Professor Meng went to Germany to study abroad, and the financial ability of international students was limited. In foreign countries, many students go to work-study programs. Professor Meng is no exception. She is also engaged in printing and helping others to program. Professor Meng said with a smile, "At that time, the biggest hobby of students at night was' counting money'". Needless to say, the hard days of work-study programs, but many students lost themselves in their work and lost their direction. Many students gradually increase from 1 to 4-5 jobs, and gradually neglect their studies. Professor Meng said that she is very planned and always arranges her work and study time well and always keeps a good balance, so she insists on studying. In the experience of studying abroad, many students around me are busy changing majors when they see that other people's majors are more popular than their own. Some people feel that their major is boring and want to change to a relatively relaxed and promising major; Some people are "hungry", feel that their major is very simple, and want to change to a more difficult and challenging major. But as everyone knows, this transformation has replaced a lot of time and wasted a lot of energy. Professor Meng studied cartography, and she was glad that she had never left her major for nearly 30 years. Before becoming Vice President of technical university of munich, Professor Meng was the director of technical university of munich Institute of Aerial Photogrammetry and Surveying. Her research interests cover all aspects of cartography, including basic research and applied research. Professor Meng said frankly: "Now I can gain a foothold in my own research field, I can't say that I am authoritative, but my words still carry some weight ..."

After studying in Germany, working in Sweden, and returning to technical university of munich, Germany, he became the director of the Institute of Aerial Photogrammetry and Cartography. At the age of 34, he was awarded a tenured professorship in the institute. At the age of 44, he became the first vice president of technical university of munich. Professor Meng Liqiu made gorgeous turns again and again. In the face of difficulties, Professor Meng has his own goals. She said: "I often reflect on whether I am going in the opposite direction when I walk. Look around. Some people walking on my left have gone to the right; Some people walking on the right walked to the left again to see if anyone else was moving forward ...? "

Professor Meng told us that everyone should find a path suitable for their own development on the way forward and must stick to their own goals. Professor Meng can skillfully use English, German, Swedish and other languages. Professor Meng said confidently, "I can learn the local language of a country for half a year." When I first came to work in Sweden, all the students wanted to take classes in their own language. For half a year, Professor Meng gave lectures in Swedish, and the students cheered with surprise ... Super language ability showed Professor Meng's unique personality charm. She told us that language has a great influence on success, and it helps us to open the window of our hearts. You must communicate with them through a foreign language in order to express your ideas boldly. Professor Meng said: "Foreign language ability often gives people a feeling of bright future." Her experience in learning languages is to read more original foreign languages, strengthen her own quality training and dare to communicate with others.

Professor Meng said that it is also important to choose a good tutor. Today's tutors are two-way choices. When choosing you, you should also firmly seize the opportunity and choose a mentor that suits you. Professor Meng's cartography major is not very popular. At a loss, her tutor's words: "four great inventions of ancient china is closely related to cartography" made her angry. The ancients invented the compass from cartography. Professor Meng found it particularly interesting and insisted on it. After finishing his postdoctoral studies in Germany, Professor Meng originally wanted to return to China directly. At this time, her tutor expressed the hope that Meng Liqiu could help him apply for a natural science fund project. After the project was successfully approved, Professor Meng had the opportunity to work in Sweden. First she taught at the Royal Swedish Institute of Technology, and then she entered the enterprise. Although both work in Europe, the Swedish and German have completely different ways of thinking, which has become a valuable part of her life experience and laid the foundation for her future success in Munich.

In Germany, the conditions for becoming a C4-level professor (the highest-level professor in Germany) are very harsh, and some hard conditions must be met: in addition to obtaining a doctorate, having professorship qualifications and having worked in industry, ideally, it is best to have worked in a third country. Professor Meng said: "I just meet these conditions, plus I am a woman, which may give me extra points." I didn't have these ideas at first, but my tutor personally went to Sweden to encourage me to go back to Germany to participate in the competition. In this case, I just returned to Munich. If my tutor hadn't come to see me, maybe I would have stayed in Sweden. Therefore, choosing a good tutor is too important for growth. "

Professor Meng is a brave swimmer. Facing the choice of studying abroad, she said, "I swam bravely." After staying abroad for so long, Professor Meng said frankly: "I still live between two cultures, half of which is' this shore' and the other half is' the other shore'". After personally experiencing the conflict between the two cultures, Professor Meng said that she enjoyed her special status now.

Professor Meng envies German students, many of whom are versatile. For example, a student suggested that we should have a violin performance, so that everyone can improvise and perform live immediately. Their oral expression ability is also very strong, because from primary school, German education attaches great importance to cultivating students' oral expression ability, and often exercises primary school students to make reports instead of getting high marks.

A professor in technical university of munich asked Professor Meng such a question, "Few students in China ask questions in class. Are students in China not working as hard as before? " Why don't students from China perform better abroad than those from other countries whose quality is worse than theirs? Professor Meng believes that learning can be divided into active learning and passive learning, and Chinese students are usually in a passive learning state. They were thinking positively, but they didn't express themselves in time. German students think it is very important to get a point in the exam, and they will take the initiative to take the exam whether they pass or not. Students in China attach great importance to exams. They usually give up the exam because they are afraid of not getting high marks, and spend another half year reviewing, which wastes precious time.

Professor Meng introduced that German universities used to implement the policy of "lenient entry and strict exit". In technical university of munich, the elimination rate of engineering majors is about 50%, while the elimination rate of computer majors will be as high as 90%. At present, the education system of German universities is also being gradually reformed, and gradually transformed into "strict entry and strict exit", and the elimination rate of students will gradually decline. In technical university of munich, about 6,000 students are admitted every year. Admission of students will not be "done overnight" like the Chinese college entrance examination, and will be judged by scores. Technical university of munich directly enrolls some excellent students in all aspects, but for some students in the middle, the school will give them enough interview opportunities. An admission team composed of professors from various departments will give each student half an hour for an interview. Professors will examine students according to their motivation, manners, logical thinking ability of language, knowledge and accomplishment, and select the best students.

Technical university of munich is very strict about teaching. Professor Meng said: "The students of technical university of munich architecture department cried three times on average." Why did you cry three times? A student once said to President Meng, "I won't cry when the sky falls." But the student was finally criticized by her professor and cried. Later, President Meng listened to the professor and said, "This is the best student I have ever taught." Since he is the best student, why should he be criticized and cried by the professor? It turns out that this is just a way for teachers to exercise students' endurance. He said, "This will make students feel that learning is not easy."

As Professor Meng said, "Clear water means no fish. Going out means all kinds of conflicts. Any culture has its essence and dross, and we must learn to absorb and discard it. "