徐扬生校长在香港中文大学（深圳）第五届研究生毕业典礼上的讲话

徐扬生校长

在第五届研究生毕业典礼上的讲话 

徐扬生

中国工程院院士

香港中文大学（深圳）校长

各位同学、各位家长，各位朋友、各位同事，以及在座的各位来宾，女士们、先生们：

大家好！今天是个大喜的日子，首先我要向全体毕业生同学以及在座的所有家长表示衷心的祝贺！同时，亦要向在座的各位来宾表示由衷的感谢，特别要感谢刘明康教授和唐本忠教授为此次研究生毕业典礼担任主讲嘉宾，相信你们的寄语会为同学们带来终生受益的启发和思考！

同学们，今年对于深圳来说，具有非常重要的意义，既是深圳改革开放四十年的一个重要的里程碑，同时也是粤港澳大湾区建设、深圳社会主义先行示范区建设的一个崭新的起点。在这样一个继往开来的时刻，我们回顾过去，可以看到深圳在这四十年中，从一个籍籍无名的边陲小县，到如今的创新之都，实实在在地发生了翻天覆地的变化。这种变化具有深刻的启示意义，大到一座城市、一个国家，小到对于一所大学、甚至每一个个体而言，都可以从中学习和领悟到很多宝贵的道理，我觉得有三个方面的精神，是非常值得我们大家思考和学习的。

第一，是开放的精神。可以说，改革开放是一个巨大的动力，焕发了所有人的青春与力量，打破了所有的枷锁，从而创造了奇迹。深圳是非常年轻的移民城市，正是因为开放、包容、敢为天下先的锐气与勇气，才能够持续地吸引人才来到这个城市创新及创业。

第二，是创新的精神。深圳之所以能够成为今天的深圳，就是一次非常有前瞻性和创造性的创新之举。正因为深圳没有历史、文化等等方面的包袱，所以他敢于尝试、敢于突破，敢于创造，永远走在时代的最前沿，成为了今天的创新之都，在制度、文化、商业、科技等等多个方面都成为了中国最为先进、最具前瞻性和探索精神的城市。

第三，是实干的精神。我觉得深圳是干实事的一个地方，走在前头，干在实处，说在低位，深圳是干出来的，不是说出来的。深圳是从无到有、一砖一瓦白手起家建设起来的，在深圳这片土地上也多的是白手起家的创业者、开拓者和实干家。如果没有这种实干的精神，就不会有深圳的崛起和腾飞。

香港中文大学（深圳）校长徐扬生教授致辞

如果说四十年前，深圳曾处在命运转折的历史时刻，那么今天，深圳又再次站在了历史的选择面前，而等待我们的是更加宏伟的蓝图和更令人振奋的事业，我希望我们的同学们能够听到时代的声音，抓住历史的机遇，投身到粤港澳大湾区的建设与发展中来，成为见证历史、参与历史、创造历史的领军者和弄潮儿，为国家和社会的发展贡献自己的力量！

临别前，我还想对诸位提三点要求。第一，不光要用中国的眼光看世界，也要学会用世界的眼光看中国。青年人要同国家一起，不断自省、不断自我完善。只有这样才能永远保持活力。第二，不能以静态的眼光来观察我们所处的社会，必须用动态的眼光，要具有前瞻性，要看得见十年、二十年乃至更久以后社会的需求是什么、人类的需求是什么，并以之作为奋斗和钻研的方向。第三，要保持创造力，保持独立思考的能力。未来是属于有思想、有洞见并为之付出行动的人的。我希望大家保持好奇心，保持另辟蹊径的勇气。

同学们，明天你们就要离开这里，这个你们熟悉的校园，奔赴世界各地。同学们，人生是一场了不起的遇见，我见到你们，你们见到我们，来到这所大学，都是了不起的遇见。也许有一天我不能站在这里，也许我只能坐着见你，也许有一天我不在了，但是同学们，这所学校的校门永远为你开着，这所学校的灯永远为你亮着，这所学校永远是你的精神故乡，不管你走到哪里，不管你是成功还是失败，贫穷还是富贵，你永远是这所学校为之骄傲的孩子，同学们，我祝福你们！

二零二零年十一月二十一日

Dear graduates, parents, friends, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning! This is a day for joy and celebration. To our 486 graduates and your families, I wish to express my heart-felt congratulations! I would also like to thank our honorable guests for being with us today. My special thanks go to our keynote speakers Prof. LIU Mingkang and Prof. TANG Benzhong. We very much look forward to hearing your speeches and I believe our graduates will hugely profit from this privilege.

This year is historically important to Shenzhen. On one hand, this vibrant city has arrived at a significant milestone in its 40 years’ reform and opening-up, on the other hand, Shenzhen has come to another fresh beginning in its new role as the engine of the Greater Bay Area and the country's first pioneering demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics. We are at the high time to carry forward the great causes that have been started and forge ahead into the future with new initiatives. Looking back, within 40 years, Shenzhen has metamorphosed into a city of innovation from an obscure town. The changes that have taken place are indeed beyond imagination. Such changes and the causes behind, I believe, can inspire and inform the lives of many. It can even shed light on the development of institutes, cities and countries. I have ventured to summarize the key to Shenzhen’s success into three aspects.

First and foremost, Shenzhen upholds an open and inclusive attitude. Reform and opening-up has served as an enormous driving force, energizing the city and its people, breaking barriers, and giving rise to innumerable miracles of development. With merely 40 years’ history, Shenzhen has become Asia’s fifth largest city. It is the very openness, inclusiveness, and trail-blazing spirit that keeps attracting talents from all sectors of the globe to come and settle.

President Yangsheng Xu delivers an opening speech

Second, Shenzhen owes its success to its vision for the future and its tremendous creativity. That Shenzhen has no long-established history and culture to set limits to its possibilities enables people here to try things untried and do things undone. As a result, this young city takes the lead in many areas, daily breaking new grounds in polices, commerce, culture and science.

Third, Shenzhen is established upon the very spirit of down-to-earthness. People here are keen for innovation, practical in action, and moderate in singing one’s own praises. It is built upon the hard work and dedication of its citizens out of literally nothing. That’s why we call this city home to trailblazers, entrepreneurs, and men and women of action. This down-to-earth spirit has shaped Shenzhen’s past, determined its present, and will continue to empower its future.

Dear students, 40 years ago, Shenzhen had its decisive turning point in destiny, and today, Shenzhen has once again come to a historical moment. The only difference is that what awaits us ahead now is a blueprint even grander a prospect even greater. Dear graduates, I encourage you to rise to the need of our time. I encourage you to seize the opportunities that are being created in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area. I also encourage you to channel your individual talents and ambition into the greater momentum of regional and national advancement. We are not just witnessing history. We are each of us shaping and defining a shared future by the decisions we make and the efforts we render TODAY.

President Yangsheng Xu takes photos with postgraduate students

Before parting, allow me to make a few more suggestions. First, remember to shift your perspective every now and then. Instead of seeing the world through China’s perspective always, try to view China through the world’s perspective sometimes. As young men and young women, you must strive for self-perfection through constant self-reflection and adjustment. Second, please know that the world we live in is ever-changing, its needs and expectations being dynamic. That being said, we must approach our society with our eyes open to its future possibilities. Instead of fixing our eyes on what it is now, we might as well explore what the region, the country, or even the human community would be most in need of after 10 years, 20 years, or even longer. Then you may calibrate your goals correspondingly. Third, stay creative and never let go of your independent thinking ability. The future belongs to those who think creatively, act sensibly, and inspire others with original ideas. I hope you will cherish your curiosity for inquiry and your courage for thinking differently.

Dear graduates, I see that you are in full sail and ready to depart for each of your destinations. Life can be well said to be an incredible meeting and parting. Our paths crossed here at CUHK-Shenzhen and we have made an impact in one another’s life. There might be a day when I will no longer be able to stand here and talk to you as I do today, but this campus will remain your home. As I said before, at this university, a light will always be kept for you. Wherever you go, whatever accomplishment or disappointment you might be experiencing, please remember that you will forever be called children of this university. I and those on the platform will be proud of you. Dear graduates, I give you my best wishes!

Thank you!

November 21st, 2020

Postgraduate students 

bid farewell to the journey at CUHK-Shenzhen

CUHK-Shenzhen 

香港中文大学（深圳）

结合传统与现代  融会中国与西方

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