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Issue 7 Fall 2015 FALL 2015 ISSUE 7 SYSU World Publisher Office for Overseas Promotion, SYSU FALL 2015 Consultants Ling Wenhua Wu Xiaoyan CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE Editors Wu Jiawen Ian J. Heuer campus update 3 Thank you for reading this edition of SYSU World, the official English language news- Designers Ian J. Heuer 3 SYSU Opening Ceremonies Held letter for Sun Yat-sen University. Autumn Chen Jiayu 4 Performing Troupe Tours Russia has arrived in full force at SYSU, bringing 4 Chen Chunsheng Takes Office cool breezes and perfect weather. Having Special thanks to the Publicity Department 5 Cultural Exchange at Jiangkou H.S. finished celebrating Mid-autumn Festival of the SYSU Committee of the CPC, Wang 6 Business School Ranked Best Value and National Day, students, staff, and teach- Dongmei, and Jin Feng 6 Business School Welcomes Int’l Students ers are now settling into their routines as the 7 Performing Troupe Tours Confucius excitement of the new semester and the joy of Contact US Institutes in the Americas the holidays give way to the familiar rythyms of campus life in full swing. In this issue of Telephone +86 20 8411 1565 9 photo focus SYSU World, you can find a range of articles, Fax +86 20 8403 6860 images, and stories. In the Campus Update, Email [email protected] 11 da vinci: Robot surgeon you can read about events and activities on campus, including trips abroad by SYSU 13 in focus: SYSU during the performing troupes and international student Follow SYSU war of resistance activities in Guangzhou and beyond. You can also read more about recent discoveries by facebook.com/SYSUworld 17 Research Department SYSU researchers and a feature piece on the history of SYSU’s exodus to Yunnan Province 17 Outdoor Play Benefits Eyesight seventy years ago during World War II. At 17 Researchers Deconstruct Darwin’s the end of this issue, you can find our new @sysuworld Conundrum Student Voices column, as well as some short 18 Cancer Center Study in New England news bulletins on happenings in Guangzhou. Journal of Medicine For this issue, we the editors have decided to move in a new stylistic direction, focusing @sysuworld 19 AROUND GUANGZHOU on making SYSU World more attractive and accessible. We hope the changes are to 21 Student Corner your liking, and we hope that you contitnue to follow the latest developments at SYSU 21 Smiles, Selfies, and Culture in Zhaoqing in the newsletter, on our website, and on our 21 SYSU World Chinese Corner social media pages. If you have any feedback on the news you read here, don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you, and happy reading! Cover Photo by Gu Jingli 辜景莉 CAMPUS UPDATE New School Year Inaguarated at SYSU Chen Chunsheng Takes Office as New Achievements in Social Sciences by Guangdong Province twice and the with Opening Ceremonies Committee Secretary at SYSU first prize of the Award for Research Achievements in the Humanities On August 21, Opening Ceremo- students took a solemn oath: “I will uphold the chasteness and honor of On the afternoon of September Deputy Head of the Department of and Social Sciences by the Ministry nies for the 2015 academic year at remember Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s motto medicine. I will heal the wounded 18, 2015, at a meeting held in Sun History in 1991, Vice Dean of the of Education. He was granted the Sun Yat-sen University were held and shoulder the mission of the and rescue the dying, regardless of Yat-sen University, Professor Chen School of Humanities in 1994, and title of “Cross-Century Excellent on all four SYSU campuses. Nearly times; I will observe academic ethics, the hardships. I will always be in Chunsheng was appointed Secretary Dean of the School of Humanities Talent” and the “Award for Young 8,000 newly enrolled undergrad- advocating science and reason; I will earnest pursuit of better achieve- of the SYSU Party Committee. in 2000. In 2001 he was made Di- Teachers in Higher Education” by uate students and over 6,400 new respect my teachers, honor truth, ment. I will work all my life for the Mr. Zhong Haidong, Inspector rector of the Center for Historical the Ministry of Education. He was postgraduate students attended abide by the law, study diligently, development of the nation’s medical and Deputy Director of the Third Anthropology, a key research base selected as a “national candidate” of the ceremonies. SYSU President seek truth and innovate.” Led by enterprise as well as mankind’s Cadre Bureau of the Organization of humanities and social sciences, the New Century Top 100, 1,000 Luo Jun delivered an address at the Vice President Yu Minbin, the new physical and mental health.” Department of the CPC Central supported directly by the Ministry and 10,000 Talents Project by the opening ceremony. He stressed that medical students took the solemn Committee, announced the decision of Education. In March 2008 he Ministry of Personnel. SYSU students should follow the oath: “Health related, life entrusted. The attendees also included the of the Committee. The meeting was became Vice President of SYSU and university motto written by Dr. Sun The moment I step into the hal- university leaders Luo Jun, Chen chaired by SYSU President Luo Jun. a member of the Standing Commit- Professor Chen has lectured in uni- Yat-sen: “Study Extensively, En- lowed medical institution, I pledge Chunsheng, Yan Guangmei, Li Ping, tee of the SYSU Party Committee. versities in the U.S., the U.K., Swe- quire Accurately, Reflect Carefully, solemnly -- I will volunteer myself Li Mengfeng, Wei Minghai, Li Chen Chunsheng, a native of Jiexi, In March 2012 he was appointed den, Japan, Singapore, Russia, and Discriminate Clearly, Practice Ear- to medicine with love for my moth- Shanmin, Yu Minbin and Ma Jun; Guangdong Province, was born in Executive Deputy Secretary of the Hong Kong and Taiwan, and collab- nestly”. SYSU students should have erland and loyalty to the people. I Academician Su Qiang; Assistant Chenghai, Guangdong Province in SYSU Party Committee and Vice orated with researchers from these both ability and moral integrity, able will scrupulously abide by medical President Li Wenjun; and heads of August 1959. He graduated from President of SYSU. He was appoint- countries and regions. He completed to cultivate charisma and eager serve ethics, respect my teachers and dis- schools, departments and affiliated the Department of History at Sun ed Secretary of SYSU Party Com- his postdoctoral research at McGill their country. He hoped that the cipline myself. I will strive diligently hospitals. At the end of the ceremo- Yat-sen University in 1982 and ob- mittee in September 2015. University in Canada. He is a visit- students would cherish their time at for the perfection of technology and ny, all teachers and students sang the tained his doctorate in history from ing professor or academic consultant university and become pillars of the for all-round development of myself. University Anthem together. The Xiamen University in 1989. He is Professor Chen’s main research in more than 10 universities at home society. I am determined to strive diligently freshmen emerged eager to embark now a professor in the Department interests are in the teaching and and abroad.♦ to eliminate human suffering, en- on their new journies at SYSU.♦ of History at SYSU, holding concur- research of Chi- Prof. Li Shenglan encouraged the hance human health conditions and rent positions as Deputy Director of nese social and new students to take on new chal- the Ministry of Education Teaching economic history, lenges and pursue their life goals. Steering Committee for History, historical an- Prof. Zhang Zhian said that the stu- Deputy Director of the Ministry thropology and dents should be modest, self-reflec- of Education Steering Committee historiographical tive and enterprising in their pursuit for Liberal Arts Education in Col- theories. He has of knowledge. Prof. Zhai Zhenming leges and Universities, convenor of made considerable encouraged the new students to the Discipline (Chinese History) accomplishments learn rational thinking. Prof. Wang Appraisal Group of the Academic in the fields of Tinghuai hoped that the medical Degree Committee of the State cliometrics and students would become honest, con- Council, Vice President of China’s historical anthro- scientious and innovative medical Institute of History and President of pology, and won scientists and doctors. On behalf of the Guangdong Institute of History. the first prize of continuing students, Liang Yongye, Professor Chen was appointed the Award for Secretary Chen Chunsheng delivers remaks at a meeting. Danzhen Ciwang, Fan Hang and Yang Le gave speeches to welcome SYSU Performance Troupe Completes Three- and Painting, while Jinan University the new students, and shared their students performed Chinese ethnic own experiences studying at SYSU. Stop Tour of Russian Universities singing and dancing and martial On behalf of the new students, arts, jointly presenting traditional Dai Ziwei, Yang Jing, Parediguli On September 20-26, 2015, the 14 postgraduate and undergraduate Chinese culture and arts to the Rus- Nueraihemaiti and Xu Bushu gave students’ culture and arts exchange students from different schools and sian audiences. These performances speeches expressing the joy they felt group of Sun Yat-sen University, departments at SYSU. promoted the communications and at becoming members of the SYSU together with the student art group exchanges between Chinese and community, and their determination of Jinan University, visited three The students staged shows at Mos- Russian university students and to study hard. universities in Russia. The SYSU cow State University, Russian New strengthened their friendship. The student group, led by Zheng Li University, and Saint Petersburg show was a great success, just as a At the ceremony, led by Vice from SYSU Youth Association and State University.
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