As for the current international situation, one sentence can be said: Since the beginning of the new century, the international situation has continued to undergo profound and complex changes. World multipolarity and economic globalization are still the two major factors in the evolution of today's international landscape. Main trends. Generally speaking, peace and development are the themes of today's times. Pursuing peace and development is the common aspiration of people of all countries and is also an unstoppable historical trend. But the world is not at peace. Internationally, political, economic, security and other factors are intertwined with each other. There are constant battles for strategic locations, strategic resources, strategic dominance, and talent. Entering the new century, various countries have formulated new development strategies. The United States, Russia, India and other countries all regard a period of the 21st century as a favorable opportunity for national development strategies. Therefore, we must deeply realize and understand the scientific judgment put forward by the "16th National Congress" that the first 20 years of this century is an important period of strategic opportunities for my country's development. Therefore, we must enhance our sense of urgency, firmly seize opportunities, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and make full use of them. advantages and strive to accelerate its own development. In terms of the domestic economic situation, 2003 was a very extraordinary year. There were sudden SARS, earthquakes, and various natural disasters across the country. The country is so big that there have been many natural disasters such as floods and droughts year after year. However, the overall economic situation , two sentences: The difficulties encountered were greater than expected, and the results achieved were better than expected. The GDP continues to grow at about 8.5%. It should be said that the growth is relatively fast, the efficiency is relatively good, and the vitality is relatively strong. Contradictions and problems exist, including farmers' difficulty in increasing income and high employment pressure. This is not only a long-term problem that requires unremitting efforts to solve in the process of my country's modernization, but also an urgent problem that must be solved with great efforts at present. In addition, new loans in 2003 were 3 trillion yuan, and loans in 2002 were 1.8 trillion yuan. The growth of this kind of loans will increase domestic financial risks, because the financial system of our entire society is not perfect, and the internal control mechanism of banks Not sound either. The most important problem in national economic development is the restriction of resources on economic growth. On the one hand, some raw materials in our country, such as crude oil, iron ore, non-ferrous metal raw materials, etc., cannot meet domestic demand and basically rely on imports; on the other hand, high consumption, waste of resources, environmental pollution, and extensive Running a business is full of contradictions. In short, we should not only see the good trend of economic development, but also see the problems that restrict the country’s economic development that need to be studied and solved. Therefore, at the Third Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee and the Economic Work Conference, the central government’s policies were very clear , the focus must be on people-oriented, establish a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development concept, and do all work well in accordance with the strategy of stabilizing policies, making appropriate adjustments, deepening reforms, expanding opening up, grasping the overall situation, resolving conflicts, overall planning and coordinated development.

Finally, I would like to say something about the "three rural" issues. The central government has once again raised the "three rural" issues as the top priority of the whole party's work. It is obvious that the 1.3 billion people, With 800 million farmers in rural areas, in such a big country, the main agricultural products, especially grain, must be based on self-reliance, because our current grain imports can only be the adjustment of varieties and a small balance. The main thing is to solve the problem ourselves. No one can be relied upon to provide food for a population of 300 million. Therefore, if we are not clear-headed about this issue, deviations in work, and repeated failures in agriculture will not only endanger the country's food security, but also endanger the country's overall economic development. This Central Committee meeting specifically emphasized that all party members, especially senior cadres, must raise the importance of food security to the level and importance of national security. It cannot be ignored at any time that we must always attach importance to the basic status of agriculture, always attach importance to strictly protecting cultivated land, protecting and improving comprehensive grain production capabilities, always attaching importance to the interests of grain production areas and grain farmers, and always attaching importance to increasing the income of farmers, especially grain farmers. , this is a very important decision made by the central government. I think students at our Agricultural University should pay more attention to the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" issues, and I hope that our classmates will pay more attention to the progress in this area.

Part 2: Recognize the situation clearly, learn to cherish it, and become successful as soon as possible. The main point of talking about so many situations is that we are all social beings and we are all in the context of such an international and domestic environment. As a college student, it reminds me of a saying that was often said in the 1970s and 1980s, "Keep the motherland in mind and look at the world." It is still very relevant today.

How do we position ourselves? How do we face it? How to integrate yourself into the competitive social life? Each of us is concerned about personal development. This is the most practical issue. Comrades are all concerned about their own success and their own direction. After four years of college, whether to go abroad, take the postgraduate entrance examination, or find a job, these are the most practical issues. I would like to say a few words today on these practical issues. Before I tell you, let me tell you a little story: There was a young man who ran away from home when he was young and wanted to start his own business. He went to an elder of his clan to ask for advice. The elder had heard that the young man After the narration, he casually wrote three words, "Don't be afraid" and said, "Child, the secret of life is only six words. I will tell you three words today and the other three words I will tell you later." Thirty years later, the young man had gray hair. On his way back home, he visited the elder again. But the old man has passed away. The old man's family took out a letter and told him that this was specially left for you by the old man. The old man said that one day you will definitely come to him. The young man opened the letter and saw three big words written on a piece of white paper: "Don't regret." The old man told future generations a truth: "Don't be afraid" before middle age and "Don't regret" after middle age. The whole life is just these six words. At your age it's "Don't be afraid", but at my age it's "Don't regret it".

I will provide you with some more figures, which are also closely related to you. I just talked about the issues of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" and the issue of employment pressure, which will plague our country for a long time and are practical issues for economic development. Regarding the employment issue, some data show that the number of college graduates will reach 2.8 million in 2004, an increase of 680,000 from 2003. In July 2002, there were still 500,000 graduates waiting for employment nationwide, and in July 2003 there were still 700,000. I said What do these numbers mean? They reflect the increasingly fierce competition for employment among college students. In the students' own words, "I have already smelled the smoke on the employment battlefield, and I knew it was difficult to find a job as soon as I entered university." I will also provide you with a figure. The country has a key topic during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", "Research on the Expansion of the Scale of Higher Education and the Labor Market." Its judgment is: this year's college students are choosing a career, relationships, family The influence of factors such as background and social relationships has been greatly reduced. However, the career path of college students has not become smoother. "Lack of personality" has become more and more prominent and has become an obstacle for college students to choose a career. Regarding the employment issue, it is affected by various factors, but as far as this research topic is concerned, it is reflected in the employment of students. Compared with the past, many favors, backdoors and other aspects have a great impact on employment. factors, with the development of the situation, the influence of these factors has also decreased. Instead, it is the quality of individual students, their own conditions, and the choice of employment units. This factor is increasing. I hope it will arouse everyone's thinking, because everyone cares about themselves. growth. You may also have noticed that the media, including the media, are now hyping up the article: "Academic qualifications are ranked after ability" in an article by Guangming Daily, which talks about the standards for companies to select talents. In my opinion, it is actually: having academic qualifications is not only about academic qualifications, but also about ability, ability plus academic qualifications. Many well-known foreign and domestic companies and large enterprises, including administrative institutions, without exception use professional quality and academic performance as a benchmark for assessing talents. It is only used as a benchmark, and your learning ability and technology are compared with your own. Integrity, integrity, humility, and the ability to deal with others are the most important conditions. This is a rational and realistic approach to employing people. In other words, the current requirements for talents are more emphasis on ability and overall quality of talents. This is the orientation of employment in today's society. Everyone must see this situation well and face it. The feedback from employers to our education sector should indeed arouse our great attention and deep thought. Speaking of integrity, I would like to add that the problem of examination style and discipline is pervasive. In the recent "Level 4" examination, some people found someone to take the exam for them, and some used fake ID cards. This reflects that if you can’t meet a basic human quality requirement, then what are you talking about? Don't talk about anything. Recently, Li Zhiren, director of the College Center of the National Institute of Education, said: Going to school and working are two different things. Good test scores do not necessarily mean good performance in actual work. In actual work, graduates from prestigious universities may not necessarily have higher overall quality than students from other universities. . A foreign education expert said: In the process of learning, your IQ plays more of a role, but to be a complete person and play your role in society, emotional intelligence plays a more important role. .

Frankly speaking, China's university education is still lacking in the cultivation of emotional intelligence, and this deficiency is particularly evident among students from prestigious universities. The formation of personality should be the ultimate product of university education. This topic is posed to our schools and the educational community. As students enter from high school to college, our purpose is to promote the personality formation of young people. We hope that college students can directly understand it when they are in school and seriously try to become spiritual adults. We say that an eighteen-year-old college student is an adult from a biological and legal perspective. If you are faced with such an era and situation full of competitive multicultural choices, and you do not have the ability to make independent judgments and the ability to make decisions by the time you graduate, you cannot be considered a spiritual adult, nor can you be considered a part of our education. The purpose of education is achieved. I hope the students can think a little bit and think about whether this is the case. All of you here are in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as graduate students. I think what I talked about today may be more beneficial to the lower grades, but no matter what, everyone has their own thoughts and ideas. The first, second, third and fourth graders and graduate students have different thoughts. Individuals and individuals They have different thoughts, but one thing is the same. You are all planning your future development. This is right and there is nothing wrong at all. All of you here today are our classmates who are actively seeking progress in politics and striving to join the Communist Party of China. This in itself is also planning for yourself and your own political life. This is very good and very important. The school party committee must fully affirm the students' high political enthusiasm, and the party's grassroots organizations must also express a warm welcome, and especially hope that the students can correct their motivations for joining the party. We often analyze the party-building situation of college students and find that there are still a few students who have utilitarian ideas. Their starting point and ultimate goal are mainly for themselves. They join the party so that they can have a political aura and be credible. But I still think that, first of all, students, your demand for progress should be fully recognized. It doesn’t matter if it is utilitarian. In the process of organizational training, you should continue to learn, educate, and change. I care about my own development, which is understandable and absolutely right. Why do you come to school? I just want to grow and become talented. What is the most important thing? Comrades, you should have a stronger sense of social responsibility. I would like to add this. Combining your personal enthusiasm with your sense of social responsibility, I think it will help you grow, become talented, and become a spiritual adult as quickly as possible.

It is a great time for you. I feel very emotional when I look at young people today. Time flies so fast. It is really the age of "no regrets". What I mean by saying so much is that students are now concerned about themselves, whether I will take the postgraduate entrance examination, go abroad, or find a job in the future, etc. These very real issues are all before you. When I was in high school, a baton for the college entrance examination was leading the way. After ten years of hard work and burning the midnight oil, I finally entered the university hall. Unexpectedly, before I had time to relax and celebrate, a baton for employment was already in play. It worked. It's not easy. I envy you and understand you. After arriving at school, quite a few students are confused about the employment prospects of their current majors, what kind of major is suitable for them, and what major they should choose. So let’s look back: including how to position ourselves and how to plan your future development after we arrive at university. The school is also constantly deepening the reform of education and teaching, including that next year our school will recruit students according to colleges and subject categories. The school will create a more relaxed condition for students, and first pass one or two years of public courses and public courses. When teaching basic courses, you must first have a certain understanding of the major you are studying, and then decide on your major. Now 60% of students don't like their majors and want to change majors but don't know which major is suitable. This situation must be reformed. Career planning for college students cannot wait until the second semester of their fourth year or third year before starting. That would be too late. In the future, teachers in the employment guidance center must hold a certificate to work. However, in a sense, they are not just teachers in the employment guidance center. Every teacher and faculty member in the school must hold a certificate and work for everyone. A college student provides consultation, services and even all aspects of work for his future development. The establishment of goals at the university level is actually the establishment of life goals to a certain extent, which is very critical. The famous British philosopher Whitehead once said: In middle school, students study at their desks, but in college they need to stand up and look around. Only by standing up and looking to society, history, the future, and all aspects of life can we grasp our appropriate goals and promote our all-round development.

That's true. I think it's a big transition in your life from middle school to university. Liu Qing also said, "Although the road of life is long, critical points often only have a few steps, especially when people are young." The famous American psychologist Balkan saw a young man writing an autobiography with only three punctuation points. Symbols: a -- (dash), and another! (exclamation mark), and another. (Period), Balkan asked him what he meant, and he said, after a while, he went on a rampage (——), then ended up sad and regretful (!), and in the end he had to die (.). After hearing this, Balken changed the three punctuation marks into one, (pause), one... (ellipsis), one? (question mark), and explained that youth is a small stop in life (,), the road is long and the hope is boundless (...), and if you don’t hear that the prodigal son returns, he will not be replaced by gold (?). Under Balkan's care and encouragement, this young man finally became a man of great achievements. In short, the most practical issue is that if college students want to become talents, they must maximize the use of our university process. The true value of university education is different for everyone. What you put into a college education is what you get out of it. Everyone may have similar abilities when they enter college, but when they graduate from college, they may be surprised to find that the gap in ability between them is no longer just a few steps away. For you, I think this gap is definitely not caused by an intellectual gap. It is caused by non-intellectual factors, including emotions, emotions, will, quality, morality, sense of responsibility, interpersonal relationships, interests, hobbies, personality, etc. Wait, wait, I have to summarize and reflect on myself. Four years in college can only be regarded as an introduction to a subject, laying a little foundation. After leaving school, you have to work hard to achieve success. It should be said that it is an honor to have the opportunity to enter university, but any kind of honor or treatment should be earned through continuous efforts, and these opportunities must be maximized. Therefore, I would like to give the students ten final suggestions:

First: Realize that attitude determines everything. Learning attitude determines how much you get from your homework and teachers. You must approach your studies with a positive attitude. Understand what it means in your life.

Second: Remember that your college grades will accompany you into the future. If your transcript is full of "passes", it only means that you haven't really worked hard. Please work hard to do everything well.

Third: Be brave enough to take responsibility. You may be able to find various reasons to explain your low interest in learning. Don't make excuses. There is no end to learning. Seize any opportunity to learn. Absorb knowledge like the sea absorbs water. If you leave college exactly the same as when you entered, then you can’t blame others but yourself. College is a process of change, but you have to take the initiative to promote these changes. No one can guarantee the future. Jade cannot become a tool without being polished, and people cannot become talents without suffering.

Fourth: Realize that college life is life itself. This is not a prelude, preparation, or prelude to your life. Your values, interests and work principles began to be formed as early as college. Whether it is good or bad, you are likely to be you at 20 years old. Studies have proven that if you are in good spirits and are good at yourself, Adjustment, it will be like this when you get older.

Fifth: Learn to ask questions. Your middle school teacher may have made it very clear on this point. Frequently asking questions is an important way to improve the value of life. Life without problems is empty and meaningless. Your mind must be active.

Sixth: Respect others and learn to communicate. Harmonious interpersonal relationships are an indispensable condition for mental health and an important way to achieve mental health. In fact, many interpersonal conflicts in life occur over trivial matters with no principles. Originally, it would be fine if you just say hello and apologize. However, both parties have strong self-esteem and do not know how to respect others. Respecting others is Respect yourself. The "secret recipe" for interpersonal harmony is to be willing to interact with others and learn to interact with others.

Seventh: Solicit opinions from multiple parties. Good advice will not come to your door by itself. You must always talk to your mentors and friends. Lazy people only listen to one side of the story without considering the source of the information. Lazy people are unwilling to listen to multiple opinions before making major decisions. Smart people People hunt for information extensively.

Eighth: Make full use of resources and do so early. To find a good job after graduation, good grades and letters of recommendation are not enough. What kind of social work you have done in college is also very important. We have dozens of clubs and student organizations. We are looking forward to your joining and integrating yourself into college life as soon as possible. Time flies and everything will never happen again.

Don’t wait until your junior or senior year to start investing. A person who is active in college is often as energetic in future work as in life. Employers like students who are active and participatory. As an active and participative person, you It will never destroy all sentient beings. Remember: A mediocre person may have many classmates, but there are always a few who run ahead.

Ninth: Stay optimistic. If you are motivated, want to gain something valuable, and if you want to be competent when someone asks you to do something, you will not have a headache about college life. Facts have proven that optimists perform better in college, score higher, gain more, apply their knowledge better, and are more likely to be satisfied with their results.

Tenth: Act immediately. If there is something about yourself that you don’t even like, such as lack of self-confidence, inability to arrange time reasonably, arbitrary, prone to anxiety, not open enough, lack of self-consciousness, lack of leadership qualities, and procrastination in doing things, you must take action immediately to correct it. correct.

The above suggestions are for your reference. I think these ten suggestions are not only applicable to university education, but also can be used as a creed for future life. Let me finish with two stories. The first short story is that two students A and B applied for a doctoral degree from a professor at the same time, but the professor only recruited one student, so the professor gave them a question. The two students completed the question at the same time. The process was equally exciting, and the results were also different. Both are correct. It's hard to tell them apart. The professor thought about it and chose A. Person B was very unconvinced and asked the professor why he did not choose person B. The professor pointed to the time of the assignment and said, I assigned the assignment last Friday afternoon, and you two started doing it at 4 pm last Friday, and you did it on Monday. If I start doing it, I choose A starting at 4pm on Friday, because a person who starts taking action immediately is more competitive. The second little story is that in 1972, the Singapore Tourism Board made a report to the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, to the effect that Singapore is not as good as Egypt in having the pyramids, not as good as China in having the Great Wall, not as good as Japan in having Mount Fuji, etc. In addition to direct sunlight all year round, we There is no sunshine and no famous monuments. To develop tourism, it is really difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw. Lee Kuan Yew was very angry after reading the report. He wrote a line on the report: How much do you want God to give us? Sunlight? Sunshine is enough! Later, Singapore took advantage of the direct sunlight throughout the year to plant flowers and grass. In a short period of time, Singapore has developed into a world-famous garden country and has become the third largest country in Asia in terms of tourism revenue for many years. I talk about this because many of the students here may also have a lot of complaints and dissatisfaction. They have also complained about God’s injustice and complained that the school is not satisfactory in all aspects. If you are lucky enough to read Lee Kuan Yew’s words, , I wonder if you will suddenly wake up and realize that the pair of tables and chairs in the classroom were given to you by God. I hope you will learn to cherish them, cherish time, cherish youth, and cherish life. We say that there are only three days in a person's life, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Yesterday is gone and gone forever, today is with you but will soon pass, tomorrow will come but will also disappear. Hurry up, you only have three days in your life. What a philosophical concept of time (this is the prayer that students on the island of Hawaii in the United States pray before class).

I sincerely hope that the students will seize the golden opportunity to become talents and achieve results as soon as possible.