Abstract: President Hu Jun hoped that the new students to cherish their time in university: by studying hard and honing their skills, they obtain new knowledge and develop their talents to become practitioner creating new ideas, knowledge and skills and become a part of the nation’s  development and progress and of the great revival of the Chinese nation. 

 “Century old Jinan University, has spread out and won a high degree of recognition and reputation. Students have the faithful worship and gentle sort prevalent in JNU…”, solemn chorus ‘Inscription of Jinan University students’ echoed simultaneously in four campuses of Jinan University (including the main campus, south campus, Zhuhai campus and Shenzhen Tourism College) on September 13 on the Opening Ceremony of Jinan University 2015. Meanwhile, the undergraduate training takes place at the same time, opening a new section for the new students and make them ready for their university lives.

Principals including Hu jun, Jiang Shuzhuo Ye Qin, Liu Jiesheng, Lin Rupeng, Song Xianzhong, RaoMin, Zhang Ronghua, Ye wencai and those responsible people of colleges and departments attended the opening ceremony and the opening ceremony.

The ceremony held on the main campus was started with the film named New Splendor, introducing a century’s development of Jinan University and sending to the new students the welcome and greetings from all the senior students. After that, choir formed by 2015 freshmen from college of Art sang two songs One hundred road and Alma mater for all the audience. And from now on, all the new students turn a new chapter and create their glories.

President's Message: To seek what create meaning in college life
Hu Jun President extended his congratulations and welcome to all the students on behalf of the university. He said that “each student who enters Jinan university was doubtless distinguished among peers”, and he also said that “It is our honor to attract excellent students, and it is our responsibility to cultivate them for a promising future. Now, I feel delighted because of your coming, and I feel the load of the heavy responsibility for shouldering your future.”

Hu Jun shared his understanding of the "university", "responsibility" and "innovation" to the new students, he encouraged them to explore and think, to find the unique significance of the university for their own. He said a complete innovation-oriented training system was available for students of Jinan, to help them become outstanding in future competition. He encouraged the new students to be active in finding and discovering new ideas, new knowledge, new skills in future studies.

Hu Jun said that from now on, the freshmen carry honor and responsibility alike brought by the word “Jinan”. He hoped that the new students to cherish their time in university: by studying hard and honing their skills, they obtain new knowledge and develop their talents to become practitioner creating new ideas, knowledge and skills and become a part of the nation’s  development and progress and of the great revival of the Chinese nation.

freshmen training camp opens

After the opening ceremony, freshmen training camp ceremony was held immediately. Hu Jun introduced the contents, purpose and significance of new training camp, and he laid his hope for the new students to study hard and make contribution to society. Jiang Shuzhuo, the vice president read to the freshmen the undergraduate docent group list 2015 and awarded the letter of appointment to the teachers. The docent group is made of scholars, famous teachers who have rich ideological education experiences, outstanding achievements in teaching and research and outstanding schoolfellow with practical experiences, aiming to help new students to open a new university trip and plan learning and development for the next four years

Later, Hu Jun presented flag for the new training camp. Freshmen representatives took the flag from the hands of Hu Jun, marking the one-week training camp open. l Guo Peidong, undergraduate students of clinical medicine 2015 from medical school spoke on behalf of the freshmen, and leaded all the new students to read "Jinan university students inscription".

 Freshman: I made a wish three years ago and now I make it.
“Before the college entrance exam,there was a small badge of you on my desk. Today I took it and arrived in front of you. I traveled 2444 kilometers from the vast and boundless of Gansu to step on the grass land of Guangdong...”Li Yunfan, from Financial Management 2015, International Business School,wrote such words at enrollment ,he said “I made a wish three years ago, hoping to become a student of Jinan University, and now I make it.”

 Like Li Yunfan, many freshmen made Jinan University their goal and strived for it in high school. Guo Peidong said that he read the brochure of Jinan University and found this university very attracting, so he determined to get into in. Today he came to Jinan University and he said, “what I like about Jinan University is its diversity, openness and inclusiveness. Such cohesive power is very invaluable and attracts me very much.”

After the end of the opening ceremony,four girls gathered in front of the stadium floor.They are just the entrance of the graduate students,sharing a dormitory.They promise to go back to the same place in three years and take another photo in order to honor the destiny that brings them together at Jinan campus.

“I look greatly forward to my life in the next four years,and I would like to join more interesting student communities”, said many freshmen when it comes to future plans, full of longing and yearning. Parents are full of confidence for their children’s college life. One parent from HK, said JNU’s reputation and the quality of teaching let them feel convinced, “I believe children will have a lot of progress here”. . 
 
Student representatives：It does make me proud as a student of JNU
Tang Kaiyuan, 2012 class of international economy and trade of International School, is president of the Student Council. He represents students to give their warm welcome to all new students and share the pride of himself as a student of JNU. He also encourage students to constantly improve themselves and obtain knowledges, making many friends all over the world. Even though there will be confusion and trepidation now, but in the end, everyone will be the originator of their life and solutions.

School leaders help student representatives to wear the school badge.

Li Shuhan, form school of Journalism & Communication the, class of 2015 who represents students of graduate freshmen to express the excitement of entering JNU and gratitude to teachers and upperclassmen for their warm and cordial help. She said, “we must play an exemplary role in engaging in practice and innovation and ensuring an comprehensive development in the future. We need more determined goal, rigorous approach and solid actions to meet various kinds of opportunities and challenges of the new century.”

Subsequently, Li Shuhan was the person responsible for the oath of all new students:  Keep in mind the historical missionand and practice spirit of JNU; have the faithful worship, love country and school; learning by doing, have the courage to practice; be continuous self-renewal, have the pursuit of excellence; be different, forge ahead in unity; mind package world, bring benefits to mankind; add splendour to society, win honor for JNU.

（Li Shuhan took oath on behalf of all new students）