NJCIT Holds Opening Ceremony for 2021 Freshmen

On the morning of November 11, the opening ceremony of Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology (NJCIT) for 2021 freshmen was held at the 600 Auditorium. Leaders of the college and the Party head of each school attended the ceremony together with teachers and 2021 freshmen, including Wang Danzhong, Secretary of the Party Committee, Tian Min, President of NJCIT, Shi Zebo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Xu Jianjun, Lu Qun and Qian Qunlei, Members of the Party Committee and Vice Presidents of NJCIT, Lin Hong, Member of the Party Committee and Director of the Publicity Department, and Yang Bin, Member of the Party Committee and Director of the Organization Department. The opening ceremony was presided over by Vice President Lu Qun.

In response to pandemic prevention and control requirements, the opening ceremony was held in a combination of the main venue and parallel venues both online and offline, and was live streamed through the Internet. The opening ceremony kicked off at 8:00 a.m., with a review video called Hello, NJCIT. With the solemn melody of the National Anthem, all teachers and students sang the song in unison, which marked the official beginning of the opening ceremony.

President Tian Min extended a message to 4,499 freshmen enrolled in 2021. He urged all freshmen to bear in mind patriotism, forge ahead and be diligent in learning to become ambitious, confident and knowledgeable young people in the new era. He encouraged all freshmen to fight for the youth and fulfill their responsibilities with practical actions. They should learn professional knowledge and technical skills to echo the call of the times, and do their bit in building China into a technological power.

In his speech, Mr. Shi Lv, on behalf of outstanding teachers from the School of Artificial Intelligence, offered three suggestions to the freshmen. First, in terms of professional learning, they should find a learning method suitable for themselves and their majors, and cultivate their ability for independent learning and lifelong learning. In college life, they should learn to understand and care about others, communicate and complement each other, and face the difficulties in life with a positive attitude. In terms of personal development, they should set up ideals and be grateful, and contribute their strength to comprehensively building China into a modern socialist country.

As a representative of the freshmen, Liu Zhengdong from the School of Intelligent Manufacturing said in his speech that the college provides students with a sound environment to develop their talents, and we students should set up firm goals and forge ahead to realize our dreams. As 2021 freshmen, they will strive to contribute to the development of our country.

In the following ceremony, Wang Danzhong, Secretary of the Party Committee, presented the college emblems to the representatives of the 2021 freshmen to convey the spirit of NJCIT and share the pride and glory of being a member of NJCIT. After wearing the school emblem, all the freshmen read the oath of admission in unison and made the oath of youth together.

Later, Shi Zebo, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, read out the Decision of NJCIT on Commending the Winner Students of the Vocational Skills Competition in the 2020-2021 Academic Year, and all the leaders on the podium presented the honorary certificates to the winner students.

The ceremony concluded with the song My Motherland and Me sung by all teachers and students. We sincerely hope that the dreams of all 2021 freshmen will take root and sprout in the college, and that every student can live up to the expectations of the times and the youth, and forge ahead to pursue excellence.

Photo by Yang Wenlong, Zhou Lei, Ye Xiaolin and Wang Panpan, New Media Reporter Team of NJCIT  

Text by Lu Hua, Student Affairs Department