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it is the beginning of the new school year. recently, various universities have held opening ceremonies to welcome the freshmen of the class of 2024. at the ceremony, some presidents gave freshmen a message to "become better learners."

on the morning of august 29, huazhong agricultural university held the 2024 freshman opening ceremony. president yan jianbing gave a message to the new students with the theme of "developing yourself, achieving yourself, and dedicating yourself."

yan jianbing said, "i hope that students can forget their college entrance examination scores and start a new chapter in life. i believe that this stop at huazhong agricultural university will be even better! you must develop yourself, especially use beauty to illuminate the light of your soul; while developing yourself, i hope that everyone will observe society better and become a better self in understanding and transforming the world; after becoming a better self, you must also take the initiative to contribute and realize the glory and dreams that belong to your generation."

yan jianbing, president of huazhong agricultural university, sent a message to new students. photo: huazhong agricultural university

on the same day, the opening ceremony and the first class of the 2024 undergraduate freshmen of shanghai jiao tong university were held at the fok ying-tong sports center of the minhang campus, with more than 5,000 2024 undergraduate freshmen participating. on the same day, tang qianting, the silver medalist of the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2024 paris olympics, made a surprise appearance and led the oath with five other freshmen representatives. all freshmen stood up and took the oath together. tang qianting is a 2023 undergraduate student of the antai college of economics and management of shanghai jiao tong university.

ding kuiling, president of shanghai jiao tong university and academician of the chinese academy of sciences, gave a message to freshmen with the theme of "becoming a better learner". "i hope you will face success and failure with optimism, accept differences and diversity with tolerance, and cultivate the true feelings of the years with gratitude." ding kuiling said that after entering university, it is necessary to further clarify learning goals, improve learning methods, enrich learning content, and strive to become a better learner. this is the first step that needs to be taken.

on august 26, renmin university of china held an opening ceremony for the 2024 undergraduate freshmen, and nearly 3,000 undergraduate freshmen attended the first class of the semester. the president of the university, lin shangli, gave a message to the freshmen, hoping that they would become well-rounded people with the qualities of loyalty, selflessness, determination, foresight, pragmatism, and pioneering spirit.

lin shangli encouraged the freshmen of the class of 2024 to study hard and acquire solid skills. he said, "you are lucky, but at the same time you shoulder a difficult and sacred mission. you are lucky to have caught up with the great new era, and your mission starts from today."

on the evening of august 23, a special report meeting for the 2024 undergraduate freshmen of zhejiang university was held in the gymnasium of zijingang campus. president du jiangfeng, an academician, gave a special report entitled "facing the forefront of innovation, striving to become outstanding young people leading the times".

du jiangfeng conducted an in-depth analysis from multiple dimensions, including the evolution path of world science and technology, global innovation trends, and the current status of my country's science and technology development. he focused on the overall situation and based on the historical mission of universities, he encouraged students to sublimate their youthful dreams with lofty missions, constantly pursue excellence, and aspire to grow and become talents.

"with a big family, there is a small family, and with a small family, there is an individual." du jiangfeng pointed out that freshmen need to set high aspirations, put morality first, become talented, and take responsibility. "when you graduate in the future, or even when you summarize your life, i hope everyone can use a few words to solemnly say what meaningful thing you have done."

on the morning of august 15, tsinghua university held the opening ceremony and the first class of the 2024 undergraduate freshmen. president li luming delivered a speech entitled "cultivate moral character and take on the responsibilities of the times". li luming said that morality means being magnanimous and "being strict with oneself and lenient with others". he hoped that everyone would be strict with themselves and lenient with others, be willing to learn from others' strengths, be good at correcting their own mistakes, and jointly contribute to building a harmonious, inclusive, and upward-looking society; morality means being broad-minded and "being open-minded and free of grudges in dealing with things". he hoped that everyone would be open-minded, consistent in words and deeds, selfless and fearless, cultivate pure and clear excellent qualities, and always maintain a pure heart for the country and the people. morality comes first, talent comes second, and only those with both moral integrity and talent can "take on great responsibilities".

[source: jiupai news]