iBT 特训之剑桥大学Vice Chancellor 毕业典礼致词.docx
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iBT特训之剑桥大学ViceChancellor毕业典礼致词
】[iBT特训]之剑桥大学ViceChancellor毕业典礼致词
TheUniversityofCambridgeisaplace,acommunity,andaninstitution.Itisalsoapervasivepresenceintheworld.TheCambridgeUniversitycommunityispreponderantlyBritish:
75%ofouracademicstaffareBritish,85%ofourundergraduates,andalmost50%ofourpostgraduates.CollegiateCambridgeremainsdeeplycommittedtotheeducationofoutstandingBritishstudents.
ThatassertionisfullyconsonantwithaCambridgefastbecomingmoreinternationalinmany,manyways.AwealthofresearchcollaborationsbetweenCambridgeacademicsandcolleaguesaroundtheworldaredocumentedintheonlineInternationalDirectorytobelaunchedbytheUniversitythisyear.AlthoughteachingandlearningarestilloverwhelminglyCambridge-basedactivitiesandrelativelyfewstudentsstudyabroad,thenumberofinternationalprogrammesfortrainingandeducationisgrowing.CambridgeUniversity’sglobalpresenceissuchthatalreadyithasfewifanyequals.
WhatCambridgedoeswell,andmustkeepdoing,isrespondtochangeintheworldandhelpshapeandleadit.Asmoreandmorepeopleliveandworkacrossarangeofcultures,ourteachingmusthelpprepareourstudentsforthatlife.Forgraduatestudents,thepotentialtransformationofCambridgetoafullyinternationalUniversitycouldbemuchcloserifthedeclinecontinuesinthenumberofBritishstudentsstudyingfordoctoraldegrees,withdramaticshrinkageincertainfields.Thesestudentsarenotbeingkeptoutbyinternationalstudents:
theyarenotapplying,ornotapplyinghere.WemustimprovefundingforUKpostgraduatestudentsasamatterofurgency.
Cambridgeisamongthemostbeautifuluniversitiesintheworld,andexperiencingthatbeautyispartofwhatitmeanstobeatCambridge.Weareanintegralpartofalivelyandinterestingcity.Therewasatimeinthe1950sand60swhenthingslookeddifferent,andtheuniversitywastoodominantinthelocaleconomyforanyone’shealth.Thatchanged,happily.
】[iBT特训]之MIT校长SusanHockfield就职演说(1/2)
Thankyou,allofyouforsuchanincrediblywarm…warmwelcometothiscommunity.IamdeeplyhonoredtohavebeenselectedasMIT’s16thPresident.Asascientist,I'vealwaysregardedMITasabeaconprojectinganincrediblybrightlightthathasilluminatedthepathofdiscoveryandinnovationfortheentireworld.AndIknowthatIamonlyoneofcountlesspeoplewhohavebeeninspiredandonmanyoccasionsawedbyMIT’sstrengthsalongtheentirecontinuousscholarship,fromthemostfundamentalbasicresearchintothenatureofourworld,tothemostadvancedapplicationsandtechnologicalinnovations.
ItisofcoursethemissionofeveryuniversitytoproduceanddisseminateknowledgeandyetMIThasadvancedbothpartsofthismissionatanabsolutelyastonishingrate.DiscoveriesandinnovationshavepouredforthfromtheInstituteinastaggeringtorrentfromengineeringandsciencetobesure,butjustasimpressivelyfromeconomics,businesses,thearts,thesocialsciencesandhumanities.
Asallofyoumightimagine,overthelastseveralweeksIhavebecomeincreasinglyattunedtoanymentionofMIT.Andperhapsnotsurprisingly,hardlyadayhasgonebywithoutsomenewsofsomeMITdiscovery,someinvention,somenewprogramcomingtomyattention.MIT’sremarkablehistoryofdiscoveryandinnovationalonemightwellhavebeenenoughtodrawmehere,butovertheselastfewmonths,Ihavediscoveredanothercriticallyimportantfeatureofthisinstitution’scharacter.Somethingthatspeakstothevaluesandideasthatseemtobetheveryfoundationofthisplace.Frommyveryfirstconversationsinthesearchprocess,IkepthearingaboutthreeofMIT’scentralvalues:
thepursuitoftruth,integrityandthegreatmeritocracy.Iheardthisfromtrustees,Ihearditfromfaculty,IhearditfromstudentsandIhearditfromstaffmembers.AndwhatIheardtoldmethatherewasaplacewhosevaluescloselymirroredmyown,aplacewhosemissionIcouldtrulyembrace,andaplacewhereTom,ElizabethandIcouldfeelverymuchathome.
NowIwouldguessthatmanyofyouarewonderinghowIimaginethefutureforMIT.FirstIhavetoreassureyouI’mnotgonnabe,bringakennelofYalebulldogswithus.Youwillallnotberequiredtowearhatswithwhitesonthem.WhatIbelieveinisbuildingstrengthsonstrengths.EachoftheMITschoolsandactivitiesmustcontinuetobestronganddistinctive,andwemustcontinuetolookforopportunitiestoamplifythosestrengthsthroughcollaboration,throughsharedvisionandthroughsharedwork.MyoverarchinggoalistohelpMITtobeanevengreaterMIT,tobecomeevenbetterateducation,researchandinvention.
Partofthisgoalwillbemetbyensuringthatanyonewhohastheextraordinarytalentsandambitiontomakethemostofwhat
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