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Guo Dongfang: There is knowledge in action, and there is action in knowledge 

Reporter: Shao Yaosen

Guo Dongfang, a 2016 undergraduate student majoring in marketing at the International Business w88 casino, with excellent academic performance, held many student positions in grades and classes during w88 casino and went to Columbia University for exchange studies；Won honors and awards such as National Scholarship, "Xiulu Chongde" Practicing Scholarship, Subject Competition Scholarship, Outstanding Student Cadre, First Prize in Beijing Mathematical Modeling Competition, Princeton University PEID Champion, and "Danone Cup" Marketing Competition Champion. He once interned at Boston Consulting Group, China Development Bank and other companies and founded the "Little Stars in the Sun" volunteer group and GACO (Go Abroad Community) overseas study community, with a total of 300+ hours of volunteer service. Currently, he has been admitted to the Blavatnik w88 casino of Government at Oxford University with a full scholarship and Columbia University w88 casino of International and Public Affairs ($40,000 Scholarship). and finally selectmpp project of Blavatnik College, University of Oxford。

Those who achieve great things must be determined first

With excellent grades, multiple awards, rich competition and internship experience, and finally successfully winning an award-winning offer from a prestigious foreign university, Guo Dongfang’s undergraduate career has come to a successful conclusion. When looking back on the moment he stepped onto the University of International w88 and Economics campus, Guo Dongfang said that the banner of "study abroad" had been hanging at the end of his life at the University of International w88 and Economics. “It is difficult to completely match the initial plan and the final path, but there is a relatively clear direction, which can serve as a better guide.” On the way to his goal, he constantly dynamically adjusted his plan based on what he had gained during college. While maintaining excellent grades, he also scored satisfactory standardized test scores early, allowing him to devote more time and energy to internships and practical activities later on.

Those who strive for their ideals are happy, but for juniors who have just entered w88 casino and have no clear goals of their own, Guo Dongfang also gave his advice - "Learn basic courses well, work hard to improve English and professional standards, and make self-planning as early as possible. It will definitely be beneficial."

As a businessman, you should put others before yourself

Among his many participation experiences, the one that impressed him most was undoubtedly the Princeton Environmental Ideathon at Princeton University. Under the recommendation of the professor, Guo Dongfang formed a team with four other Chinese exchange students and competed with teams from dozens of academic institutions and universities from different backgrounds. Starting from different perspectives, they used their professional knowledge to design solutions for their cities that could solve sustainable urban development issues. Faced with a mathematics team that uses algorithms to optimize the layout of electric vehicle charging piles in the city, and an architecture team that strives to solve urban water circulation problems, the team led by Guo Dongfang gave full play to its background in combining business and art design to design a complete set of optimized and innovative business models to address the white pollution problem caused by the rapid development of Beijing's takeout industry. Outstanding and outstanding design, carefully prepared product display, professional and rigorous on-site defense and discussion... they successfully won unanimous praise from the powerful jury, and finally ended the competition with first place and received a generous reward of 2,500 US dollars.

This overseas competition has made Guo Dongfang gain a lot in terms of knowledge and experience - "This experience allowed me to organically combine the business knowledge accumulated during my undergraduate period with my ability to solve social problems. It allowed me to see more possibilities in business more clearly. At the same time, it also expanded my understanding of the relationship between business and society. It is like a seed planted in my heart. I believe it will still have the opportunity to take root and sprout. "As contemporary business students and even future practitioners, we should also realize the importance of social responsibility in today's era. Only under the premise of sustainable development of society and environment can the business model have the possibility of sustainable development and eco-friendly business activities can be more solidly guaranteed. Only the continuous development and expansion of this business model can better promote the warmer operation of the entire society.

Those who take advantage of the shade plant forests to benefit future generations

Looking back on his struggle to study abroad at the University of International w88 and Economics, Guo Dongfang expressed his gratitude to the teachers and seniors of the University of International w88 and Economics for their guidance and support. "As a group of students from the University of w88 and Economics who have been on the road to study abroad, we are well aware of the hardships and difficulties in preparing to study abroad." As the founder of GACO (Go Abroad Community), Guo Dongfang has expectations and responsibilities for future students of the University of w88 and Economics. He hopes that through this model, valuable first-hand experience can be passed on, so that more students from the University of w88 and Economics in need can walk more calmly and gracefully on the road to studying abroad. “I always believe in the value of sharing and the power of synergy: I hope to provide a long-term and sustainable platform for mutual assistance and development for the students of the University of w88 and Economics who are interested in studying abroad, share internal and external information and resources, promote communication, complement each other’s advantages, form synergy, and help the future development of the International w88 casino Study Abroad Party. I hope to see everyone practice the concept of ‘one for everyone, everyone for one’, Cultivate a good atmosphere of mutual help among the International w88 casino Overseas Students Party. Only when the future development of students gets better and better, will the University of International w88 and Economics become more prosperous. "This is a responsibility of the seniors to the students, and it is also a heartfelt blessing left by an outstanding University of w88 and Economics student to his alma mater.

Talking about the future, Guo Dongfang said that he hopes that he will have the opportunity to participate in as many "impact investment" practices as possible in the future, improve his capabilities with the help of more excellent business models, and seek the best solutions to some long-standing social problems. If conditions permit, I look forward to co-founding a foundation with like-minded friends to make some changes within our capabilities for the optimal allocation of social capital in specific fields.

Before starting a new journey, Guo Dongfang sent his message to the junior students who are still struggling:First of all, in the process of struggle, there is no end point. Higher mountains always tempt us to move forward. However, if a person does not know how to enjoy the process of mountain climbing itself, but blindly strives to reach an end point that does not exist to obtain some final meaning, he will definitely be counterattacked by greed. Therefore, what is more important than effort is direction, and what is more important than direction is our mentality.Secondly, when choosing your own goals, do not blindly imitate any so-called excellent personal experience, but delve into your own inner voice, let external experience collide with existing cognition, and internalize the essence of external gains into part of the logical structure, thereby optimizing and upgrading your own thinking program. If there is only one kind of "excellence" in the world, it is having the courage and ability to pursue and realize the life you want.Finally, when facing the current difficulties, the growth process is destined to go through a difficult time. The persistent pursuit may even be embarrassing sometimes. However, all transformation and progress come from your original struggle and persistence. The sky is high, the eyes are far away and it takes a long time, the earth is thick and the heart is deep, great things can be accomplished. Classmates and young people should strive for self-improvement, and I hope all enterprising people in the world can ride the wind and fly thousands of miles into the sky, looking straight down at the mountains and rivers!