By Dong Quanyue/Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management
We held the opening ceremony of new semester and military training meeting for the freshmen of Grade 2019 in the stadium on August 31. More than 4,900 students with wonderful dreams started a new life at QVTCHM.
The opening ceremony began with the solemn national anthem. Mr. Diao Hongbin, Vice President of QVTCHM, presided over it.
Li Da, Secretary of the Party Committee of QVTCHM, delivered a speech entitled The Young Struggling Hard to Be Dream Chasers , which warmly welcomed more than 4,900 new students on behalf of QVTCHM, expressed lofty respect to parents who worked hard to raise students, and to the Naval Submarine College which supported our military training.
Li Da pointed out that the campus is full of youth and festival harmony because of the arrival of students. The fine school style, rigorous teaching style and correct style of study provide a good learning and living platform for students to grow up and become talented. Li Da expressed his sincere expectations for freshmen. Firstly, he hoped that the students would cherish their homeland, take serving the motherland and the people as their lifelong pursuit, cultivate their moral character, and create a better life. Secondly, he hoped that students would be down-to-earth to practise their professional skills, and realize their life value through their struggle. Thirdly, he hoped that students could adapt to college life, make a good career planning, participate in community service to cultivate broad interests and enrich college life.
Li Da pointed out that military training, as the first and compulsory course of national defense education for college students, is an important measure to comprehensively implement the Party's educational policy and promote quality education. He hoped that through military training, students would strengthen the lofty ideal of patriotic dedication, sharpen their firm will and cultivate the spirit of collective consciousness of unity and cooperation to cultivate positive moral sentiment and an optimistic personalities.
Lin Hua, Vice President of the Naval Submarine College of the PLA, made a speech to congratulate the new students who were admitted to our college. He hoped that the students would devote themselves to military training with full enthusiasm and positive attitude, learn military knowledge, and develop good habits to start a brand new life.
Zhang Yongqiang, the representative of parents, delivered a speech on behalf of the freshmen's parents, who expected their classmates to be diligent, modest and grateful, and grasp the opportunities to make themselves better in the future.
Ma Xin-xiang, a member of Class 1 of Tourism Management of Grade 2019, led more than 4,900 freshmen to pledge his determination to study hard for national rejuvenation and prosperity.
Chen Zeyuan, head of the new army training regiment, read out the military training plan. During the flag-giving ceremony, Li Da gave the flag to the New Military Training Corps and Chen Zeyuan gave the flag to student groups. All the trainees conducted a splendid display of military posture. The uniform march, powerful slogans and elegant military posture displayed the elegance of Chinese soldiers to all teachers and students and won applause on the spot.
When presiding over the ceremony, Diao Hong-bin hoped that the students would fulfill the military training task in accordance with the arrangement of military training, boosting morale and inspiring spirit. He encouraged students to live up to their youth and vigor, to live up to their youth and expectations, and to face new challenges.
