On April 29th, the celebration of the 98th anniversary of NEU - the launching ceremony of the centennial celebration project was held in Cai Guanshen Lecture Hall of Hanqing Hall. Mr. Zhuang Zhigang, an outstanding alumnus and the former Party Secretary of Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd; Shi Xiaowei, world champion of the 15th Simulated Steelmaking Challenge; Xiong Xiaomei, Party Secretary of NEU; Feng Xiating, president of NEU; Wen Bangchun, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wang Guodong, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; university leaders; heads of departments of the university; and representatives of teachers and students of the university attended the conference. Vice President Sun Lei presided over the conference. There were two branch meeting venues in the Hunnan Campus and Qinhuangdao Campus, and the meeting was broadcast live to the alumni of NEU all over the world.
Xiong Xiaomei delivered a speech on behalf of the university to extend festive greetings and best wishes to all the teachers, students and alumni of the university and to express gratitude to all the leaders, colleagues from other universities at home and abroad, and friends from all walks of life who had long cared for and supported the development of the university. She hoped that all the teachers and students of the university would keep in mind the lyrics of the school song and work hard together to make greater contributions to building NEU into a stronger university when it is 100 years old, to building China into a modern socialist country in an all-round way and rejuvenating the Chinese nation.
Feng Xiating announced the Preparatory Plan for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of NEU. Feng said that Northeaster University was about to reach a significant milestone in two years, and that it was time to pool people's efforts to make more brilliant achievements. He said that it was the common wish of all the teachers and students, alumni at home and abroad and people from all walks of life who had long cared about and supported the development of NEU to make an elaborate preparation plan for the 100th anniversary celebration.
Xiong Xiaomei; Feng Xiating; representatives of alumni Zhuang Zhigang and Shi Xiaowei; a representative of retired teachers Dou Shenggong; a representative of young teachers Han Chong; and representatives of school students Qian Yizhuo and Cui Lingyi jointly started the countdown to the 100th anniversary celebration engineering project. The 100th anniversary celebration project of NEU was then launched. Participants of the meeting burst into thunderous applause.
The celebration meeting ended with the passionate school song.
