The first batch of 60 undergraduates of West Lake University started school. At the scene, President Shi delivered a speech on the topic of "University, Why Big". He said that West Lake University is a "small but sophisticated" university. Our campus scale, the scale of teachers and students, and the scale of disciplines are not large. The first batch of 60 undergraduates of West Lake University started school.
On July 3 1 day, the first batch of 60 undergraduates of West Lake University started school. On July 3 1, West Lake University held the first opening ceremony for undergraduates, and 60 undergraduates will start their college life in this new research university organized by social forces.
West Lake University is "small but fine", but this does not affect its "big".
Shi, president of West Lake University, delivered a speech entitled "Why is a university great?" . He said that West Lake University is a "small but sophisticated" university, but this does not affect its "big". "This' big' is to have a scholar, to have a university to ask, to be a gentleman who studies, does things, and is a man. In the final analysis, it is to cultivate' capitalized people'! "
History of President of West Lake University
To this end, the headmaster put forward three expectations and requirements for every college student. First, embrace the big era. Every generation will be marked with a distinct brand of the times. As an individual, whether you are passively trapped or actively guided will determine a completely different life in the end. From now on, you should seriously think about how to grasp the rhythm of the times and how to sing the beautiful voice of Little Phoenix in the variation of the times. I think we should first understand China and love China.
China, a big country with a population of1400 million, has a splendid culture and a mighty history, and is more responsible for the world and full of confidence in the future. With the new journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, there is an unprecedented infinite space waiting for us to explore and release the innovation potential.
At the same time, we should also look at the world and understand it. The school will create an environment and opportunities for cross-cultural communication for you. I hope you can take advantage of these opportunities to look at the world calmly and confidently, listen to the voices of different cultures, understand the connotations of different cultures, respect and appreciate the diversity of the world, and strive to solve the global challenges facing mankind.
Second, take on big responsibilities. I hope that after studying, I will actively participate in social practice, measure the land of China with my steps, feel the national conditions of China with my actions, take inanimate consciousness as my lifelong career, and realize the unity of ego and ego.
Third, pursue the great realm. In the scientific community, there is neither a minority obeying the majority nor absolute truth. When entering the university stage, we should pay attention to cultivating the ability of independent thinking and exploration. The school will not only provide you with solid professional education and systematic scientific research training, but also create an atmosphere of free and equal discussion for you. I hope you can take the initiative to listen, think and argue, and learn to "play the devil's advocate" with good reasons.
Why choose West Lake University?
"All the undergraduates here must have been asked the same question: Why did you choose West Lake University?" Wang Xinyi, a 2022 undergraduate from West Lake University, spoke as a freshman representative. "Everyone's answer is different. Perhaps it is because of the unique school-running mode and free and equal academic atmosphere of West Lake University, perhaps because of the personal charm of President Shi, perhaps because of the strong faculty of West Lake University, perhaps because of our long-standing scientific research dream ... Behind these answers is our trust in West Lake University. We believe that at West Lake University, we can realize our ideals and grow into what we want-and this is the biggest reason why we choose West Lake. "
Wang Xinyi, a 2022 undergraduate at West Lake University, said.
At present, there are 273 doctoral students/kloc-0 in West Lake University. Approved by the Ministry of Education, West Lake University officially started undergraduate enrollment in 2022. At present, it is one of the few pilot colleges and universities in China that can recruit senior two students at the same time. In the first year, it enrolled students for innovative classes in Zhejiang Province. It is reported that the first innovative class officially recruited 60 candidates from 32 middle schools in Zhejiang Province. Students have to go through the initial examination, preliminary examination, college entrance examination, re-examination and other links before they can be formally admitted.
West Lake University will provide multiple tutors for each student, learn from domestic traditional academies and world famous academies, set up four academies, break the boundaries between academies and majors, and enable students with different languages, cultures, families and professional backgrounds to realize cross-border communication and integration through immersive learning lifestyle.
Don't forget to concise the main line of your life.
"When I was a child, I was a scum, not a modest one, but a real scum." Chen Hongyu, Professor of Science College of West Lake University and Dean of Undergraduate College, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. "Many people ask me what is the secret of success, which I want to give to undergraduates today. Choose your favorite major or find a way to fall in love with your major. "
He gave an example. You are sitting on the sofa watching TV, and your mother comes home and asks, why don't you sweep the floor? You said, you didn't ask me to sweep the floor. You asked me to do the dishes, didn't you? You work for your mother, you can only poke; Mother's cleaning is from the heart, so she is naturally more careful, comprehensive and timely. There is no difference in ability between you and your mother in this matter. The key is whether you really want to get things done.
"When the students around you just got the admission notice to prepare for their graduation trip, you were ready to set sail at the university." Sun, a 2020 doctoral student at West Lake University, shared his undergraduate experience.
"We will find ourselves and improve ourselves through various' sideline businesses' in the university. However, among the many' side lines', it is more important to examine whether your' main line' task has been completed well and whether you have made great strides towards the goal of life.
If you don't have the will to learn, infinite possibilities need to converge on a certain trunk. Four years of college is the most suitable opportunity to find and confirm in life. Please don't forget to concise the' main line' of life while studying and entertaining, and then move forward steadily and persevere. "
"This is so ceremonial!" At the freshman admission ceremony, the headmaster of 365,438+0 Middle School personally sent 60 students to Shi, the president of West Lake University, and left a message of blessing.
"Many years ago, there was a little girl lying on her back outside the classroom window. In order to see every word on the blackboard and hear every word the teacher says, she always tries to stand on tiptoe ... she is my mother. On my birthday last year, I donated some seats in the name of my parents at Yungu Campus of West Lake University to make up for my parents' regret that they had never been to school and were eager to study. " Xu Qin, a donor from West Lake University, told her story.
Over the past seven years, more than 20,000 people from all walks of life have donated money to the West Lake Education Foundation to support the running of West Lake University.
On the morning of July 3 1, the opening ceremony of the first undergraduate freshmen of West Lake University in 2022 was held. At the scene, President Shi delivered a speech on the topic of "University, Why Great". He said that West Lake University is a "small but sophisticated" university. The scale of our campus, the scale of teachers and students, and the scale of disciplines are not big wins, but this does not affect us to become "big".
"This' big' is to have a scholar, to have a university to ask, to be a gentleman who studies, does things, and is a man. In the final analysis, it is to cultivate' capitalized people'! The so-called' capitalized man' means that he has both a backbone to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country and an arm to hold up the destiny of the nation and the future of mankind. Cultivating' capitalized people' is the commitment of West Lake University to each of you. I hope each of you has such a mind and ambition. "
To this end, President Shi put forward three expectations and requirements for every undergraduate he will go with in the next four years.
Embrace the big era.
The torrent of the times is rolling forward, and the process of human civilization is always full of challenges. COVID-19 epidemic is still raging, Russia and Ukraine are deadlocked, Slovakia declares bankruptcy, and all kinds of uncertainties increase sharply. None of us can choose the era in which we live, but we completely control the steering wheel of the future.
Every generation will be marked with a distinctive brand of the times; But as an individual, whether you are passively trapped or actively guided will determine a completely different life in the end. From now on, you should seriously think about how to grasp the rhythm of the times and how to sing the beautiful voice of Little Phoenix in the variation of the times.
I think we should first understand China and love China. China, a big country with a population of1400 million, has a splendid culture and a mighty history, and is more responsible for the world and full of confidence in the future. With the new journey of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, there is an unprecedented infinite space waiting for us to explore and release the innovation potential.
At the same time, we should also look at the world and understand it. University is not only a carrier of culture, but also a space to connect and integrate multiculturalism.
The school will create an environment and opportunities for cross-cultural communication: you will meet teachers and seniors with different cultural backgrounds, and you will study and practice in different countries and universities in the future. I hope you can take advantage of these opportunities to look at the world calmly and confidently, listen to the voices of different cultures, understand the connotations of different cultures, respect and appreciate the diversity of the world, and strive to solve the global challenges facing mankind.
Take on a great responsibility.
You are the generation born after the all-round rise of China. You live in the forefront of reform and opening up. With the rapid development of the whole economy and society, we can have plenty of food and clothing and talk about the future.
But in many corners of the world, even in some poor areas of China, many people are far less lucky than you; The survival and development of mankind are also facing many threats such as food, energy and environmental crisis.
You not only bear the expectations from families, teachers and donors, but also have a responsibility to this society and the global village.
I hope that after studying, you will actively participate in social practice, measure the land of China with your steps, feel the national conditions of China with your actions, take lifeless consciousness as your lifelong career, and realize the unity of ego and ego.
Pursue the great realm.
In the scientific community, there is neither a minority obeying the majority nor absolute truth. The limited cognition of human beings determines that even if our knowledge system is rigorous, it is not enough to support the complete disclosure of natural phenomena and laws.
Therefore, when entering the university stage, we should focus on cultivating the ability of independent thinking and independent exploration.
The school will not only provide you with solid professional education and systematic scientific research training, but also create an atmosphere of free and equal discussion for you.
You will interact with outstanding scientists, ask questions and find answers. I hope you can actively listen, think and argue, and learn to "play the devil's advocate" in a reasonable way. Only in this way can you really get the key to open the door of science.
The first batch of 60 undergraduates of West Lake University started school on March 3 1, and the first undergraduate admission ceremony of West Lake University was held in Yungu Campus, Hangzhou.
It is reported that the first undergraduate enrollment of West Lake University officially admitted 60 candidates from 32 middle schools in Zhejiang Province. Students have to go through the initial examination, preliminary examination, college entrance examination, re-examination and other links before they can be formally admitted. There are 55 boys and 5 girls among the 60 students. At the opening ceremony, the school set up a special session to invite the principals of 32 high schools where 60 students are located to lead the students to the stage and hand over to Shi, the president of West Lake University.
60 freshmen report for duty
According to reports, the undergraduate students of West Lake University implement the "academy system" training mode, inherit the spirit and tradition of ancient academies, and learn from the academy mode of world-class universities, so that students can grow up in cross-cultural and cross-professional exchanges and cooperation.
Sixty students will enter four colleges with their own characteristics. The four deans, Li Ling, Yang Dan, Yang Jian and Chen Hongyu, come from the School of Life Sciences, the School of Science and the School of Engineering respectively, and they all have learning and teaching experience at home and abroad. In the selection of college seniors, they require that the two doctoral seniors selected by each college must come from different research directions.
Chen Hongyu, dean of the undergraduate college, told the newspaper that in order to better adapt to the autonomous learning of freshmen and the full English teaching of subsequent professional courses, the school has set up a one-month vocational education course. Among them, there are basic ability training and improvement, such as English class and math class; There is also the establishment of scientific literacy, such as academic integrity and norms, university learning methods, history of science and so on.
Jia Yifei, a native of Shaoxing, is a freshman at West Lake University this year. After entering high school, he became interested in the field of electronic information engineering, hoping that he could engage in power supply design and chip design related industries in the future. After learning that West Lake University enrolled undergraduates for the first time this year, he did not hesitate to sign up.
"Although there is no title of' 211'or' 985', it is not a' double-class' key construction university, but this does not affect my yearning for West Lake University. I am very interested in the school's innovative education model, top teachers and high-quality scientific research environment, and there are many outstanding scientists in the chip field in the school, which makes me look forward to it. " Jia Yifei told the newspaper.
Chen Hongyu said that when he was a child, he was a complete academic scum. Since he fell in love with chemistry, I have my own chemistry medicine cabinet in Grade Two, and read college textbooks in Grade Three, from the penultimate in Grade Two to being admitted to high school. Since then, all the way from China University of Science and Technology to Yale University. "So I want to give advice to freshmen. Only love can truly embark on the road to success. Now, if we don't lie flat and pursue our dreams, we can live the life we want. "
"What West Lake University needs is not to be a problem writer, not just the theory of scores, but independent thinking and a desire for innovation. In the re-examination of undergraduates, students' on-the-spot learning ability, understanding ability, reaction ability and organization ability will be examined. Distinctive scientific research characteristics and ideas also run through the construction of academies and the cultivation of undergraduates.
After entering the school, students will receive general education and professional training in freshmen and sophomores. At the end of the second semester of sophomore year, you can choose your own majors such as biological science, physics, chemistry, electronic information engineering, material science and engineering. All students can go abroad for one semester or one year of course study or project research in the last semester of sophomore year. "Chen Hongyu said.
West Lake University is the first new research university sponsored by social forces and supported by the state in China. Established in Hangzhou in 2065438+2008 10. Starting with postgraduate education, the school will carry out undergraduate education in a timely manner, with no more than 5000 full-time students.
In the first five periods, West Lake University has enrolled 92 1 doctoral students around the world, and nearly 20% of the 202 1 doctoral freshmen are from famous overseas schools. Approved by the Ministry of Education, West Lake University officially started undergraduate enrollment in 2022. At present, it is one of the few pilot colleges and universities in China that can recruit senior two students at the same time. In the first year, it enrolled students for innovative classes in Zhejiang Province.