In the golden autumn of September, the opening ceremony of the Class of 2022 of the College of Foreign Languages was held in Qixian Hall at 3:30 p.m. on September 21. All members of the leadership team of the School of Foreign Languages, representatives of professors, department heads, directors of the two offices, academic counselors, class teachers, as well as 22 undergraduate and postgraduate students attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Liu Boxian, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and vice president.

Before the opening ceremony, the 22 students got a better understanding of the school by watching the propaganda film "A Glance ofForeign School". The opening ceremony started with the solemn national anthem. First of all, Shi Zhihong, secretary of the Party Committee of the College, gave a welcome speech. First of all, he welcomed the new students of 2022 to join the family of foreign school. When talking about how to lead a university life, he put forward three hopes: first, to set high aspirations and be a man of confidence; second, to learn and act well and be a man of vigor; third, to challenge oneself and be a man of courage. Shi Zhihong indicated that youth is the most beautiful phase in life, and university is the most important stage in life, so we should run the best performance of our youth in school of Foreign Studies Jiangnan University.

After that, Professor Zhang Peng, the representative of teachers, gave a speech. Zhang Peng quoted Wang Guowei's three gradation of life to encourage the freshmen of class 22 to strive for advancement. He said: you should read more and read better in the university stage, stimulate your ambition, enrich your knowledge, and keep moving towards your ultimate goal through planning.

In the speech of the freshmen representatives, Sheng Yuhan spoke enthusiastically on behalf of the new undergraduate students standing at the new threshold, expressing his vision of the future study life and sharing his university planning. Grade 22 undergraduate student representative Liang Yueshi, on the other hand, shared his joy of coming to the Jiangnan University School of Foreign Studies and expressed his unremitting pursuit of academic research on behalf of the students. Both students emphasized the importance of practicing the school motto of "learning and doing, stopping at the ending".

After that, the leaders of the school read out the list of the headmasters of the class of 22, and Liu Boxian, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the school, issued the appointment letter for the headmasters of the class of 2022. At the opening ceremony, the party members and staff of the school were paired with the dormitories of the 2022 students, and Shi Zhihong, secretary of the party committee of the college, issued the appointment letter of "dormitory tutor" to the party members.

Finally, Fang Wenkai, Dean of the School, gave a speech. He expressed his hope to the students: to tell the story of China in the new era in foreign languages. To get it, you have to understand the times, know the times, build a solid foundation and understand Chinese culture. It is the responsibility of the young people of today to tell the Chinese story well. The students ofForeign School will live up to the expectations of the students and tell the Chinese story, the story of traditional culture and the story of the future in foreign languages with the spirit of no time to lose.

The students attended the opening ceremony with great expectation and looked forward to a better university life. The opening ceremony, as the first lesson for new students, not only gives them a deeper understanding of the Foreign School, enables them to better integrate into university life and plan their life goals, but also conveys the culture of the school and the mode of cultivation of what kind of people the school wants to cultivate and how to cultivate them through the opening ceremony. New semester, new journey, the new students of Class 2022 will start a new study life and meet a better self in Foreign School.

Speech by Shi Zhihong, Secretary of the Party Committee of the School

Speeches by Teacher Representatives and Student Representatives

Awarding the Appointment Letter to the Headmasters of the 22 Grade

Awarding the Appointment Letter to Dormitory Tutors

Final Speech by Fang Wenkai the Dean of School