The Last Lesson of Chinese Universities: Reflecting Humanities and Warmth through "Details" | President | Warmth
With the admission notice issued by China's colleges and universities, the graduation season in 2023 is drawing to a close. At the time of welcoming the new year, the "last lesson" presented to students by colleges and universities all over the country is even more memorable.
At Xi'an Jiaotong University, when President Wang Shuguo delivered a speech for the graduates, it rained suddenly. Lu Jianjun, Secretary of the Party committee of Xi'an Jiaotong University, got up to hold an umbrella for them, which attracted cheers and salutes from the teachers and students present. Coincidentally, the graduation ceremony of Southwest University of political Science and Law also suddenly met with heavy rain. When the students were ready for the "ceremony in the rain", President Fu Zitang was unexpected and replaced the speech of more than 3500 words with a 14 word title, which ended in just 20 seconds.
"One by word, one by example." "The principal has really achieved the unity of knowledge and action." The two speeches in the rain heated up rapidly on the Internet, and "real education moistens things silently" has also become the consensus of netizens.
At the same time, the graduation "famous scenes" such as "the graduation ceremony moved into the canteen", "the principal took the teacher to the home of the sick student to pluck his ears", "the city landmark public screen" lit up "the graduation blessing of the university", "the university secretary, the principal and the graduates ate dumplings together to" send the proud son "" and other graduation "famous scenes are constantly updated. in the" last lesson "before graduation, the school's every move is more eye-catching than words.
But the "last lesson" is not the end. Shenzhen University gave graduates "pillows for good sleep and good dreams", and the president sent a message of "rest easy, rest and wait"; the graduation gift box given to students by Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics contains aircraft building blocks, wishing graduates "dream to set sail"; Northwest University has used the Lantian jade seal as a graduation gift since 2015, with jade metaphor school motto "honesty and diligence"... the colleges and universities with graduation gifts "fancy" encourage new graduates to continue to move forward.
According to data previously disclosed by the education department, the number of graduates of the 2023 session of China's ordinary colleges and universities is expected to reach 11.58 million, another record high. When they walk out of the school, the students seem to have "separated" from the school, but their employment choices and life directions are still not affected by it.
Xi'an Jiaotong University's "Westward Spirit" to achieve several generations of inheritance. According to the data released by the school, the 2022 graduates of the school took the initiative to go to the places most needed by the country, such as the western region and the grass-roots level, and the proportion of employment in the western region reached 50.49 percent. As of July 1 this year, more than 50% of the 2023 graduate students who have graduated from the school still choose to stay in the west to work.
"Graduation is not only a ceremony, but also a cultural symbol." Wang Xiaoyong, an expert from the Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences, said that the various details at the graduation ceremony are another presentation of school culture and educational concepts. He believes that this "out of the circle" scene has deepened the emotional connection between colleges and students, which not only gives full play to the unique educational value of the graduation ceremony, but also helps to strengthen students' self-identity facing the society, showing the humanistic details and warmth of Chinese colleges and universities.
