Dear students, parents and teachers,
Good morning!
While everyone is celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of our school, we gather here to witness 3590 students of 2015 successfully graduating and beginning a new chapter in their lives. Today, on behalf of all teaching staff, I want to send the warmest congratulations to you, as well as the earnest respect to parents and teachers who have raised and educated you!
I still remember two sentences I have written on the dream wall of freshmen in 2011: “Your dreams build up my dream”, “Let us witness the students dream come true!” You’ve pursued knowledge consistently and practiced dedicatedly during the four years. I’m honored to go after dreams with you in this beautiful college, and I hope you can stick to your dream to make it come true over and over again after graduation!
As one of the people who were born in 1960s, our dream was to get rid of poverty. Now, after half a century, the poor, less developed China has become the world second largest economy, the traditional extensive economy mode has changed into a new normal features innovation. However, I admire you guys from 90s. In the meantime of your graduation, “Internet Plus” and a new economy era of collaborating and sharing is coming. You are more and more connected with “Comprehensive interconnection” of the world, which will provide a huge platform for you to realize your dreams.
In this era, your innovative era, each one of you have got the chance to develop your new mind, to invent your new creation, and each one of you have got the chance to lead the era. As a president, I want to give you three “key words” while you are leaving here and heading to the society.
The first key word is “innovation”. Einstein once said, "I have no special talent, I just have burning curiosity". Curiosity is the primary factor in the innovation; curiosity is also the original driving force of science and technology innovation and the progress of human civilization. French mathematician once said "I think therefore I am", he put stress on thinking as the ultimate value of the existing of human being. Thinking is critical and independent instead of following others’ steps. There will be the spark of innovation only if you “think different”.
With the furious wave of the Internet economy, traditional enterprises like Haier, Lenovo, Gome, and Wanda are embracing the Internet and never stop innovating to avoid getting lagged behind. Since the establishment of our school, there are many innovations of education and teaching reform. We’ve all these developments from “Education Creates Students’ Value” to the educating mode of TOPCARES-CDIO, from original mixed learning mode “Face to Face + E-Learning” to today’s flexible learning system based on cloud platform. It is exactly this innovative entrepreneurial spirit that promotes the continuous development of our progress. Thereof, I hope that every one of you can always be curious, inquisitive and thoughtful, which is a kind of life-long good habit in your daily life and work.
With the furious wave of the Internet economy, traditional enterprises like Haier, Lenovo, Gome, and Wanda are embracing the Internet and never stop innovating to avoid getting lagged behind. Since the establishment of our school, there are many innovations of education and teaching reform. We’ve all these developments from “Education Creates Students’ Value” to the educating mode of TOPCARES-CDIO, from original mixed learning mode “Face to Face + E-Learning” to today’s flexible learning system based on cloud platform. It is exactly this innovative entrepreneurial spirit that promotes the continuous development of our progress. Thereof, I hope that every one of you can always be curious, inquisitive and thoughtful, which is a kind of life-long good habit in your daily life and work.
The last key word is “progress”. There is no easy-to-get achievement in this world; no matter you are going to get a job, start your own business or even to take your fathers’ business. As is known to us, Stephen Hawking, who has made a huge contribution to science. The horrible disease fixed such a smart, intelligent and ambitious young man on the wheel chair. He is unable to talk, and with muscle atrophy, he can only read with the help of machine. However, he himself thinks he can be like normal people in that he is still alive and has got a consistently working brain. He is disabled physically while active spiritually. He has raised profound question, has beat failure over and over again and finally has achieved success with his determined, positive and unyielding mind. My students, you should never be afraid of failure. You should bravely prove yourselves to the people who don’t believe you or doubt that you are lack of experience. You should positively pursue higher state of life through challenges and improvements!
My lovely students, one hundred years ago, Qing Dynasty derailed with the industrial revolution and caused damage to our country. Today, with China’s rising in the Internet era, we need your self-revolution and innovation consciousness. We sincerely hope that your ideas could bring a new economy, your innovations could write a new era, and your start-ups could build a new world that belongs to yourselves!
Finally, I sincerely hope that the students of 2015 could set sail in the new starting point for happiness! I also hope that you could feel free to come back; our best wishes will accompany you all the way along.
Wish you a bright future! Thank you all!