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The School of Mathematics of Shandong University (SDU) held a mathematics cultural festival recently to implement the fundamental task of nurturing a new generation of capable young people, spread mathematics culture andpromotethe spirit of mathematicians in daily life.
Based on the characteristics of its mathematics discipline, SDU launched a series of activities with the theme of "Pursuing Mathematics Culture, Analyzing the Beauty of Mathematics".
The school invited experts and scholars from home and abroad to hold academic seminars on pressing issues around the frontiers of mathematics. The seminars aroused the passion and interest of teachers and students interms ofacademic research,while enriching their cultural lives.
Since the launch of the festival, 14 forums have been held involving hundreds of students. Guo Lei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and direct or of the National Center for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was invited to give an academic report entitled “Adaptive Learning and Judicial Sentencing - Theoretical Basis and Empirical Analysis”.
SDU gives full play to the educational function of mathematics culture andaims tocultivate talents with an innovative spirit. It has carried out a series of events,such as a culture corridor showcasing the development and achievements of SDU in mathematics, a welcome ceremony for freshmen,atheme forum,as well as the oretical studies on the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The school also organizes mathematics carnivals, allowing its studentsto pursue the discipline with enthusiasts from different universities.It also focuses on basic education. For example, SDU held lectures at primary and secondary schools to popularize mathematics culture.Ithas also improved the long-term mechanism for cultivating talents in basic education and cooperated with Shandong Experimental High School to build a mathematics cultural base.