秦和校长在2021届毕业生毕业典礼暨学位授予仪式上的讲话

同学们，过去这几年，你们在学校经历了一个不平凡、令人难忘的时期。这一时期，国家经受住了百年未有之大变局和新冠疫情的严峻考验。在党中央的坚强领导下，我们共克时艰，一起度过了疫情防控这段难忘的岁月，一起经受了来自国际国内的严峻挑战，同时也一起见证了脱贫攻坚任务的完成和全面小康的实现，感受到了国家翻天覆地的大变化。这一时期，也是学校发展最好的时期。新图书馆、新地球村、双创大厦、国际交流大厦拔地而起；学校圆满通过教育部审核评估；成为全国民办高校中唯一一所获批硕士学位授予权的民办高校；正式更名为吉林外国语大学，成为全国第一所，也是唯一一所更名为大学的民办高校；入选吉林省特色高水平大学建设行列；2020、2021连续两年位居软科中国民办大学排行榜首位。这一时期，学校制定实施了未来十年战略发展规划，开始了二次创业。全面深度强化内涵，“六大高地”建设已在路上，学校又迎来了高质量新的发展阶段，可以说，经过这些的积累，学校实现了新跨越，正朝着精品、非营利、应用型、国际化、特色鲜明的高水平外国语大学的目标砥砺前行!

Next, to our students: Your last year at our school has been an extraordinary and unforgettable one. During this time, the country withstood some of the greatest changes in global and national relations in a century, and an pandemic unmatched in scope, speed of spread, and cultural impact unmatched in the last 100 years. Under the thoughtful leadership of the CCP Central Committee, we overcame these difficulties together, engaged in epidemic prevention and control, withstood severe challenges at home and abroad, witnessed the completion of our nation’s poverty alleviation initiatives, and saw our society improve by every measure. This period was also one of great development for our university. Our new library, Global Village, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hall, and Center for International Exchange have recently been completed and overlook our majestic campus. We have successfully passed careful examination and evaluation by the Ministry of Education, and JISU is now the first and only private university in China to have been granted the right to confer master’s degrees. It is also the only private higher educational institution in China to have been officially renamed and recognized as a comprehensive university. JISU has risen in reputation and is acknowledged as one of Jilin Province’s great universities. In both 2020 and 2021, it was ranked first among Chinese private educational institutions for social sciences on the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities. During this period, the school formulated and implemented a strategic development plan for the next decade and embarked on a new entrepreneurial journey for school development. JISU is steadily improving its quality and reputation, and the construction of the university’s “six highlands” has ushered in a new era of development. Our university is bounding towards its goal of becoming a world-class non-profit international studies university that is application-oriented, thoroughly cosmopolitan, and yet distinctly and proudly Chinese.

同学们，大学是现代社会的思想库，大学是一座人类精神的圣殿，大学是人生的一个里程碑。大学最重要的目标是要培养健全的、有自信的、尊重他人的、有社会责任感的人。大学最根本的一条就是要重塑学生拥有正确的世界观、人生观和价值观。我依稀记得四年前开学典礼上对你们的嘱托，希望你们成为诚实守信、德才兼备的人，时刻牢记“致远、务实、求精”、“天下大事必从细而作”的吉外精神，也曾告诉你们，大学会使你们拥有一个有价值，有梦想的人生。四年后的今天，我欣喜地看到你们奋发有为，书写了自己大学生活的人生精彩。在你们的身上我看到了“人若有志，万事可为”的信念，看到了为梦想努力拼搏的青春力量。过去四年，在座的各位同学在各类学科竞赛、创新创业大赛及文体竞赛中获得了749个奖项，这其中有380项是国家级奖项；同学们参与的志愿团队荣获了中宣部学雷锋志愿服务“四个100”先进典型“最佳志愿服务项目”；有2662人次获得过奖学金；还有一大批同学或顺利考取了研究生、或考入机关事业单位，或拿到了知名企业的offer，或自主创业……你们参加国际文化艺术节、2022北京冬奥会宣传片拍摄、疫情防控志愿服务等活动，开阔了视野，增长了才干，提高了素质。

Dear students, universities are essential centers of thought and education in modern society and the completion of a university degree is a significant milestone in the lives of many. The most important function of university education is to cultivate healthy, confident, respectful, and socially responsible people. And the most fundamental duty of a university is to guide students so that they may develop a correct worldview and appropriate and mature values. During the opening ceremony four years ago, I informed you of my expectations for you to be honest and trustworthy and to have both the morality and talent required to live a valuable life. Today, four years later, I am excited and pleased to see that you have had a fulfilling college experience. You have worked hard and matched my expectations. During the past four years, you, our accomplished students, have won 749 awards in various subject competitions, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, and sports competitions, of which 380 were national awards. Our volunteer team won the Lei Feng “Four 100” Best Volunteer Service Project from the Chinese Central Communications Department, and 2,662 students have been awarded scholarships. Additionally, many students have successfully passed the postgraduate entrance examination, been admitted to government institutions, received offers from well-known enterprises, or started businesses. Finally, your participation in the International Cultural and Art Festival, 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games promotional film shoot, epidemic prevention and control volunteer services, and other activities has broadened your horizons, increased your talent, and helped you develop as both students and citizens of our nation.

同学们，世界属于今天的青年人，希望你们要拥有放眼世界的胸怀，在探索中认识世界，当好连接世界的桥梁，成为中华儿女成才走向世界之桥梁的践行者。“千川江海阔，风好正扬帆”。你们即将远航，母校期待着你们的佳音。你们要相信自己，去拥抱这个充满无限机遇的新时代，正像校歌唱的那样，“今天我们为学校自豪，明天让学校为我们骄傲”！

Dear students, the world belongs to the young. I hope you are guided by a vision that encompasses the globe and that you will explore the cultures and nations of our vast planet and learn to serve as bridges between the East and the West. Today, you set sail and on a new journey. The future is yours, and it is as wide and brilliant as the ocean on a clear day. We will be here, and we will be waiting for your good news. Trust yourselves and embrace this new era of unlimited opportunities. As the school anthem goes, “We are proud of our school today, and the school will be proud of us tomorrow!”

亲爱的同学们，母校永远是你们的坚强后盾，母校永远是你们的精神家园，母校永远牵挂你们！

Dear students, your alma mater will always be your home. And we, your teachers and mentors, will always have your back. We will keep you forever in our hearts. 

最后祝福你们事业有成、前途似锦！

I wish you great success and the best of fortunes!

谢谢大家！

Thank you, everyone!