The motto of Xi Jiaotong University once educated and edified the older generation of Jiaotong University students, and many outstanding figures emerged. At present, how to strengthen the ideological quality education of college students has become a major issue in the field of higher education in China. Inheriting and carrying forward the fine tradition of ideological and moral education in Old Jiaotong University and re-issuing the school motto of 1937 is a manifestation of respecting history and carrying forward the past.
This school motto is concise and catchy, which contains the basic character and noble moral sentiment of being a man and doing things. If it is combined with the contemporary basic moral norms of "patriotism and law-abiding, courtesy and honesty, unity and friendliness, diligence and self-improvement, dedication and dedication", it will help to create an advanced campus culture and cultivate students' character of being excellent in character and learning and having both ability and political integrity.