The residual summer heat had not yet dissipated, and the autumn scenery was just beginning to show. It was the right time for Jilin University to welcome new students. From August 24th to 25th, 2024, the College Of Construction Engineering successfully completed the registration work for this year's postgraduate freshmen, creating a warm and orderly registration environment for them. From August 26th to September 4th, the college held a series of freshman orientation activities, helping 84 master's degree candidates and 47 doctoral candidates of the class of 2024 embark on their academic exploration journey smoothly and start a new chapter in their life development.
High Attention and Meticulous Deployment
To ensure the smooth progress of the enrollment welcome work, the college made thorough arrangements and deployments. The college leaders attached great importance to it and held several meetings to discuss the enrollment welcome plan, striving to achieve perfection in every detail. With the care and support of Yi Changtao, Secretary of the Party Committee of the college, and Guo Wei, Dean of the college, the Postgraduate Comprehensive Office of the college, guided by the core concept of "safety, convenience, efficiency, and warmth", comprehensively planned the enrollment process. Every detail, from registration to dormitory arrangement and then to freshman orientation, was carefully planned and prepared.
Embarking on the Academic Journey Together with Warmth
On the day of welcoming new students, as the dawn broke, the postgraduate volunteers became the most considerate guides on campus. Filled with great enthusiasm, they greeted every freshman who entered the campus with a warm smile and meticulous guidance, carrying their dreams. In this new world full of hope, the volunteers brought warmth and care to the new members of the big family. Yan Guodong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the college, and Wang Boxin, Deputy Dean of the college, personally visited the front line of welcoming new students, had cordial exchanges with the freshmen, and encouraged them to cherish the time, live up to their youth, and bravely face every new challenge in their academic career with a new look and full enthusiasm, starting a new chapter in their life.
Inspiring Academic Thinking and Setting Sails for Dreams
In order to help the new postgraduate students integrate into the study and life at Jilin University smoothly, the college carefully prepared a series of rich and diverse freshman orientation lectures, aiming to introduce professional directions, management systems, training processes, and degree awarding standards, helping the freshmen have a more comprehensive understanding of the upcoming postgraduate life and thus meet new challenges more confidently.
On August 26th, the College Of Construction Engineering held the "First Class of the New Semester" lecture for the 2024 postgraduate freshmen in Classroom 518 of the Hydraulic Engineering Building on Chaoyang Campus. Professor Guo Wei, Dean of the college, looked back on the arduous entrepreneurial history of Jilin University with the students, appreciated the brilliant achievements of Jilin University, and clarified the development path of Jilin University's youth who are determined to strive. He introduced in detail the historical evolution, teaching staff, discipline construction, scientific research platforms, scientific research projects, social services, and scientific research achievements of the College Of Construction Engineering to the students. Dean Guo said that the College Of Construction Engineering has a national "Double First-Class" construction discipline, has first-class scientific research experimental conditions in the country, and also has a diligent and dedicated teaching staff. He earnestly advised the freshmen, hoping that they could closely connect their personal growth with the destiny of the country, take the grand goal of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation as their driving force for progress, encourage everyone to continuously break through themselves in their studies, have the courage to climb the peak of science, and write their own wonderful chapters with knowledge and wisdom. He wished that every freshman could sow their dreams, reap success, and achieve extraordinary achievements on the fertile soil of the College Of Construction Engineering full of hope.
On August 27th, the college held a series of lectures on Geotechnical Engineering and Civil Engineering. Five senior postgraduate supervisors of our college brought in-depth academic sharing to the freshmen. With concise language and rich cases, they enabled the freshmen to have an intuitive and profound understanding of the characteristics, research directions, and scientific research prospects of each major, lighting the way for their academic journey.
Series of Academic Reports on Geotechnical Engineering:
Introduction to the Major of Geotechnical Engineering
(Investigation Engineering Direction) and the Research Progress of the Discipline
Reporter: Professor Chen Baoyi
Introduction to the Major of Geotechnical Engineering (Engineering Geology Direction) and the Research Progress of the Discipline
Reporter: Associate Professor Cao Chen
Series of Academic Reports on Civil Engineering:
Introduction to the Major of Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering Direction) and the Research Progress of the Discipline
Reporter: Professor Chen Huie
Introduction to the Major of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering Direction) and the Research Progress of the Discipline
Reporter: Associate Professor Hu Zhongjun
Introduction to the Major of Civil Engineering (Bridge and Tunnel Direction) and the Research Progress of the Discipline
Reporter: Professor Yu Qingyang
On September 4th, Professor Wang Boxin, Deputy Dean of the college, gave a lecture on "Scientific Morality and Academic Norms" to the 2024 postgraduate freshmen. Dean Wang clearly explained the definition of academic misconduct to the freshmen, exhaustively listed common academic misconduct behaviors, and revealed the serious consequences and corresponding punishments that they might cause. He analyzed the profound connotation of academic integrity in a simple and understandable way, emphasized the importance and necessity of academic integrity in scientific research work, and inspired the 2024 postgraduate students to clarify their goals, bravely climb the peak, and at the same time, firmly adhere to the bottom line of academic morality and maintain a pure academic heart.
Wang Huidi, Director of the Postgraduate Comprehensive Management Office, and Teacher Tang Haiyan, Postgraduate Ideological and Political Secretary, made an in-depth interpretation of the postgraduate daily management regulations, the whole process of cultivation, degree awarding, scholarships, loans, employment services, and other matters for the freshmen. The explanations of the two teachers were detailed and vivid, which not only deepened the freshmen's understanding of various matters in the postgraduate stage but also inspired their enthusiasm and anticipation for their future study and life.
With the successful conclusion of the series of enrollment welcome activities for the 2024 postgraduate students of the College Of Construction Engineering, the college, with its unique warmth and humanistic care, has built a bridge to dreams and knowledge for the freshmen. The freshmen have expressed that during this enrollment welcome journey, they have not only witnessed the meticulous care of the college for each freshman but also deeply felt the college's education concept of putting students first.
Finally, we look forward to the 2024 postgraduate freshmen being able to shoulder the mission and responsibility entrusted by the times, integrate their personal ideal pursuits into the overall development situation of the country, and practice the school motto of Jilin University, "Seek Truth, Be Innovative, Aspire to Success, and Strengthen the Country", with practical actions. Let's move forward hand in hand and jointly write a brilliant chapter for the College Of Construction Engineering and every postgraduate student!
