(A Closer Look at China) On the eve of the May 4th Youth Day, why did Xi Jinping enter this "red university"?

　　China News Agency, Beijing, April 26th: On the eve of the May 4th Youth Day, why did Xi Jinping enter this "red university"?

　　China News Agency reporter Huang Yuqin

　　On the occasion of the May 4th Youth Day, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, came to Renmin University of China for inspection and investigation on the 25th.

Almost every year on May 4th Youth Day, Xi Jinping sends festive congratulations and greetings to young friends, and expresses his sincere entrustment to young people in different ways, including sincere letterhead conversations and field research in colleges and universities.

　　As Xi Jinping himself said, "Every year around May 4th, I leave this time for young people to get along with young students and visit schools."

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Peking University, China University of Political Science and Law, Tsinghua University and other institutions of higher learning have all left the footprints of Xi Jinping's inspections on the eve of the May 4th Youth Day.

He walked into the campus to meet college students face-to-face, cared about their lives, talked with them about their ideals in life, and placed high hopes on them.

　　"Teacher, so preaching and teaching work to solve doubts."

In the eyes of observers, Xi Jinping's visit to Renmin University of China to communicate with young students has both his consistent attention to young people and the special features of this "red university". This trip is of great significance.

Through this investigation, the outside world may be able to understand the fundamental issue of Chinese education "who, who, and how to train people" from the dimensions of "preaching," "teaching," and "solving doubts."

　　The Renmin University of China, which Xi Jinping inspected during his visit, is the first new type of regular university founded by the Communist Party of China.

The outside world also calls this institution of higher learning the "Second Party School", not only because its motto of "seeking truth from facts" is consistent with the Central Party School, but also because it has deep roots in traditional red genes.

　　During the inspection, Xi Jinping paid special attention to the background color of "red".

He recalled the extraordinary history of Renmin University of China in "cultivating talents for the party and the country", and praised the university for showing the spirit of "a university run by the party reassures the party, and a university for the people lives up to the people".

When visiting the school history exhibition, Xi Jinping emphasized that "this glorious tradition and the red gene must be passed on well" and "continuously continue the red bloodline".

　　"University preaching is what preaching is actually answering the question of who to train people for." Zhu Lijia, a professor at the Central Party School (National School of Administration) pointed out that China has a unique history and culture, and the construction of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics needs to be inherited. Red genes and glorious traditions have taken root in China and blazed a new path.

　　In the eyes of the outside world, if "preaching" is a macro requirement for Chinese universities, "professional teaching" is related to the specific issue of "how to train people".

During the inspection, Xi Jinping mentioned the construction of the teaching staff many times. He not only had a cordial conversation with old professors and experts such as Wu Cangping, the pioneer and founder of Chinese demography, and Fang Hanqi, the leader of Chinese journalism history, but also held discussions with representatives of young and middle-aged teachers. I hope that they will learn from old professors and experts, aspire to become great teachers, and continue to create new achievements in teaching, education, scientific research and innovation.

　　In fact, when Xi Jinping inspected Peking University 8 years ago, he once quoted the words of educator Mei Yiqi - "The so-called great scholars are not called buildings, but also masters." During this trip, Xi Jinping It is mentioned again that "being a great teacher for students to learn, do things, and be a person", emphasizing that teachers should not only be proficient in professional knowledge, be a "class teacher", but also cultivate morality and become a "person teacher".

　　"The unity of professional knowledge and moral character is the basis for teachers to teach, and it is also the most fundamental requirement for teaching and educating people." Zhang Xixian, a professor at the Central Party School (National School of Administration), believes that if you want to train students into what kind of people, you must first What kind of person should be, it is the teacher's important responsibility to combine professionalism and morality in teaching by words and deeds.

　　Compared with "preaching" and "teaching", from the outside world, Xi Jinping's investigation of Renmin University of China is more based on a university, and conveys his thoughts on how to better "solve confusion" in Chinese higher education.

The so-called "confusion" is not only a grand proposition to answer the question of the times, but also an answer to the "teenage Werther's troubles" in the process of students' growth.

　　Today, the world is undergoing rapid changes unseen in a century, and it is urgent to answer the questions of the times such as "what's wrong with the world" and "where are mankind going".

In this regard, Xi Jinping pointed out that we must consciously take answering the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times as our academic responsibility.

　　As for the specific confusion that students may face in the process of growing up, Xi Jinping emphasized that education is a career of "benevolence and love for others", and teachers should pour their warmth and emotion into every student, so that every student can grow up healthily , so that every child has the opportunity to excel in life.

　　As he said, whether it is "preaching", "teaching" or "solving doubts", education will eventually return to cultivating people.

For a long time, Xi Jinping has always been concerned about the growth and success of young people.

　　"Youth should advance civilization for the world, create happiness for mankind, and create a youthful family, a youthful country, a youthful nation, a youthful human being, a youthful earth, and a youthful universe with the youthful self, so as to enjoy endless joy. In 2016, at the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping once borrowed the words of Li Dazhao to encourage young people across the country.

　　Three years ago, when commemorating the 100th anniversary of the May Fourth Movement, Xi Jinping used the "relay run" to describe the process of national rejuvenation, and put forward his expectations for young people - "a generation has a long march for a generation, and a generation has a generation of responsibility." .

　　Now, on the occasion of another May 4th Youth Day, Xi Jinping once again used running as an analogy in this "red college" to write down his expectations for the youth of the whole country - "Run hard on the track of youth, and strive to run out of contemporary youth. The best result!" (End)