Here comes the graduation season again. Several universities in Nanjing hold graduation ceremonies on June 20thsimultaneously. The speeches made by presidents make the headlines across the local newspapers.
President and academician Huang Wei’s speech, titled
To Your Ever-lasting Youth, wins over local mainstream newspapers for its rich content, unique perspective and sense of humor. He quotes from Samuel Ullman, an American writer, the definition of youth, “Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind” and “Stay hungry, Stay foolish” form Steve Jobs. He is hailed as “the most talented president” by the
Nanjing Morning. In his speech, President Huang features a young NJUT graduate who time-travels to June 20
th, 2023 and portrays vividly what NJUT is like. His peculiar viewpoint fascinates newspapers like
Nanjing Daily, Jinling Evening, Yangzi Evening and Jiangnan Timeswho report his speech on their front-pages with such headlines as “What will NJUT be like in ten years?”, and “President of NJUT talks about dreams on graduation ceremony”. His sincere invitation to ask students to return to alma mater for wedding photos is so impressive that
Jinling Eveningis about to title their report as “President’s invitation: welcome back for wedding photos”.