The motto of Xiamen University is "strive for perfection". When Mr. Chen Jiageng founded Xiamen University in 192 1, he defined "striving for perfection" as the school motto. Over the past 80 years, generations of Xiamen University people have worked hard under the encouragement of the school motto, made remarkable achievements, and won the reputation of "a strong man in Nantah".
"Self-improvement" means self-conscious, positive, striving for strength and never slacking off. It was first seen in Zhouyi Gan: "Heaven is healthy, and gentlemen are constantly striving for self-improvement". "Stop at perfection" means to achieve perfection through unremitting efforts, that is, you will never stop trying until you reach perfection. From the Book of Rites University: "The way of a university is to be well-known and close to the people, and stop at perfection."
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Mr. Chen Jiageng defined these ancient mottos as school mottos, aiming at encouraging Xiamen University teachers and students to be proactive, pioneering and pursuing perfection, so as to achieve the goal of establishing the school.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiamen University