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Prelude: Sports Meet, Student Festival, Whole Person Education Festival
As the prelude of the celebration for UIC campus inauguration, the first UIC Sports Meet and Student Festival were opened in the morning of Jan 12 at the stadium of Beijing Normal University and at the same time, the Whole Person Education Festival was also kicked off at UIC.
Students were preparing for the flag ceremony.
Sports Meet: The Sportsmanship
Opening Ceremony
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| Athletes were marching into the stadium |
The Opening Ceremony of the First UIC Sports Meet was attended by Prof. Kwok Siu Tong, Executive Vice-President of UIC, Dr. Zhang Cong, Assistant Vice-President of UIC, Mr. Johnston Huang, Chief of Student Affairs Office, Mr. Ng Yiu-Fai, Director of Student Affairs Office and Dr. Guo Haipeng, Director of Whole Person Education Office.
Following the flags, athletes marched into the stadium in formations. In an exhilarating atmosphere, Prof. Kwok delivered an opening address. He said sports were not only good for health, but also good for cultivating teamwork spirit and were good cultural experience. He highly regarded the active roles the students played during the organization of the Sports Meet and hoped that everyone would have excellent performance.
Student representatives Luo Shengjia and Zhao Sien also delivered speeches at the ceremony. They called for all the students to try their best in the competitions and actively participate in the activities during the Student Festival. Later, on behalf of all referees, Mr. Johnston Huang, accompanied by two student referees, took an oath, stating that they would officiate in the sports meet with complete impartiality.
A student representative was speaking. Chief Referees were taking an oath.
Athletes: The True Sportsmanship
The Sports Meet lasted for two days. A total of 188 athletes competed for 15 items, including race of 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 3000m, 110m hurdle race, relay race of 4*100m, 8*200m and 20*50m, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin and tug of war.
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| "Friendship First, Competition Second." |
Sportsmanship was the core value of the Sports Meet. Athletes were not only competing with their rivals, but also competing with themselves. Shi Baoying, the champion of the women's high jump, kept on challenging new heights even though her rivals were all defeated earlier in the competition. Her final record was 135m. The team formed by first-year students of the Division of Science and Technology beat their rivals with their invincible teamwork spirit in the 20*50m relay race. They believed that although victory was the goal, friendship always comes first.
Volunteers: Heroes behind the Scene
While athletes hailed their victory on the field, a group of volunteers were mindfully busy with their work: referees stayed in the sun till the last moment of the Sports Meet, recording the most precise results for every items; medical attendants kept watching the situation on the field, offering immediate medical care when emergencies happened; logistic service provided waters, food and necessities; communication service announced the latest results for convenient reference; other volunteers kept order in the stadium, offering help to anyone who was in need. The success of the Sports Meet came from the contribution of all the volunteers, who interpret sportsmanship in their own way: a real hero should strive for the best whenever and wherever he/she was needed.
Voluntary Service at the Sports Meet
Student Festival: The Connotation of Innovation
The Student Festival was planned, organized, and operated all by the students. It was an opportunity for the UIC students to show their ability in innovation.
The festival consisted of six different activities: cartoon and fashion show, a carnival for future designers; true-man chest, a witty game for real fun; quiz show, a crucial trial of teamwork spirit; original movie show, a platform for talented future movie makers; flea market, a colorful place to share the favorites; food festival, where dainties from all over the world whet your appetite.
The Energetic Opening Ceremony
Colorful Posters
True-man Chest: Where is Your Next Step?
Flea Market and Food Festival: Adorable! Yummy!
Cartoon Show: Someday we will show our own works here.
Whole Person Education Festival: The Special Experience
104 Macau secondary school students from Pui Ching Middle School, Keanpg Peng School, and Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou Secondary School visited UIC on Jan 12, 2008 for a special Whole Person Education experience. They not only had a chance to learn about the eight aspects of the Whole Person Education of UIC, especially Voluntary Service and Environmental Awareness, but also watched the performance of Sports and Culture, and also had a try on the training of Experiential Development in the Outdoor Experiential Training Center. "It (The Whole Person Education) is special, really unique. I hope I can be a UIC student someday in future." said a Macau student after trying the experiential development training.
Secondary School students from Macau were listening to the WPE introduction.
Students were learning about Voluntary Service and Environmental Awareness.
Student Journalist: Deng Weijun/ Lu Zhe/ Cai Yu/Chen Liujun/ Zhou Tian
Media and Communication Center
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aunching a New Campus, Setting a New Landmark
----UIC New Campus Unveiled
On Jan 15, 2008, UIC held a grand Campus Inauguration Ceremony attended by hundreds of distinguished guests and parents from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and abroad for the celebration of a new start in the development of the college. The UIC campus, covering an area of 133,000m2 below the Phoenix Hills in Zhuhai, was launched for use at the beginning of Academic Year 2007-2008. Only recently the entire complex was officially completed. Surrounded by green trees and beautiful flowers, the campus provides a pleasant environment for UIC students and faculty with its unique design that integrate beauty with applicability and environmental consideration.
Professor Xu Jialu, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of UIC Council, compared UIC to a toddler in his speech. He said, "Sometimes adults should learn from the toddlers since their perspective may be inspiring. UIC is a baby that was born with the care of all parties of the society. It's young, yet through its eyes we may find what we have never thought about during the past a few decades working in universities, some inspiration to other universities. In this unique campus, in the interaction with the UIC students, I can see the vitality of UIC as a young college, its great expectation and unpredictable development. During the last 30 years, when China has been continuing its effort in reform and opening-up to the world, her achievement has exceeded that of the past hundreds of years. As China will go on to a new expedition, it is an opportune moment for the UIC to celebrate its campus inauguration. UIC will make a great contribution to our country at the beginning of a new stage of development. "
In his address Professor Ng thanked all relevant parties contributing to the successful launching of the new institution, including government bodies and the administration of both parent universities. "Only two years ago we marked the ground-breaking ceremony on this premise. It is therefore with great joy that we celebrate today not only the completion of this new campus, but embrace the fresh growth and development of our educational goal, which is, indeed, most encouraging. On the solid foundation of parent universities, UIC has made great advancement in the new direction so that the nation's demand for outstanding college graduates may be met," he said.
Prof. Kwok Siu Tong, Executive Vice-President of UIC, said after the ceremony that the success of UIC was not only a success in one college, but also had a great influence to the higher education sector in Guangdong and the surrounding regions. He explained that in order to build an international college, UIC adopts the HKBU curricula and a quality assurance system to ensure that the academic standards of the degree courses conform to international standards. UIC also adopts a governance system that is formed by different committees. All of these, he thought, would have a great impact on other universities in Mainland China.
Officiating guests of the Inauguration Ceremony included Professor Xu Jialu, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Chairman of UIC Council, Mr. Zhong Shijian, Mayor of Zhuhai, Mr. Si Zhiguang, Deputy Director of Standing Committee, Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, Mr. Wang Yuxue, Deputy Director of Department of Education, Guangdong Province, Professor Zhong Binglin, President of Beijing Normal University, Mr. Wilfred Ying-Wai Wong, Council Chairman of Hong Kong Baptist University and Professor Chen Wenbo, Council Chairman of Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus. As well, Mr. Fung Sun Kwan, Managing Director of Kwong Yee Wo Shipyard Company Ltd. and Dr. Ronald Y. C. Lu, Managing Director of Ronald Lu & Partmers as Distinguished Guests. Professors Ng Ching Fai and Edmund S.T. Kwok, President and Executive Vice-President of UIC respectively, were present to welcome the distinguished visitors.
Professor Xu Jialu, Professor Ng Ching Fai, Mr. Fung Sun Kwan and other guests planted trees in the Tree Garden, where more trees will be planted to symbolize that UIC graduates will spread all over the world in future. As part of the ceremony, a new lecture hall, named after Mr. Fung Sun Kwan, was unveiled. Other activities included campus tours for all guests which were conducted by teachers and students as well as a Talent Show and a Costume Party organized by Student Affairs Office. Following the ceremony, an Inauguration Dinner for the Thousand was held for most participants to celebrate the historic occasion.
The UIC complex was designed by famous architects Dr. Ronald Lu and Partners of Hong Kong. The low rise buildings comfortably sit along the contour line, harmoniously merging into the lake environment, creating various semi-open spaces for student activities. Students and faculty can enjoy a moment of relaxation on the benches in the open courtyards where lawns and flower beds create a pleasant atmosphere. The design adopts an environmental-friendly approach. The building complex faces south so as to bring refreshing breezes in summer and block away cold winds from the north in winter. Glass curtain walls allow for maximum sunlight in the building. All the classrooms are equipped with energy-saving air conditioners and lights.
The building complex is divided into six zones from A to F. The first phase of construction (Zone B and C) was completed in Oct.2006; the second phase (Zone A and F) and the third phase (Zone D and E) were both finished before Sep. 2007. UIC is now focusing on the construction of the new student dormitory, where an artistic living space will be ready for students and teachers in the near future.
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An Address at the UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony
by Prof. Xu Jialu
Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Chairman of UIC Council
Jan 15, 2008
各位领导，各位嘉宾：
每次来到UIC的时候，都（有人）事先通知我；每次由我主持董事会的时候，我（都）事先知道董事会的内容，唯独今天这样一个盛典，让我讲话，我却事先不知道，我没有接到任何通知。实际上我是格外高兴，我没有想到，在这样一个盛典上，校长、主持人还给我三五分钟讲话致辞，谢谢。
吴清辉教授刚才在他的致辞里，作了一个很深刻、很贴切的比喻，把UIC说成一个刚刚满三周岁的婴儿。的确，从北京师范大学和浸会大学--我的两个母校，携起手，坐下来，商议建立学校的时候，我就参与了。为什么我说这两个学校都是我的母校？我1954年踏入北京师范大学的校门，至今我的右脚已经踏出北京师范大学，但是我的左脚还留在校园里。到现在为止，已经是半个世纪加四年时间。她是我人生道路上的母亲。而承蒙浸会大学董事会的厚爱，承蒙郑慕智董事会主席对我的谬奖，授予我浸会大学荣誉文学博士的学位。我把浸会大学也看作母校，第二个母校。
转眼过去了四年，包括承建时。现在由大家联手共同哺育的婴儿，从呱呱落地到已经越过了蹒跚学步，能够自己在路上走。虽然她是一个幼儿，但人生经验告诉我们，当我们成人习惯于城市，习惯于整日繁忙的时候，我们的孩子，也许是我们的孙字辈，他们嫩稚的脸，童真的声音，有时候倒是道出我们久已忘怀的人间真情。
大人有时需要向小孩学习。UIC是一个什么样的孩子？是在周围的人，各方面的人士和政府机构共同关心（而）诞生的优秀的孩子。不要小看她年青，通过她的眼睛所看出的世界，通过她的头脑所思考的一些想法，有可能是我们在大学的路上，走过几十年未曾想到的，会给我们其它的学校以启迪。从这独有特色的校园，到我以前和UIC学生短暂的接触，我已经感到它无穷的、刚刚开始的、旺盛的、不可预见的、未来的远大前景。
作为董事会主席，我衷心地祝愿UIC茁壮成长，同时以一个过来人，一个年迈的人的心情，衷心地祝愿UIC的学生，我们的学弟学妹们，珍惜这美好的环境，美好的时光，珍惜全国和香港各界对这所学校以及学子们的珍爱。
中国改革开放已走过了整整30年，可以说通过这30年，（中国）已经跨越了过去沉闷的几百年。可以想象，从第31年开始，中国会踏上一个新的征程。祖国的繁荣，祖国人民生活水平的提高，祖国人民眼光的扩大，不但可以使中国成为一个对世界作出更多贡献的国家，而且对（祖国）各个地区，包括香港特别行政区，也将是有力的烘托和支持。
联合国际学院是在这样的环境、这样的时机下举行校园的启用仪式，我想这是一个好兆头。我想UIC在祖国进入一个新的历史起点，进入一个新的发展阶段时，一定会为祖国增添光彩，添砖加瓦。我祝愿所有的来宾，你们永远健健康康，永远青春成长。这不仅仅是一种友谊的祝福，也有我的私心。这样你们可以永远以饱满的热情，来关心我们共同抚养的这个幼儿，希望你们永远关注UIC。谢谢！
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An Address at the UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony
by Mr. Michael Ming-Yeung Suen
Secretary for Education, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Jan 15, 2008
今天是北京师范大学-香港浸会大学联合国际学院校舍启用典礼的大日子。我置身在这个环境优美的校园里，和各位一起分享这个喜悦的时刻，实在感到十分荣幸。
国家近年发展迅速，在世界舞台上举足轻重，全球经济体系也会进一步迈向一体化。为了让我们的年轻人能够把握当中的机遇和面对挑战，教育发展必须走向国际化，以培养学生的国际视野及提升他们的竞争力。联合国际学院自2005年成立以来，透过"全人教育"和"四维教育"的模式，为国家培养人才，现时已有超过2000名学生就读，我深信这些学生将来必能为国家作出多方面的贡献。
香港与内地近年展开了多层次、多元化的教育合作，而且进展良好。联合国际学院便是一个令人鼓舞的例子。我相信香港与内地在教育和学术方面会有更多的合作机会。我期望通过这些深入协作，继续促进泛珠三角区域的人才培养，为整个区域以致国家的经济发展作出贡献。
最后，我谨祝愿联合国际学院在这个新校园百尺竿头，更进一步。
谢谢大家。
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An Address at the UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony
by Prof. Ng Ching-Fai
President and Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University, President of UIC
Jan 15, 2008
各位来宾、各位同事、各位同学：
首先，我谨代表北京师范大学──香港浸会大学联合国际学院（UIC）同仁，欢迎各位今天来到我们校园；特别是在百忙中抽空来为我校校舍启用典礼主礼的多位嘉宾，你们的支持，对于一所还未到3岁的大学来说，实在是非常大的鼓励。
古人说「有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！」我想说的是今天我不但感到高兴，也感到非常激动。还记得2005年11月18日我们就在这片土地上举行了UIC成立暨奠基典礼。刚好是两年前的事，今天UIC已迅速发展成为一所拥有独特教育理念，稳步迈向国际化的大学。这样的发展，的确是令人鼓舞的──在北京师范大学、北师大珠海分校、香港浸会大学和UIC的共同努力下，这所开创了国家高教办学新模式先河的大学，正在不断进步，在祖国这片土地上发芽开花，并且急速成长。我们以北师大和浸大的根基，努力开创自己的新路向，为配合国家在高等教育和人才培养的需求作出贡献。
两年前的成立暨奠基礼上，我们校董会主席许嘉璐教授的一番话，言犹在耳。当天许教授请年轻的朋友们在春天来临的时候看看校园山坡上破土而出的小草，如何在阳光和雨露的滋润下，蓬勃成长起来，因为UIC的生命力就正是如此。两年以后的今天，相信每一位UIC的成员，都能深刻的体会到这句话背后的感情吧！
同学们，你们今天能够在这个环境优美、设备完善、师生关爱的校园里学习和生活，我觉得你们都是非常幸福的。在这幸福背后，可有着很多很多人的辛劳和心血。希望你们珍惜并能抱着感恩之情，好好学习，将来毕业后能回馈社会、国家，不负老师学校的期望。借着这个典礼，我们必须向国家教育部、广东省各个部门，以及珠海市领导们表示深深谢意。你们的支持、鼓励以及宝贵的意见，是UIC从筹办至今，得到理想发展的要素。作为香港浸会大学以及联合国际学院的校长，我也必须向北师大以及北师大珠海分校同仁致意，感谢你们对浸大的信赖，与我们忠诚合作，推动UIC的发展。对香港浸会大学和UIC的同事们，我衷心的要说一句「谢谢」，你们为UIC的筹备和发展所付出的辛劳，是有目共睹的。我希望十年、廿年后，当你们回顾这段岁月，都能为曾经参与建设这所大学而感到骄傲。
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An Address at the UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony
by Prof. Kwok Siu Tong
Executive Vice-President of UIC
Jan 15, 2008
Honorable Prof. Xu, Guests of Honor, Guests, Colleagues, Parents and Students:
It takes ten years to grow trees, and a hundred years to educate a person. The building of a university is an enterprise of a hundred years. UIC with its little more than two years of history is just like a young tree that has just broken the ground. Its growth is difficult. Every step it takes is a challenge and a venture. Even though the venture may have mistakes and insufficiencies, support and understanding from all sides help UIC turn challenges into opportunities. Just like our campus designed by Dr. Ronal Lu, it's open, transparent, dynamic, interflowing and interactive. It's linked by continuously flowing lobbies, and consolidated by forums of various sizes. Please also look at the designs around this forum. They are the creations of Mr. Zhang Lu from Beijing, who voluntarily came to work with our students to turn this campus into an art center. The celebration banner has eight tree shoots of different and irregular sizes. They symbolize the eight components of our Whole Person Education with our staff and students coming from different background and cultures. Moreover, the Hong Kong Industrial Designers' Association has generously and voluntarily designed our college logo. Lastly, we built up a new education model, the Four-Point Education model with parent and society coming to support us with their constructive advice and criticisms. Our campus is opened and pro-realistic. Friends from different parts of the world have come to share our dream to help China develop a new kind of education. UIC belongs to all of you. On behalf of the staff and students of UIC, may I sincerely extend our deepest appreciation for all your support? Thank you very much!
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UIC is Running for the Future
- An Interview with Parent Representative Mr. Hong Zhong
On behalf of all parents, Mr. Hong Zhong, Chairman of the Beijing Parents' Club, delivered an encouraging speech at the UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony on Jan 15, 2008. After the ceremony, Mr. Hong shared more of his opinions to UIC in an interview.
("J" for Journalist, "H" for Mr. Hong Zhong)
J: Do you have any different experience today comparing with last time you were here?
H: It is quite different from last time. Last time I was here to send my kid to college. I knew little about UIC, so I was somewhat at a lost. This time, I have learned more about the college and I am happy and exited for the ceremony. I am also impressed with the effective way the college operates. Last time, only a corner of the building was finished. Now, just a few months later, the whole building has been finished. And just like Prof, Kwok put it, as the whole building is unveiled, we can better understand the concept behind it. It is an open campus fully equipped with modern technology. We can feel its unlimited potential. Besides, I had never thought that UIC would be able to organize such a grand event and I am proud to see today that the achievement of the college is recognized by so many people. I can feel the ardent of the staff and students for their work and the college.
J: What impressed you most at the ceremony?
H: I think this is not only a ceremony for the campus inauguration. We all know that UIC has been striving to build an international college in China. Its education philosophy has many differences from the traditional education in Mainland China. Whether its new way of education can be recognized by society is a question we all concern about. But today we have government officials, entrepreneurs, representatives from the educational sector as well as parents here. They are here not only to celebrate the inauguration of the new campus. They are here to show their support to the college and its educational ideal.
J: As you have mentioned, UIC has its unique philosophy in education. What do you think about the education philosophy of UIC?
H: Why should I send my kid to UIC if I don't agree with its education philosophy? The Western educational model has its advantages that we should learn after. UIC is a college with a global outlook, international faculty and an open and free academic atmosphere. All these will be helpful for our kids to adopt a broad international perspective and the ability to work in the global community.
J: Parents' Club is another innovative idea of UIC, and you are one of the founders of the first UIC Parents' Club. What do you think about the Parents' Club?
H: I think the importance of the Parents' Club is reflected in two aspects. First, it offers a channel for the parents to have more effective communication with the college, to provide advises and to participate in the management of the college. Secondly, the Parents' Clubs can develop into a huge social network. Every family has its own social network. 80 Beijing students will bring together 80 families with their own network; 2200 UIC students will bring together 2200 families. When all these networks joined together, we will build a huge network that covers most part of the country. We can provide our kids much larger space for development than the college itself. It is a pioneering work in China. I think we can further develop the idea, for example, through the club we can also facilitate the communication between the kids and their parents.
J: How is the Beijing Parents' Club operating? Do you have any activities recently?
H: The Parent's Club is a loose organization. We don't often organize activities. However, since the parents met in the activities we organized before, they have kept in touch with each other. This is more important than the activities themselves. Besides, with the Parents' Club, parents have a platform to express their opinions and discuss with each other. They can reach an agreement before they pass the problems to the college. It is a more effective way to express opinions.
J: Do you think the Parents' Club needs to be further improved?
H: Certainly. The Parents' Club has brought together rich resource. We have parents who work in the educational sector, the media, the government and the business sector. They all have rich social resource in their professional fields. What we should do is to find a way to integrate and make full use of the resource to help our kids, for instance, providing more internship and employment opportunities. The Parents' Club has already built a platform, but more work is still to be done to further utilize the resource.
J: As you know, we are preparing to launch several more parents' clubs in other regions. As the Chairman of the first Parents' Club, can you share your experience with the rest of us?
H: Different regions have different situations. It is hard to say what we can share with other parents since we are the only one in the country with no others to be compared with. We hope other clubs can be established as soon as possible so that we can exchange our different experience.
J: What's your plan for the development of the Beijing Parents' Club?
H: There are three steps. First, we will set up regulations for the club on the basis of mutual understanding. The activities of the club should be in accordance with the regulations. Second, the club relies on the activities it organizes to maintain its vitality, but if there are too many activities without definite purposes, it may cause repulsion among the parents. Therefore, we plan to organize general gatherings every half a year. When necessary, we can also have smaller gatherings with relevant parents. Third, the most important task is to integrate the club with the Four-Point Education system. I know the college is planning for it now.
J: You have met many UIC students today. What is your impression of them?
H: They have left me a very good impression. They are very considerate. For example, it was raining hard last year when we were here. The volunteers guided us across the campus, helped us to hold umbrellas and carry the luggage. But more importantly they are very confident about themselves. Today when we had a tour around the campus, two students served as our tour guide. I could see that they were proud of the college and they loved it. Nothing is impossible when one has the confident and the interest for it.
J: Please tell us your expectations for UIC and the UIC students.
H: Well, UIC is hardly three years old now. It is impossible for a college to mature without ten years of development. But UIC is not walking towards its future. It is running. Its progress is astonishing. Therefore, we hope that on the one hand, UIC can keep its pace in development, and on the other hand, it can pay attention to solidify its base to sustain further development. As for the students, I think the UIC students are blessed with happiness. Their parents care a lot about them, especially in their education. They are studying in an international college that provides them unlimited possibilities as it grows with them. So I think they should be thankful for their parents, for their families, for UIC and cherish the great opportunity they have. For them, today is not an end but a new starting point.
Student Journalist: Lu Zhe
Media and Communication Center
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Coda: The Festive Costume Ball
The UIC Campus Inauguration Ceremony on Jan 15 ended with a Costume Ball, which, with its uproars and festivity, brought the day to another climax.
Mischief forgivable, devilment excusable, peculiarity is the theme of the night. Despite the cold weather, the night of The Beauty and the Beast was ignited by the enthusiasm of the quaintly dressed dancers. The three-hour party, dreamy, mysterious, with flowery costumes and dazzling hot dancing, was time for everyone on campus to escape from ordinary.
Student Journalist: Fu Yuewan
Media and Communication Center
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Media Coverage
