全球化大潮勢(shì)不可擋——楊福家校長(zhǎng)致2020級(jí)寧諾新生及家長(zhǎng)

Please scroll down for the English version - The irresistible trend of globalisation – To new students of 2020 and their parents.

首先，請(qǐng)?jiān)试S我代表諾丁漢大學(xué)，英國(guó)的和寧波的，向2020級(jí)新生表示熱烈的祝賀，歡迎你們成為諾丁漢全球大家庭中的一員！同時(shí)，非常感謝各位同學(xué)和家長(zhǎng)，在這個(gè)特殊時(shí)期仍然選擇信任寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)，把人生中寶貴的四年托付給我們, 為你們的選擇點(diǎn)贊！

疫情給世界格局、國(guó)家關(guān)系、個(gè)人生活帶來(lái)了很多不確定性，也讓許多人對(duì)出國(guó)留學(xué)、國(guó)際交流、甚至國(guó)際化的教育充滿疑慮。這一點(diǎn)，在今年中外合作機(jī)構(gòu)和項(xiàng)目的招生現(xiàn)狀中也有所反映。我非常理解，即使已經(jīng)選擇國(guó)際化教育的你們，心中也免不了忐忑。

但是，我認(rèn)為恰恰是疫情，讓我們看到人類的命運(yùn)早已緊密相連。交流互鑒是文明發(fā)展的本質(zhì)要求。如果你到網(wǎng)上搜索一下，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)習(xí)近平總書記近半年來(lái)在各種場(chǎng)合發(fā)言的主旋律都是“全球化大潮不可擋，融合大趨勢(shì)未變”。面對(duì)嚴(yán)峻的全球性挑戰(zhàn)，構(gòu)建人類命運(yùn)共同體是習(xí)近平總書記提出的“中國(guó)方案”。

所以，各位，選擇寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)，你們很有遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)！

這是大的背景。下面，我講講寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)是一所什么樣的大學(xué)。只有知道我們是一所什么樣的大學(xué)，大家才可以在這里更好地學(xué)習(xí)。

很多人都知道我們于2004年成立，是中國(guó)第一所中外合作大學(xué)——引進(jìn)世界百?gòu)?qiáng)大學(xué)英國(guó)諾丁漢大學(xué)的優(yōu)質(zhì)教育資源，接受中國(guó)教育部和英國(guó)高等教育質(zhì)量保障署的雙重審查，以及國(guó)際專業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)認(rèn)證，頒發(fā)英國(guó)諾丁漢大學(xué)的學(xué)位證書，培養(yǎng)國(guó)際化專業(yè)人才。但在其他意義上，我們又是一所什么樣的大學(xué)？

在復(fù)旦時(shí)，我曾受邀去美國(guó)院校訪問(wèn)。我了解到，在美國(guó)，最好的博雅學(xué)院是威廉姆斯（Williams College），排名第二的是艾姆赫斯特（Amherst College），排名第三的是史瓦茲摩爾（Swarthmore College）。而被大家熟知的哈佛大學(xué)排名第8，耶魯大學(xué)排名第10。

在英國(guó)，我有幸當(dāng)了12年諾丁漢大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)，走訪了無(wú)數(shù)世界高校，逐漸懂得什么叫博雅教育。自然而然的，我也在思考這種優(yōu)秀的教學(xué)體制可否移植到中國(guó)來(lái)。非常幸運(yùn)的是，我促成了寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)的創(chuàng)立。

再回到這個(gè)問(wèn)題，我們是一所什么樣的大學(xué)？我們顯然不是復(fù)旦這種研究型大學(xué)，我認(rèn)為我們更像是史瓦茲摩爾學(xué)院或威廉姆斯學(xué)院。

我們保持了英國(guó)諾丁漢大學(xué)的精華，同時(shí)盡可能豐富“博”的內(nèi)容；我們主張“做人第一、修業(yè)第二”；我們強(qiáng)調(diào)以學(xué)生為中心，以教書育人為本；我們提倡小班討論式教育，沒(méi)有不可以問(wèn)的問(wèn)題，沒(méi)有不可以爭(zhēng)論的答案；我們鼓勵(lì)并協(xié)助同學(xué)們投身第二課堂，在學(xué)生社團(tuán)、社會(huì)實(shí)踐、公益活動(dòng)、科研實(shí)習(xí)中找到火種。

寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)是開(kāi)拓者。集合最好的教育理念和教育實(shí)踐，培養(yǎng)真正的世界公民，是我們的初衷。我個(gè)人很不贊同把學(xué)生按分?jǐn)?shù)差異分為一本、二本、三本�；叵雽W(xué)校成立之初，我們的錄取分?jǐn)?shù)也并不很高，但是學(xué)生照樣在這所別樣的大學(xué)里成就了別樣的精彩。這里有醉心科研的同學(xué)，去頂尖大學(xué)深造；有直接就業(yè)的同學(xué)，就職世界500強(qiáng)；有實(shí)干創(chuàng)業(yè)的同學(xué)，產(chǎn)品銷往50多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)；有致力公益的同學(xué)，加入國(guó)際非政府組織；有不走尋常路的同學(xué)，到美國(guó)T臺(tái)逐夢(mèng)……

我在寧諾頭兩年收到的學(xué)生來(lái)信就超過(guò)了在復(fù)旦做校長(zhǎng)6年收到的學(xué)生來(lái)信數(shù)量。而信中很關(guān)鍵的一句話就是：“學(xué)校改變了我們的一生�！�

16年，我們?nèi)找婢�進(jìn)，不追求規(guī)模發(fā)展，而是花功夫在教育質(zhì)量上做到極致，精心耕耘這塊博雅教育的試驗(yàn)田；16年，我們與寧波水乳交融、與中國(guó)脈搏緊密相連，搭建了一系列跨國(guó)合作的高能級(jí)平臺(tái)；16年，我們不僅形成了植根中國(guó)、面向世界的成熟教育體系，還推進(jìn)中英在教育、文化、經(jīng)貿(mào)、科技、體育等各領(lǐng)域的廣泛交流。

這次疫情期間，無(wú)論多么艱難，我們從未放松對(duì)教學(xué)質(zhì)量的控制。80%多的學(xué)術(shù)教師在第一時(shí)間從世界各地千方百計(jì)趕回學(xué)校，為線上線下教學(xué)做好準(zhǔn)備。諾丁漢大學(xué)三校充分發(fā)揮聯(lián)動(dòng)優(yōu)勢(shì)，使得我們能夠率先平穩(wěn)地恢復(fù)線下教學(xué)，成為中外合作大學(xué)里唯一一所全面復(fù)學(xué)復(fù)課的大學(xué)，展示了學(xué)校的擔(dān)當(dāng)和作為。

在剛剛過(guò)去的暑假，幾十名導(dǎo)師自愿留校指導(dǎo)600多名自愿參與的學(xué)生提升專業(yè)技能、實(shí)操能力和就業(yè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，僅科研實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目就有170余項(xiàng)。有這么好的平臺(tái)，這么有責(zé)任心的老師，這么求知若渴的學(xué)生，我相信我們必定有美好的未來(lái)。

最后，再次歡迎所有新同學(xué)，希望你們喜歡這里，在學(xué)校有愉快的經(jīng)歷；希望你們主動(dòng)探索，在發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)世界的同時(shí)也慢慢發(fā)現(xiàn)自我。

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楊福家，1936年出生于上海，中國(guó)科學(xué)院院士，發(fā)展中國(guó)家科學(xué)院院士，中央文史研究館館員，中國(guó)科協(xié)前副主席，國(guó)家教育咨詢委員會(huì)委員，國(guó)家教育考試指導(dǎo)委員會(huì)委員，寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)。曾任中國(guó)科學(xué)院上海原子核研究所所長(zhǎng)（1987-2001）、復(fù)旦大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)（1993-1999）、英國(guó)諾丁漢大學(xué)校長(zhǎng)（2001-2012），是享譽(yù)世界的中國(guó)當(dāng)代著名核物理學(xué)家和教育家。

The irresistible trend of globalisation – To new students of 2020 and their parents

First of all, on behalf of the University of Nottingham, please allow me to extend my warm congratulations to the class of 2024 and welcome you all as members of the global Nottingham community! I would also like to thank you and your parents, for choosing the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), despite this special period, and entrust us with these precious four years of your life!

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought much uncertainty to the world and impacted everyone’s personal life. It has also raised doubts among many about studying abroad, international exchange and even international education. This is reflected in the results of the Gaokao recruitment for Sino-foreign cooperative institutions and programmes this year. I understand very well that even if you have chosen international education, you may still feel uneasy.

But I think it is the pandemic that makes us see that the fate of mankind has long been closely interwoven. Exchange and mutual understanding are essential to the development of civilisation. If you search on the Internet, you will find that President Xi's speeches on various occasions over the past six months have emphasised the inevitable trend of globalisation. To build a community of a shared future for mankind in the face of the severe global challenges is the "China plan" put forward by President Xi.

So, everyone, you are visionary to choose UNNC!

Now, I would like to first introduce you to what kind of university UNNC is. Only when we know what kind of university we are, can we learn better here.

Many already know that UNNC was founded in 2004, and is the first Sino-foreign university in China. It introduces high-quality educational resources from the University of Nottingham, UK - one of the world's top 100 universities- and is subject to the double examination of the Ministry of Education of China and the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. UNNC holds the certification of international professional associations and issues the degree certificate of the University of Nottingham. But beyond this, what kind of university is UNNC?

While at Fudan University, I was once invited to visit some American colleges and universities. I first learned that in the United States the best liberal arts college is Williams College, second is Amherst College and third is Swarthmore College. Harvard University, one we are all familiar with, ranks eighth and Yale tenth.

I was lucky to serve as Chancellor of the University of Nottingham for 12 years and I have visited numerous universities around the world. I gradually realised what a liberal education was and I began to consider whether this excellent education system could be introduced to China. I was very excited to contribute to the establishment of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

Back to the question of which kind of university we are - I think we are not a research university like Fudan University, but we are more like Swarthmore or Williams College.

We maintain the essence of the University of Nottingham and enrich the content of "liberal" as much as possible. We advocate that one’s conduct is the foundation of everything, and learning comes second. We insist on the student-centred principles, regarding teaching and learning as the foundation of a university. We promote discussion-oriented teaching – there is no wrong question or indisputable answer. We encourage and support students to extend extracurricular activities, exploring their passions in student associations, social practices, public welfare activities, scientific research and so on.

UNNC is a pioneer. We intended to gather the best educational ideas and practices to cultivate real-world citizens. I disagree that students should be divided into batches according to their Gaokao scores. Looking back to the initial stages of the University, our admission scores were not very high, but students still enjoyed a wonderful undergraduate study and obtained diversified achievements. UNNC has students who are interested in scientific research and go to top universities for further study, and students who head to work in World Top 500 companies right after graduation.

We have seen students that are practical and start their own businesses, whose products are sold to more than 50 countries and regions, or students who are committed to public welfare and join international NGOs. There have also been students who have distinctive passions and went off to pursue their dreams all around the world.

Within my first two years at UNNC, I received more letters from students than I did during my six-year presidency in Fudan. One recurring theme in these letters is that "the University has changed my life".

For 16 years, we have made great efforts, not in pursuing the greater scale of the University, but in unremittingly polishing the quality of education. In collaboration with the Ningbo Government and industry partners, we provide solutions to local challenges through world-class research and innovation. Over 16 years, we have formed a mature education system rooted in China whilst facing the world and promoted extensive exchanges between China and the UK in numerous fields, such as economy and trade, science and technology and culture.

During the ongoing pandemic, regardless of the difficulty, we have never compromised on our teaching quality. By March, more than 80% of our academic staff have managed to return to campus from all over the world to prepare for online and face-to-face teaching. With support from the UK and the Malaysia campus of the University of Nottingham, we became the only Sino-foreign university to fully resume face-to-face education. This, I think, amply demonstrates the responsibilities and capability of this university.

Over the summer vacation, dozens of academic staff voluntarily remained on campus to guide over 600 student participants in summer programmes to improve their professional skills, practical abilities and employment competitiveness. There were more than 170 scientific research internship projects alone. With such a good platform, such responsible lecturers and students eager for knowledge, I believe we will have a bright future.

Finally, welcome again to all our new students. I hope you like it here and have a pleasant experience at UNNC. I hope you take the initiative to explore and discover yourself while also discovering the world.

Professor Yang Fujia

President of University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)

Professor Yang Fujia, whose family comes from Ningbo, is an eminent physicist and distinguished academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is Vice-Chairman of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Bohr Professor of Fudan University (where he is also a former president).

In 1991, he was promoted to the Chinese Academy of Science and the Science Academy of the Third World, and in 1998 was given an honorary professorship in physics by the American Vanderbilt University.

Professor Yang is recognised as an outstanding university leader and has served as the executive director of the Union of International University Presidents' since 1996. He was the Chancellor of the University of Nottingham from 2001 to 2012.

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