On July 23, a group of university student journalists from Beijing visited SUSTech and conducted on-site interviews for reports on the 40th anniversary of China’s economic reform. The students are a branch of the organization called “Beijing Capital University Student Journalists Group (BCUSJ),” which sent its student journalists to a number of places that are significant in the course of China’s economic reform.

The students represented top universities such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Institute of Technology, Communications University of China, Beijing Normal University, Beijing Foreign Studies University and the University of International Business and Economics. Teachers from the Beijing Education and News Promotion Society led the student group, and professional journalists joined the delegation. Zhang Ling, Director of Communications and Public Relations, warmly welcomed the guests and later hosted a meeting.

At the meeting, Director Zhang Ling spoke about the four unique characters of SUSTech and Shenzhen. They are the unique environment for reform, the unique mission of reform, the unique path of development, and the unique strategy and plan. He was followed by Vice Director Pan Feng’s detailed introduction of SUSTech.

BCUSJ leader Liu Dong introduced the history and nature of his group. He hoped to capture the spirit of those who spare no efforts in the ongoing economic reform and opening-up movement, including SUSTech leaders and staff. SUSTech then arranged an interview session for all university journalists at the venue to ask SUSTech faculty, staff, and students about the university.

Professor Deng Weiwei from the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Class of 2018 Valedictorian Guo Tianzi, and SUSTecher-turned-staff member Wu Yuhan shared their experiences at SUSTech. They were warmly received by the student and professional journalists.

After the meeting, BCUSJ members visited the Materials Preparation and Characterization Center and the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Innovation & Research Center.