1、校長致辭2019年本科生畢業(yè)典禮上的講話 各位理事、各位同學(xué)、各位家長以及在座的各位來賓，女士們、先生們： 大家早上好!我謹代表香港中文大學(xué)(深圳)歡迎各位蒞臨。今天是我校2019屆本科生畢業(yè)典禮，我們將迎來經(jīng)管學(xué)院和理工學(xué)院的畢業(yè)生。在此，我要向你們表示衷心的祝賀，祝賀你們完成學(xué)業(yè)，收獲碩果!同時，我亦要向在座的各位來賓表示誠摯的感謝，特別要感謝xx年諾貝爾化學(xué)獎得主Prof. Ada Yonath的到來，相信您的演講會為大家?guī)碓S多寶貴的收獲。同時，我想代表我們大學(xué)的理事長，香港中文大學(xué)校長Prof. Rocky Tuan，表達對你們的特別祝賀，他因有其他重要公務(wù)，不能親臨典禮，感到十分遺

2、憾。 今次是我校第二屆本科生的畢業(yè)典禮，也是我校理工學(xué)院首屆本科生的畢業(yè)典禮，因此具有特別的意義。自xx年大學(xué)成立以來，我們已走過了五個年頭，在這五年中，我們從無到有，從弱小到壯大，取得了很多的進展與成績，今年我們成立了第四個學(xué)院“生命與健康科學(xué)學(xué)院”，“醫(yī)學(xué)院”和“音樂學(xué)院”的籌備工作也已逐漸展開，大學(xué)正朝著創(chuàng)建一所世界一流的研究型大學(xué)的目標(biāo)在努力邁進，這些都離不開我們的師生、家長以及社會各界朋友的共同努力，也離不開深港兩地政府和香港中文大學(xué)的幫助與支持，在這個收獲的時刻，我要感謝每一位幫助和支持過我們的朋友，我特別高興大家今天能夠共聚一堂，見證這個榮耀和歡慶的時刻。 在這里，我首先要感謝所

3、有的家長朋友，您的孩子錄取到我校的那年僅僅是大學(xué)成立的第二年，我知道你們有許多優(yōu)秀的大學(xué)可以選擇，但你們卻選擇了這所彼時剛在廢棄的舊廠房上改造不到十六個月的新學(xué)校，我還記得你們當(dāng)時的擔(dān)心，擔(dān)心借住在對面學(xué)校的宿舍里路上是否安全，擔(dān)心同學(xué)的英語水平能否聽懂教授的講課，所以我要特別感謝你們對大學(xué)的信任，這個信任來之不易，你們對這個學(xué)校的支持與付出，超出了任何一位家長對任何一所學(xué)校的支持與付出。你們不僅教育孩子在這個學(xué)校里奮發(fā)上進，而且自己全力參與了這所學(xué)校的創(chuàng)建。我去了全國89所中學(xué)訪問，每到各地我都能見到你們的身影，許多家長是開了十幾個小時的車趕來幫助學(xué)校的宣講，讓更多的同學(xué)了解學(xué)校的教育理念。

4、現(xiàn)在我想邀請所有的家長起立，讓我們大家為他們鼓掌，向他們致以崇高的敬意和衷心的感謝。 我也要感謝今天坐在臺上臺下的全世界各地的教職員工，你們來到這里創(chuàng)業(yè)，付出了比到任何一家大學(xué)去工作都要巨大的辛勞，我記得當(dāng)時的校園是一片荒蕪的草地和幾幢廢棄的廠房，中午吃飯叫外賣都沒有人愿意來送。你們是憑著一腔熱血，憑著為祖國創(chuàng)建一所真正一流的國際大學(xué)的夢想才到這里來的，所以當(dāng)時我用了四句話來概括創(chuàng)建這所學(xué)校的精神，“一腔熱血，百年大學(xué)，千載，萬世良心”，請大家為我們的老師鼓掌。 同學(xué)們，一方面我很高興，真正為你們的成長感到驕傲，昨天我看了一下你們畢業(yè)后的去向統(tǒng)計，我看到百分之八十的同學(xué)將去往世界各地最優(yōu)秀的大

5、學(xué)深造，光是美國排名前50的大學(xué)中就有42所錄取了我們280名同學(xué)，這里包括哥倫比亞大學(xué)、麻省理工學(xué)院、芝加哥大學(xué)、耶魯大學(xué)、杜克大學(xué)、加州大學(xué)伯克利分校等。對比著當(dāng)年我在迎新時看到的你們，從一個個不懂世事的毛頭小孩成長為一個個能夠走向世界的翩翩君子，我深深地為你們感到自豪。另一方面，我也要感謝你們，這是一所新建的大學(xué)，是你們的信任、包容和支持使大學(xué)的各個方面逐漸完善。所以我想說，“是這所大學(xué)把你們推向了世界，也是你們把這所大學(xué)推向了世界!”我感謝你們! 同學(xué)們，明天你們就要離開這里了，這所大學(xué)就像一條大江里的擺渡船，明天你們就要到達彼岸。臨別的時候，你們的老師同學(xué)，還有父母都會對你說一句“祝

6、你一帆風(fēng)順”，我也希望你從此一帆風(fēng)順，可是，同學(xué)們，這是不可能的。人生沒有一帆風(fēng)順的事，人生是一條充滿艱辛、充滿挑戰(zhàn)、充滿崎嶇的路。在順境中修行，永遠成不了佛。正確的人生態(tài)度不是去祈求僥幸，去祈求庇護，去祈求安逸，正確的人生態(tài)度是要勇敢地對上蒼說，“你該來的都來吧!該屬于我的幸運也好，風(fēng)雨也好，都來吧!我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了?！边@就是一個強者應(yīng)有的人生態(tài)度。 同學(xué)們，你們準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?Are you ready? Have you prepared for yourself to be a strong man or strong woman? 古人說：“志不強者智不達?！币鲆粋€強者，就要有意志和擔(dān)當(dāng)

7、，就要對自己要求“嚴格”。前幾天我收到一份申請做我的博士生的信函，他說他已經(jīng)學(xué)了八年英文，英文非常好，但我在他的信里發(fā)現(xiàn)了至少十處英文錯誤，我在想“你為什么不能在寄出這封信之前檢查一下呢?”同學(xué)們，你問一下自己，你有沒有在送出每一份報告、每一封郵件前檢查一遍呢?還是同他一樣，是一個不夠嚴謹?shù)娜?。明天你們就要離開這里，在此之后你的人生中不會有人再來幫你“找錯改錯”。我在家鄉(xiāng)有一位先生，你拿給他看你完成的作業(yè)，他總是對你說，“還有一點小錯誤，自己去找出來，把它改正?！彼肋h不會告訴你錯在哪里。當(dāng)時的我很痛苦，但后來就逐漸養(yǎng)成了自己在交任何一件材料之前先要自己認真地“找錯”的習(xí)慣。同學(xué)們，你在的時候

8、，老師會給你打?qū)Υ蝈e，你離開了學(xué)校，是沒有任何人會給你打?qū)Υ蝈e的，只有靠自己認真嚴格的精神，你才能避免很多錯誤，才會有可能做出一點成績來。如果你不能對自己負責(zé)的話，這個世界上沒有任何人會為你的人生買單。 同學(xué)們，你們可能在大學(xué)里取得了很好的成績，既有學(xué)識又有才華，就像一棵葡萄樹，很快就要成熟結(jié)果了。但是你設(shè)想一下，如果沒有支架，葡萄會怎么樣呢?它就會躺在地上，就會腐爛。我今天想告訴你們的對人生負責(zé)的精神和品格就是能夠架起葡萄的支架，只有這種支架才能使你的學(xué)識才華結(jié)出豐碩的成果，否則無論你再聰明能干也會化為烏有。 同學(xué)們，四年前你們來到這里，大學(xué)為你拍了一張照，并且讓你在照片下面給自己寫了一句話

9、，你還記得嗎?后來我們把你們的照片貼在墻上，我寫了一句話“我們聚是一團火，散是滿天星”。今天，我希望你把那張照片拿出來，再看一下當(dāng)初你所說的話。同時，我也希望你在今天也能拍一張照，再寫一句話，等到四年后的今天，回到母校的時候再作對比，并且將此作為一個傳統(tǒng)，一直進行下去。同學(xué)們，這里是你永遠的精神家園，這個精神家園會一直提醒著你：“你是誰?你從哪里來?你到哪里去?”她會讓你的心永遠年輕，永遠充滿夢想。我去年說了，今年想再說一遍，同學(xué)們，無論你走到哪里，無論你成功還是失敗，無論你的人生正面臨著怎樣巨大的困難，哪怕這個世界全部黑暗了下來，在這里，永遠有一盞燈為你亮著。 同學(xué)們，我祝福你們! 二零一九

10、年五月十八日 Dear Governing Board members, students, parents, guests, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning! On behalf of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, I wele you to this special event. Today marks the Graduation Ceremony of Class 2019, and we shall celebrate the graduation of the students f

11、rom the School of Management and Economics and the School of Science and Engineering. They have reached a milestone, both academically and in other aspects of life. Congratulations! At the same time, allow me to express my gratitude to all distinguished guests present. I want to thank Prof. Ada Yona

12、th, in particular, for being with us here today. Your speech, I believe, shall be a privilege to hear, and will benefit us with ideas and inspiration. Prof. Rocky Tuan, Chairman of the University Governing Board and President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong also sends his congratulations as h

13、e is unable to join us due to other mitments. This is a significant and meaningful moment as it is the second baalaureate graduation ceremony in the history of our university, also the very first of the School of Science and Engineering. Since its establishment in xx, The Chinese University of Hong

14、Kong, Shenzhen has marched forward into the fifth year. Over the past five years, we have grown in size and strength, leaping from zero to what we have today, defining each passing day with progress and advancement. This year, we have established our fourth school: School of Life and Health Sciences

15、; we have also started planning the School of Medicine and the School of Music. The University is forging ahead towards its mission: to bee a world-class research university. All of these would not have been possible without the joint effort of our faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends from

16、 all walks of life in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen, without the staunch support of the Hong Kong and Shenzhen governments and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I want to take this opportunity, this moment of celebration to thank every one of you who has given us support. This is truly a great mome

17、nt to see us gathered together to salute this time of aomplishment and glory. First of all, let me give recognition to our remarkable parents. You and your children, I knew, have had a wide range of renowned universities to choose from, and you decided to place your trust in us, whose campus back at

18、 that time was renovated from abandoned factory buildings. It was only the second year since our very establishment, and we were such a new university as with a history of scarcely sixteen months. Your many concerns then still e back to me vividly. Road safety of students muting between our campus a

19、nd their dorm rooms in the neighboring university, their adaptation to our English medium instruction, you have undergone a great many anxieties and doubts. You chose us and have all along the way stood by us regardless. That perhaps explains how much we value and appreciate your trust, which is har

20、d-won. In the meantime, you have supported and contributed to CUHK-Shenzhen as no other parents would have willingly done for any other universities. You have showed your next generation to strive for excellence, not in words but in deeds by fully participating in the betterment of our university. I

21、 have up till now visited 89 high schools nationwide and have been impressed by your active involvement in what we do wherever I go. Many parents, I learned, would drive for ten-odd hours to help with our Universitys admission information session, so that the education philosophy of CUHK-Shenzhen ca

22、n reach more students and parents. May I ask all parents here today to rise? Ladies and gentlemen, lets give them a round of applause with full respect and appreciation. My respect and appreciation also goes to the faculty and staff of CUHK-Shenzhen, both on and off the stage today. You have e a lon

23、g way; you have worked harder here than you would have done in any other university. The campus as you first joined us, I recall to my mind, was a much deserted place with weeds sprawling and a handful of abandoned factory buildings, a place even food delivery refused to cover. It was your keen aspi

24、ration for education, your ideal to contribute to the establishment of a first-rate global university for our country that has brought you here. I thus summarized the spirit of our university: with keen aspiration, we establish a university of lasting eminence and a brand that endures through ages,

25、with a conscience that withstands eternity. I would like to propose a second round of applause to our teachers. My dear students, it gives me great pleasure and pride to see you mature and progress. I looked at your graduate employment survey yesterday and learned the fact that eight in ten of you a

26、re about to step into the worlds leading universities for further studies. The US, to take one instance, 42 out of its top 50 universities have offered places to 280 of our graduates, which include Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago, Yale University

27、 and UC Berkeley. From inexperienced kidults into men and women of maturity and capability, you have gone through considerable changes since the day when I first weled you into CUHK-Shenzhen. I am, on the one hand, proud of you. On the other hand, I feel much indebted to you for it is your confidenc

28、e, tolerance and support that has driven this newly established university to advance in every way. I guess it can be well said that “the university has ferried you to the world as much as you have presented the university to the world!” I thank you all! Tomorrow, you will depart from here. As a fer

29、ry boat in a grand river, the university shall convey you to the other side of the water. Upon departure, your teachers, peers, and parents would like to say “bon voyage”. Bon voyage indeed I would like to wish you, as I also wish the best for your life. But we are well aware of its impossibility. T

30、he world is never a rose garden, and along our life path, hardships, challenges, and setbacks shall surely await us. Yet praying for ease and protection, I believe, is far from the right attitude towards life. Then what does the right attitude look like? I think its something like looking at fate ri

31、ght into the face and say: “Let all that would e e. I am ready for my share of the journey, be it of prosperity or adversity.” Such should be the life attitude of the strong, and it is the strong your teachers and parents ultimately wish you to be, one of enduring vitality and a will for excellence.

32、 My dear students, are you ready? Have you prepared yourself to be strong? As the proverb goes: “He whose will falters his wit withers.” Will es before intelligence. It takes a determined will and a sense of responsibility to be strong, that is to say, to be “strict” with oneself. I received a PhD a

33、pplication the other day from a student who expressed himself to be in good mand of English as he had been learning the language for eight years. Yet more than ten mistakes struck my eyes when I read his application letter. I couldnt help thinking “why hadnt you proofread the letter before sending i

34、t?” Dear students, now ask yourself this question. Are you in the habit of proofreading every report, every email before clicking on “send”? Or are you just like him, falling short in strictness and preciseness? As you are departing from here tomorrow, bear in mind that no one will be on the watch t

35、o correct your future mistakes. There used to be a schoolmaster in my hometown when I was a kid. Whenever I showed him my work, he would always tell me “there is still some minor mistakes. Go and find it out yourself.” It did give me a hard time as he never pointed out the mistakes for me. But I gra

36、dually developed the habit of “fault-finding” before turning in every piece of work. At school, your teachers help you judge the right from wrong, but once stepping out of school, you should make your own judgment. By upholding a standard of “strictness” and preciseness, many blunders can be avoided

37、, and you can thus hope to reach some achievement. If we dont take the responsibility for ourselves, nobody else will pay the price for our life. Dear students, you might have made great aomplishments over the past four years, having gained a sound knowledge and polished your talents. As a grape vin

38、e, you shall soon yield fruits. But suppose what the grape vine would look like if it is without scaffold. It will fall prostrate on the ground and the grapes will e to waste. Taking responsibility of your own life is the very spirit and quality I want to municate to you today, which is to your future life as the scaffold is to the grape vine. Equipped with this scaffold, you can hope to yield your knowledge and talents into mellow fruits. Otherwise, everything, be it intelligence and capabilities, will e to nothing, Four