Jimei University commemorates the centennial of the establishment of maritime education and financial education by Mr. Tan Kah Kee
China News Service, Xiamen, October 17 (Yang Fushan and Luo Minmin) The famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Mr. Tan Kah Kee celebrated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of maritime education and financial education.
Jimei University, located in Jimei District, Xiamen, held a series of activities from the 17th to the 18th to commemorate the event.
At the 100th anniversary of the founding of Maritime Education by Mr. Tan Kah Kee held on the 17th, Li Qingbiao, President of Jimei University, said that the century-old Jimei Maritime Education is a heavy patriotic history and a history of arduous struggles by the seafarers of Jimei University.
One hundred years ago, Mr. Tan Kah Kee embraced the belief that “education is the foundation of the country, and education is the bounden duty of the nation”. After establishing teacher education in 1918, he founded aquatic marine education and business education in 1920, and Jimei's maritime and financial education were developed. Kick off.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jimei's navigation and financial education became vigorous, the level of professional education was improved, the level of schooling was improved, and the scale was expanded.
After the reform and opening up, the development of the two disciplines has advanced by leaps and bounds.
Official statistics show that over the past 100 years, Jimei Navigation Education has trained more than 30,000 mid-level and senior navigation professionals, winning the reputation of "the cradle of navigators"; financial education has trained more than 50,000 mid-level and high-level financial professionals, with alumni spread across the country 31 Provinces, cities, autonomous regions, Hong Kong and Taiwan regions, as well as Southeast Asia and other countries.
Affected by the epidemic, many overseas alumni were unable to attend the conference, and everyone gathered in the cloud to participate in commemorative activities.
Mr. Tan Kah Kee’s eldest grandson, Chen Liren, sent a video message saying that although descendants living overseas cannot come back to participate in the event, they feel very honored and excited.
"My grandfather is frugal all his life, but he donated money to run a school for perfection, generously donated his money, and he has always been the pride and example of our younger generations."
In addition to the commemorative conference, this series of commemorative activities also include a series of academic activities such as the "2020 Smart Ocean Technology and Industrial Development Summit Forum", "Macroeconomic Situation in the Changing Situation and High-end Forum on Financial Innovation Talent Cultivation". A series of teacher-student activities such as parades, networking evenings, and exhibition and publishing activities such as Tan Kah Kee and Maritime Education Exhibition.
The second plenary meeting of the 6th Council of Jimei University will also be held during the commemoration.
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