The 2018 International Graduate Summer School（2018IGSS）opening ceremony was held at the Conference Center of New Main Building on the morning of July 11th. Vice President Huang Haijun, Graduate School leaders, academic experts of the summer school, supervisors and more than 100 graduate students from all over the world attended the ceremony. Xu Guoqiang, Vice Dean of the Graduate School, presided over the ceremony.
In his address, Vice President Huang introduced the accomplishments Beihang had achieved in the fields of talent cultivation, research innovation and international cooperation in recent years, and reviewed the history and development of International Graduate Summer School (IGSS) since its establishment in 2011. He noted that the IGSS provided a high-level exchange platform for graduate students at home and abroad by making full use of Beihang’s academic advantages, teachers and research resources. He also expressed his wishes that the students could take advantage of this opportunity to improve their interdisciplinary communication ability and critical thinking ability, laying good foundation for collaborative innovation in aerospace in the future.
Student representatives Markus Guerster, a PhD candidate form Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and PhD student Wang Xiangyu from School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering of Beihang University, delivered their speeches. They extended their gratitude to the organizing committee and expressed their expectations for the next week's study and life.
Head teacher representative Liu Yan from School of Space and Environment and Director of the Integrated Management Office of Graduate School Song Xiaodong introduced some items for attention and related schedules about this summer school, respectively.
Following the opening ceremony, Prof. Franco Bernelli Zazzera from Politecnico di Milano University made the first report entitled A short history of the development of flight control systems.
The 2018 International Graduate Summer School, based on aerospace science and the existing graduate education resources in Beihang, aims to strengthen exchanges between Beihang graduate students and foreign students and inspire their innovation consciousness. More than 100 graduates from over 30 countries participated in the school this year.
Written by Duan Anqi and Gong Zhengxuan
Photographed by Wang Yilin and Luo Liyi
Edited by Song Chao and Lyu Xingyun
Translated by Lyu Xingyun
