At an important moment of deeply studying and implementing the spirit of Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and celebrating the 40th Teacher's Day in China, on the morning of September 10th, the Law School of Southeast University held a ceremony to deeply study and implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and celebrate Teacher's Day. Three generations of teachers, including the elderly, middle-aged, and young, discuss the path of being a teacher, review the original intention of educating students, look forward to the future of law schools, unite and unite teachers to devote themselves to the practice of building a strong education country with a more enterprising spirit. More than 40 people, including the current leadership team, retired teacher representatives, teacher representatives from various teaching and research departments, government staff, and student representatives, participated in the celebration event of the college. The event was chaired by Liu Qichuan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Law School.
At the beginning of the meeting, Secretary Liu Qichuan introduced the attendees one by one and pointed out that this year is the 40th Teacher's Day in China. The Party and the country have put forward the theme of vigorously promoting the spirit of educators and accelerating the construction of an educational powerhouse, requiring schools in all regions to adhere to a pragmatic and simple style, carry out various activities to promote and celebrate Teacher's Day in a grand, enthusiastic, concise and efficient manner, and create warm and profound festival activities. It is hoped that through this Teacher's Day celebration, teachers can feel the warmth of home, and the atmosphere of caring for, understanding and supporting teachers will become popular in the college.
Subsequently, Dean Ouyang Benqi delivered a speech. Dean Ouyang introduced the faculty and disciplinary development of the Law School to the attending teachers and students, and expressed sincere gratitude to all the teachers and staff of the school for their dedicated efforts. Since 2024, our institute has made a series of progress in applying for a doctoral program in law, establishing Jiangsu Province's advantageous disciplines, Jiangsu Province's branded majors, and training bases for foreign-related legal talents. We have also carried out activities for national prosecutorial experts to enter campuses, and have cultivated research projects, papers, and introduced talents. The college will live up to the trust of its teachers and students, continue to work hard, and create new brilliance.
Inheriting the teachings and continuing to strive. Since 2024, five teachers, Wu Dongxing, Zheng Xiaojun, Hou Manman, Ma Jingjing, and Zhong Yi, have joined the family of the Law School. Dean Ouyang Benqi has worn the school emblem for them, inspiring young teacher Wen Rui to set sail.
Sing out the teacher's feelings and express gratitude for the teacher's kindness. Student representatives Wang Dinggan and Hu Bo passionately sang the song You Are Written in My Song, expressing warm blessings and sincere gratitude to the law school teachers, and presented festival flowers and handwritten greeting cards from classmates to the attending teachers. The college has also prepared green bamboo with the symbolism of continuous promotion for teachers, wishing them success and success in their careers.
The path we have walked is a melody
Transform all joy and sorrow into memories
The innocence and naivety have gradually faded away
Turn into eyes and sing songs of gratitude
Teacher, you are like the gentle sound of water in a poem
Knocking on my heart brings warmth and steadfastness
Nourishing dryness, bravely moving forward with warmth and sharpness
It seems like I still see the hopeful face from yesterday
Your teachings have made my sky clearer
You taught me not to be afraid to venture out
Inspire the deep-seated longing in my heart
It seems foreseeable that tomorrow will be filled with bright corridors
Sorrow is sometimes seasoned by you like a candy
You encouraged me to look forward
Looking at my inner shore, a group of flowers blooming in full bloom
Your words encourage me to ride the wind and overcome the waves
The path we have walked is a melody
Transform all joy and sorrow into memories
The innocence and naivety have gradually faded away
Turn into eyes and sing songs of gratitude
Teacher, you are like the gentle sound of water in a poem
Knocking on my heart brings warmth and steadfastness
Nourishing dryness, bravely moving forward with warmth and sharpness
It seems like I still see the hopeful face from yesterday
Your teachings have made my sky clearer
You taught me not to be afraid to venture out
Inspire the deep-seated longing in my heart
It seems foreseeable that tomorrow will be filled with bright corridors
Sorrow is sometimes seasoned by you like a candy
You encouraged me to look forward
Looking at my inner shore, a group of flowers blooming in full bloom
I was written in your eyes and blinked
You were written to sing in my song
We are written to love each other in our hearts
(Above are the lyrics of the song 'You Are Written in My Song' sung by students)
During the discussion and exchange session, the attending teachers spoke freely and vividly demonstrated the good spirit and demeanor of our teachers. Former Party Secretary of the Law School, Professor Mao Huixi, extended holiday greetings to the teachers of the school, expressing confidence in our school's strong promotion of the spirit of educators and the cultivation of legal talents to lead the future. He also stated that he will continue to use his remaining energy to help our school's various undertakings thrive.
Meng Hong, former Secretary of the Party Committee of the Law School, feels proud and honored to engage in the field of education, and has two expectations for the future of the Law School. Firstly, she hopes that the Law School can seize the development opportunity of cultivating foreign-related legal talents and continue to strengthen its strength; Secondly, we hope to strengthen the cultivation of young teachers' teaching abilities, attract more outstanding talents to be enthusiastic, meticulous, long-term, and lifelong in teaching.
Professor Gao Ge, Director of the Alumni Working Committee of the Law School, reviewed the history of the college from three stages: its establishment, rapid progress, and steady rise. He pointed out the need to inherit the fine traditions, unite the team strength, and promote common development. Teacher Gao emphasized that as a teacher, we should adhere to the principle of putting students first, hold a childlike heart, and cultivate a garden full of peaches and plums.
Professor Yang Dengfeng reviewed his over forty years of teaching experience and expressed that he has gained a great sense of happiness in his teaching position. Professor Gong Xianghe expressed his full recognition that teaching is the most noble profession under the sun, and with full enthusiasm, interpreted the confidence in building an education powerhouse and the determination to help law schools develop rapidly. Professor Yu Lishen expressed his earnest hope for the construction of a law school that matches the sustainable development of first-class universities, encouraging teachers to keep up with the times and impart cutting-edge knowledge to students. Professor Hu Chaoyang expressed sincere gratitude to the members of the leadership team of the Law School, affirmed the vigorous and energetic spirit of the Law School, and hoped that the School would continue to thrive. Professor Wang Lusheng stated that personal development is inseparable from the continuous improvement of the college. He believes that in today's school environment and era, the law school has great potential. Professor Liang Yunbao expressed sincere wishes for Teacher's Day and sincere gratitude to the college to all the teachers.
Mr. Liu Jianli, the chairman of the Law School Union, Mr. Chen Daoying, the director of the Constitutional Research Office, Mr. Zheng Xiaojun, the representative of young teachers, and Mr. Dong Guozhen, the director of the office, also spoke and exchanged views, sharing the sense of happiness and honor gained as teachers, and stating that they will make the greatest effort to contribute to the development and construction of the college in the future.
Explore things to gain knowledge, with Wen Rui leading the way. The college has specially prepared a themed cake, which was cut by teachers Mao Huixi, Meng Hong, and teachers Wang Lusheng, Xiong Zhanglin, Shan Pingji, and Yang Jie, who are celebrating their 40th birthdays this year, to wish the law school new achievements and a leap to new heights.
Strengthening the construction of the teaching staff is the most important foundation work for building a strong education country. This event fully responded to the call of the Ministry of Education and mobilized the active participation of teachers and students, allowing the college teachers to truly feel the care and concern of the college, the respect and love of students, and spent a festival full of achievement, honor, and happiness. This not only focuses on demonstrating our institute's adherence to Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era as a guide, in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the 2nd and 3rd Plenary Sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and vigorously carrying forward the spirit of educators, but also comprehensively demonstrates our institute's new era of high-quality and professionalized teachers. The Law School extends festive greetings and heartfelt thanks to the teachers who have worked hard in teaching, research, and management, as well as to the retired teachers who have made important contributions to the construction and development of the school!