Teachers, students, alumni, friends:
The sun is marching and the moon is old, and the curtain of the year is turning. The new year 2024 is coming, and on behalf of the party committee and administration of the school, we would like to extend our New Year's greetings and best wishes to all teachers, students, staff, retired comrades, alumni at home and abroad, and friends from all walks of life
2023 is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the year for economic recovery after the three-year transition of new crown epidemic prevention and control. Over the past year, we have braved the wind and frost, stood up and took responsibility, and walked out of the spirit of Xida with everyone's resolute pace, and gathered into the dazzling light of Xida with everyone's passion and energyOver the past year, we have been thinking about changes and taking advantage of the momentum, digging potential growth points, exploring possible breakthroughs, spelling out the acceleration of development, and creating a new situation in our careers, laying a solid foundation for accelerating the transformation into a research university and building a world-class university with distinctive characteristics.
This year, we strengthened the leadership of party building and solidly promoted the "one integration and two highs". Promote comprehensive learning, comprehensive grasp and comprehensive implementation through propaganda and lecture tours, and run the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China through the whole process and all aspects of the school's work. Carry out high-quality education on the theme of learning and implementing the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and promote theoretical study, investigation and research, promotion of development, and inspection and rectification. In-depth study and implementation of first-class cultural thoughts, cohesion of campus culture and education of a strong force. We will make every effort to build a transformational organization of "Hongyan Pioneer" in the new era, and accelerate the deep integration of party building work and career development. We will unswervingly promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the party, and continue to consolidate the good political ecology of entrepreneurship and uprightness.
This year, we have strengthened the soul casting and educating people, and grasped the fundamental plan of successors. Systematically promote the implementation of the "Soul Casting Project for New Talents of the Times", focus on building a high-level talent training system, accelerate the development of a new path for the cultivation of top-notch talents in basic disciplines, and win 2 national teaching achievement awards as the first completion unit, and be selected for 6 comprehensive reform and high-quality construction projects for the quality improvement of ideological and political work in colleges and universities. It took the lead in completing the first class of undergraduate education and teaching audit and evaluation, and was selected as 21 national first-class undergraduate courses, the enrollment scale of doctoral students has been greatly increased, and the reform of engineering master's and doctoral training has continued to deepen. Teacher education ushered in new opportunities, was selected as the first batch of pilot universities in the "National Excellence Plan", and initiated the establishment of the Western Basic Education Coordinated Development Alliance. The China International College Student Innovation Competition won 5 golds, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes, and the national "Challenge Cup" won the special prize of the Red Special Competition, all of which achieved historic breakthroughsAt the World Congress, students from Western University served as the flagbearer of the opening ceremony and won 8 gold medals in one fell swoop. Implement the "Chongqing Yue" action and the new Chongqing talent introduction plan, and add 17 national-level talents. Vigorously carry forward the spirit of educators, teachers have won the honors of the National University Huang Danian-style Teacher Team, the National Post Learning Lei Feng Model, and the College Counselor of the Year.
This year, we strengthened our innovation drive and strived to improve the effectiveness of the "double first-class" construction. The mid-term evaluation of the "Double First-Class" construction was completed, the strength of biology and education continued to increase, and the English international journal "Future Education Research" was launched. For the first time, chemistry and agricultural science entered the top 1 of the ESI global rankings. Organized scientific research has been deepened, the National Key Laboratory of Efficient Breeding and Utilization of Resource Insects and the Jinfoshan National Field Station have been optimized, the pan-genome sequence and multi-omics data sharing and analysis platform for silkworms has been opened to the world, and the Big Science Center for Germplasm Creation has made breakthroughs in key technologies for creation and breeding and the transformation of new varieties. The construction of the new platform has achieved remarkable results, the Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Research Center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River has been put into operation, the National Revolutionary Cultural Relics Collaborative Research Center has passed on-site inspections, the College of Smart Agriculture has been established, and the cutting-edge technology interdisciplinary research institute has accelerated its preparations. It has won 6 national key R&D programs, the number of national social science ** approvals has remained at the forefront, and the annual scientific research funding has increased by 3137%。
This year, we strengthened win-win cooperation, and the international and domestic fronts went hand in hand. Offline exchanges have been fully resumed, and international alumni have frequent exchanges, and 41 new agreements have been renewed with foreign universities. He took the lead in the establishment of the Sino-Greek Civilization Mutual Learning Center, and the general secretary replied to the Greek scholars of the center, congratulated the establishment of the center and put forward ardent hopes. The South Asian Countries Poverty Alleviation and Development Cooperation Center and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Rural Revitalization Research Center serve the construction of the new land-sea corridor in the western region and share China's experience in poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation. The construction of the Sino-Hungarian Food Science Cooperation Research Center has attracted much attention at the first "Belt and Road" Science and Technology Exchange Conference. Integrate into the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and the construction of Chongqing's modern manufacturing cluster system, sign a number of new school-local, school-enterprise, and inter-school cooperation agreements, and help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and serve local development. Yibin Research Institute was officially opened, Fuling Research Institute was actually operated, and Tongnan District deepened the construction of a national agricultural science and technology modernization pilot area, and Meishan City spent six years to compile and complete the major cultural project "The Complete Works of Su Shi's Calligraphy".
This year, we strengthened system governance and accumulated stamina for high-quality development. Pay close attention to the improvement of governance capacity, and build a list-based management of key tasks, special class coordination, and project-based implementation mechanisms. The revised constitution of the university was approved and approved, and it was selected as one of the first batch of demonstration schools in Chongqing to govern schools according to law in the new era. Promote the pilot reform of educational evaluation, hold the annual conference of national educational evaluation and share the experience of Western University. The smart alumni service platform was launched, and the student apartments in Sixin Village were built and put into use, the park environment was beautified, the recruitment hall was upgraded, the electric vehicle charging piles were installed, and the retirement activity center was renovated, so as to support the sense of belonging, gain, and happiness of the people of Xida University with practical matters of people's livelihood.
Looking forward to 2024, the camphor forest is green, and the magnolia is fragrant.
Forge ahead in 2024, Jialing hits the water, and Jinyun climbs high.
In the new year, we will set the direction and continue to act, adhere to the guidance of the socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era, help build a strong country in education, integrate into the national strategy and serve local development, and contribute to the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist countryWe chase our dreams and sing the past, keep in mind the mission of educating people for the party and the country, accelerate the construction of "double first-class", accelerate the "14th Five-Year Plan", and constantly draw a new chapter of high-quality developmentTogether with teachers and students, we have overcome obstacles, braved the wind and waves, and traveled to thousands of rivers and mountains to read the beauty of the world.
New Year, spring full of rivers and mountains!
I wish the motherland prosperity and peace for the country!I wish teachers, students, alumni and friends from all walks of life a happy, happy and healthy New Year!