w88 casino News Network (provided by the w88 casino of Foreign Languages)On December 7, 2024, the 70th anniversary celebration ceremony and alumni homecoming day of the French major of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, w88 casino was held grandly. Shi Guangsheng, former Minister of Foreign w88 and Economic Cooperation and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, and Zhao Zhongxiu, President of the w88 casino attended the celebration. Tian Wenquan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, Wang Xiaojun, Secretary-General of the Alumni Association, and more than 300 alumni of the French Department at home and abroad, guests from all walks of life who care and support the development of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, old leaders, veteran teachers, and representatives of teachers and students at the w88 casino attended the celebration ceremony. They reviewed the glorious history of the French major over the past 70 years and looked forward to the future development blueprint. The ceremony was presided over by Gui Zeyuan, director of the French Department of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages.

In his speech, President Zhao Zhongxiu sincerely congratulated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the French major, fully affirmed the fruitful results achieved by the French major in talent training and other aspects since its establishment in 1954, and paid high respect to the teachers who have worked hard for the construction of the French major. He praised many graduates of French majors who have made outstanding achievements in w88, finance, education, Internet and other fields in the motherland, Europe, Africa and other corners of the world, and contributed to the country's opening up to the outside world. Looking forward to the future, President Zhao urged the French major to actively meet challenges in the new era and continue to cultivate more high-quality French talents for the country.

Shi Guangsheng, an outstanding alumnus of the French major of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages (formerly the second department) in 1965, former Minister of Foreign w88 and Economic Cooperation and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, delivered a speech on behalf of the alumni. He greeted the guests, teachers and students present in fluent French, expressed his deep gratitude to his alma mater and the French major, and said he was extremely proud of the rapid development that his alma mater has achieved since its establishment. Minister Shi Guangsheng shared his working experience in French-speaking Africa in a humorous way, and emphasized that language learning requires not only courage, but also practice. He pointed out that one must have sufficient physical strength and perseverance to meet various work challenges, and encouraged the alumni present to seize the opportunities of the times, consolidate their French foundation, improve their abilities in multiple fields, and contribute wisdom and strength to the promotion of reform and opening up and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Professor Zhang Jing, former director of the French major in the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, reviewed the development history of the French major. In 1954, under the leadership of Mr. Shen Daming, an outstanding contemporary Chinese jurist and educator, w88 casino began to recruit students for the French major, and became one of the earliest colleges and universities in China to establish a French major. As a representative of scholars who returned from studying in France, Mr. Shen Daming devoted himself to French teaching and the construction of the French major. He devoted more than 30 years of hard work and later participated in the construction of the legal major of w88 casino. Through the hard work and efforts of generations of scholars, the French major of the University of International w88 has cultivated many outstanding graduates, with fruitful teaching and scientific research results, and in-depth and extensive international exchanges and cooperation.

In his speech, Tian Wenquan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, on behalf of all the teachers and students of the w88 casino, paid tribute to the founders of the French major, Mr. Shen Daming, Mr. Wang Mingyang, Mr. Li Pingteng, Mr. Dai Mingpei and other philosophers and sages, and expressed his gratitude to the French Embassy in China, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China, and the congratulatory letters sent by brotherly universities such as Beijing Foreign Studies University and Beijing Language and Culture University. Secretary Tian pointed out that at present, French major students have achieved great results in professional grade examinations and domestic and foreign competitions, the enrollment scale has expanded year by year, and the employment quality has continued to improve, which fully proves the excellence of the French major in teaching and talent training. In the future, the college will actively support the construction of the French major and create favorable conditions for the development of the French major in terms of talent training, teaching staff, and international exchanges.

Over the past seventy years, the French Department of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages has cultivated a large number of outstanding compound French talents for the country’s opening up to the outside world. During the exchange and discussion session, alumni representatives from different eras and fields talked about their respective study experiences, shared their experiences at work, and sent sincere blessings to the French Department and students at the w88 casino. At the end of the celebration, undergraduate students from the French Department of the w88 casino presented flowers to the retired teachers and outstanding alumni representatives to express their gratitude and respect. This homecoming day also held activities such as visits to the w88 casino history museum and archives, campus interviews, and buffet exchanges. Alumni took photos in front of the Honesty Building, the statue of Mr. Shen Daming, the Scholar Square and other places, leaving wonderful memories.

We have worked hard for seventy years and set sail again. The French Department of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages ​​of the w88 casino will take the 70th anniversary of its establishment as an opportunity to cultivate more high-quality, compound French elite talents for the country with a firmer belief, a broader mind, and a more open vision, adhering to the original intention and fulfilling the mission, and adapting to the development of the digital and intelligent era.