(Reporters Zhou Kaixing, Ma Tiequan, and Li Caiwei) On the morning of September 16th, our university held a grand opening ceremony for the Class of 2025 at the Erliban Campus Stadium. Over 14,300 freshmen, greeted by the autumn light, embarked on a new journey to build their dreams at the National Taiwan Normal University.
The ceremony was attended by President Liu Zhonghua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Vice Presidents Liu Huaide, Tang Xianqing, Yang Zhen, Xie Ziqing, and Pan Anlian; representatives from relevant university departments and colleges; and all freshmen. Vice President Wang Hui presided over the opening ceremony.
The ceremony began with the solemn national anthem and school song.
President Liu Zhonghua delivered a speech and delivered his first lecture for all freshmen, themed “Holding the ‘Great Cause of the Nation’ in Mind and Shouldering the Mission of Our Times.” He introduced the university’s history and recent achievements in talent cultivation, emphasizing that becoming a young Chinese of the new era with ideals, a sense of responsibility, and a commitment to achievement is a life-long task that requires deep reflection and careful reflection. He offered three expectations for all freshmen: First, firmly cultivate a desire to serve the country and a sense of patriotism, always keeping the “great cause of the nation” in mind and allowing the glimmers of individual striving to converge into the vast galaxy of national rejuvenation; second, challenge the boundaries of cognition and broaden global perspectives, embrace challenges with an open mind, discern change with a keen eye, pursue excellence with a broad perspective, and draw nourishment from the multi-dimensional exchange of knowledge; third, practice the unity of knowledge and action, highlight the responsibility of youth, write their theses on the land of the motherland, and bring their scholarship to the hearts of the people, striving to grow into young people of the era capable of shouldering the great task of national rejuvenation.