2017 Academic Year Scholarship Selection was held on the evening of October 12th in the multimedia classroom in CIE building. Scholarship programs included National Scholarship, National Encouragement Scholarship, Principle Scholarship, and Wang Tongchuan Encouragement Scholarship. The jury was composed of class advisor, consultant, and 32 student representatives. The selection aimed to exploit the incentive function of scholarship, intensify the comprehensive assessment, and provide self-presentation opportunities to students with adherence to equity and openness principles. 

26 candidates who met the requirements of the application went through two sessions including personal statement and Q&A. Liu Song and other 31 students presented themselves from the perspectives of ideology and morality, professional learning, scientific and technological innovation competition, social practice, recreation and sports competition, and future vision. The four-minute personal experience statement was lively delivered with text, image, and speech. Youth League and Student Union events, volunteer experience, and club activities showed their vigor. College English Test Band 4 and Band 8, Computer Test Level II, and National English Contest for College Students indicated their diligence; honors and awards, invention patent, and SCI publication revealed their comprehensive capability. The students’ outstanding performance and fight spirit moved the audience. 

The jury raised questions regarding knowledge and morality, speech and behavior, analytical ability, interpersonal communication, and organization and coordination. Candidates’ clever answer and overall competence won warm applauses from time to time. The jury graded the candidates’ performance carefully. 

Adherence to the equity and openness principles, the candidates’ Q&A grade was given by secret ballot. The final winners were selected by Q&A grade and comprehensive assessment and the results were publicly announced. Ling Min and other 6 students won National Scholarship; He Chen and other 3 students won National Encouragement Scholarship; Liu Sijia and 2 other students won Principle Scholarship and Liu Song won Wang Tongchuan Encouragement Scholarship. 

This selection presents the excellent performance of outstanding students and set good examples to the rest of the students, which will exploit the guidance and incentive functions of the scholarships and sparkplug the establishment of good learning environment and close cooperation.

Selection scene
                                                        (Photo: Li Xiyang; Translated by: Yan Xianhui)