On June 19, 2012, Xi Jinping, then Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice President of the State, came to Tsinghua University for investigation and investigation, visited graduates and had cordial exchanges with student representatives who went to work at the grassroots level. President Xi said earnestly to the students: "In the future, we will encounter all kinds of difficulties. Don't just think about the flowers and paving the way. When we achieve achievements, we should not be complacent, but humble and cautious; when we encounter In times of difficulties and setbacks, we must continue to work hard and strive for self-improvement. On the road of life, we must constantly sharpen our will, increase our talents, and grow into talents in the process of serving the motherland.” He encouraged the students to “share their destiny with the country. The destiny of the nation is closely linked.”
Interviewee: Guo Yong, male, born in October 1977, from Hanshan, Anhui Province. He used to be a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, the head of the Student Department, the Minister of the Armed Forces Department, and the Secretary of the Youth League Committee. He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University. Gu Zhenfeng, male, born in May 1984, is a native of Linzhang, Hebei Province. He is a 2012 doctoral graduate of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tsinghua University, majoring in Aerospace Science and Technology.
Interview Team: Tang Jingshi Xinming Zhang Chao Fan Yu
Interview Date: December 9, 2019
Interview location: Conference room of the National School Communist Youth League Research Center
Interview Team: Mr. Guo Yong, hello! On June 19, 2012, Xi Jinping, then Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice President of the State, came to Tsinghua University for investigation and inspection, and specially came to Zijing Playground to visit the 2012 graduates of Tsinghua University. Please recall the scene of President Xi meeting with the students.
Guo Yong:
At that time, as the head of the student department of the school party committee, I participated in the organization of the event.
On the afternoon of June 19, 2012, President Xi and his party came to the Bauhinia playground to visit the 2012 graduates of Tsinghua University. It was at the time when the "Life Set sail - 2012 Tsinghua University Graduation Run" was underway, "Working for the health of the motherland for 50 years. ” and other signs are bright and eye-catching.
Hearing that President Xi was coming, more than a thousand teachers and students waved and shouted. The playground was crowded with smiling faces, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
President Xi first listened to the report of the President Chen Jining on the graduates' initiative to go to work at the grassroots level in the motherland.
Afterwards, President Xi walked to the phalanx of national defense students who were making preparations and the phalanx of graduates who were about to go to various parts of the motherland.
Jin Shuxin, a national defense student without Class 91 in the Department of Electronics, excitedly reported to President Xi: "We will follow the example of more than 800 senior brothers and sisters who have joined the military camp, study hard, and aspire to serve the country. The children of Tsinghua University have many ambitions, and the redbuds reflect the military flag!" Xi The chairman nods in approval, kindly asks when she will enlist, and encourages her to make her own contribution to defense after graduation.
When President Xi held the hand of graduate Gu Zhenfeng, the doctoral student of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who was awarded the "Top Ten Chinese University Students of the Year in 2006" and was about to go to work at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, expressed his determination to President Xi: " I will take it as my duty to serve the country by spaceflight, move forward bravely, and have no regrets or regrets!"
The students of the National Defense Student Phalanx loudly shouted the slogan of "constant self-improvement, great virtue, willingness to serve the country with a pen, and determination to serve the country", which expressed everyone's aspirations.
Then, President Xi came to the Graduate Square.
The "leader" is Dang Shuai, a graduate of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
When President Xi learned that he was going to work at the grassroots level in Fujian, he smiled and asked, "Where are we going to Fujian?" "Ningde." The Dang Commander replied.
President Xi said: "Ningde is a good place, I used to work there! The mountains and rivers are more beautiful, and the cadres and masses of Ningde are very simple. This place is a fertile land with great potential and a stage for young people to start their own businesses. "
"Hello, senior! I am a fresh graduate of the Department of Mathematics. Next month, I will go to work in Jilin with 61 classmates as the first batch of transfer students. As a native of Yan'an, I am confident that I will use the steadfastness and harmony of our Northwestern people. Passionately contribute to the revitalization of the old industrial base in Northeast China!" Qi Zhenmin reported to President Xi with enthusiasm.
President Xi asked kindly, "Where are you from Yan'an?" "I'm from Wuqi County, Yan'an." President Xi smiled and said, "Then we are all from 'One Dali' (Yan'an dialect: we are all one place) )!" Everyone laughed knowingly.
President Xi felt very gratified when he learned that some of the graduates aspired to join the army and devote themselves to the national defense of the motherland, some volunteered to make contributions at the grassroots level in the west, some were ready to devote themselves to scientific research, and some chose to start their own businesses.
He encouraged the students to adhere to the close combination of cultural knowledge learning and ideological and moral cultivation, the close combination of innovative thinking and social practice, the close combination of all-round development and personality development, to strengthen their will in a difficult environment, and to increase their skills in practice. , grow up in devotion to the motherland.
Afterwards, President Xi delivered an enthusiastic speech, encouraging everyone to take advantage of their youth to go to grass-roots positions to work, exercise and struggle, and emphasized that the more difficult the place, the more talents can be trained. People must be able to find a stage to show themselves.
He told the students: "No matter what kind of work you go to, I hope everyone will work hard after arriving at the grassroots level, carry forward Tsinghua's fine tradition of patriotic dedication, and show the spiritual outlook of contemporary college students and contemporary Tsinghua."
Interview Team: Comrade Gu Zhenfeng, hello! Please recall the main content of your report to President Xi and what President Xi said to the students on the Bauhinia playground.
Gu Zhenfeng:
President Xi asked me in detail about my study and growth at Tsinghua University.
At that time, I was a doctoral student about to graduate from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and I was going to work at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
I reported to President Xi on the progress I had made during my school days, as well as my desire to devote myself to the aerospace industry and serve the motherland.
After listening to my report, President Xi took my hand and said, "Have ambitions! You need to exercise more and work hard at grassroots positions. Aerospace science and technology is the main battlefield, and my country's aerospace industry will definitely have great prospects in the future. Shenzhou 9 has just After the launch, it seems that you can catch up with the launch of Shenzhou 10!" His hands were large and soft, giving people a warm and steady feeling.
President Xi warmly greeted everyone at the Bauhinia playground. He said, "Hello, classmates, it's a great pleasure to see you all!" The students present shouted in unison, "Hello, senior!" The scene immediately boiled over, and the applause lasted for a long time. The students standing in the back row leaned forward, eager to get closer to President Xi, and closer to hear more clearly.
President Xi briefly reviewed the history of Tsinghua University, fully affirmed the outstanding contributions that Tsinghua University has made to the motherland, the people and the Chinese nation in the past 100 years, and opened up new opportunities for students who have achieved academic success and are about to graduate. Voyage heartfelt congratulations!
He said to us earnestly and earnestly: "Everyone leaves Tsinghua to go to the grassroots level of the motherland, and it is something to be proud of to closely link their own destiny with the destiny of the country and the nation."
President Xi said: "Everyone is about to graduate and embark on a new start in life. This is a major turning point and a major event. In the future work, you will encounter various difficulties. Don't just think about flowers and paving the way. When we When we achieve achievements, we must not be complacent, but be humble and cautious; when we encounter difficulties and setbacks, we must become more frustrated, work hard, and strive for self-improvement. On the road of life, we must constantly sharpen our will and increase our talents. Grow up and become talents. Sincerely hope that everyone can make full use of the knowledge they have learned, give full play to their talents, and write a fulfilling, beautiful and splendid life!”
President Xi talked with the students about ideals and beliefs and shared life wisdom, which not only pointed out the direction and goal of future development for us, but also told us the way and method to our destination.
For the future road, the graduates are full of expectations, and everyone is encouraged by the senior's speech full of family and country feelings, and the scene bursts with warm applause and cheers from time to time.
Interview Team: Why did you choose to work at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center after your doctoral degree?
Gu Zhenfeng:
I studied at Tsinghua University from undergraduate to doctorate in aerospace-related majors. Dedicating to the aerospace industry is the direction of my efforts after entering the university, and it is the starting point of my dream.
On October 15, 2003, my country launched Shenzhou-5 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The first astronaut Yang Liwei successfully flew into the sky, and the whole country was boiling.
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center also attracted me deeply.
Soon, Yang Liwei and other comrades held a special report meeting for teachers and students at Tsinghua University. Their dedication and hard work for the aerospace industry touched me very much.
At that time, I had a strong desire to devote myself to the aerospace industry of the motherland.
Although I may not be able to go into space as an astronaut, I can personally participate in sending astronauts into space.
The unique passion of young people prompted me to choose to work at the manned space launch site without hesitation, and to be a "Populus euphratica" in the Gobi Desert with difficult conditions.
At the beginning, it was really bloody, completely desperate for ideals.
This close communication with President Xi has further strengthened my belief in joining the aerospace industry and taking root in the front line.
Interview Team: Please talk about your experience working in the front line of space launch.
Gu Zhenfeng:
When I came to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, I insisted on working on the front line of space launch, starting from the most basic operators.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, also known as "Dongfeng Aerospace City", is the main battlefield of manned spaceflight engineering.
Far from the big cities, it is located in the desolate Gobi Desert, near the hot desert, and the climate is very dry.
Soon, I discovered that there are many difficulties waiting for me to overcome, some of them are at the professional and technical level, some are at the level of life adaptation, and some are at the psychological and emotional level.
How can I get used to it?
How can it take root?
How can I get results... A series of question marks are always spinning in my mind.
Whenever I am confused and confused, I will think of President Xi's instructions on the eve of my graduation, and think of his life experiences in his youth.
When President Xi was less than 16 years old, he went to the rural areas of northern Shaanxi as an educated youth to join the queue. During the period, he did farming, damming, and picking manure. "Diet", "Life", "Labor" and "Ideology".
In 1979, after graduating from Tsinghua University, President Xi went to work in the General Office of the State Council and the Military Commission.
Later, he took the initiative to ask to go to the local area to exercise, to work at the grassroots level, and he chose to return to the Yellow Land and the people without hesitation.
I remember that after the publication of "Xi Jinping's Seven Years of Educated Youth", I read the entire book in one go, and I often read it afterwards.
The plot in the book deeply attracted, moved and inspired me.
Later, I read books such as "Get Out of Poverty" and "Xi Jinping in Zhengding" one after another, constantly absorbing the nutrition of life from them.
It can be said that President Xi's instructions and life experiences have helped me find the direction and motivation to move forward, let me face setbacks bravely, and overcome difficulties one after another.
In the front line of space launch, I, a doctor, "returned to zero", started from "primary school students", and worked hard to learn from practice, from masters, and from books, and gave full play to the advantages of conducting research projects to solve the problems encountered in the work at the launch site. The technical difficulties quickly grew into the technical backbone of the unit.
From graduation to the present, I have been working in the front line of space launch for nearly eight years. I have caught up with the good period of rapid development of my country's aerospace industry. I have experienced Shenzhou 10, Shenzhou 11, Tiangong 2, "Mozi" and " "Wukong" and other major launch missions have been fortunate to witness the footprints left by the motherland on its journey to climb the world's scientific and technological peaks.
With the high-density space launch missions, I gradually grew from an operator to a system commander, a "No. 0" commander, and a model person in charge. I was responsible for the organization, command and safety management of space launch missions. Waiting for merit, writing fiery youth on the Gobi Desert with my colleagues.
President Xi said that exploring the vast universe is the common dream of all mankind, the Chinese nation is a nation that dares to pursue dreams, and the new era is the era of strugglers.
Whenever I encounter difficulties in my work, President Xi's sonorous words will echo in my ears -
"Human beings are small in front of the vast universe, but the human spirit of exploration is great."
"On the journey of building a powerful modern socialist country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, every industry and everyone must have dreams and work hard, step by step, stick after stick, and achieve success in hard running and continuous struggle. dream."
"The vast number of scientific and technological workers and aerospace workers in our country must take advantage of the victory to achieve the overall goal of the lunar exploration project, continue to work hard to promote the development of the world's aerospace industry, and contribute more Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the peaceful use of space for mankind and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. , Chinese power."
Interview Team: Mr. Guo Yong, I heard that in recent years, more and more Tsinghua people have responded to President Xi's call to work at the grassroots level. Please introduce the situation in this regard.
Guo Yong:
In the "Congratulatory Letter to the 105th Anniversary of Tsinghua University", General Secretary Xi Jinping asked the school to "broadly educate all kinds of talents needed by the motherland and the people".
Cultivating all kinds of talents for the country is the goal of Tsinghua University to build a world-class university, and it is also the historical mission of Tsinghua University.
The school believes that the employment choices of graduates and the principles they follow when making choices test the achievements and levels of university education; the performance and development of graduates in future work test the quality of university talent training.
For a long time, the school regards serving the strategic needs of national talents and serving the scientific development of students’ careers as the basic principles of doing a good job in the employment of students, and encourages and supports graduates to “set big ambitions, enter the mainstream, go to the big stage, and do big things”.
In 2002, the school took the lead in proposing and carrying out employment guidance work among colleges and universities across the country. In 2005, it issued and implemented the "Opinions on Further Strengthening and Improving Student Employment Work and Sending Outstanding Graduates to Important National Industries and Fields".
The school insists on providing employment guidance throughout the entire process of talent training and throughout the entire process of ideological and political work. On the basis of providing refined employment services for students and achieving full employment, the school encourages and supports graduates to go to the west, to the grassroots and the country. Employment in important industries and fields makes the distribution of graduates in industries and regions increasingly reasonable, and the quality of employment continues to improve.
For a long time, Tsinghua University insists on "supporting the graduates, giving them a ride, and caring for a lifetime" for graduates who make directional employment choices.
The first is to do a good job of "supporting the horse".
Since 2006, the school has set up the "Sailing Award", which has invested more than 10 million yuan to reward graduates who are employed in western, grass-roots and key units, and publicize their deeds.
The school also specially organizes field trips for students who are interested in working in areas with particularly difficult conditions, and conducts intensive pre-job training for students who work in grass-roots public departments.
The second is to insist on "send a ride".
Every year, the school holds a grand ceremony of "Going to the West, Grassroots, Key Units for Work and Entrepreneurship Graduates".
For graduates who go to the west and find employment at the grassroots level, school leaders insist on sending them to their jobs in person.
For alumni who have entered grassroots work, the school will visit from time to time, and contact various departments and functional departments to provide them with technical and intellectual support.
In the summer of 2019, the party secretary of the school, Chen Xu, the president, Qiu Yong, and a number of school leaders and the heads of relevant departments visited more than ten provinces, visited alumni working in grass-roots public departments, key enterprises and institutions, and sent a new batch of graduates. On duty.
The third is to strive to "care for a lifetime".
The school has formulated special plans for graduates who have made directional employment choices in terms of training, further study, and life support.
At present, more than 20 people have returned to school to study on-the-job Master of Public Administration, more than 40 alumni with special economic difficulties, major diseases, major family changes, etc. have received subsidies, and more than 400 people have returned to school to participate in the World Peace Forum and Grassroots Development Forum. During the learning activities, more than 500 people received the incentive fund issued by the school.
The action of "getting on a horse, sending a ride, and caring for a lifetime" helps graduates who choose to work in western, grass-roots, and national key units to "sink their hearts, sink their bodies," and "stay and do well."
After more than ten years of exploration and practice, the proportion of Tsinghua University graduates employed in key units has increased from 27% in 2002 to about 80% in recent years, and the proportion of graduates employed outside Beijing has exceeded 50% for seven consecutive years. Over the past decade, nearly 2,000 people have chosen to start their own businesses as grassroots public sector officers.
Li Jinxi, a 2012 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering who reported to President Xi on the spot, joined XCMG Xuzhou Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. after graduation, and undertook the overall design task of the world's first eight-axle thousand-ton crane chassis.
Gao Shuai, a 2015 graduate of the Department of Chemical Engineering, served as the secretary of the student party branch during his school days and is a key member of the Student Marxist Learning and Research Association.
After graduation, he took the initiative to work in Deqing Town, Dazi District, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, where he participated in the development of more than 100 farmers and herdsmen party members, and helped more than 200 poverty-stricken households get out of poverty.
Gu Jiaolong, a 2017 graduate of the Law School, loved football during his school days. He was deeply moved by a video about children's football dreams in southern Xinjiang, and forged an indissoluble bond with southern Xinjiang.
After graduation, he successively worked at the county and township grass-roots level in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture and Kashgar Region, Xinjiang, and participated in the completion of major tasks such as poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation and relocation in other places.
In 2012, President Xi came to Tsinghua University for investigation and inspection and delivered an important speech, which was not only an encouragement to the school's talent training work, but also to every Tsinghua student.
President Xi's message to the young students is a summary of his rich life experience and the wisdom of life precipitated after struggling at the grassroots level. support.
It is believed that generations of Tsinghua people in the future will keep in mind President Xi's entrustment, hold the "baton" in their hands, adhere to the school motto of "constant self-improvement and great virtue" and the school spirit of "actions speak louder than words". Link your own destiny closely with the destiny of the country and the nation, and let the flower of youth bloom where the motherland needs it most.