The meeting was attended by 654 undergraduate students, 345 full-time postgraduate students, 214 part-time MBA students, 34 doctoral students, and 44 international students. On the afternoon of 19th September, the 2024 Cohort Freshmen meeting of School of Business Administration(SBA) was held in Shouyi Hall.
Dean Wu Haitao, Secretary of the Party Committee Yu Xiaopeng, Vice Deans Fei Xianzheng, Hu Chuan, Wen Hao and Shi Junwei, representatives of teachers and all freshmen attended the opening ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Nijiati Aimaiti.
Dean Wu Haitao, on behalf of all teachers and students of the school, extended a warm welcome to the incoming undergraduates, postgraduates and international students. He gave three suggestions to business students who are entering the intelligent society: Cultivate nonlinear thinking and break cognitive limitations, Cultivate cross-border thinking and break the boundaries of ability, and Cultivate interdisciplinary thinking and break the boundaries of disciplines.
Then, Professor Deng Aimin spoke on behalf of all the teachers in the school. He analyzed the development situation and the responsibility mission of business administration education in the new era.
On behalf of the alumni, Meng Aofei, a 2005 cohort graduate and founder of Zhongbu Qingtian New Energy (Hubei) Co., Ltd., delivered a speech.
Senior student representative Rao Zhenzhen encouraged the students to persevere in the face of challenges and setbacks, to assume responsibility for their actions.
Freshman representative Yang Ziyi encouraged students to define their academic objectives, work diligently, and strive for academic excellence.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” KISELEVA ANASTASIIA, a 2024 business administration student from Russia, shared her study and work experience with everyone.
In order to encourage freshmen to form a strong atmosphere of reading, all leaders and guests presented books to freshmen representatives.
SBA is celebrating two significant anniversaries in 2024: the 75th anniversary of its founding and the 30th anniversary of MBA education. Dean Wu Haitao and Party Secretary Yu Xiaopeng presented the anniversary badge to the freshmen representatives.
All first-year students raised their right hands and solemnly pledged their commitment.
Subsequently, Vice Deans Hu Chuan and Shi Junwei presented an overview of the talent training programs available to undergraduate and graduate students.
Finally, all teachers and students sang the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law School(ZUEL) Song.
The 2024 cohort freshman admission education of SBA will be gradually carried out with an emphasis on ideological guidance, professional awareness, daily management, practice platforms, and youth work.