Xiangtan University Holds Series of Events Marking the 50th Anniversary of Its Reopening

Edited by: Li Wenwen

Translated by: Li Tingting, Xiao Liang

Source: News Center

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the reopening of Xiangtan University. Through fifty extraordinary years of steady progress, the university has maintained its enduring academic pursuit and launched a series of commemorative activities for the milestone anniversary.

High-Quality Development Conference for the 50th Anniversary of reopening

After five extraordinary decades of development, the university’s academic ethos has endured continuously. As its legacy is passed down from generation to generation, a magnificent new chapter is set to begin. On September 21, Xiangtan University held the High-Quality Development Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Its reopening.

Shen Xiaoming, Secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, Mao Wanchun, Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, He Guangcai, Vice Minister of Education, Wang Keying, former Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Hao Ping, Secretary of the Party Committee of Peking University, Qin Guowen, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, Yi Hong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Central South University, Li Jie, former President of Qiushi Magazine, Yan Wenbin, former Vice President of Xinhua News Agency, Mao Xinyu, Major General and Research Fellow at the War Studies Institute of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences, Wu Jianjun, Vice President and Chief Education Officer of the National University of Defense Technology, Liu Liwei, former Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and former Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress, Pan Biling, Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and President of Xiangtan University, Xie Yong, former Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People’s Congress, Ouyang Xiaoping, Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Xiangtan University and Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhou Xiangyu, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other distinguished guests attended the conference. Representatives of universities, experts and scholars from across the country, leading officials of relevant provincial departments, as well as alumni, faculty and students of Xiangtan University were present at the event. The conference was presided over by Xiao Zhiwei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Xiangtan University.