On the morning of September 18, the opening ceremony for the 2024 new students of Shenzhen University was held simultaneously at the Yuehai Campus and the Lihu Campus。
Shenzhen University党委书记、中国工程院院士李清泉，校长、中国科学院院士毛军发，中国工程院院士范滇元、孟建民，Shenzhen University党委副书记、纪委书记王月兴，副校长Li Yonghua,Wang Yongcheng、张晓红出席典礼。Nearly 10,000 people attended the ceremony, including heads of colleges (departments), organs, teaching research and auxiliary units, teachers' representatives and alumni guests。Li Yonghua,Wang YongchengThey presided over the ceremony。
The scope of undergraduate students covers the whole country and the quality of undergraduate students continues to improve
Zhang Xiaohong introduces the freshmen of Class 2024。This year, Liyuan welcomed 13,717 new students for the class of 2024, including 7,470 undergraduates and 5,942 graduate students (including 5,541 master's students and 401 doctoral students).There are also 305 international students from 67 countries around the world。
This year, Shenzhen University is recruiting undergraduate students from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and overseas Chinese from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, achieving full coverage of undergraduate enrollment。The overall quality of students is stable and rising, and the average admission score of provinces exceeds 57.5% of the "double first-class" construction universities, an increase of about 1.With 5 percentage points, the lowest score of the professional group of physics in Guangdong Province ranks the third among local universities in the province, and the lowest score of the professional group of history ranks the fourth。Shenzhen University actively aims at education power, science and technology power, talent power integration development strategy，Further build a top-notch innovative talent training carrier，Four new "academician classes" for national college entrance examination，New artificial intelligence specialty，Building the College of Future Technology，And launched the first two on-campus selection and enrollment，Optimize the training plan of excellent class and characteristic experimental class，To better meet the personalized and diversified development needs of students。
It is particularly worth mentioning that Shenzhen University is the first mainland university to set up the first undergraduate college in Hong Kong。In 2024, the Hong Kong Institute will enroll the first batch of 95 undergraduate students majoring in Internet and new media, which will become a major event for the two-way and integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area。
This year, the quality of full-time postgraduate students in Shenzhen University continued to improve, with 71% of the students coming from doctoral degree-granting institutions, 37% from "double first-class" construction universities and students from the university, and a total of 1,077 students were admitted and exempted, hitting a record high。There are many graduates from Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Sun Yat-sen University, University of Melbourne and other famous universities at home and abroad。
In addition, a group of college students who had been conscripts also shed their military uniforms and returned to Liyuan to continue their dream。At the opening ceremony, Li Qingquan presented awards to 10 college veterans and took photos with them。
校长毛军发寄语新生：铭记历史、改革创新、追求一流、志在四方
In this year's opening ceremony, there was a special part - representatives of teachers and students of Shenzhen University sang the song "On the Songhua River" to remind students to remember history and strive for self-improvement。"On this day 93 years ago, the Chinese nation began its 14-year War of resistance。This is an important part of the World anti-Fascist War and the first time in modern times that China won a complete victory in the war of national liberation against foreign invasion。”毛军发在致辞中说，学校选择这个特殊的日子举行开学典礼，希望增强同学们的历史责任感。
"From all directions of the motherland and from many countries in the world, you have come to Shenzhen, the forefront of China's reform and opening up, and Shenzhen University, the university named after the city of Shenzhen, is destined to have a different beginning and a different future.。On behalf of nearly 400,000 adults, I would like to extend a warm welcome and heartfelt praise to you!"。
The first special responsibility is reform and innovation。毛军发说，改革创新是深圳的“根”与“魂”，Shenzhen University见证和参与了深圳的伟大创业和伟大奇迹，建校41年来率先实行多项制度改革，创造了中国高等教育的多个“第一”。He encouraged new students to "establish the belief pursuit of reform and innovation from the beginning of enrollment", "not only books, not only realistic, not superstitious, not blindly, only seek new", to "if the new day, every day new, and new" as the most rational motto of life, to take up the deep adult born mission and responsibility。
The second responsibility is to strive for excellence。“一流大学是一流城市的名片，一流城市是一流大学的土壤，”毛军发说，作为深圳高等教育的长子，Shenzhen University有责任，也有信心、有能力，在本世纪中叶建设成为世界一流大学。He encouraged new students to pursue first-class in study, work, sentiment and even entertainment, "Only when you become first-class talents, Shenzhen University will become a first-class university.。”
The third responsibility is to aim for the world。毛军发指出，过去41年，Shenzhen University绝大多数毕业生扎根深圳，建设特区，深沉回馈了滋养自己的热土。He hopes that the new students can discover and achieve a better self in a wider world and a deeper field, and go to the place where the motherland needs it most。He shared a slogan that made people's blood boil when driving on the Duku Highway in Xinjiang - "It is better to chase the wind than to wait for the wind to come!"Encourage new students to seize the opportunities of The Times and fly with the wind!
Teachers and students representative: to undertake the mission, reading innovation, chasing dreams
At the opening ceremony, Liu Liwei, executive vice president of the School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering of Shenzhen University and winner of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund, and Liu Hongtao, dean of the School of Life and Ocean Science, respectively, spoke as representatives of teachers from the Yuehai campus and Lihu campus。
"Growth is a long and difficult process, the students should strive to rely on the deep fertile soil, grow into a towering tree can bear the heavy responsibility, in the dream began to ride the wind and waves, sail away.。Liu Liwei encouraged the freshmen to love themselves more, accept their imperfections, pursue their dreams with a positive attitude, "give yourself enough time and space to read, to think, to precipitate, to argue, to question, to actively explore the mysteries of knowledge, and to arrive at the other side of the flower.。”
"I envy you so much for being in the midst of your youth。Liu Hongtao hopes that students can enjoy freedom, make more attempts, and do "hard work and persistence", "I hope students can use the platform of Shenzhen University to become better themselves, and I also expect students to make Shenzhen University a better school.。”
Xie Junhao, a 2024 undergraduate from the School of Humanities of Shenzhen University, and Chen Yichun, a 2024 graduate student from the School of Economics, spoke as representatives of the new students from Yuehai Campus and Lihu Campus respectively。
Starting from his own perception, Xie Junhao called on the freshmen to find their own direction, have the courage to innovate, take the initiative to practice, "write the paper on the land of the motherland", and assume the responsibility and mission that college students should assume in the new era。
"Knowledge is the foundation, is the premise, is the focus, is the key.。Chen Yichun shared his feelings and insights in the undergraduate stage, that reading and innovation are the two "core courses" of the university, advocating that students should not only be learning-based, but also promote action with knowledge, knowledge with practice, and the pursuit of excellence。
Alumni representatives shared "deep stories" to encourage freshmen to cherish university life and dare to pursue their dreams
How is college life？As "experienced" alumni have the most to say。He is a 2013 alumnus of the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor of the Institute of Advanced Studies, Shenzhen University, and overseas outstanding youth Fang Guohao，Liu Shuo, a 2007 alumnus of the School of Economics, Associate professor of Guanghua School of Management of Peking University and National Outstanding Youth, spoke as representatives of the alumni of Yuehai Campus and Lihu Campus respectively，Shared their deep stories。
"Sail from the place where the dream began, and return to the place where the dream began.。Fang Guohao said that returning to his Alma mater after learning is his dream deep in the heart on the first day of studying in deep university。He recalled his journey from entering Shenzhen University to returning to his Alma mater after his doctorate in the United Kingdom, and encouraged the freshmen to have the courage to dream, to pursue dreams, and to diligently realize their dreams in Shenzhen University, a place where they fly their dreams, pursue their dreams, and carry their dreams。"To leave the comfort zone, step into the unknown world, in college we have unprecedented freedom and choice, but also with responsibility and challenge, do not be afraid of failure, because every attempt is a step toward the dream.。He encouraged the students to maintain their love and curiosity for scientific research in learning and scientific research, maintain the mentality of bravely pursuing dreams and realizing dreams, maintain the courage, perseverance and patience of not afraid of difficulties, and maintain the optimistic attitude of not forgetting the original intention and being down-to-earth。
"You have chosen an exceptional institution。The wisdom of this choice has probably been validated by various official data and presentations。But I think what you probably don't fully appreciate is that this is even more of an institution that is constantly changing and evolving。Liu Shuo tells the story of his journey from hesitating to firmly choosing a deep mind。He said the university had given him unparalleled freedom and resources to explore the world on his own terms.He met many respected teachers, who encouraged and guided him to find his life's work and passion。Although the world is changing rapidly, I hope that students will "not miss out on the beauty and purity of college because of anxiety about the future," but "slow down a little and try to enjoy this unique journey."。"Think of your immediate interactions with teachers, classmates, and society at large as one game in a long-term, repetitive game of higher dimensions.。Liu Shuo said that irrational choices that do not seem to maximize immediate benefits - such as cooperation, exploration, and the act of giving to others and the group - tend to bring higher long-term benefits than the pursuit of the "optimal strategy.。He sincerely encourages new students to "try to experience all this with a calm and non-utilitarian attitude", and may inadvertently find the goal they really want to pursue, at that time, every grass and tree in Liyuan will become the most solid backing on the way to pursue their dreams。
(Party Committee Propaganda Department reporter Yang Yinglan Zhang Mingyang)
