On September 4, the opening ceremony for the 2024 freshmen of Henan University of Finance and Economics was held grandly at the Zhengdong Campus and Wenhua Road Campus. Secretary of the school party committee and president Si Linsheng, deputy secretaries of the school party committee Gao Jingyan and Liu Rongzeng, and vice presidents Zhu Jinrui, Zhao Nan, Zhang Yang and Wang Lijun attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Li Haisong, director of the Party and Government Office.
At the ceremony, Si Linsheng presented the flag to the school’s 2024 college student military training corps and gave the freshmen the first lesson of the semester with the theme of “Being Yourself and Embracing the Future”.
On behalf of the teachers and students of the school, Si Linsheng expressed congratulations and welcome to the freshmen of the class of 2024, and expressed his gratitude and respect to the parents, teachers and all walks of life who care and support the growth of the students. He pointed out that in recent years, the school has always adhered to the people-oriented approach, actively promoted the comprehensive reform of the subject governance system, and strived to build a "learner-centered" educational ecology. The educational environment has been further optimized, and the level of school running has been further improved. These have provided a broader platform for the growth and development of students.
Si Linsheng pointed out that as young college students in the new era, students are in a critical period of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. They must live up to their youth, work hard, and embrace the future. He encouraged the students to cultivate the great sentiment of "willing to send their hearts to China, and to give their years to the mountains and rivers", and to improve their lives through self-examination. They should not only have the cultivation of knowledge and practice, but also the ambition to patriotism and serve the country, so that the meaning of life can be continuously sublimated in the integration of "small self" and "big self". It is necessary to establish the general pattern of "everything in life must be done by oneself, and one step at a time will lead to nothing", face setbacks and challenges in the face of ups and downs, and not be afraid, shrinking, or complaining on the way forward, be positive and optimistic and move forward steadily, complete the transformation from deterministic thinking to critical thinking, and achieve unlimited possibilities in the future. It is necessary to hone the great ability of "you must know that when you were young, you were once the best in the world", and live up to your college time in studying with concentration. You need both "traditional learning" and "cross-border learning", and you must learn through action, constantly break the boundaries of the knowledge system, break the time and space restrictions of the learning environment, understand the society, broaden your horizons, never stop exploring the truth, and achieve a more exciting self.
Luo Zaihong, a class of 1993 alumnus, general manager and legal representative of Shenzhen Kunpeng Yichuang Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd., spoke on behalf of the alumni. He combined his study and work experience and used the three elements of artificial intelligence data, computing power, and algorithms as the entry point to share his understanding of university study life. He encouraged students to systematically accumulate professional data and actively build a life database for growth; to improve comprehensive computing power in multiple dimensions and comprehensively improve the comprehensive quality of growth; to enrich algorithms with the end in mind, and strive to expand the breadth and depth of growth.
Ren Baoxian, a teacher representative and associate professor of the School of International Economics and Trade, encouraged the students in his speech to clarify their goals, make good plans, know how to make choices, manage time well, develop good study and living habits in self-discipline, and continuously improve their overall quality and ability.
Zhao Chai Xuezheng, a 2023 master's student in computer science and technology from Mingli College, and Fang Yali, a 2023 master's student in business administration from Mingde College, spoke as representatives of current students. They called on the students of the Class of 2024 to have the drive to study hard, the tenacity to enrich themselves, the drive to take on responsibilities, and a fearless attitude to work together to create a glorious chapter for every financial, economic, political, and legal person.
Freshman representatives Zhang Yingde, a 2024 financial management major from Hony College, and Xing Muyao, a 2024 software engineering major from Mingde College, spoke respectively, saying that they will adhere to the school motto of "Extensive communication and broad communication, Hongyi Zhiyuan", develop excellent skills, temper moral character, and let youth shine in the most brilliant glory in struggle!
The heads of various departments (colleges), academies and related functional departments of the school, as well as the assistant training instructors of the military training units, etc. attended the ceremony.
