On the afternoon of September 23, the opening ceremony and the first class of Class 2022 of School of Public Administration of CCNU were held smoothly in the academic lecture hall of Nanhu Complex Building.the party secretary of School of Public Administration Jie Hui, president of the school Xu Zengyang, vice secretary of party committee Zeng Yan, associate dean Zhang Zuo, Zhou Fenghua, dean assistant Leng Xiangming, director of the administrative department Xie Shenghua, director of the department of labor and social security Zhang Kuili, deputy director of the land resources management Ren Kuangbing, undergraduate freshman class teachers Wang Chaoqun, Liu Chao, Li Wei, graduate student counselor Li Li, the undergraduate student counselor Zhang Zigui, Chen Mengyu, Qin Kaichen, director of preparatory class Gong Peiyun and Bao Chenwanqing attended this ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Jie Hui, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School.
The ceremony officially began with the solemn national anthem. President Xu Zengyang, on behalf of the school, firstly extended a warm welcome and hearty congratulations to the new students. After briefly introducing the history, discipline construction and talent training of the school, he sincerely invited the new students of Class 2022 to be the "partner" of the school and presented them with a meeting gift package containing 5 gifts. The first gift is 0, which means to take the university as a new starting point, then travel lightly and move forward bravely. The second gift is 1, which requires students to be a man who stands up, a man who stands up straight. The third gift is 2, which needs students have the country in their heart and others in their heart. The fourth gift is -1, which requires students to go deep into the grassroots, in-depth practice; The fifth gift is 3, which requires students to learn to work together and actively integrate into the group and organization. He said to the freshmen that the meeting on Guizi Mountain and the shore of the South Lake was a mutually successful meeting and the most beautiful meeting. He hoped that all of students could achieve something in their study and have an unlimited future.
"Welcome to the university of multiple choice." Teacher Xie Shenghua combined with personal experience, with the topic of "choice", giving three suggestions to freshmen: firstly, students should be good at learning "others" but always adhere to "themselves". Secondly, students should strive for "success" but also need to learn to face "failure". Thirdly, students should aim for the final "goal" but enjoy the struggle "process". He sincerely wishes freshmen a full, happy, rich and colorful university life in the future.
Ma Hui, the student representative, and Wen Tian, the freshman representative, spoke on the stage in turn. Ma Hui is grateful for the careful teaching and cultivation of the school, and called on everyone to stick to faith, be knowledgeable and persist in thinking, and strive to be a fighter, pioneer, and devotee in the forefront of The Times. Wen said that entering the CCNU will be a journey full of infinite possibilities and surprises. Everyone must study diligently, cultivate morality and tell the Chinese story of national governance well.
All freshmen solemnly swear in the name of youth: "As a new student of the Class of 2022 in the School of Public Administration of CCNU, I will always remember the spirit of ’loyalty, erudition, honesty, perseverance‘......" . At the end of the ceremony, all the 2022 students sang the school song of CCNU.
After the opening ceremony, President Xu Zengyang gave the students the first lesson of the new semester, Governance of a Great Country -- Responsibility of Students in School of Public Administration. He explained that the rejuvenation of a great country requires good governance, which highlights the value of the discipline of public administration. He stressed that the responsibilities and tasks of students in the School of Public Administration is to understand the administration of China, expound the principle of China, contribute the sense of China, speak out the voice of China. Moreover, he also suggested the approaches and methods to achieve the tasks: as a student, they should grasp each opportunity to exercise themselves, stick to the belief from the party, learn knowledge from books, ask questions to fields, require ability for achievements, gain supports from teachers.
Source: Voice of CCNU
Translator: He Yuxin
Date: October 10, 2022
