Dear teachers, students, alumni and friends:
When the golden sunlight shines on every corner of the campus, we stand on the threshold of the years, looking back at the past and looking into the future. The New Year's bell is about to ring, and on behalf of the university, we would like to extend New Year's greetings to all teachers, students, staff and retired comrades, alumni at home and abroad, and people from all walks of life who have long cared about and supported the development of Jiangnan University.
Looking back at 2023, we will cultivate our original intention of forging ahead with "our own hardness". This year,We have always been guided by political constructionAdhere to and strengthen the party's overall leadership, in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, carry out high-standard education on the study and implementation of the theme of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, deeply absorb the important expositions of the general secretary on education and the important instructions of the inspection of Jiangsu, and strive to transform the expectations and requirements of the general secretary into a vivid practice of building a strong country in education and promoting high-quality development. We have always taken ideological construction as the foundation, learn to think and practice the best cultural thoughts, promote the implementation of the "New Soul Casting Project of the Times", accelerate the construction of a new ecology of ideological and political work, actively promote the spread of media to break the waves, and strive to answer the "Jiangnan answer sheet" of "educating people for the party and educating talents for the country". Two projects won the excellent project of ideological and political work of the Ministry of Education, and took the lead in establishing the "Taihu Bay University Integration and Sharing Alliance", which significantly improved the school's popularity and reputation. We have always been based on organizational building, innovate and carry out the "secretary project" of grassroots party building, and actively promote the new practice of "one integration and two highs" in party building to achieve new results. The school won the Innovation Award for Party Building Work in Jiangsu Colleges and Universities, the Winning Award of "Best Party Day Activity", and the "Probiotics and Nutrition and Health Teacher Team" became the third batch of "Huang Danian-style Teacher Team in National Universities". We have always taken the construction of work style and discipline as the guarantee, in-depth promotion of the construction of a comprehensive and strict governance of the party responsibility system, unremitting efforts to consolidate the foundation of the system, perseverance to strengthen the positive style and discipline, with a strict main tone of unremitting efforts, long-term efforts, continue to cultivate a clean and upright political ecology.
Looking back at 2023, we interpret the spirit of endeavor with "self-strength". This year, we focused on promoting the construction of disciplines. In line with the Endeavor Plan, the school has achieved excellent results in the fifth round of discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education, prepared to build 4 colleges such as integrated circuits, and 5 disciplines were selected as the fourth phase of the provincial advantageous discipline project, and the agricultural discipline entered the top 1/10,000 of ESI in the world for the first time, becoming one of the 16 universities in mainland China with the top 1/10,000 of ESI disciplinesIn the 2023 World-class Discipline Rankings, a total of 17 disciplines of the university are on the list, and Food Science and Engineering has been ranked first in the world for five consecutive years. This year, we focused on promoting the cultivation of talents. We will make every effort to promote the audit and evaluation of undergraduate education and teaching, and accelerate the construction of a talent training quality assurance system under the concept of "learning to be perfect". It has been approved 4 national teaching achievement awards, 14 national first-class undergraduate courses, and 25 excellent textbooks at or above the provincial and ministerial level. Students have won 1 gold medal in the China International College Student Innovation Competition, 1 gold medal in the 13th "Challenge Cup" China College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition, and 3 special prizes in the 18th "Challenge Cup" National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition. This year, we focused on promoting team building. Firmly establish the concept of "talent is the first resource", and strengthen the search for talents, attract talents, and strengthen the cultivation of talents. There are 23 new national-level talents throughout the year, including 1 academician, 9 leading talents and 13 young talents1 provincial and ministerial-level excellent teaching team, 21 provincial-level talents, and 7 innovative leading talents of the "Taihu Talent Plan" have been added, a record high. This year, we focused on promoting scientific and technological innovation. Focusing on organized scientific research and serving the country's high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance, he took the lead in obtaining 5 national key research and development projects, 172 national natural science projects, the first national natural science major project in the field of food, 3 national social science major projects, the first major project in history, 2 decision-making consultations were approved by party and state leaders, and the Journal of Jiangnan University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition) was selected into the CSSCI extended edition for the first time, and 3 people won the National Innovation Competition. The annual scientific research funding reached a new high, exceeding 1.2 billion yuan ......
Those who are like-minded do not take mountains and seas as far;Those who are the same are not limited to the sun and the moon. Here, we would like to extend our most sincere respect to every teacher, student, staff and alumni, and every drop of sweat and every effort of you is a precious footnote to the glorious history of Jiangnan. At the same time, we would like to extend our highest respect and heartfelt thanks to all leaders at all levels and friends from all walks of life who care about and support the development of the school, and your dedication and support are the inexhaustible driving force for us to achieve every milestone.
Behind every challenge, there are opportunities for growth;Every arduous journey has forged a tenacious will. We look back not only to commemorate, but also to inspire. In this frozen branch, we smell the breath of spring and hear the footsteps of time. Looking forward to 2024, every step we take forward is a commitment to the future;Every dream we have is an expectation for tomorrow. I hope that every Jiangnan person in the world will be full of enthusiasm and condense the rock ambition of the glory of Jiangnan;With the morning and evening, the majestic power of the glory and sustainability of the south of the Yangtze River is gathered.
Looking forward to 2024, we must climb high in the heart of the party, the country and the country. The new era will not disappoint every dreamer. In the magnificent journey, we will always move in the same direction with the times, walk with the motherland, and work with the people, accumulate strength with a fighting attitude, and strive to build a new pattern of coordinated and integrated development of education, science and technology, and talents, so as to serve major national strategies, major social concerns, and major needs of the industry.
Looking forward to 2024, we must be responsible in our hearts, strengthen the school and go far. The new era is the era of strivers. We will always adhere to the "great man of the country" and "the important man of the school", based on Wuxi, looking at China, facing the world, building a high-quality talent training model, building a high-level teaching team, building a high-quality discipline ecology, building a strong high-quality guarantee system, and improving the energy level of the school's innovation curate as a whole, and making progress on the road of pursuing excellence.
Looking to the future, we have infinite expectations. Let us join hands to pursue the unknown beauty, and use the spark of wisdom to illuminate the heart of every dreamer. I hope that every teacher and student can have a heart of never-ending explorationMay our Jiangnan bloom with a more dazzling light;May our motherland make steady progress in the new journey of Chinese-style modernization and sail towards a more brilliant sea of stars!
At this moment of being born to the new, let us welcome the dawn of the new year and go to a more beautiful spring together!
Happy New Year!