Harvest Autumn delivers bright time and welcomes thestudents from all directions, and the fragrance of apricot forest creates abright future.  On the morning ofSeptember 9, there was a grand opening ceremony for the 2018 freshmen at thestadium.  Li Xinzhang, secretaryof the Party Committee of WFMU, Guan Yingjun, President of WFMU , ZhangWeihua, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of WFMU , Sun Hongwei, Zhu Jun,Jing Xixue, Ge Guowen, Liu Jun, vice president of WFMU , and Tian Yanling,secretary of the  Discipline  Inspection Committee of WFMU, attended theopening ceremony.  All 2018-gradedoctoral students, postgraduates, undergraduates, representative of professors,students and parents and military training members, heads of departments , theexecutive directors of the institutions of the Affiliated Hospital Groupattended the ceremony.  The openingceremony was hosted by Zhu Jun.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the opening ceremony of the2018 freshmen started in the majestic national anthem.  Guan Yingjun delivered a warm speech.  On behalf of the teachers and students ,sheexpressed her warm congratulations and welcome to the 3,452 2018 undergraduateand postgraduate students who joined the family of  Weifang Medical Univerty. She expressed herheartfelt gratitude to parents’trust and support.

Guan Yingjun said that the opening ceremony is a datethat looks forward to the whole summer. The youthful time is wonderful, yetshort-lived. Only those who are self-disciplined to the extreme will have awonderful life.  Secretary General, XiJinping said at the May Fourth Youth League Symposium: University is aplace where people are talented、trained andcultivated, and it is the places where young people learn knowledge, grow theirtalents, and realize their dreams . Weifang Medical University will be asax to serve students.  We will do ourbest to help students accumulate knowledge, accumulate strength and realizetheir dreams.

Eir youthful passion and pursue their youthful ideals intheir struggles, dream in medical knowledge , and being as new era youths who dare to have dreams, dare to chasedreams, and be diligent in dreams.

First, we must dare to have dreams, look up at the stars,and make aspirations.  Dreams are thedriving force of life, but also the direction of navigation. Students shouldclosely combine their personal ideals with the future of the motherland, thedestiny of the nation, the call of the times, and the needs of the people. Theymust inherit the Chinese cultural genes, inherit the fine traditions of thenation, brave the burden of the times, root from the people, benefit thesociety, and contribute to the country. On the eve of the first ChinesePhysician's Day this year, Bethune-style excellent doctor wasofficially announced. Among the 81 people in the list, there are 1971-Gradealumnus , Professor Qin Sihe, 1980-Grade alumnus,Professor Zang Yunjin, and 1984-Grade alumnus,Professor Wang Xiaobing.Healing skills, self-improving , alumni have formed thestory of Weifang Medical University: high degree, depth and passion.  Freshmen of WFMU, let us follow the footstepsof outstanding alumni, carry forward the humanitarian spirit of saving lives,and make new contributions to the improvement of people's health.

Secondly , be brave in chasing dreams, be realistic andpragmatic.  Dreams start from learning,and careers depend on their skills. Standing at a new starting point in life, students need to focus on forgingthe three forces of learning, practicality, and creativity, and use knowledgeto create a shining youth card. The Collaborative Innovation Center of“Organizational Engineering and Rehabilitation” of WFMU has mastered the mostadvanced core technology of cartilage regeneration in China. The center teamincludes  Prof. Tang Shengjian , who has50 year’s working experience,and the young “dream catcher” ,1992 Grade Alumnus, prof. Zhou Guangdong. The spirit of “Continuous self-improvement and  forward determination” is the  inspiring spirit of WFMU , which encourage usto strive for excellence in the dream-seeking journey and achieve breakthroughone by one .  New freshmen of WFMU , letus regard the pursuit of excellence as a habit, cultivate innovative thinking,enhance the ability to innovate, and constantly surpass ourselves and surpassthe predecessors.

Third, we must be diligent in the dream, persevere forwhole life.  Goal and  planning is important, and focus andpersistence are more important.  In Mayof this year, Prof. Shi Weiyun, a graduate student of 1989-grade in  ophthalmology and medicine, won the highestaward of science and technology in Shandong Province,depends on his 30 years ofpersistence and persistence. He became the third alumnus who have won thishonor,after Academician Xie Lixin and Academician Yu Jinming. Freshmen of WFMU,let us on the road to dreams, only ask the beginning of the heart,no materothers, let the youth in the struggle to do the best by myself, and strive to becomea newcomer to the national renaissance.

At the opening ceremony, the representative of teachers,the national May 1st Labor Medal winner, the doctoral tutor,Prof. Lu Guohua; The representative of freshmen, the 2018 pharmacyundergraduate Dong Xiaowen;The representative of freshmen, the public crisismanagement professional 2018-gread doctoral student Lu Youhua; Therepresentative of students, human anatomy and histology and embryology majorLiu Jinmeng, made speech respectively

On this special day, WFMU delivered blessings for thebirthday of 11 freshmen of undergraduates and 3 new postgraduate students.Thestudents were delighted to receive a set of Ordinary World booksand notebooks with school logos presented by the president's handwritinginscription, and sincerely wish the students be the best ofthemselves.  Vice-president, ZhuJun personally presented a beautiful birthday cake to the students. Theteachers and students spent a memorable and meaningful collective birthdaytogether. 

President of WFMU , Prof .Guan Yingjun delivered a warm speech

Vice President of WFMU , Zhu Jun , hosted the ceremony

Representative of teachers , Prof. Lu Guohua delivered a speech

Representativeof Doctor Degree Freshmen ,Lu Youhua delivered a speech

Representative of students ,Liu Jinmeng delivered a speech

Representative of Undergraduate Freshmen ,Dong Xiaowen delivered a speech

Flag-Raising Ceremony