(通讯员 李佳音 崔丽月)南开大学第四届侯莹奖学金评选于近日落下帷幕。申请奖学金的外院学子们结合个人所思、专业所学、实践所得、国情所知,在考评会现场通过英文讲述对“青年兴则国家兴,青年强则国家强”(A Nation Will Prosper Only When Its Young People Thrive)的理解,并围绕“外语专长、人文素养、国际视野、中国情怀、南开特色”的人才培养目标畅谈作为新时代新青年的使命与担当。
树立远大理想,擦亮青春底色
在对新时代新青年的阐述中,外院学子坚信只有树立远大理想,方能彰显青年价值。“Just like the sea weave in the ocean, every young person’s life makes echos with the whole movement of community, and only when its young people thrive, a nation will see its prosperous future.”法语专业梁顺怡将青年比作朵朵浪花,只有将小我融入大我,才能彰显青年价值、擦亮青春底色。
练就过硬本领,闪耀青春色彩
外院学子坚持知行合一,利用专业所学投身社会实践。翻译专业的徐心莹在出国交换期间,深入外国学生群体,将所学融于跨文化交流活动,努力讲好中国故事、传递友好往来。“When I was exchanging in Australia, other students and professors were always willing to listen to me to talk about China’s progress and the Belt and Road Initiative, because China has risen as a major power, and I, a Chinese student, have a chance for my voice to be heard.”徐心莹通过介绍我国近年成就及“一带一路”成效,宣传“人类命运共同体”理念和中国负责任的大国形象。
担起时代重任,不负青春年华
谈及未来发展和个人职业规划,英语专业的王志怡聚焦教育扶贫事业,讲道“China will prosper only when its young people thrive, and Chinese education will prosper only when its young teachers thrive. Feeling honored and excited, I could not wait to be a part of this great vision.”成为一名教书育人的老师,承担起立德树人的重要任务,是王志怡实现人生价值、交出青年答卷的方式。
据悉,“南开大学侯莹奖学金”由周海冰校友和侯莹校友共同出资设立,鼓励南开学子敢于创新,勇于实践,积极投身于学术研究。本次评选由笔试、考评两大环节组成,笔试涵盖了对政治、经济、文化、历史、地理、科技、人文、法律等常识、言语理解、数学分析、校史院史、专业翻译、英文运用等全方位的考察,考评则由已备英文演讲、个人陈述和才艺展示、二外能力展示共同构成。考评会吸引了一批低年级学子前来观摩,他们表示:通过倾听主题英文演讲,受益匪浅,希望今后也能接力榜样典范,努力成为一名有理想,有本领,有担当的新时代青年。