Tsinghua Celebrates Teacher's Day

Tsinghua Celebrates Teacher's Day

By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

At a ceremony on September 10 to mark China s 25th Teacher's Day, Tsinghua University advanced education groups and faculty were honored in the Auditorium.Vice Chairperson of the University Council Han Jingyang hosted the event attended by more than 500 faculty.

Tsinghua University President Gu Binglin, University Council Chairman Hu Heping, Vice President Chen Xu, Vice President Xie Weihe, Vice President Cheng Jianping, Vice President Yuan Si, and President Assistant Song Yonghua attended the ceremony.

President Gu, on behalf of Tsinghua, congratulated the honorees. In his address, President Gu presented his thoughts on education and university development. He encouraged the teachers to continue to forge ahead in cultivating talents with innovative spirits and in conducting advanced research as an integral part of the plan to build Tsinghua into a world-class institution of higher learning.

(Photo by Guo Haijun)