To help the 2025 freshmen of the Department of Environmental Science adapt to college life more quickly, fully understand the environmental engineering major, and clarify their future learning and development directions, the Marine Environment Department carefully organized a freshman orientation activity on October 9th. Feng Daolun, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of the College of Marine Science and Engineering, Liu Xingpo, Secretary of the Faculty Party Branch of the Marine Environment Department, Lyu Baoyi, Director of the Department, as well as key professional teachers and counselors, participated in this activity.
Dean Feng Daolun extended a warm welcome to the new students. Drawing on his 30 years of experience in the environmental field, he conducted an in-depth analysis of the prospects for professional development from multiple dimensions such as social needs, transformation and development, and personal growth. He pointed out that environmental engineering is a key force in promoting green development and plays an important role in national strategies such as the construction of ecological civilization, the development of new energy, and the achievement of the "dual carbon" goals. Dean Feng advised the new students to be strict with themselves, take the initiative, courageously explore and actively forge ahead on the basis of fully understanding the professional connotation and industry prospects, integrate their personal growth into the process of disciplinary development, and strive to grow into compound talents with solid professional knowledge and comprehensive abilities.
Lv Baoyi, Director of the Department of Marine Environment, systematically introduced the development of the Environmental Engineering program in terms of professional overview, faculty strength, research progress, and talent cultivation.
In the subsequent session, teachers from the Department of Marine Environment, drawing on their own teaching and research practices, provided students with detailed guidance and suggestions from the perspectives of curriculum system, learning methods, and practical ability cultivation, among others.
The atmosphere during the interactive communication session was lively. New students actively asked questions around topics such as "the development prospects of ESG", "how to participate in scientific and technological innovation projects", and "forms of professional practice activities". The teachers present answered patiently, not only providing targeted suggestions but also sharing their personal experiences in studying and scientific research, pointing out the direction for the students' upcoming university life.
This teacher-student meeting not only narrowed the distance between teachers and students, but also enhanced the overall understanding and sense of identity of the 2025 freshmen towards the environmental engineering major, laying a solid foundation for them to smoothly integrate into university study and life.
Figure 1 The conference site
Figure 2 On-site Interaction