Forge ahead on a new journey——Written on the occasion of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The majestic Shangxiang, the fate of the country. Always undertake the mission and keep pace with the times.

Golden Autumn October, in the exhibition hall on the first floor of Peking University Library, many teachers and students are stopping to watch< span style='font-size: 14px;text-indent: 32px;caret-color: red;color: rgb(156, 0, 0);"Microsoft YaHei";'> "Welcome to the new era of the twenty major endeavors— —Peking University Reform and Development Ten Years Achievements Photo Exhibition". The pictures on the exhibition board condensed the memories of Peking University students, and the confidence and joy filled the hearts of teachers and students.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "Cultivate who, The fundamental question of how to train people and for whom" is in front of the educational cause. The answer to this question runs through the main line of work that Peking University has promoted in recent years.

Comrade Xi Jinping visited Peking University six times after he came to the central government to work , replied or sent congratulatory letters to Peking University teachers, students and alumni seven times, and delivered many important speeches. At the symposium for teachers and students of Peking University in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Prosperous education leads to prosperity of the country, strong education makes the country strong. Higher education is an important symbol of a country's development level and development potential."

The earnest entrustment is full of the expectations of the party and the country. Forging ahead in the new era for ten years, Peking University has gradually embarked on a connotative development path of building a world-class university with Chinese characteristics.

May 2, 2018 General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Peking University. Source: Xinhua News Agency

On May 2, 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Peking University for inspection. In the Jinguang Life Science Building, he carefully inspected a Laser accelerator prototype device. The team of Yan Xueqing, School of Physics, Peking University reported to the General Secretary: "From the principles of physics, to The construction of the prototype, and finally continuous improvement and perfection, the whole process is completed by us Chinese.”

In 2012, with the goal of "making the accelerator into a device", Yan Xueqing repeatedly conducted experiments and debugging day and night. This year, the "ultra-small laser ion accelerator and key technology research and development" project led by academician Chen Jia'er and him won the national special project for the development of major scientific instruments and equipment.

Five years later, Yan Xueqing led the team to build the world's first 1% energy-dispersive laser accelerator and irradiation device with adjustable proton energy (1-15MeV) at Peking University.

In 2022, in Huairou Science City, the Beijing Laser Acceleration Innovation Center led by Yan Xueqing will be completed soon. In the future, here will promote laser accelerators and energy, space, biology And the cross-integration of materials and other disciplines will provide conditions for research in frontier scientific fields such as radiation medicine, frontier physics, nuclear energy sustainability, and advanced materials, and will also improve the overall competition level of scientific research infrastructure in the field of advanced particle accelerators and new light sources in my country.

Yan Xueqing's ten-year scientific research journey is just an excellent epitome of Peking University's academic research——

Shen Qian, aiming at the direction of major issues in basic research; exerting efforts, continuously tackling key problems of independent innovation; transforming, implementing the "four orientations", and building a closely linked ecology of industry, university and research.

At Peking University, the new generation of stem cell technology, the application of graphene material preparation, the new technology of carbon tube CMOS integrated circuits and optoelectronic devices without doping, the miniature two-photon display Micro-imaging system, resource reflection mechanism and efficient interoperability technology of cloud-device fusion system, ultra-high-definition video codec technology... leading and original achievements are constantly being released. Over the past ten years, Peking University has won a total of 38 national science and technology awards.

Multimodal in Huairou Science City A bird's-eye view of a major national science and technology infrastructure for state-of-the-art cross-scale biomedical imaging

In 2021, the general artificial intelligence experimental class of Peking University will officially start. Here, knowledge learning and scientific research complement each other. Interested young students can freely choose courses in the special training system and explore various application tracks.

The goal of "Tongban" is clear: to cultivate world-class top compound AI talents and guide industry reform. Leading founder Professor Zhu Songchun summarizes the meaning of "tong" in this way : The "general knowledge" that intersects the humanities and social sciences, integrates the "general intelligence" that penetrates the six major fields of artificial intelligence and the "general knowledge" that integrates into all walks of life.

Under the era of great changes, competition and cooperation between countries increasingly depend on original innovation capabilities. China's high-level research universities must focus on cultivating more original and more leadership talents of the new era.

At Peking University, there are still many innovative attempts to cultivate talents like "Tongban":Interdisciplinary directions such as "Integrated Science" and "Computing Art", projects such as "International Organization" and "Grassroots Governance", and "Future Development" for undergraduates in basic disciplines and doctoral students in frontier fields Distinguished Scholars Program"...

Facing the needs of the country, dig deep into the foundation of disciplines, create a systematic talent training program, so as to realize energy storage at the source. What is reflected behind this is the advantage of the integration of disciplines in Beijing University , the courage to be the first in the world, and the responsibility to lead the future.

Protect the deep roots and leaves of the basic disciplines of Peking University Mao. In 2017, 41 disciplines of Peking University were selected into the list of first-class discipline construction, ranking first among universities in the country. Continuously expand and strengthen traditional advantageous disciplines; Supporting the "unpopular learning", Sanskrit and Oriental studies in Peking University are endless, explaining the continuous Ancient civilizations on the Silk Road...

< span style='font-size: 14px;"Microsoft YaHei";'>Follow the book and focus on innovation on the basis of strong cooperation. From disciplines to academic departments, to interdisciplinary research institutions, Peking University promotes the construction of mechanisms that are conducive to solving real problems, Clinical medicine + X, regional and country studies, carbon neutral core science and technology, "digital intelligence +"... New academic growth points in cutting-edge cross-fields Constantly produced.

< span style='font-size: 14px;"Microsoft YaHei";'> "Cultivate academics, activate thinking", Peking University Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences takes the lead in promoting the cross-integration of humanities and social sciences, and new sprouts are seen in a series of academic activities; aiming at major frontier issues, Beijing International Mathematics Research Center, Quantum Materials Science Center, Biomedical Frontier Innovation Center, Kavli Astronomy and Celestial Objects New interdisciplinary research centers such as the Institute of Physics endow talents and knowledge with sufficient space for integration and exchange.

20At 10:23 on May 15, 18, on the snow-capped top of Mount Everest, "Peking University spirit , always at the top"The slogan rang out in the air. Peking University Everest mountaineering team successfully climbed to the summit, and Peking University climbed on top of the world Raise the national flag and school flag.

May 2018, Peking University The mountaineering team successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest

On October 1, 2019, the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 2,232 Peking University teachers and students walked through Tiananmen Square< span style="font-size: 14px;color: #3f3f3f;">, holding torches symbolizing the responsibility of youth, they shouted again"Unite and revitalize China"The strong voice of the times. This is the echo of history, and also the determination of Peking University to walk with the country.

In 2022, Beijing will become the first city to host the Double Olympics, and Peking University staff will help the Winter Olympics "towards the future together". In the "Ice Ribbon" of the National Speed ​​Skating Stadium, the carbon dioxide transcritical refrigeration system developed by the team of Professor Zhang Xinrong from the School of Engineering, Peking University The "fastest ice rink"; more than 1,600 Peking University teachers and students and medical staff in the two places and three competition areas guarded the posts of volunteer service and medical security; three Peking University collectives were awarded the commendation of the Party Central Committee and the State Council.

January 2022, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics Peking University Volunteer Departure Ceremony

Since its establishment 124 years ago, Peking University has been deeply involved in the grand cause of national rejuvenation, national development and social progress with its deep family and country feelings and rich ideological heritage. This is one of the strengths of Peking University. Source, the foundation of running a school. In the journey of the new era, Peking University has taken advantage of the momentum and worked hard to build a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. Show new deeds on the road.

Every year at the end of the summer vacation, Peking University students return with first-line knowledge of the south and north of the motherland. They walked out of the campus and felt the pulse of the development of the motherland in the fields and factory workshops.

"Like a beam of light lighting up another beam of light, the spirit of the ancestors realized during this trip to Hebei ignites The ideal corner of my heart."Dong Weiqi, a 2020 undergraduate student of the Law School, said with emotion that in the summer vacation of 2021, under the leadership of the teachers of the school, she and more than ten students went to Hebei Zhengding, Xibaipo and other places to visit and practice.

in new On the Journey, BeijingUniversity consciously learns from the century-old party history Inherit the red gene, polish the red background of Peking University, and continue the red blood. "Century Party History" In the classroom, Chen Jin, Liu Tong, Huang Daoxuan and other famous scholars in the study of party history narrate the most vivid textbook of party history, leading people with ideas, Impress people with academic theory;Unnamed lakeside,"It's just a hundred years of elegance" song meetingSing out the hearts of several generations of Peking University people... Party history learning and education play a long-term guiding role on the campus of Peking University. Since Mr. Li Dazhao set up the banner of China's earliest dissemination of Marxism in the Red Building of Peking University, Peking University has always been in the same heart, direction, and walk with the party.

In 2021, "Start from the Heart" According to legend, the mission is always on our shoulders—Peking University's theme exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China" was exhibited in the library of Peking University

Based on profound academic advantages, give full play to the leading role of the discipline of Marxist theory, and conduct in-depth study and research to explain Xi Jinping's socialist thought with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Since 2015, Peking University has hosted the Three World Marxist Congresses, creating an international top Marxist academic Exchange and discussion platform; continue to promote the "Ma Zang" compilation and research project, and strengthen the localization of Marxism influence and voice. In 2018, Peking University Xi Jinping Institute of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was established to innovate the party's theory , National development and reform provide theoretical support and advisory services.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly: "Ideological and political courses are the key courses to implement the fundamental task of Lideshuren."< /span>The establishment of a one-credit compulsory course on ideological and political practice, and the construction of 286 ideological and political education practice bases are one of Peking University's new measures for ideological and political education in recent years. In order to continuously enhance the ideological, theoretical, affinity, and pertinence of this "key course", Peking University strives to build "three-dimensional, thematic Ideological and political course teaching system, which makes "ideological and political courses" and "course ideological and political" work together.

In 2018, the academician team of Zhang Yuanhang from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering was selected into the first batch of national Huang Danian-style teaching team. "Legacy", is the most frequently mentioned word when Zhang Yuanhang talked about teaching and scientific research. Academician Tang Xiaoyan, the founder of the team, has always adhered to the "for people, for things, for learning" Trinity education concept Every teacher in the team has continued to write this tradition of teacher-teacher ethics in the practice of scientific research and education.

In the course of "Respecting Life, Caring for Life", Zhu Xueguang, an over 80-year-old professor of Peking University Health Science Center, taught young students her understanding of medicine in the past 50 years of clinical practice, teaching and research. Zhu Xueguang said:"In medical education, teachers must set up templates that can be copied, inspire and influence students .”

Taking teaching as a science to delve into, regarding delivering value as a natural responsibility, the importance of educating people in the minds of Beijing masters is self-evident.

In 2018, Peking University established a teaching series award. Where, "Teaching Achievement Award"Reward teachers who have been teaching in the front line for more than 20 years and are recognized as first-class. Zhu Xueguang, Yan Buke, Li Yining, Zhang Lihe, Zhao Dunhua, Bai Jianjun, Tao Shu... Now, this The list of awardees is getting longer and longer, and Peking University's ethos of educating people first is becoming stronger and stronger.

There are "big gentlemen" who bow down and set an example, and there are also young and middle-aged teachers who set an example for students.

At the age of 29, Liu Ying became a doctoral supervisor at Peking University. "Scientific research is like a I am going to run a marathon, I have identified this road, and I will continue to run no matter how hard I work.” With a pure passion for life sciences, Liu Ying focuses on more original and pioneering topics in the field of cell stress and homeostasis regulation. In addition to scientific research, she is also passionate about popular science education, teaching the public and rural schools "the power of reading ".

with"Strengthen fundamentals, promote intersection, respect choice, teach excellence" as a concept, since 2016, Peking University has explored and promoted a series of undergraduate education reforms. Nowadays, a talent training system that combines general education and professional education has been initially established.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly at the 24th meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform: "It is necessary to plan in all directions For talent training in basic disciplines, scientifically determine the scale of talent training, optimize the structural layout, carry out systematic and chain-like design in terms of selection, training, evaluation, use, and guarantee, and vigorously cultivate a large number of basic research talents that are urgently needed for national innovation and development.”

In the fall semester of 2022, Peking University officially launched the "Physics Excellent Talent Training Program", is committed to cultivating leading talents with both patriotic feelings and international vision, innovative spirit and practical ability. From talent selection to talent cultivation, explore the Peking University path and Peking University program for cultivating top-notch talents in basic disciplines.

September 2021, "Boya Science Lecture" course site

Transform basic subject advantages into educational advantages, Peking University poured their thoughts into it. Peking University was approved for construction19 training bases for top-notch students in basic disciplines, the number of which ranks first in the country. In 2020, Peking University will include 10 A+ subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, biological sciences, history, archaeology, philosophy, Chinese language and literature, and basic medicine into "Strong Foundation Plan", and design a diversified and comprehensive training program to build "Classroom Learning + Key Laboratory and Discussion Group"Research and practice platform, employing academicians, chair professors, scholars funded by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, etc. to serve as class teachers and tutors.

Continuing to speed up the training of high-level talents in short supply, Peking University urgently needs the country. Expand investment in graduate education resources and implement "Support Plan for Urgently Needed Talents in Key Fields", to implement the country's urgently needed high-level talent training action plan. Highlight the integration of science and education, take the lead in jointly training doctoral students with national laboratories such as Changping, Pengcheng, and Hefei, and provide strong support for high-level basic research talents to obtain original innovation; focus on the integration of production and education, deepen school-enterprise talent training cooperation, and launch "Frontier Engineering Doctorate Professional Degree" project cultivates high-level applied talents for industry progress and industrial upgrading.

Keep in mind the entrustment and lay a solid foundation. The three basic tasks emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping when he inspected Peking University in 2018 have been vividly practiced at Peking University.

Education that casts the soul, educates people, and enlightens the soul can only flourish if it is solid.

In 2021, the new Changping campus of Peking University will be officially opened, ushered in the first A group of graduate students. Focusing on the overall situation, this is Peking University's "New Engineering" An important support for the strategy.

In the "New Engineering" strategy, Peking University has incorporated a unique ideological connotation:Start engineering with reason, promote engineering with science;Using literature to refine engineering to build an engineering discipline that contains humanistic spirit ;Promote more with work, strengthen the radiation effect of new engineering on humanities and social sciences, science, medicine and other disciplines, and promote interdisciplinary integration.

The direction is set, but it is a cohesive force, and the strength of Peking University launches a charge to the cutting-edge technology. School of Electronics, School of Computer, School of Integrated Circuits, School of Intelligence , School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Future Technology... A number of new institutions have been established one after another.

Self-innovation, not completed. Peking University has always set its sights higher and farther.

2022 In July, the 29th International Congress of Mathematicians, known as the "Olympics of Mathematics", opened. Beijing 6 university teachers were invited to give a report, Academician E Weinan gave a 1-hour conference report, and 5 teachers including Zhu Xiaohua, Zhang Zhifei, Dong Bin, Liu Yi, and Ding Jian gave a 45-minute invited report, Another 8 Peking University Mathematics alumni were invited to make reports. The "golden generation" of mathematics at Peking University once again bloomed on the world stage.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry favors fundamental breakthroughs in the field of bio-orthogonal chemistry, and a new generation of young scholars from Peking University has also been studying this for a long time and constantly exploring frontiers. Chen Peng's team from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering first proposed the concept of "bioorthogonal shearing reaction" in 2014, and developed a "unique" protein activation technology. in the field of bioorthogonal chemistry In terms of principle breakthroughs and applications, they are continuing to promote original innovation.

In the era of precision medicine, high-tech technology continues to create miracles of life. Qiao Jie, Xie Xiaoliang, Tang Fuchou team system researchplant MARSALA, a new method of pre-embryo genetic diagnosis, comprehensively improves the coverage and accuracy of diagnosis, prevents single-gene genetic diseases, and avoids the birth of children; severe blood diseases have troubled countless families, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation "Cultivate soil to generate gold", Huang Xiaojun's team at Peking University People's Hospital pioneered the internationally recognized Non-in vitro T-haplotype-identical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation system, to break through the world problem of lack of donor sources, known internationally as the "Beijing Plan" "...Peking University Medicine, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, will continue to serve the healthy China strategy with profound strength.

Peking University Medicine sent 454 aid The Hubei medical team went to the front line in Wuhan. The picture shows the Peking University medical aid Hubei anti-epidemic medical team reliving the oath of joining the party on the front line of the Wuhan anti-epidemic

"Help on the horse, give a ride, and care for a lifetime", in 2021, Peking University will launch a lifelong learning program for on-the-job selected students< span style='font-size: 14px;caret-color: red;"Microsoft YaHei";'>"Salary Plan". At present, Peking University has sent more than 3,500 selected students to various provinces, With batches of selected students going to the grassroots frontline as the link, Peking University is closely connected with the land of China.

In the "Fire Class", Han Yuhai, vice president of the Xi Jinping Institute of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Peking University Say affectionately to the candidates:"The origin of transforming the world is to understand the current China; and the best entry point to understand China is to go deep into the grassroots. I hope you will take root Grass-roots, rooted in the people, and tempered the original intention in a difficult environment."