On the morning of August 31, Beihang University held an opening ceremony to welcome the incoming undergraduate and graduate students in Xueyuan Road Campus, Shahe Campus and Hangzhou International Campus via synchronous live streaming. A totle of 12,536 new students gathered at the three campuses in two cities to set off on a new voyage.
Xueyuan Road campus
Shahe Campus
Hangzhou International Campus
Beihang Secretary of the Party Committee Zhao Changlu, President Wang Yunpeng, Vice Presidents Liu Shuchun and Zhang Hailan, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection Liu Hongcang, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee Cheng Bo, Vice President Lyu Weifeng, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee Yang Lijun, Vice Presidents Zhao Weisheng, Lyu Jinhu and Deng Yi, faculty representative, astronaut of Shenzhou 16 Crew and Professor of the School of Astronautics Gui Haichao, and alumni representative, chief technical expert of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Feng Zhihai, attended the opening ceremony. More than 10,000 people including members of the Standing Committee of Beihang Party Committee, leaders of all colleges and schools, heads of the relevant departments, new undergraduates and graduates and their counselors participated in the opening ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Deng Yi.
The ceremony kicked off with an inspirational video titled "Stars". The Five-Starred Red Flag rose slowly with the solemn national anthem.
At the ceremony, Zhao Changlu awarded the university badges to student representatives. All the new students in the three campuses wore the university badges on their chests with pride and responsibility.
Sun Jing from Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, enrolled in the “Qiangji Plan” of Physics of the School of Space and Environment, spoke as a representative of undergraduate freshmen.
Huang Haoyu, master student of National Superior College for Engineers, spoke on behalf of all new graduate students.
Zheng Yi, a PhD student of Class 2021 from the School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering, spoke as a doctoral student representative.
Gui Haichao, astronaut of the Shenzhou 16 Crew, the first payload expert of China's space station, and professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Astronautics, delivered a speech as the faculty representative.
The university leaders presented the letters of appointment to the representatives of freshman counselors.
Academician Feng Zhihai, chief technical expert of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology and undergraduate student of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Beihang University Class of 1982, delivered a speech as the alumni representative.
Wang Yunpeng, on behalf of all the teachers and students of the university, extended a warm welcome and heartfelt congratulations to 12,536 new Beihang people. He profoundly elaborated the most distinctive spiritual heritage of the university ——“Serving the country through aerospace endeavors”, and deeply reviewed the 72-year history of Beihang’s development and its unswerving commitment to the country’s development.
"Do not set limits to yourself, life can be unlimited", said Wang Yunpeng, encouraging the new generation of Beihang people to grasp the initiative and explore the optimal solution in college life.
The opening ceremony came to an end with all faculty members and students chorusing the university anthem “Look up at the Starry Sky”.
Written by: Wang Qing, Li Shiyu, Li Siyao
Photos by: Di Bailu, Feng Hao, Zhang Zhibo, Gong Deyan, Tian Yu, Qin Yuhang, Xie Yuchen, Li Qilin
Reviewed by: Li Jianwei
Edited by: Jia Aiping
Translated by: Lu Meili
