On August 17th, IE department welcomed class 2016 undergraduates in tennis court and Zijin square. Associate Prof. Pingke Li organized the whole preparation together with the other staffs and volunteers. Prof. Zhizhong Li and Prof. Kaibo Wang sent greetings to new IE students. In this year, a total of 56 undergraduates (32 boys and 24 girls) joined IE department on this day.
On the morning of 18th August, the opening ceremony for the undergraduates of 2016 was held in 6A117 of teaching building 6. Prof. Zhizhong Li, Associate Prof. Pingke Li, Associate Prof. Tianhu Deng, Wenjun Liu, Lindong Yang, Meina Guan, Jiayuan Liu and the undergraduates of class 2016 attended the ceremony. Prof. Zhizhong Li introduced the history of IE department. Associate Prof. Tianhu Deng advised students to adapt their new lives at the University as soon as possible. Associate Prof. Pingke Li encouraged students to be responsible, self-confident and positive for the future life on this campus. At the end, the other students shared the experience and expectation at Tsinghua.
In the afternoon of 18th August, IE department held a session for all the parents of undergraduates of class 2016 in the teaching building VI 6A117. Associate Prof. Pingke Li, Prof. Simin Huang, Associate Prof. Tianhu Deng, Wenjun Liu, Lindong Yang, Meina Guan, and more than 40 parents of the students attended the orientation. Prof. Simin Huang introduced IE department in several aspects, including academic performance, international collaboration, curriculum, and career aspect. Associate Prof. Pingke Li and Associate Prof. Tianhu Deng suggested parents focus on the troubles which students would encounter with at the beginning of campus life in the university. After this meeting, a lab visiting was organized for the students’ parents.