On the opening ceremony, PKU Vice President Wang Bo reviewed the history of the journalistic education in Peking University during the speech. He stressed the significance of the establishment of Peking University Journalism Research Association one century ago and pointed out that the universities should bravely shoulder the responsibility for cultivating future journalists and scholars.
Professor Wang Bo delivering the Speech
Then, during the following seminar, Professor Fang Hanqi from Renmin University of China delivered a speech about the historical contribution made by Peking University Journalism Research Association. He also wished that Peking University Journalism Research Association would continue following the instruction of the former PKU President Cai Yuanpei – to dig into the laws, to accumulate experience and to make greater progress in the field of journalism.
Professor Fang Hanqi during the Speech
Professor Zhao Yuming talked about the contemporary problem of lacking qualified teachers in journalistic education and offered several solutions in his report. After that, Professor Tong Bing from Fudan University, Professor Zheng Baowei from Renmin University of China, Professor Luo Yicheng from Wuhan University, Professor Cheng Manli from Peking University respectively expressed their insight into the current state of journalism from multiple perspectives. The conferees burst into applause for the successful seminar upon conclusion.
Written by: Wang Nini
Edited by: Huang Yadan
Source: PKU News (Chinese）
