On the afternoon of March 9, 2021, Fengliang LI, University Council Vice Chairperson, and more than 200 faculty members and students from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) attended a lecture by Jianxin LU, the Chief Engineer of the South China Region of Zhongke Construction Group Co., Ltd. Dejun WANG, Director of the Political Education and Research Center, hosted the event in the lecture hall of SUSTech.

Jianxin LU has won many awards for his involvement in the construction of multiple landmark projects around Shenzhen, such as the Shenzhen International Trade Building and the Ping An Financial Center. In October 2020, he was invited to give a speech at the 40th-anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

Fengliang LI spoke about the importance of the SEZ and the contributions made by Jianxin LU. He hopes that those in attendance will take encouragement from what he has achieved and hope that they will make an outstanding contribution towards developing SUSTech into a first-class research university with global influence.

In his speech entitled “Striving to create happiness and achieving dreams through hard work,” Jianxin LU encouraged students to invest their valuable time into things they enjoy and work hard towards achieving their goals. He said there is no limit to what a person can achieve if they are determined, dedicated to their work, and have the right attitude.