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<\/a><\/p>\nLIU Run, Deputy Secretary of Tongji University Party Committee, \u00a0announced the opening. He warmly welcomed the 32 campers in attendance, welcoming them to Tongji University to participate in this event and looking forward to unleashing their creativity, exploring and enjoying the innovation journey. Afterwards, the guests on the spot started the holographic ball together, and GESS 2024 was officially opened.<\/p>\n
Tongji University International Exchange and Cooperation Development Report<\/strong><\/p>\n YIN Wen, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Tongji University, gave a report on the development of Tongji University’s international exchange and cooperation. He introduced to the Summer School participants the heritage, current situation and future vision of Tongji University in the field of international cooperation. He pointed out that Tongji University, a comprehensive university with a long history, has long attached great importance to opening up and cooperating with the outside world, has continuously innovated the mode of international exchange and cooperation, with record high enrolment, rich and diverse themes of international exchange and cooperation, and has formed an international cooperation network with Germany as the core, Europe as the focus, and radiating to the whole world. At the same time, he had high expectations for the campers, hoping that they could work together in a multicultural context and fully experience the clash of cultures and ideas, while contributing diversified and innovative power to solving global problems.<\/p>\n Professor SHI Qian, Secretary of Tongji SEM Party Committee emphasized the importance of innovation in all aspects in today’s educational and technological context, and the indispensability of effective communication in the innovation process, which ensures that the results of the research are of value in terms of their application, bridges the gap between research and its practical application, and contributes to new knowledge and solutions.<\/p>\n Statement by GESS Alumni Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n Andres Hernandez, an alumnus of GESS Munich Class of 2023, inspired the participants with the spirit of social entrepreneurship and his own experiences to motivate the campers to seize the opportunities of the platform, actively exchange ideas, stimulate innovation and realise the vision of building a better world through business models.<\/p>\n The rules of admission, GESS values and precautions were announced to further deepen the campers’ awareness of rules and teamwork. The ice-breaking activities and coaches’ meeting were followed by various games and interactive sessions to get to know each other and build up initial friendships.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n