As the new semester kicks off, BNUBS has launched a series of orientation programs for the 2025 cohort of new students. These initiatives aim to help freshmen adapt to university life, guide them in fostering sound worldviews, outlooks on life, and values, inspire their patriotism and love for the university, and cultivate a harmonious, warm, healthy, and progressive campus cultural atmosphere.

Academic and Professional Education

To enable new students to gain in-depth insights into their academic disciplines and professional pathways, clarify their learning directions, and enhance their motivation for study, each class has carefully organized distinctive and practical professional education activities. Teachers provided systematic and comprehensive introductions to the freshmen from multiple dimensions, including program overviews, curriculum frameworks, teaching features, academic research, practical projects, and career prospects. By integrating real-world cases, they vividly illustrated the core content of the programs and effective learning methods, helping new students deepen their understanding of the connotation and development trajectories of their disciplines. Additionally, teachers shared practical advice on academic planning, guiding students to set clear learning goals. They also encouraged freshmen to make active use of the School’s resources, participate in academic exchanges and social practices, and continuously improve their comprehensive competencies. These activities have effectively strengthened new students’ recognition of and confidence in their chosen majors, laying a solid foundation for their future academic growth and career development.

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Economics

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of International Economics and Trade

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Finance

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Financial Technology

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Business Administration

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Accounting

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 Master of International Business (MIB) Class

Professional Education Sessions for the 2025 PhD Class

Interpretation of Curriculum Frameworks

To help new students better understand the teaching and training programs and plan their academic journeys effectively, the School held sessions to interpret curriculum frameworks for the 2025 cohort of undergraduates, academic masters, and PhD students on September 18. These sessions took place in Classroom 502 of Building 9, Classroom 103 of Building 2, and Classroom 104 of Building 2, respectively. Ms. Yang Haijia, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Supervisor; Ms. Fan Lina, Academic Master’s Program Academic Affairs Supervisor; and Ms. Li Yingshu, PhD Program Academic Affairs Supervisor, delivered detailed explanations on course selection procedures, curriculum structure, assessment requirements, and the use of the student management system. They reminded new students to familiarize themselves with the relevant course arrangements and training programs of the university and the School as soon as possible to ensure the efficient and orderly completion of their academic tasks.

Yang Haijia (Undergraduate Academic Affairs Supervisor) Interpreted Undergraduate Curriculum Frameworks

Fan Lina (Academic Master’s Program Academic Affairs Supervisor) Interpreting Academic Master’s Curriculum Frameworks

Li Yingshu (PhD Program Academic Affairs Supervisor) Interpreting PhD Curriculum Frameworks

Safety and Stability Education

New Student Grade Meeting & Safety Education Session

To guide new students in strengthening their awareness of rules and safety, the School held a New Student Grade Meeting & Safety Education Session in Classroom 502 of Building 9 on September 19. In the segment on love for the university and sense of honor, Mr. Wang Jun, Associate Secretary of the School’s Party Committee, shared the exemplary stories of Beijing Outstanding Graduates and the University’s Top 10 Undergraduates, inspiring students’ affection for and pride in the university. In the segment on warning education on university rules and disciplines, he elaborated on the leave application system and university regulations, emphasizing the consequences and relevant provisions of violations such as exam misconduct and cheating, violations of academic research, physical fitness test, or competition rules, fighting, alcohol abuse, illegal assemblies or gatherings, violations of dormitory management rules, and disruption of campus order. Real cases were cited to sound a warning for the students. In the segment on safety and stability work, he introduced the management rules for dormitory safety and fire safety, explained the campus religious policies, analyzed the common types of telecom fraud and key prevention measures, and reaffirmed campus traffic safety norms with reference to campus traffic accident cases. In the segment on building a civilized campus, he advocated that students eliminate uncivilized behaviors such as unauthorized posting or scribbling and excessive noise, and develop civilized concepts such as thrift and waste sorting. He urged students to adapt to their identity as adults as soon as possible, take on the responsibilities and obligations of adults, distinguish right from wrong, know good from bad, uphold bottom lines, and temper themselves through learning and practice.

Wang Jun (Associate Secretary of the School’s Party Committee) Spoke at the New Student Grade Meeting & Safety Education Session

Themed Class Meetings on Safety Education

To strengthen campus safety education, particularly to enhance students’ awareness and ability to prevent telecom and online fraud, each class held themed class meetings on safety and stability. These meetings focused on targeted publicity and education on prevalent types of fraud, including fraud related to false credit reporting, reward-based online tasks, cultural performance ticket purchases, flight ticket changes or refunds, and online game equipment transactions. Through case analysis and explanations of prevention key points, new students enhanced their vigilance and mastered basic prevention skills.

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of International Economics and Trade

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Finance

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 Undergraduate Class of Business Administration

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 Academic Master’s Class

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 MIB Class

Themed Class Meeting on Safety and Stability for the 2025 PhD Class

Ideological and Political Education

Party and League Education

To strengthen the awareness of new League members and encourage them to draw closer to the Communist Party of China (CPC), the School held a Party and League education lecture in Classroom 502 of Building 9 on September 19.

Ms. Chang Xinyang, Secretary of the School’s Youth League Committee, delivered a keynote speech titled “History of the Youth Movement at Beijing Normal University” to the new students. She systematically reviewed the glorious journey of BNU youth, who, under the leadership of the CPC, have dedicated themselves to patriotic salvation, national construction and development, and reform and innovation since the university’s founding in 1902. She called on the youth to inherit the “red gene”, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, and contribute their youth to advancing the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.

Chang Xinyang (Secretary of the School’s Youth League Committee) Delivered a Themed League Lecture

Ms. Xu Kaige, Organization Member of the School’s Party Committee, briefly introduced the organizational structure of the School’s Party Committee. She also provided an overview of the student Party building work from multiple aspects, including conducting organizational activities and strengthening ideological guidance, innovating Party building forms to serve student development, creating new Party building carriers to enhance organizational vitality, upholding original aspirations and missions through social practices, and building publicity platforms to convey the vitality of BNUBS. She explained in detail the requirements and procedures for joining the CPC, guiding students to correct their motives for Party membership, actively draw closer to the Party organization, and continuously improve their Party spirit. She encouraged students to integrate their personal ideals into the development of the Party and the country, and strive to become glorious CPC members at an early date.

Xu Kaige (Organization Member of the School’s Party Committee) Delivered Party Membership Education

Visit to the Memorial Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

To deepen patriotic education and inherit the “red gene”, on September 17, student representatives of the new cohort visited the Memorial Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and viewed the large-scale exhibition “For National Liberation and World Peace”. By observing physical exhibits and historical images, the students systematically reviewed the arduous course of the Chinese people’s resistance against Japanese aggression from 1931 to 1945. The students expressed that they would transform the spirit of the War of Resistance into an internal driving force for forging ahead, integrate their patriotic feelings into their professional learning and research missions, and demonstrate the responsibility of the youth in the new era and new journey.

Student Representatives of the New Cohort Visited the Memorial Museum of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

Visit to the University History Museum

To strengthen education on love for the university and sense of honor, and inherit the spirit of BNU, the School organized new students to visit the University History Museum in groups at different times. Guided by volunteers’ detailed and vivid explanations, the students gained insights into the connotation of the university motto “Learn to be a teacher; act as a model” through the university’s more than 120-year history of running education. From the hardships of the early founding period, to the perseverance in preserving the “torch of education” during the westward relocation in the War of Resistance, to the innovation and development in the new era—precious historical records, physical exhibits, and images deeply immersed the students in the university’s profound historical heritage and cultural legacy. This experience enhanced their sense of identity and belonging to the university, and strengthened their belief in aligning their personal growth with the development of the university.

2025 Academic Master’s Class Visited the University History Museum

2025 MIB Class Visited the University History Museum

Daily Management Education

To help students quickly familiarize themselves with the School’s daily management system, the School conducted daily management education in Classroom 502 of Building 9 on September 18. Mr. Li Lun, a “Double-Role” Counselor (assuming both teaching and administrative roles), introduced the School’s work related to employment services and management of scholarships and grants. He presented the employment outcomes of the 2025 undergraduate and postgraduate (master’s and PhD) graduates with detailed data, analyzed the characteristics and trends of graduates’ employment destinations in recent years, and introduced various internship and employment resources provided by the university and the School. He encouraged students to start self-exploration and career planning as early as possible. He also promoted the university’s scholarship and grant policy system, hoping that students would view and utilize these support measures properly, continuously improve their comprehensive quality and professional skills, and repay society with practical actions.

Li Lun (“Double-Role” Counselor) Delivered Orientation Education

Ms. Zhang Huilin, another “Double-Role” Counselor, introduced the School’s work related to class development, academic tutoring, and mental health support. She corrected the misconception that “university life is easy”, reminding students to adjust their mindset in a timely manner, actively participate in various academic tutoring activities, and focus on strengthening academic research training. She introduced the university’s mental health service system, encouraging students to make full use of various mental health support resources to maintain physical and mental balance and integrate into collective life positively. She also urged each class to strengthen class development, organize regular class activities, and continuously enhance class cohesion.

Zhang Huilin (“Double-Role” Counselor) Delivered Orientation Education

Mental Health Education

To help new students understand the university’s mental health service resources and eliminate misunderstandings about psychological counseling, new students visited the University Mental Health Education and Counseling Center in batches. Led by teachers and peer volunteers, the students learned about the center’s development history and service system, and visited functional spaces such as individual counseling rooms and group counseling rooms. This visit dispelled the students’ stereotypes about mental health services and clarified the core service content and help-seeking channels of the center.

2025 Undergraduate Class of International Economics and Trade Visited the University Mental Health Education and Counseling Center

2025 Undergraduate Class of Business Administration Visited the University Mental Health Education and Counseling Center

To help postgraduate freshmen adapt to university life quickly, narrow the distance between classmates, and strengthen class unity, the postgraduate freshmen groups held group counseling activities in Conference Room 1632 of the Houzhu Building. Ice-breaking games guided students to express themselves openly, dispelling initial shyness amid laughter and quietly shortening the distance between each other. The game “Jointly Mapping the Blueprint for the Future” guided students to formulate preliminary plans for their postgraduate study and life. Through mutual communication and discussion, they conveyed sincere encouragement and good wishes, and each student gained a clearer understanding of and expectation for their future life.

2025 Academic Master’s Class Held Group Counseling Activities

2025 MIB Class Held Group Counseling Activities

The series of orientation programs for new students cover academic and professional education, interpretation of curriculum frameworks, safety and stability education, ideological and political education, daily management education, and mental health education. These initiatives provide all-round support to help new students adapt to university life, enhance their understanding of cutting-edge academic developments and career prospects, inspire their sense of identity and pride in the university, and further strengthen their confidence and determination to become a new generation of BNUers with the “Four Haves” qualities (have ideals, have moral integrity, have knowledge, and have a strong sense of responsibility).

Contributed by Student Affairs Office

Edited by Zhang Huilin, Liu Changyu

Reviewed by Wang Jun