement, and so on. Busyness and exhaustion may make you linger on your dreams, but we should firmly believe that "the road is long and the road is coming". Xing Gang, a 00-level alumnus of our computer major and the winner of the title of national model worker in 2020, has thoroughly eaten more than 110 professional books and more than one million words of study notes, has struggled in grass-roots technical jobs for more than 20 years, completed 672 independent improvements, technical research projects, and led more than 40 technological innovations, and finally realized his dream of "big country craftsman". Good times and adversities are all landscapes, I hope that you will see the strength of determination from Elder Xinggang, condense time into dreams in unremitting struggle, and become your own yyds (Network hot word, interpretation: eternal God).

Students, take the wind to go, long sky, straight down to see the mountains and rivers. Today, our country is moving toward prosperity and strength, our nation is moving toward great rejuvenation, and our people are moving toward a happier and better future. Born in a prosperous world, may you bravely be the patriots, doers and dreamers at the forefront of the times, write a magnificent chapter worthy of the times, and create your own wonderful life!

Students, the paper is short and long, and a thousand words cannot withstand a sentence of "the alma mater loves you". We will celebrate our 70th anniversary next year and look forward to seeing you again!