On September 28, the 2026 Freshman Opening Ceremony and 2025–2026 Academic Year Commendation Ceremony of Dalian Neusoft University of Information was held at the Bochuan Campus Stadium. President Guo Quan, Vice President Li Yingqiu, Deputy Party Secretary and Vice President Zhang Jin, Chief Financial Officer Bai Lu, heads of departments and schools, faculty representatives, alumni representatives, and all 2026 freshmen attended the ceremony, which was presided over by Zhang Jin.

As the solemn national anthem played, the Five-Starred Red Flag rose slowly, and all teachers and students stood in silent salute.

President Guo Quan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. On behalf of the university, he extended a warm welcome to the 2026 freshmen. He noted that this year marks the 26th anniversary of the university’s founding — twenty-six years have been etched into the growth rings from first breaking ground to full flourishing, and also record the footsteps of generations of Neusoft people in extending classrooms to the front lines of industry.

Guo Quan delivers a speech at the opening ceremony

Guo Quan pointed out that with the "15th Five-Year Plan" now underway, the construction of Digital China is accelerating, and artificial intelligence is everywhere. Citing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s words, he said that AI is a young cause, and a cause for young people. He offered three expectations to the new students: First, discern the direction of the tide — do not drift with the current, but steer proactively, maintaining the resolve to keep improving amid technological iteration while honing critical thinking and creativity. Second, acquire the skill to cross the river — do not be armchair dreamers, but down-to-earth doers, stepping out of the classroom and into real projects to test what they have learned in real-world scenarios. Third, hold fast to the anchor of value — do not chase quick success, but become builders of the era with both competence and conviction, letting technology carry value and letting one's specialty respond to the call of the times.

Guo Quan encouraged the students to anchor the coordinates of their lives with the attitude of "diligence and erudition," to merge their personal endeavors into the tide of the nation with the original aspiration of "learning for application," and to continue the Neusoft story on the magnificent journey of national rejuvenation.

The 2025–2026 Academic Year Commendation Ceremony was then held on site. Vice President Li Yingqiu and Deputy Party Secretary and Vice President Zhang Jin respectively read out the notices commending students who won the National (Provincial Government) Scholarship and the National Endeavor Scholarship, the decision commending students who won the Huatian Scholarship, the decision granting the Alps Alpine Group Scholarship and the Neusoft Ruixin Scholarship, the decision commending outstanding international students studying in China, and the decision commending outstanding groups and individuals of the university. University leaders presented honorary certificates to the award-winning representatives.

Zhang Jin reads the commendation decisions

Li Yingqiu reads the commendation decisions

Hu Jingyi from Class 26006 of Computer Science at the School of Artificial Intelligence spoke as the representative of the 2026 freshmen. Reviewing the gains of the fourteen-day military training, she made a solemn youthful pledge on behalf of all freshmen, vowing to be a practitioner of devoted study, a pioneer of bold innovation, and a bearer of responsibility with the nation in mind.

Liu Jiaying, winner of the Huatian Scholarship from Class 23003 of the Data Science and Big Data Technology program at the School of Software, spoke as the representative of award-winning students. She shared her journey of growing from a bewildered freshman into a calm and resolute senior, encouraging her juniors to try boldly, stay passionate, and serve the development of the digital industry with their professional expertise.

Sheng Tiancai, a 2008 alumnus of the E-commerce program and founder of Guangzhou Yiqun Technology, spoke as the alumni representative. He said his alma mater changed his life, lifting it from darkness to soaring flight, and was where his dreams took off. He recounted his journey from entrepreneurial lows to an against-the-odds comeback, and advised the fellow students of DNUI to be young people who understand AI, use AI well, and carry warmth, facing the opportunities of the era with resilience and composure.

He Fuben, a faculty member of the School of Intelligent and Electronic Engineering, spoke as the faculty representative. He noted that university is the process of turning knowledge into the ability to solve problems, and hoped the students would dare to get hands-on, dare to cross boundaries, and dare to persist, achieving real growth through one attempt after another. Teachers will accompany the students throughout this journey.

At the end of the ceremony, all freshmen rose, raised their right fists, and took a solemn oath: "Firmly uphold our ideals and convictions, carry forward the Neusoft spirit, shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the era, and raise the sail of mission…" Over 26 years since its founding, Dalian Neusoft University of Information has cultivated more than 90,000 high-caliber application-oriented talents, who forge ahead in their respective fields and create value for society — a vivid embodiment of the university's educational philosophy of "Education Creates Student Value."