On the morning of September 27, HNMMC held a grand opening ceremony for the Class of 2025 at the athletic field. Attending the ceremony were He Zhanbing, Deputy Party Secretary and President; Xie Jingwei, Deputy Party Secretary; Vice Presidents Cheng Guizhen, Lei Junlin, and Zhu Dan; Yang Jinhui, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission; and Zhou Yu, Chief Instructor of the Military Training Regiment. Also present were heads of functional departments and secondary schools, counselors of the new students, faculty representatives, senior student representatives, and all freshmen of the Class of 2025. The ceremony was presided over by Vice President Shen Jianfei.
With firm and powerful strides, the National Flag Guard carried the national flag into the venue, marking the formal beginning of the ceremony as the solemn strains of the national anthem filled the air.
On behalf of the college, President He Zhanbing extended a warm welcome to all new students and expressed three earnest expectations: to use new media tools for storytelling and treat these devices as the pen and paper for spreading Chinese culture; to cultivate professional skills through practical training, bringing soul to their tools and creating stories that move the world; and to take on the mission of passing the torch by upholding the college motto “Creativity Lights up Your Life” and carrying forward the essence of Chinese civilization with purpose and commitment.
Xie Jingwei read the Decision on the Commendation of Outstanding Freshmen, after which college leaders presented awards to advanced units and excellent instructors.
Zhu Zhou, a faculty representative from the Advertising and Communication program of the School of Management, addressed the freshmen with heartfelt words, encouraging them to become “navigators of the AI era”, to build “connections with warmth”, to cultivate an inner sense of balance and abundance, and to pursue sustainable personal growth. Xiao Kunyi, a 2023 student majoring in Broadcasting and Television Program Production from the School of Journalism and Communication, and Wen Yiting, a 2025 student majoring in Digital Media Art from the School of Visual Arts, delivered speeches as representatives of current students and freshmen respectively.
According to reports, the Class of 2025 consists of 3,648 students. In this year’s admissions process, the entrance scores for all programs exceeded the undergraduate threshold, marking a historic leap in the quality of incoming students.
