On December 19th, the award ceremony for this year’s Shandong University President’s Scholarship and National Scholarship was held in the lecture hall of Zhixin Building, Central Campus. Sixty students were awarded the President’s Scholarship and 549 students were awarded National Scholarship. President of SDU Xu Xianming attended the ceremony and presented certificates to the President’s Scholarship winners.

President Xu congratulated the winners, saying that the President’s Scholarship was the highest honor that students in Shandong University could be awarded, and it was a testament to both their morality and ability, and should be treasured for their whole life. He also elaborated on the significance of the President’s Scholarship and encouraged the winners to become the ambassadors of SDU, model citizens, leaders of the society and pillars of our country. President Xu then presented his views on China’s domestic and international situations. He hoped that students would choose their own paths according to these situations and he hoped that everyone could become a social leader and a national pillar.

The ceremony was hosted by Vice-President of SDU Chen Yan. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of SDU Fang Hongjian and Secretary of the President of SDU Jia Lei attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Director of the Students’ Affairs Department Qu Mingjun and Director of the Graduate Student Affairs Department Sang Xiaomin separately introduced the standards and processes involved in choosing award recipients for undergraduate and graduate students. Cai Shengnan, an undergraduate student from Software School and Hao Panpan, a doctoral candidate from the Medical School gave speeches as representatives of all the award recipients. Others who attended the ceremony include principals of all schools (centers and institutes) and 60 winners of the President’s Scholarship and 300 winners of National Scholarship for this year.

The President's Scholarship was set up in 1991 and is SDU’s most prestigious scholarship. It is awarded to students who are outstanding in moral quality, excellent in grades and scientific research, and in general display excellence in all aspects of life. Over the last ten years 933 students have been awarded this scholarship. The National Scholarship was established in 2002 and is financially supported by the Chinese Central Government. Undergraduate and junior college students who perform extremely well can be awarded. A total of 5770 students of Shandong University have been granted this award.

Written by: Shen Yuyu

Photo by: Yang Yunlei

Edited by: Ben Hammer, Jing Zizhao

Source:www.en.sdu.edu.cn,www.view.sdu.edu.cn