On May. 19, 2002, the grand ceremony of the Centennial Anniversary of NJUT was held in the Great Hall. President OUYANG Pingkai, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered an anniversary report of NJUT, looking back to the glorious development and great achievements of NJUT, and looking forward to the bright future of NJUT. He focused on the deep connotation of the school motto, pointing out that the motto is the profound heritage , valuable source of spiritual wealth, and inspiration of NJUT. More than 1000 people, including all the leaders of NJUT, faculty representatives, representatives of foreign teachers, student representatives, alumni representatives and retiree representatives attended the ceremony.