On September 6th, the opening ceremony of 2023 graduate students of Dalian University of Foreign Languages was held in the auditorium of Qihang Building. President Liu Hong, school secretaries, deans, vice deans in charge of graduate education, graduate counselors attended the ceremony, and all 2023 doctoral and master's students attended the ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Vice President Liu Fengguang.
The opening ceremony kicked off in the majestic national anthem. Yu Qinwei, major of Russian language and Literature of Northeast Asian Studies Center, spoke on behalf of doctoral students. He said that under the conditions of the new era, doctoral students should consolidate the theoretical foundation, strengthen interdisciplinary research on frontier issues, produce landmark research results, and contribute to the construction of Northeast Asian disciplines in the university.
Kang Tongtong, the Korean translation major of the Korean Language Institute, spoke on behalf of the master students. She said that she will uphold the spirit of the school motto of "embracing virtue and culture", closely link personal aspirations and life values with the needs of the country, and actively participate in the great cause of national rejuvenation.
Luo Shihan (Russia), Russian interpretation major of Russian College, spoke on behalf of international students. She talked about her experience of studying at the university through the Chinese government scholarship program, expressed her gratitude to the support of the Chinese government and the help of the university, and said that she would study harder in the postgraduate stage and strive to achieve fruitful research results.
Associate Professor Wang Chengdong, Vice President of the School of English, spoke on behalf of the graduate tutors. He sent a message to the new graduate students, to firm faith, to be a dawai people with the feelings of home and country; Respect teachers and be a dawai people; Devote oneself to study, be a dawai people with real talent and learning; Dare to challenge and be a dawai peopler with a positive and optimistic attitude.
At the ceremony, President Liu Hong, on behalf of the school, extended a warm welcome to the 2023 graduate students. President Liu taught "The first class" to all new graduate students with the theme of "Remembering the earnest entrust that the rejuvenation of China may count on me". From the three aspects of "the mission of graduate education", " graduate students education in the new era" and "the mission of graduate students in the new era", she elaborated the mission of graduate education under the strategy of strengthening education, the development path of graduate education in foreign language colleges in the era of "new liberal arts" and artificial intelligence, and the practical exploration of the innovation and development of graduate education in our university.
In the new era and on a new journey, the University will focus on the main line of graduate education work of "cultivating morality, serving demand, improving quality, and pursuing excellence", strive to build a new pattern of application-oriented graduate education with Northeast Asian characteristics, adhere to running graduate education satisfied by the people, and promote the high-quality development of graduate education. Strive to reflect new responsibilities, show new achievements, and achieve new breakthroughs in serving national strategies and local economic and social development. (Gan Xiaobo)
