On the morning of September 9, the opening ceremony for the 2025 freshmenof Electric Power Engineering School was grandly held at the AcademicAuditorium of the University Town Campus. School leaders, facultyrepresentatives attended the ceremony, including Wu Zhi, Secretary of the PartyCommittee of the school; Tang Wenhu, Dean of the school; Vice Deans Hao Yanpengand Yao Shunchun; faculty representatives Zhu Jizhong, Zhang Bo, Gan Yunhua,Zhang Yongjun, Yang Lin, Li Haifeng, Qiu Dongyuan, Liu Rong, and Zhang Tingfeng,as well as class advisors for the new students. The ceremony was presided overby Ge Ruiming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the school.

The ceremony commenced with the solemn and stirring national anthem. TangWenhu delivered a welcome address on behalf of the school, expressingexpectations for the new students. Tang hopes that the new students willcultivate a sense of national responsibility, sharpen their abilities, anddevelop the character of South China University of Technology.

Faculty representative Zhang Bo shared advice with the new students infour areas: setting clear goals and planning for the future,studying diligently and exploring courageously, learningself-management and developing good habits, and activelyintegrating into the community and expanding interpersonal relationships.He encouraged the new students to seize the development opportunities in theelectric power industry, study hard, and strive to contribute to China's energyand power sector in their future careers.