湯濤校長在2021年UIC本科新生開學(xué)典禮上的致辭

9月15日，北師港浸大（UIC）舉行2021級本科新生開學(xué)典禮，中國科學(xué)院院士、UIC校長湯濤教授寄語新生。中英文致辭全文如下：

(Please scroll down for President Tang Tao’s English speech for the 2021-22 Inauguration Ceremonies)

親愛的同學(xué)們：

歡迎你們加入U(xiǎn)IC大家庭，正式開啟大學(xué)生活。很高興你們選擇UIC這所博雅大學(xué)，我們將不負(fù)所望，讓大家在優(yōu)質(zhì)的教育環(huán)境中成長、成才。

大學(xué)不同于高中，博雅教育也不同于傳統(tǒng)教育。如何適應(yīng)在UIC的大學(xué)生活？我建議大家：主動學(xué)習(xí)，而不是為了應(yīng)付考試被動學(xué)習(xí)；勇敢發(fā)問，不要只去記住標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案；能學(xué)加巧學(xué)，效果才能事半功倍；多去嘗試，不計(jì)較一時(shí)得失。希望大家充分利用UIC的資源，全方位提升自己，為未來的人生道路夯實(shí)基礎(chǔ)。

不久前的東京奧運(yùn)會，有兩位運(yùn)動員給我留下深刻的印象：一位是清華大學(xué)學(xué)生楊倩，她收獲了兩枚金牌，創(chuàng)造女子10米氣步槍紀(jì)錄；另一位是暨南大學(xué)副教授蘇炳添，32歲的他在100米賽場上打破亞洲紀(jì)錄。這兩位優(yōu)秀的運(yùn)動員啟發(fā)我們：永不言棄的態(tài)度，不僅在體育運(yùn)動中適用，對我們的人生也頗有裨益�！案�快、更高、更強(qiáng)——更團(tuán)結(jié)”的奧運(yùn)精神適用于每一個(gè)領(lǐng)域。

各位同學(xué)，和你們一樣，UIC也在成長，二期校園已動工建設(shè)，你們剛好在見證這一歷史時(shí)期。愿你們珍惜大學(xué)時(shí)光，珍惜師生情誼，和UIC一同成長，以夢為馬，不負(fù)韶華，成為學(xué)校的驕傲、父母的驕傲，乃至博雅教育的驕傲。

謝謝大家！

President Tang Tao’s speech for the 2021-22 Inauguration Ceremonies

Students,

I warmly welcome you as new members of our big family.

You are joining us at a very exciting time in UIC’s history. We are becoming a bigger and better university, to meet the changing needs of our country.

We are growing in size, in numbers, in diversity, and in quality.

In terms of size, UIC has begun the construction of its Second Phase campus, with an extra 550 acres of land given to us by the Zhuhai government. The new campus will offer facilities for new and high-tech disciplines such as Artificial Intelligence and for cutting-edge research and postgraduate education.

In terms of numbers, this year we have the largest intake of students in our history, proving how popular UIC is among students who look for quality in higher education.

We are only 16 years old, but UIC has been designated by the nation’s Education Department as one of the few universities for accepting students originally admitted by world-leading universities but are unable to go overseas because of the pandemic. Under this Direct Admission program, 400 of the best students in China have joined UIC.

We are also getting better in quality, with innovative teaching and learning methods. That’s why we are famous for liberal arts education in China, with English as our teaching language.

So, you can be sure that you have come to the right place for a fine education.

We are doing everything we can to give you the best education. But there is something you should do as students.

After all, in university, unlike high school, you take responsibility for your own education. Here, we believe in “active learning”, not passive exam-driven learning.

You learn to ask bold, disruptive questions instead of giving memorized right answers. You learn to think your way out of problems. You learn smart, not just study hard. You learn to take risks, in ideas, and later in business, to become good in whatever you do.

A university is known by the quality of its students. UIC is great because our students and graduates are great. So, at this ceremony, let us enter into an open agreement: UIC will provide you with the best facilities and teachers, and in exchange, you as students, will do your best in developing habits of excellence.

I cannot end this speech without mentioning the recent 2020 Olympic games. To me, the most memorable thing is about two Chinese medal winners: Yang Qian, a double gold-medal winner and new Olympic record holder in 10-meter air rifle. She is a student at Tsinghua University. The second is Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian 100-meter record with a sprint of 9.83 seconds at age 32. He is an associate professor at Jinan University in Guangzhou. It goes to show that education is not just about books. It is the never-say-die attitude in competitive sports that is so exciting and inspiring. The Olympic spirit of “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together” should apply to every field of human endeavor. Let us applaud and keep alive this Olympic spirit.

Make us and your parents proud, and prove that you are the product of the finest liberal arts education in China.

Enjoy your four years here. Make lasting friendships with your peers and relationships with your mentors. Grow a better version of yourself, as you begin an exciting new era. Together, let’s grow with UIC.

Thank you.

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