[Doing Practical Work for Faculty and Students] Academician Luncheon Held Warmly

2021-11-12

"I have lunch with Ms. Xiaohong!" At noon on November 11, Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician and 20 students of HUTB came to Lingnan Literary Western Restaurant, ate while chatting around the dining table, and had a cordial exchange on topics such as study and life on campus. Vice Presidents Zhang Ling and Gan Dejian, as well as the heads of the Party Committee Office and Principal Office, Party Committee Publicity Department, Party Committee Student Affairs Department, Academic Affairs Division, Logistics Services Center and other departments also attended.

The event site at Lingnan Literary Western Restaurant was dressed up, with warm and bright lights and colorful balls. Creative cultural cards with slogans such as "I love HUTB", "Youth makes the country prosperous, and youth makes the country strong" decorated the walls and bookshelves. With the violin playing Jasmineand the original song "Love Letter to HUTBers", the scene was filled with joyful atmosphere. Tableware on the dining table was placed neatly, and dozens of elaborate Chinese and Western main meals and buffets were full of color, flavor and taste.

At the beginning of event, teachers and students took their seats together. After the students introduced themselves one by one, Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician inquired the students about their feelings of studying and living in university, their ideals and confusions, and their opinions and suggestions on the development of HUTB. Students enthusiastically shared their personal feelings of studying and living on the campus, and said that they were deeply influenced and infected by Xiaohong in HUTB and cared for by HUTB, they felt very moved and warm, and gained a full sense of happiness and gain, and the rapid development of HUTB also created the most favorable conditions for their study and growth. The students also put forward many good opinions and suggestions to HUTB.

Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician told everyone about her own learning and growth experiences, and thought that she experienced a life of interdisciplinary integration and development. She earnestly encouraged the students to actively conform to the development trend of the digital economy era, constantly improve their learning ability, never stand still and have a tunnel vision, and to enrich the multidisciplinary knowledge structure, establish the big data thinking, cultivate the ability to find, analyze and solve problems, establish the aesthetic and humanistic qualities, and make efforts to grow into innovative, entrepreneurial, practical and compound talents needed in the digital economy era.

Students took advantage of the precious opportunity to learn from Xiaohong, and put forward the questions such like "Is it necessary to study abroad", "What kind of abilities shall graduate students have", "How to conduct interdisciplinary research", "How to choose a postgraduate major that suits them", "How to embark on the road of research", "How to plan for further study after employment", "The future development direction of traditional majors", "how to select the direction of academic development under the background of the integration of 'New Engineering Courses+ New Business Courses+ New Liberal Arts Courses' and science courses", “How to choose employment, the examination of civil servants, and joining army”, Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician have patiently and meticulously answered questions, saying that HUTB always insists on "doing everything for students" and will create first-class study and living conditions for HUTB students to grow up better. She encouraged students to not forget their original intentions no matter how they develop in the future, and make efforts to serve the motherland and society after they have completed their studies, so that their alma mater will be proud of everyone. The atmosphere at the scene was pleasant and harmonious, and laughter and applause sounded from time to time.

During the lunch with Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician, the students not only felt the care and love of HUTB, but also gained many valuable life suggestions. While talking freely about learning goals, career planning and life ideals, the students also made clear to HUTB more about everyone's thoughts and expectations. Therefore, HUTB can determine the work direction and content of "I do practical things for teachers and students" in the next step.

Chen Xiaohong, Party Secretary and CAE Academician, also presented the students with books on Party history study and education, such as Brief History of the Communist Party of Chinaand Xi Jinping and College Student Friendsand academic monographs signed by herself Blockchain Technology and Application Developmentand Business Intelligence and Data Mining. The students also presented their handwritten beautiful postcards of sincere testimony to Xiaohong, and once again expressed their gratitude to Xiaohong and HUTB. Finally, all the teachers and students sang Tomorrow Will Be Bettertogether, expressing the common aspiration of "it is spirited for HUTB to ride the wind in a new era", and the event ended successfully in a warm atmosphere.

The 20 students who attended the luncheon of Xiaohong felt full of gains and benefited a lot. It is believed that the suggestions given to them by Xiaohong are closely combined with the economic and social development trend and the growth needs of college students, both strategically advantageous and practical. Xiaohong's life experience of striving for progress and innovation also inspired them deeply. Everyone is proud of being a HUTB student, and said that they will actively align with Xiaohong, cultivate the feelings of home and country, shoulder the mission of the times bravely, and strive to contribute their youthful strength to national and regional economic and social development. (Written by Zhang Gaoyang and Liu Yuan and photo by New Media Studio)