1993, on the basis of soliciting opinions from all sides and after deliberation by the school affairs Committee, the new motto of Wuhan University is determined to be self-improvement, perseverance, seeking truth from facts and being brave in innovation.
The word "constantly striving for self-improvement" comes from the Book of Changes, which says "a gentleman is always striving for self-improvement". Self-respect means self-respect, continuous self-improvement and continuous progress. Self-improvement is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, and it should be regarded as a kind of training to achieve the cause. The school was originally a "self-improvement school", and the name also took this meaning.
"Hongyi" comes from The Analects of Confucius, saying that "without Hongyi, there is a long way to go in Xiu Yuan". It means ambitious, strong and decisive. This word was included in the school motto "Ming Cheng Hong Yi" in 1930s. The use of "self-improvement" and "Hongyi" not only summarizes the above meanings, but also reflects the depth of history and the continuation of school spirit.
"Seeking truth" means learning, trying to explore the law and pursuing the truth. The words "make the past serve the present, seek truth from facts" and "innovation" in Hanshu mean exploration, innovation and continuous progress.
The general meaning of the motto of Wuhan University is to inherit and carry forward the great spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation, and to establish the great ambition of studying hard and making positive contributions to the prosperity of the country.
With a strong character and a scientific and rigorous learning attitude, we will try our best to explore the objective laws of the development of things, open up new situations, make new achievements, run the socialist Wuhan University well and make new contributions to the country.
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School motto is the basic code of conduct and moral standard that teachers and students abide by together. It is not only the embodiment of school-running concept and spirit, but also the important content of campus culture construction, and the concentrated embodiment of a school's teaching style, study style and school spirit.
Reflect the core content of school cultural spirit. This paper introduces the school motto, comparison, creation and function of Chinese and foreign schools.
University is not a product of simply adapting to society, but an important place to open wisdom, pursue truth, spread knowledge and carry forward culture, and undertake the sacred mission of leading the direction of social development.
School motto is the direction to lead the university forward, and establishing a good school motto is the premise to run a good university. World-famous universities at all times and all over the world have their own unique school mottos, which clearly reflect their different school-running ideas and academic characteristics. The resulting school motto culture has become a beautiful landscape in university education.
There are great differences between eastern and western thoughts and thinking, which leads to different ideas of running a university. The traditional ideas of running a university in western countries are: reasonable pursuit of truth, mission guidance, academic freedom, university autonomy, positive response and scientific orientation.
The traditional school-running philosophy of Oriental University is: harmony but difference, each with its own strengths, academic responsibility, advancing with the times, perfection, and ethical (humanistic) orientation. Therefore, the university motto that embodies the concept of running a school is also biased.
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Baidu encyclopedia-school motto
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Baidu encyclopedia-Wuhan university