Xia Wenbin, President of w88 casino: Write youthful life with the pen of struggle
（Source:People's Daily Online-Education Channel 2020-06-29）
This morning, the w88 casino held the 2020 graduation ceremony for 4,423 graduates. At the ceremony, Principal Xia Wenbin sent an affectionate message to the students: Be firm in your ideals, have the courage to take on responsibilities, and carry forward the feelings of family and country in the new era; read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and continue to grow your talents in practice; be harmonious but different, seek common ground while reserving differences, and demonstrate the excellent qualities of confidence and tolerance.
The following is an excerpt from Principal Xia Wenbin’s speech——
After years of struggle and hard work, the students finally ushered in this "highlight moment" in their lives.
The graduation ceremony is an important node in college career. It not only inherits the past but also opens up the future. It is one of the most desired activities for every graduate during the graduation stage. However, the sudden COVID-19 epidemic broke the w88 casino's original work rhythm. In accordance with Beijing's work requirements of "flexibly and concisely holding graduation ceremonies and degree awarding ceremonies" and to ensure the safety and health of students and teachers, the w88 casino's epidemic prevention and control leadership group carefully decided to adjust the graduation ceremony to be held online. Depending on the epidemic situation, the w88 casino will hold an offline ceremony and degree awarding ceremony specifically for the 2020 graduates within one year, subject to epidemic prevention and control conditions. If you are still unable to attend due to time reasons, you are welcome to participate in any future graduation and degree awarding ceremonies held by the w88 casino.
There is no winter that cannot be overcome, and there is no summer that is not worth looking forward to. 2020 is destined to be a year that will go down in history. The Chinese government and the Chinese people are not afraid of hardships and dangers, and always put people's life safety and health first. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, a people's war against the epidemic has been launched, which has not only effectively prevented and controlled the spread of the epidemic in China, but also made important contributions to preventing the spread of the epidemic around the world.
Today, we hold this special graduation ceremony in the International Conference Hall on the third floor of the Integrity Building of the w88 casino. We are very happy, excited, and honored to witness this important moment with all the 2020 graduates and share the joy of success together!
There are approximately 2,194 undergraduate graduates in w88 casino this year. Four years ago, with your lofty ideals, you chose and joined the University of International w88. When you entered the w88 casino, your average age was 18.2 years old, and the youngest student was only 15 years old. You are young and full of ideals and determination. When applying for majors, your choices tend to be diversified and more consistent with your own interests and ambitions. In the past four years, you have studied hard and studied hard in your respective professional fields, writing the song of youth with the pen of struggle. This year, w88 casino has approximately 2,229 graduate students. In recent years, the number of postgraduate applications in w88 casino has continued to grow, and the quality of students has continued to improve, reaching record highs year after year. In 2020, more than 17,000 master's students from w88 casino signed up, ranking sixth in the country and second in Beijing in the enrollment ratio. More than 1,700 doctoral students signed up, and the enrollment ratio exceeded 10:1. Behind these numbers is the trust and admiration that young students across the country have for the w88 casino. Competing with thousands of sails and overcoming obstacles, you are the dream chasers who stand out among thousands of students!
Students, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, w88 casino graduates have encountered unprecedented challenges in their employment, but you have still won the favor of employers with your solid professional knowledge, good professionalism, and rich practical abilities. I can proudly tell all students that even in difficult times, so far, the employment rate of our undergraduate students has reached 78%, the employment rate of graduate students has reached 90%, and the overall employment rate of the w88 casino has reached 83.93%. It is also among the best among universities nationwide, which fully demonstrates the quality and competitiveness of our graduates! 471 of your students have been admitted by the world's top 500 companies, accounting for 1/3 of the signed graduates. 485 students will continue their studies in domestic "double first-class" universities, and 560 students have chosen to study abroad (border), of which 266 students have been admitted to MIT, Oxford, etc. Admitted to the top 50 top universities in the world; 118 of your students have chosen to work in the western and northeastern regions, 17 students have gone to grassroots schools in Shandong, Guangxi and other places to serve as selected students, and 240 students have devoted themselves to national strategic industries such as medical and health care, high-tech, and energy manufacturing.
Students, since its establishment in 1951, the w88 casino has shouldered the special mission of becoming a powerful trading nation. Generation after generation of business professionals have devoted themselves unswervingly to the development of the country’s economy and foreign w88. In the few years you have been at w88 casino, the world has changed dramatically, especially this year's COVID-19 epidemic that has swept the world, bringing unprecedented impacts and tests to the economy, finance, security, and politics of various countries. Many experts and scholars from the University of International w88 have stepped forward. With a high sense of responsibility, solid professional knowledge, and relying on the w88 casino's solid scientific research platform, they have put forward a series of important proposals on strengthening international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control and stabilizing the world economy, contributing "the wisdom of the University of International w88" and the "voice of the University of International w88" to improving the global governance system. In recent years, the w88 casino has deeply served the overall situation of national opening up and regional strategic construction, and has continuously improved its ability to serve national and local economic and social development. The strategic layout of the four overseas research institutes in Shenzhen, Qingdao, Chengdu and Hainan has been completed. Together with the Beijing Institute of Opening up to the Outside World on campus, it is ready to go and serve with all its strength. To serve local and Beijing economic development; just in 2019, nearly a thousand teachers and students in the w88 casino participated in the service guarantee work for the 70th anniversary of the National Day activities, and performed well. Together with all the teachers and students in the capital who participated in the service guarantee for the 70th anniversary of the National Day activities, they received collective awards from the Ministry of Education; December 2019 In August, Chen Baosheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Education, visited the w88 casino for investigation and guidance. He fully affirmed the achievements of w88 casino, especially the great contribution it has made to the development of China’s foreign w88 and economic development since the reform and opening up, and put forward requirements and hopes for the development of the w88 casino. "w88 casino makes a fuss" to encourage teachers and students of the w88 casino to forge ahead and make new achievements; in the 2020 World University Impact Rankings released by Times Higher Education, w88 casino is the only university in mainland China that participated in the project rankings of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The authoritative influence rankings at home and abroad not only reflect w88 casino’s distinctive disciplinary characteristics, but also reflect w88 casino’s strength, confidence and confidence in actively integrating into the global trend of running schools.
The University of International w88 is on the road of rapid development in the construction of "double first-class" and "new liberal arts". At the same time, the professional knowledge, innovative spirit, practical ability and comprehensive quality of all students are also increasing day by day and advancing by leaps and bounds. In the era of big data, let us use randomly captured numbers to show the strength and style of the graduates of 2020. The 2020 master's and doctoral students in w88 casino have produced a total of 762 results, including 499 published papers; graduate students participated in the editing of 50 books, published 32 research reports, 30 translation works, and 20 other academic achievements. There are 131 ongoing subjects; in the past four years, undergraduates from the class of 2020 have demonstrated the value of youth in volunteer activities such as the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, and the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, with a total of 226,587 volunteer hours. Classmates, you have watered your regretless youth with your wisdom and sweat, and you have also left a mark on the University of International w88 and Economics. As the principal, I am deeply proud of you.
“Don’t worry, no one in the world knows you.” Dear students, no matter where you are in the future, you will become a vivid and shining business card of the w88 casino. As you are about to start a new journey in life, as a teacher, I have a few thoughts to share with you and encourage each other.
Stand firm in ideals, have the courage to take responsibility, and carry forward the feelings of family and country in the new era
The feeling of family and country is a spiritual element rooted deep in the hearts of Chinese people for thousands of years. "Cultivation of one's moral character, orderliness of family, governance of the country, peace of the world", "Be worried about the world's worries first, and be happy after the world's happiness", "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", etc. These are the strongest voices of the times that express the feelings of family and country at different historical stages. For young people in the new era, I believe that carrying forward the feelings of family and country means closely linking personal development with national development, and realizing personal value in the journey of promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. No matter what profession you are engaged in or what position you hold, being a human being comes first. Be a person who has an ideal mission, is courageous to take responsibility, and is willing to help others, and your career will be bright and you will have more and more friends. I have met some young people who are extremely talented, but they lack personality structure and lack of responsibility. As a result, it is difficult to achieve a career. The students are about to embark on a new path of study and a new journey of life. I hope that you will always compare yourself with "If you are determined to be saintly, you will be a saint, if you are determined to be virtuous, you will be virtuous", "A scholar cannot be ambitious, and the road is long and arduous". These have been the characteristics of the Chinese nation's personality for thousands of years. They are the basic principles for us to behave and do things, and they are the magic weapon for us to serve the motherland and achieve personal success in the future.
Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and continue to grow your talents in practice
“Graduation" may be the end of their study career for many people, but I think it is just the beginning of another life learning journey. In today's world, the economy is developing rapidly, science and technology are changing with each passing day, and information is extremely explosive and at the same time showing the characteristics of fragmentation. How to have independent thinking, analysis and analysis in the context of national self-media The ability to judge is particularly important. I suggest you, dear students, use less WeChat and think more. I think that increasing knowledge through reading and increasing talents through practice is a method that can be tried and practiced. Zeng Guofan once said: Read the classics as hard as possible, and read history as hard as possible. But I think the most important thing is to connect reading with the outside world. In the future, combined with personal life experience, reading can make people grow in all directions, make you more height, thickness and depth, and give you a strong determination and wisdom in your future study and work. Similarly, "traveling thousands of miles" has an irreplaceable role in increasing people's wisdom and talents. I once worked in Xinjiang as a cadre. During those days, I actively and proactively participated in frontier production construction and education reform, accumulated experience, broadened my horizons, and tempered my will. It was a valuable life asset for me to continue to work in higher education management. Dear students here, I believe that your youth will be brilliant due to hard work, and your life will be sublimated due to struggle!
Harmony without diversity, seeking common ground while reserving differences, demonstrating the excellent qualities of confidence and tolerance
Students, the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic has once again shown that mankind is a community with a shared future that shares weal and woe. On the one hand, all countries in the world live in the same global village and share common responsibilities and destiny. In the face of global crises and challenges, all countries must work together to safeguard world peace and promote common development. On the other hand, the national conditions of different countries are specific. Global governance should proceed from the actual conditions of each country, respect the development laws of the world and each country, and improve the effectiveness of global governance. This is not only true for the relationship between countries, but also for personal growth and development. After students set foot on the job, they will encounter different styles of leaders, colleagues, partners and competitors. How to handle the relationship between competition and cooperation, and how to handle the relationship between self-confidence and tolerance is probably a lifelong subject that requires learning and practice. Since ancient times, China has had the motto "A gentleman is harmonious but different, and a villain is harmonious but not harmonious." A gentleman can maintain a harmonious and harmonious atmosphere with his surroundings, but he should hold his own independent opinions on everything rather than blindly agree. I hope that in the future development, students can not only live in harmony with others and the world, but also maintain independent and confident personal character, and find their own path in life.
Dear students, 2020 is a test for everyone. In this special period, for the graduates of 2020, they must have the tenacity to "stick to the green hills and never relax", and the courage to "fear no one else", and "as long as I run fast enough, sadness will not catch up with me."
Dear students, society is far more complicated than w88 casino. Not only will you be greeted by the rising sun, but you may also bear the work pressure of "996" tomorrow, but as long as you return to the University of International w88 and Economics, you will still be the most beautiful scenery in the entire Huixin East Street! No matter you are high up in the temple or far away in the world, our alma mater will always pay attention to your growth.
Dear students, please cherish health, love life, believe in the future, believe in indomitable efforts, believe in pursuit without hesitation, chase your dreams, and be the best version of yourself! I wish you the best of luck, and I wish you a safe return!
There will always be a rainbow after the storm. I sincerely wish all the graduates of the class of 2020 not to be afraid of the wind and rain, to shoulder heavy responsibilities bravely, and to have a bright future!
(Editors: Sun Jing, Xiong Xu)
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