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欢迎辞

宁波诺丁汉大学校长杨福家：

2021年的新生们，欢迎你们来到宁波诺丁汉大学。

宁波诺丁汉大学党委书记应雄：

大家好！我是宁波诺丁汉大学党委书记应雄，欢迎各位新同学来到宁诺大家庭。

宁波诺丁汉大学执行校长尼克·迈尔斯：

欢迎2025届的新生！我是执行校长尼克迈尔斯，欢迎你们来到宁波诺丁汉大学。

我很高兴在此欢迎大家，在这里的时光将会是你们人生中影响和改变最大的几年。我希望你们为接下来在宁诺的四年做好准备，在这里，我们将帮助你们成就非凡。

首先，我想邀请杨校长来分享他对宁诺的看法。

Opening and Greetings

Professor Yang Fujia, President of UNNC:

Congratulations to all freshmen on entering the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. Welcome!

Mr Ying Xiong, Party Secretary of UNNC:

Hi, I am Ying Xiong, the Party Secretary of the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. Welcome to the big family of UNNC.

Professor Nick Miles, Provost and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of UNNC:

Welcome, Class of 2025! I’m Provost Nick Miles. It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

It’s a great pleasure to welcome our new students here today for what is sure to be the most life-changing and influential years of your lives. I hope you are ready for the next four years at UNNC where we will prepare you to be extraordinary.

First, I would like to invite President Yang to share his opinions of UNNC.

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宁波诺丁汉大学是一所什么样的大学？

杨校长：

宁波诺丁汉大学，它的主要特色是培养大学生为主的。由于这样子的要求，我可以说，学生们毕业的时候可以非常有胆量地讲，什么事情我都能干的，只要适合国家的要求，我都能干的。所以，学校给他的是一个最基础的东西，这个时代很多东西在变化的，如果你分的很细，今天的东西明天恐怕就过时了，而要培养学生的东西，是最基础的，不会随着时间的变化差异很大。

这样，学生能比较长时间地为国家做出贡献。国外的学校是不一样的，如果从我刚才讲的培养大学生的角度来看，有名的哈佛大学排在第八名，而耶鲁大学排在第十名。所以，不同的学校有不同的要求，你怎么来发挥实际的特长，学生才能够对国家做出更大的贡献，这对学生也是种负责，能够使得学生毕业以后为国家、为世界做出更大的贡献。

迈尔斯校长：

谢谢杨校长，对宁诺做出了极佳的诠释。

作为中国第一所中外合作大学，宁波诺丁汉大学，或我们通常简称的“宁诺”，代表着开创精神、国际视野以及为我们学生提供的世界一流的教育。

我们招收最有潜力的学生，支持他们实现自己的目标 ——所以你们应该为自己自豪，如果不是足够优秀，你们就不会坐在这里了。

作为一所无国界的大学，我们为每个学生提供国际化体验。这意味着我们有多元化的学生群体、包容的校园文化，还有丰富的海外学习机会。我们交流交换项目遍布40多个国家和地区。同时，我们也在深化国际科研与教学合作，并根据新的全球需求改进课程。

我们的毕业生被国际广泛认可，不仅因为他们的智力和学术能力突出，还因为他们具有创业精神——他们以敢于创新而闻名。

这些品质无法仅通过学习课本、参加讲座和研讨会获得。这些宝贵的品质来自不墨守成规，来自积极参与课内外活动，也来自不惧失败的尝试。

我们希望助力你们成长、突破和超越自我。而你们每个人的努力将使宁诺成为一个充满更多创意创新和无限潜力的地方。

在这方面，应书记可能想要补充一些他的看法。

应书记：

宁诺是一所什么样的大学呢？（这是）又简单又复杂的问题，我想用一个关键词来表达，那就是责任感。

宁波诺丁汉大学创办至今，尽管时间不长，就是那份责任感，担当起学校的发展，今天我特别想把责任感这一个细胞植入到每位同学身上，让你们成为一个具有责任感的同学，开启你人生的道路。

What kind of university is UNNC?

President Yang:

One of the reasons that makes UNNC special is that it places priority on the cultivation of its students. Therefore, graduate students from UNNC will be talented and professional enough to meet the demand of the market and the country. Modern society is changing rapidly, and the things students previously learnt may be out of date in a short amount of time. So, in UNNC, the various programmes are geared to make students possess the most fundamental qualities. In this way, students are able to contribute to the society for longer periods.

However, the foreign universities are different. Harvard University is ranked at 8th and the Yale University is ranked at 10th in the world in the perspective of just cultivating the talents of university students. Therefore, different universities have different aims and hence requirements, and how those strengths are exerted determines how much contribution the students can make to the country and the world.

Provost Nick Miles:

Thank you, Professor Yang. You gave an excellent explanation of what UNNC stands for.

As the first Sino-foreign university in China, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, or UNNC in its shortened form, stands for a pioneering spirit, a global mindset and a world-class education we provide for our students.

Here we recruit students with the highest potential and support them to achieve their goals - so be proud of yourself. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t a high achiever.

As a university without borders, we provide an international experience for everyone. This means a diverse student body, an inclusive campus culture, and the opportunities for global mobility – our study abroad programmes span across 40 countries and regions. We are also deepening our exceptional international research and teaching partnerships, and refining our curricula in the light of new global demands.

Our graduates are acknowledged internationally, not only for their intellectual and academic abilities, but also their enterprise and entrepreneurship - they are known for a willingness to experiment and innovate.

These qualities are not gained by simply opening a textbook or attending a lecture or seminar. They come from challenging the norms and conventions, from actively participating in both curricula and extra-curricular activities, and from experimenting without the fear of failure.

We want to empower you to grow, break through and go beyond. But of course, it also relies on every one of you to make UNNC a place for creativity, innovation and unlimited potential.

Mr Ying Xiong is our Party Secretary, and I think he might have more to add from his perspective.

Mr YING Xiong:

What kind of university is UNNC? I would say this is an easy but complicated question. If I were to use one word to describe UNNC, it would be ‘Responsibility’. It is this sense of responsibility which has shaped UNNC since the very beginning, although the time is not very long compared to most other universities. Today I want all of you to think, understand and learn this sense of responsibility to support you in your own life.

东京残奥会乒乓球男子单人、团体8级双冠军得主，宁诺校友赵帅远程为新生送来祝福和鼓励

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成为一名宁诺学生意味着什么？

杨校长：

我再讲一句话，人的特点是不一样的，他要发挥自己的作用，就要发挥他的特长，而接受他的单位也应该看到这个同学是不是适合到我这个学校来。如果是适合的，同学又是满意的，他一定会取得比较大的成就。否则，你要取得很大的成就是有困难的。

不管你有多大的聪明，路走错了，是很难为国家、为世界做出大的贡献的。

迈尔斯校长：

杨校长刚提到了一个很重要的点 —— 为了在宁诺取得成功，你们必须是积极的学习者和思考者，这意味这你们要主动掌控学习。不仅要学习书本上的知识，也要了解与课题相关的其他知识。要用出色的表现惊喜老师，为你们的室友、同学和朋友树立榜样。这就是宁诺——我们不做被动学习者。

除了成为一个积极学习者， 你们还应该积极探索世界，对塑造更美好的世界充满信心。

过去的几年，许多优秀的学生从宁诺毕业并取得了卓越的成就。

他们的身影遍布伦敦顶尖金融投行、全球四大会计事务所、大型跨国公司、尖端技术实验室、各国一流院校、各级政府单位。很多人实现了成为教授或者企业家的梦想。

无论在职业生涯中走了多远，在宁诺获得的独特品质将一直伴随着他们前行。他们自信乐观、熟悉国际规则、善于跨文化交流。

他们不是靠坐等别人帮他们解决问题而取得成功。他们通过好奇心、创造力和企业家精神为自己创造了机会。

我们珍惜这些特质，因为我们相信在这个不断变化的世界里，这些能力能帮助你们克服日常生活中遇到的不确定性。

如果你觉得这样的要求太高、需要做的太多，那么你的感觉是对的！而作为宁诺的执行校长，我不会为提出这样的高要求而道歉。

但不要忘记，我们全体教职人员随时准备为你们提供帮助。正如应书记所说，宁诺不仅仅是一所大学，还是一个由教职员工以及最重要的你们共同组成的温暖社区。我们相互照顾、相互关心，并在彼此需要时伸出援助之手。

在我看来，这就是成为一名宁诺学生所要做的。

应书记：

从今天开始，各位同学开启了大学的四年。我觉得，这个时刻的开启，有一个问题需要问我们自己：你为什么来大学？当然，大家说，我到大学就是为了学知识，学好专业服务于我人生的成长。

这没错，但我觉得，更重要的是，到大学来要学会做人，做人第一。中国人讲，人才人才，首先是人，后是才，两者相加，才叫人才，才是这个社会所需要的人。我非常希望大家在大学当中，慢慢地做一个成熟的人，做一个有正义感的人，做一个心中有爱的人。

What does it mean to be a UNNC student?

President Yang:

I also want to add something. People are different and only when they play to their strengths and are both satisfied with and recognised by the university, they can have the opportunity to achieve their wants. However, no matter how professional or intellectually developed they are, the conditions are hard for them to bring their achievements to the society and the world when they choose the wrong road.

Provost Nick Miles:

Professor Yang just mentioned an important point - you have to be dynamic learners and thinkers in order to succeed at UNNC, which means taking control of your own education. Not just following the script but also reading around your subject, impressing your teachers and setting an example to your flat mates, classmates and friends. This is UNNC - we don’t do passive learning.

Besides being a proactive learner, you should also engage actively with the world and have the confidence to shape the world for the better.

The past few years have seen many students graduating from UNNC with exceptional achievements.

Some of them have found jobs in London's top financial investment banks, the world's four largest accounting firms, large multinational companies, cutting-edge technology laboratories, top universities in various countries, and in government departments at all levels. Some of them realised their dreams to be professors and entrepreneurs.

No matter how far they move ahead in their careers, the distinctive traits they acquired at UNNC remain with them. They’re confident and optimistic, familiar with international rules, and adept at cross-cultural communication.

These graduates didn’t succeed by sitting back and waiting for others to solve problems for them. They made these opportunities happen through their curiosity, creativity and entrepreneurship.

We celebrate these attributes, because we believe in an ever-changing world, these abilities enable you to overcome the uncertainties we encounter in everyday life.

If this sounds like a lot to live up to, a lot to aspire to, then you’d be right – it is! As Provost of this university, I make no apology for that.

But don’t forget, our tutors and staff are always here to help. Just as Mr Ying said earlier, UNNC is not simply a university. It’s a supportive community of staff, teachers and – most importantly – you, the students. People in communities look after each other, they keep an eye on their friends and lend a helping hand when one is needed.

This is, in my view, what it takes to be a UNNC student.

Mr Ying Xiong:

From today, all of you have started your beautiful university life, and before this beginning, there is one question we need to ask ourselves: Why are we here in UNNC?

I guess most of you would just say, ‘I’m here to be more professional and to improve my skills for a brighter future’.

This is definitely right, but I believe that to learn to behave with integrity is much more important.

In China, when we use the word ‘talent’, it comprises of the character for ‘human’ followed by the second character ‘intelligence’. In other words, a talented person needs to learn to be an upright person first before being useful to the society. So, I really hope you can learn to become a mature person with a sense of justice and what is right and love in your heart at UNNC.

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结束语

应书记：

最后我想祝愿，也非常希望大家在这四年的大学生活过得美好。刻苦地学习，认真地体验大学生所特有的那段生活，去成就你未来不平凡的自己，谢谢各位同学。

迈尔斯校长：

你们的旅程今天在这里启程，美好的日子正在前方等着你们，虽然其中不乏艰辛，但是所有的经历都终将成就未来的“你”-一个自信、坚强、拥有独立人格、全面发展的你。

在宁诺创造你非凡的未来吧！

杨校长：

我作为宁波诺丁汉大学的校长，对新来的学生表示热烈的欢迎，希望你们在这个学校里发挥你们的才能，做出更大的贡献。在毕业以后，为国家甚至为世界做出你可以做的贡献。

Ending

Mr Ying Xiong:

Finally, I would like to wish you all a happy four-year university life. Study hard and make the most of this time at university to experience the unique life available to you while you go on to become extraordinary. Thank you all.

Provost Nick Miles:

Your journey here starts today. There will be great days ahead and a few tough ones as well. But all of these experiences will serve to forge that future ‘you’ – a well-rounded individual – qualified, confident, fortified and enriched by those wonderful four years you spend here with us. Go on! Create your extraordinary future here at UNNC!

President Yang:

As the President of the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new students. I sincerely hope that you can make use of your talents and make outstanding contributions to the country and the world after your graduation!

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