HUTB Holds Grand Opening Ceremony for Postgraduate Class of 2024

2021-09-19

Ride the wave of the new era, chase your dream in HUTB. On the morning of September 19, the opening ceremony for postgraduate class of 2024 was grandly held in the Economic Management Complex. HUTB Party Secretary and CAE Academician Chen Xiaohong, President Huang Xin, Vice Party Secretary Xiao Xiaoqin and all other chief leaders, senior professors and members of HUTB Party Committee attended the ceremony. Party and administrative leaders of secondary schools, leaders of relevant functional departments, vice deans and vice Party secretaries in charge of graduate education in secondary schools, postgraduate officers, class advisors and all 2024 postgraduates, were present. The ceremony was presided over by President Huang Xin.

The opening ceremony began with the solemn national anthem. All teachers and students stood up to sing the national anthem.

Chen Xiaohong welcomed all the 2024 postgraduate freshmen, and delivered a wonderful speech entitled "So Young, So Cool, So Beautiful!".

Chen Xiaohong pointed out that HUTB, with more than 70 years' history, following the strategic goal of "Three Admissions, Three Highlands" and adhering to the philosophy of "new engineering courses + new business courses + new liberal arts courses" integrated with science courses, stepped up its efforts to build a distinctive, innovative first-class business university with the number of faculty departments increasing from 10+ to 23 and the number of scientific research institutions from dozens to hundreds; made unprecedented efforts to build a contingent of high-level talents; had in-depth cooperation with more and more well-known enterprises and public institutions; and built a "Happy and Safe" campus with a number of photo spots provided for you to drink "TeaBeauty" and taste western food...

Concerning "how to define youth in campus?" "how should you display youth?", Chen Xiaohong shared a few ones with the students.

First, Keep one original aspiration. We should stay true to our original aspiration, spend one day like two days and make every effort to continuously hit a record high in our study, to constantly gain overwhelming energy from the vast sea of books, and to temper ourselves through all kinds of competitions and practices!

Second, raise high one banner. We should aspire to become more proud, confident, and assured in your identity as Chinese people rather than become an exquisite egoist or indifferent egotist, bear in mind the "Two Overall Strategies" and the country's most fundamental interests, keep pace with the times and our motherland, always be ready to build a better nation and fulfill our oath that "With us making PRC stronger, please rest assuredmotherland and people! China has a better future!"

Third, follow one path. We should keep self-reliance firmly in mind, unswervinglyfollowthepath of self-reliance, dare to be the first, vigorously carry forward the spirit ofscientists in the new era, adheres to problem-orientation and demand-orientation, foster critical thinking and constantly enhance our innovation capacity, so as to better serve the country and people with our knowledge and innovation!

Fourth, stick to one baseline. We should draw courage from the realistic and pragmatic approach to uphold the truth and correct mistakes, derive wisdom to understand gain and loss, and get strength to follow the law and general trend. We should base on the new development stage, enhance the awareness of opportunities and risks, remain sensitive to changes, respond to them with well-judged actions and be ready to adjust the approach when necessary, so as to better take advantage of the historical trend and make historic achievements!

Fifth, learn one lesson well. We should combine history with reality, spirit and grow-up, and carry forward the Party's great spirit of upholding truth and ideals, staying true to its founding mission, fighting without fear of danger, and meeting the people's expectations. We should also carry forward the traditions from revolutionary times, maintain the brave spirit of the revolutionaries, and march toward a brand new journey.

Sixth, strength one power. We should boldly imagine in the interdisciplinary integration of humanities, arts and science, and release our imagination when cultivating morality, intellectual and physical ability, aesthetic sensibility and work skills.

Seventh, realize one dream. We should always follow the Party and make ongoing efforts to realize our great dream as soon as possible!

Chen Xiaohong said that HUTB is a good place for study, innovation & entrepreneurship and chasing dream. Here, "all for students, for all students, for students of all". The students are expected to fly higher and farther! Pursuing excellence and striving to be a first-class university, HUTB cultivates high-quality talents with global vision, patriotism, professional quality and benevolent heart, who are strong, dauntless, innovative and pragmatic. It's hoped that the students can always keep in mind the university motto "Sincerity & Credibility; Pragmatism & Innovation" and spirit of "Virtue, Erudition, Practice & Self-reliance", be aspiring, kind, confident, knowledgeable, upright and strong; that they can study hard, illuminate others like a light and embrace a bigger world with a bigger picture! Finally, she wish the students take excellence, diligence and civilization as a habit, spend a wonderful time in HUTB and meet better selves!

Yang Ningyi, Class 2024 postgraduate of Business Administration, and Meng Kai, Class 2022 postgraduate of Management Science and Engineering, made speeches as representatives of postgraduates. Yang Ningyi expressed her longing for the beautiful campus life in HUTB and said that since HUTB is making great strides towards the goal of "Three Admissions, Three Highlands", she would also make unremitting efforts to improve herself, to serve the country and the people, and to win glory for HUTB. Meng Kai said that HUTB has given us a broad space to spread our wings and soar. Now, we are in the best stage of life, a golden period of struggle. We should study hard with ideal and faith in mind to show the elegant demeanor of HUTB students.

Dr. Liang Wei from Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies made a speech as a representative of master supervisors. On behalf of all the master supervisors, he extended a warm welcome to Class 2024 freshmen and congratulated them on entering a new study stage and undertaking a new mission in life. He shared four words on how to start the journey of scientific research: practice, truth-seeking, diligence, and fitness. Practice means that we should unite our knowledge and action, and apply what we have learned; truth-seeking means we should have critical thinking, dare to explore and challenge; diligence requires us to be more persistent and hard-working than others; and fitness requires us to maintain good physical and mental health. He hoped that all of the students could struggle to do something in their youth, to realize their dreams and leave unforgettable memories in HUTB.

Afterwards, all chief leaders, senior professors and Party committee members granted the university badges to the freshmen representatives on the rostrum. Other freshmen wore the university badges by themselves. This badge is a symbol of cultural inheritance and mission commitment. All the postgraduate freshmen will start a new life journey at a new starting point in HUTB.

Finally, Xing Kelan, a Class 2024 postgraduate from School of Law & Public Administration led all postgraduate freshmen to raise their right fist and solemnly swear: I will be loyal to the country, abide by the law, and take integrity as the best policy; I will have the entire motherland in mind and shoulder my responsibility; I will study hard and make every effort to forge ahead; I will be civilized and polite, and take actual actions; I'm grateful to my parents and determine to be a talent; and I will cherish the time and live up to expectations. All in all, let's study hard and increase our knowledge to realize our dreams with excellence, diligence and civilization. The opening ceremony for postgraduate class of 2024 ended successfully.