Tsinghua University President Li Luming Holds Talks with 2024 Graduate Student Delegates

Tsinghua News Network, June 28 (Reporter Tian Jirong , Correspondent Deng Shiqing, Photographer Yang Yanbin ) On the afternoon of June 21, a symposium for Tsinghua University graduate students was held in the Century Auditorium of the Library. President Li Luming and the students reviewed the unforgettable campus time together on the eve of graduation and sent good wishes to the students who are about to go on a long journey. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the University Guo Yong attended the symposium.

After listening carefully to the speeches of the students, Li Luming said that everyone is about to set sail from Tsinghua to all parts of the world, to display their ambitions and work hard in different positions. The alma mater is proud of every Tsinghua student with lofty ideals and firm beliefs. He encouraged everyone to “set high goals, enter the mainstream, step onto the big stage, and do big things”, and shared with the students three thoughts and suggestions on future development: First, it is important to choose the right direction. We must have keen insight, long-term vision and a broad pattern, choose a development direction that is valuable to the stability and prosperity of the country and the progress of human civilization, and pursue a life with higher levels, higher realms and higher taste. Second, we must firmly be long-termists. The road is long and difficult, but we will reach our destination if we keep going. We must continue to work hard in the selected direction unswervingly, and constantly update and iterate in persistence, surpass ourselves, and pursue a qualitative leap in the accumulation of quantity. Third, we must learn to integrate into the collective and keep a childlike heart forever. “If you are made of iron, you can twist a few nails.” We should attach importance to the collective strength and the power of the team, dare to take responsibility and be good at unity and cooperation. We should actively practice the school motto of “Self-improvement and Virtue”, and strive to realize the value of life and achieve a career in the vast world.

At the symposium, everyone shared their growth experiences of studying and living in Tsinghua University and talked about their beautiful hopes for the new stage of life.

Ren Tengfei, a doctoral student in the School of Environment, reviewed his experience of conducting scientific research and serving as a teaching assistant at Tsinghua University, and said that he would return to his hometown and work in the front line of teaching and scientific research in colleges and universities. Ding Rong, a doctoral student in the Department of Precision Instruments, shared his growth story of leaving the mountains and returning to the mountains. “Although I have more choices now, what I hope most is to contribute to the development of the energy industry in my hometown.” Bao Fan, a doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science, has been deeply involved in the research of large models of artificial intelligence and started his own business during his doctoral studies. In the future, he will continue to lead the team to strive to push China’s artificial intelligence video generation technology to the world’s top level. Chen Yitong, a doctoral student in the Department of Automation, “always thinks about how to make her research more closely connected with the needs of the country and the people” in scientific research. After graduation, she will go to Shanghai Jiaotong University to work and continue to study and think deeply in the field of chip research. Huang Tanhao, a doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics, shared his experience of teaching in a township primary school. Touched and inspired by local students, he decided to devote himself to grassroots construction and rural revitalization after graduation. Mao Yi, a master’s student from the School of Business and Management in Hong Kong, used the “bridge” as a metaphor to recount her stories of studying at Tsinghua University and exploring and practicing in various parts of the motherland. Now, she is more determined to “use what she has learned and known to help Hong Kong integrate into the overall development of the motherland.”

Liang Jiangbo, a master’s student at the School of Social Sciences, shared how Tsinghua University has transformed him from a “traditional recipient” to a “professional helper”. In the future, he will devote himself to the public welfare cause of helping people with disabilities. Hong Mingwei, an American student at Schwarzman College, thanked Tsinghua for providing him with a valuable opportunity to gain insight into and study the development of rural China. He will continue to promote cross-cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Zheng Wei, a doctoral student at the Institute of Nuclear Research, reviewed his experience of conducting scientific research in “No. 200” with the belief of “strengthening nuclear power to serve the country”, and said, “The meaning of youth is to go to the place where the motherland needs it most and use what you have learned throughout your life to do a great cause.” Yusup Kadir Maimaitini Gati, a doctoral student at the School of Clinical Medicine, recalled his mental journey from Xinjiang to Tsinghua University to study, “I hope to use what I have learned to do something for my compatriots in my hometown who are suffering from illness and for the medical and health cause in Xinjiang.” Zhang Yixuan, a doctoral student at the School of Finance, reviewed and summarized her time studying at Tsinghua University. In the future, she will go to the public service department to practice her original intention of serving the people with practical actions. Shen Yuhong, a master’s student at the Academy of Fine Arts, shared the impact of his professional studies and social work experience on his career choices and life plans. He hopes to devote what he has learned to local development and construction in the future.

Relevant persons in charge from the Research and Development Department, Graduate School, Career Development Center, and Alumni Association attended the symposium.