11月25日上午，我校2019级留学生新生开学典礼在番禺校区学术报告厅举行。校长王新华出席典礼并致辞，教务处、学生处、团委、基础学院等相关职能部门及学院负责人，2019级全体留学生新生，番禺校区在读留学生参加了典礼。典礼由国际教育学院院长吕嘉春主持。
来自坦桑尼亚的WAMBURA NANCY NCHAGWA AUDAX首先代表全体留学生新生发言。她讲述了自己选择来华就读临床医学专业的缘由，表示将把握机遇，珍惜在广医的学习时光，为实现自己的医学梦而努力。
两名在校留学生代表随后发言。留学生本科生代表ROO PERERA在发言中表示，广医是留学生们的第二个家，鼓励新同学们尽快适应在华在校学习生活环境，明确学习目标，积极参加活动，在广医开启人生新旅程。留学生研究生代表RAM ISHWAR YADAV用中英双语向新生们分享了自己的专业学习和科研经历，鼓励学弟学妹们学好专业知识，培养科研思维和能力。
基础学院杜宝玲教授接着代表我校留学生课程任课教师发言。她从介绍中国古语“君子慎独”的含义展开，对医学留学生应如何做到自律和始终保持求知欲提出了建议，并对留学生新生们提出了具体学习要求。
王新华校长代表学校对2019级留学生新生表示热烈欢迎。他简要介绍了我校概况及近年来留学生教育发展情况，表示学校将从各个方面为留学生创造良好、和谐的学习生活环境。他希望新生们在广医的学习之旅中能够努力学习汉语、用心感知中国文化，充分利用学校优质教学科研资源踏实学好专业知识、提高专业素养，成为中国语言文化学习的践行者、医学专业学习的佼佼者、跨文化交流的使者。
Opening Ceremony for Class 2019 International Students Held
On November 25th, the Opening Ceremony for Class 2019 International Students was held in the Academic Lecture Hall of the Panyu Campus.
President Wang Xinhua attended the ceremony and delivered a speech. Other attendees included heads of Dean’s Office, Student Affairs Office, Youth League Committee, School of Basic Science, as well as all the 2019 international students and senior international students of Panyu campus.
The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Lu Jiachun, Dean of School of International Education.
On behalf of Class 2019, Wambra Nancy Nchagwa Audax from
Tanzania
, gave a speech. She spoke about her reason as to why she chose clinical medicine and that she would strive to seize opportunities and cherish the learning time in school and work hard to realize her medical dream. On
behalf of the Undergraduate students Roo Perera gave a speech, she warmly welcomed the new students and stated that GMU is the second home for the international students. She also encouraged the students to adapt to the environment as soon as possible, clarify their learning objectives, actively participate in activities and start a new journey in GMU. On behalf of the Graduate students, Ram Ishwar Yadav spoke and shared his professional learning and scientific research experience in both Chinese and English. Furthermore, he encouraged the younger students to learn the professional skills and develop scientific research thinking and ability.
Next to speak was Professor Du Baoling, a teacher representing the Medical Basic College. She welcomed the new students, and from the perspective of ‘gentlemen being cautious and independent’, she described how medical students should be self-disciplined and should always have a thirst for knowledge.
Finally, President Wang Xinhua extended his heartiest congratulations and welcome to the 2019 International Students. He briefly introduced the general statistics of the School of Education of the international students in recent years and said that the school would do its best to always maintain an interactive and harmonious learning and living environment for students from all aspects. He gave two very important pieces of advice to the freshman: Firstly, to learn the Chinese language well and to embrace the Chinese culture with a full heart; Secondly, to make full use of the high quality teaching and research facilities of the university and to keep improving one’s professional knowledge.
It is hoped that these students can become practitioners of language and cultural learning, leaders of the medical professional learning and envoys of cross-cultural communication in their educational journey at Guangzhou Medical University.
After the ceremony, the teachers and students took a group photo.
(English version by DUSHINKA from Class 2019)
国际教育学院
School of International Education
