[Editor's Note] Huiyuan boy, year after year. The arrival of the 2020 graduation season has not been postponed due to the epidemic. When summer comes, another group of students will leave UIUST and go to a wider world. Please put aside your nostalgia for the time being when we say goodbye, wave your hands and say "goodbye" with great care. There may be a day when we can meet Huiyuan again in the future full of hope. I wish those traveling in foreign w88 and economics a smooth journey and everything goes well. The Propaganda Department of the Party Committee and the Admissions and Employment Office jointly launched the "Exclusive Interviews with Outstanding Graduates in 2020" to share the growth stories of graduates with everyone.
Zou Mengzhe: If you don’t change your original intention, you will succeed
Reporter Liang Bingjian
Zou Mengzhe, a 2016 undergraduate student majoring in German business management at the w88 casino of Foreign Languages, obtained a double degree in German and accounting. He went to the University of Munich for summer exchange, taught as an international volunteer in Sri Lanka, and interned at Jaguar Land Rover (China) Investment Co., Ltd. and Beijing Deutsche Corporate Center. While in w88 casino, he served as the deputy head of the News Network's reporter team. He won the "Cooperation 88" scholarship, the second-class w88 casino-level scholarship, and was rated as an outstanding student at the college level. After graduation, he will go to the University of Giessen in Germany to study for a master's degree in finance and accounting.
Looking back on my four years as an undergraduate, everyone’s path is different. Some people go around in circles and see many scenery in the process of constant trial and error, while others set their ambitions early and finish with one goal in mind. Zou Mengzhe belongs to the latter.
Be assertive, decisive and courageous
Four years ago, Zou Mengzhe, who had just finished the college entrance examination, applied for the German Department of the w88 casino, and had already made plans to study abroad after graduation. As a boy majoring in science, this decision was not supported by his family at first. Zou Mengzhe's parents prefer him to study an engineering major rather than a minor language. They think it is more like "something that boys should learn." But Zou Mengzhe had his own plan. He plans to "learn a small language, go abroad through the 4+2 bachelor's and master's degree program, and finally study for a doctorate abroad." In the end, he succeeded in convincing his family with his "stubbornness".
He has a clear and independent attitude. Soon after, Zou Mengzhe made another unexpected decision that once again confirmed this trait of his. During the summer vacation after his freshman year, Zou Mengzhe applied for a volunteer teaching project in Sri Lanka. He stayed in the previously unfamiliar tropical country for two weeks, teaching English to local kindergarten, primary and junior high w88 casino children. As a new teacher, he would also encounter situations where students could not understand. Whenever this happened, he would patiently change a sentence into three or four different ways of saying it until the students understood. “If you are interested, just sign up directly.” Facing the reporter’s confusion, he explained the reason for choosing Sri Lanka as the teaching location, as if he could reach a strange country more than 5,000 kilometers away by taking a few subways.
Reflect on your own shortcomings and take action to correct them
"The greatest victory is to defeat yourself",Zou Mengzhe, who first entered Huiyuan, was consciously facing his own shortcomings. At the beginning of his freshman year, he felt that he was not good at communicating with others and joined three student organizations at the same time - the public relations department of the w88 casino student union, the news department of the college student union, and the interview department of the news network reporter team. All of them are organizations that need to deal with people frequently. The work of the press team is particularly busy. He receives one or two interview assignments every week, and it is normal to stay up late writing press releases. Frequent practice opportunities allowed him to realize his original intention. In addition to improving his communication and writing skills as a student journalist, he also began to enjoy the process of communicating with people. “Every interview is a great experience,” he, who was once taciturn, described his days in the press corps.
2017In December 2019, the 7th Capital College Journalist Basic Skills Competition was held at the University of International w88 and Economic Cooperation. In Zou Mengzhe's eyes, the special thing about this game is that it allows reporters, who are often bystanders, to come to the stage. For him, who was the deputy director of the interview department at the time, participating in the preparation of this game was also a landmark experience. During the preparation process, he was responsible for contacting contestants from various universities in Beijing and contacting sponsors for the competition... The 16 WeChat groups established at that time are still "lying" in his WeChat list, with members ranging from a dozen to hundreds.After two years of growth, the once inarticulate young man has gradually moved from behind the scenes to the front, and can freely communicate with people from universities and enterprises.“I have become more daring to speak out than before,” he said of his changes after joining the press corps for two years. “The language of interviews and the logic of speaking have been tempered.”
Don’t forget your original intention, study hard to pursue your dreams
In an interview, Zou Mengzhe admitted that his grades in the first two years of college were not very good. Language learning requires daily polishing, but at that time, he was busy with three student organizations and failed to devote more energy to his studies. He felt that he had fallen behind his classmates.
The turning point happened during the summer vacation of his second year of college. Zou Mengzhe went to the University of Munich in Germany for a summer exchange. In his spare time, he visited some prestigious international universities in Germany and often chatted with local students in the small bar downstairs of the dormitory. What impressed him most was the authentic German meal he had at his German friend's house. These slightly scattered memories evoked Zou Mengzhe's yearning two years ago. What he saw and heard in the summer of his sophomore year resonated with the ambition he set at the end of his senior year, making him more determined to study abroad. Without any grand words, Zou Mengzhe quietly started working hard after returning to China.
The professional courses for his junior year at the w88 casino of Foreign Languages were even more arduous. After some consideration, Zou Mengzhe devoted himself to the advanced German course. He began to appear frequently in the library, and the outdoor terrace on the fourth floor and the sofa area on the second floor were his most frequented places. There, he started to "gnaw" at the text one by one, consolidating the foundation he had laid down in the previous two years. After his hard work in his junior year, he won the second-class scholarship and the honor of outstanding student at the college level. When asked how to maintain interest in language learning, he thought for a while and then said: "Set a goal to be more motivated." Four years ago, it was the original intention of studying in Germany that led Zou Mengzhe to enter the German Department of the University of Shanghai, and it was this early goal that urged him to forge ahead when he was tired.
In addition, "applying what you have learned" is also one of the keys to language learning in Zou Mengzhe's opinion. He has a "language partner" from Germany. The communication between them was not easy at first, but he firmly believes that only by boldly talking can he gain something. "Talk boldly", this is also the advice he gave to his juniors as a senior who is about to graduate. Zou Mengzhe deeply feels that the w88 casino provides students with many resources for overseas exchanges and a good language environment formed by a large number of international students. "As long as you dare to speak, it will be enough."
During his four years at university, Zou Mengzhe also studied a double major in accounting. When talking about the reasons for choosing this major, he said: "Accounting is a universal business language and a tool for communicating various economic affairs within companies, between companies, and between companies and government agencies. Whether you work in a company or start a business in the future, accounting is very helpful. In addition, this is also It is preparation for going abroad." Thinking that Zou Mengzhe is about to enter the w88 casino of Economics and Management of the University of Giessen to continue his studies, I realized that he has never forgotten his original intention of studying abroad in the past four years. At the University of International w88 and Economics, China's top financial w88 casino, Zou Mengzhe has been working hard to realize his plan when he enrolled.
Time flies, and now Zou Mengzhe is about to graduate. Even though he is currently isolated at home due to the impact of the epidemic, his progress in preparing for his graduation thesis and defense is progressing step by step as planned. Since he learned that he could not return to Beijing, he prepared a plan. Among the tasks he arranges for himself every day, in addition to writing papers, there are also exercises to prepare for TestDaF and IELTS. "At home, I have more time for myself," Zou Mengzhe said of his "isolated life." He is seizing the last period of his undergraduate period to prepare for a more distant future.
Stepping out of campus, talents begin to grow
Zou Mengzhe’s comprehensive ability has also been recognized outside the campus. In the second semester of his junior year, he received an internship opportunity in the Public Relations Department of Jaguar Land Rover (China) Investment Co., Ltd. This was also his first internship. During this three-month internship experience, he gained a detailed understanding of the internal organizational structure of a large international company and also found his graduation thesis’s topic selection ideas. "Do practical things," Zou Mengzhe said. "Internship experience in a large company is highly recognized, but you must also do some practical things in a down-to-earth manner, so that your internship experience will be valuable." With this belief, he also went to the Deutsche Business Center for an internship. In the cross-cultural working environment of a wholly-owned German enterprise, he learned about the operation and management model of German companies. He also learned how to do his job well, maintain interpersonal relationships, and adapted to the German-style working environment in advance.
When asked what he wanted to say to himself as a freshman four years ago, Zou Mengzhe only said four words: "Don't forget your original intention." Standing at the juncture of his life when he is about to study abroad, looking back on his journey, Zou Mengzhe’s various choices of joining converged media, studying for a double degree, and going to Germany for exchange are all preparations for studying abroad. Now that he has chosen a direction, he only cares about the ups and downs. What he has done in the past four years is the best footnote to the words "never forget the original intention".
The outdoor terrace of the library is the most impressive place in Huiyuan. "The flowers bloom beautifully in spring," he commented. He once studied there, and it was the starting point for him to get a four-year appointment. It was also the place where he adhered to his original intention and realized it. The wish that originated four years ago pointed out the direction. Now the future has come, what you get is what you want, and Zou Mengzhe will also embark on a new journey. When he sets foot on a foreign land, he will already have a new goal and direction clear in his mind, just like four years ago.
