[Southeast University News Network, Jan. 1] (Correspondent: Lvy Weili, photographer: Hang Tian) In the evening of Dec. 31, the 2019-2020 New Year’s Countdown Concert themed “2020, Never Forget the Original Aspiration” as hosted by the Art Direction Center of Southeast University and the Art Troupe of College Students was staged at Jiulonghu Campus Gymnasium. Zuo Wei, Secretary of the School CPC Committee, President Zhang Guangjun, Wang Jianguo, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Duan Jin and Cui Tiejun, Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zheng Jiamao, Deputy Secretary of the School CPC Committee, Vice President Liu Pan, Li Xin, Standing Member of the School CPCCommittee, domestic and overseas alumni, over 6,000 people in total gathered together to congratulate New Year’s Day. The event was also broadcast live to the society on the internet.
At 8:00 p.m., the neon lights were bright and colorful in the gymnasium. Accompanied by the opening show of “2020 Time and Space”, the event officially started. The annual publicity video “Dazzling and Glittering” produced by the Publicity Department of theCommunist Party Committee of Southeast University summed up and reviewed the school’s brilliant performance over the past year.
After the opening show, Zhang Guangjun, on behalf of the school’s CPC Committee and administrative authority, extended his sincere appreciations and good wishes to teachers, students and alumni both at home and abroad. He pointed out that in 2019, all SEUers united, made unremitting efforts and marched forward forrealizing the grand goal of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics, and strived to achieve the results and benefits as brought about by the reform and development. He also indicated that 2020 would be the final year of Southeast University’s “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” and the decisive year to achieve the latest goal of “double first-class” construction. Standing at the historical intersection of the “two-centennial” objectives, the school would further promote reform and innovation, inaugurate a new situation and leap onto a new level for advancing the “double first-class” construction and connotative development. To this end, the school will focus on teachers and students, consolidate the theme-based education achievements that “Never Forget the Original Aspiration, Keep in Mind the Mission”. Meanwhile, the attentions should be paid to the fundamental assignment of morality establishment and talent cultivation so as to basically form a new pattern of first-class undergraduate education by the end of 2020. With the reform of the personnel system as the breakthrough, efforts should be made to speed up the construction of a dynamic faculty team, promote the modernization of our school’s governance system and governance capabilities, continuously strengthen the strategic layout, enhance the original innovation, continue to strengthen the ability of serving the national strategies and cultural inheriting & innovation, and continuously improve the level and connotation of international school-running practiceto further enhance international reputation and influence. In the end, Zhang Guangjun expected that all teachers and students can unite their efforts to conquer difficulties and take the initiative as a pioneer, explorer and contributor with steadfast perseverance. Thus we can advance reforms through inheritance, realize leadership in development, compose a great chapter of leaping-forward development and gain remarkable achievements.
This event highlighted a variety of performances. The performance titled “I Have A Pocket Full of Stars” performed by the Choir of the Art Troupe of College Students instantly mobilized the ardent emotions among teachers and students on the spot for its lively melody; the performances including “Paper Fan Scholars” and “Girls on the Prairie”, etc. performed the dance troupe showed profound and colorful national culture; the performances including “Brilliant China”, “Peony Pavilion · Garden Tour” performed by the teachers, and the performances including “Prosperous Times”, “Moon Over Guan Mountain” and “Never Forget the Initial Aspiration” performed by the teachers and students, the song and dance performed the kindergarten children titled “Enlightenment of the Rhythm” etc. aroused applauses from time to time.
The delicately designed event has shown the gratefulness, the devotion and the mission of persisting in original aspiration of SEUers from multiple aspects. Under the witness of thousands of teachers and students, we paid salute to the retired teachers for their hard work and sweat for the reform and development of Southeast University for many years. During the interview with academicians, Duan Jin and Cui Tiejun, newly-elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019, shared their experience with everyone, which once again demonstrated the concept of “being renowned with science and serving the country talents”.
At 12:00 p.m. (0:00 a.m.), all the teachers and students counted down together to celebrate the arrival of the New Year 2020! The school leaders Zuo Wei, Zhang Guangjun, Zheng Jiamao, Liu Pan and principals of the CPC committee and administrative authorities, colleges and departments present their new year’s greetings to all the teachers and students. Then, the performance titled the “Rock Version of Southeast University’s Anthem” performed by SEU alumni ignited the passion on the scene and aroused the enthusiasm of teachers and students. With a song titled “Feast of Ode to Southeast University”, the New Year’s Countdown Concert came to the end successfully.
It is reported that theNew Year’s Countdown Concert of Southeast University has been held for eight consecutive years. It has become the warm expectation of all SEUers at the end of the year. The wonderful event has provided the students with a broad stage to showcase their talents, demonstrating the school’s achievements made in talent cultivation from a comprehensive perspective and the aesthetic education. The diverse performances highlighted the harmony among teachers and students, conveying great concerns and supports of the alumni both at home and abroad to the development of Southeast University, and also manifesting the SEUers’ unremitting striving for perfection.
Submitted by: the Art Direction Center
(Editor-in-charge: Wu Chan, reviewed by: Song Xiaoyan)
