Beida Lectures (Volume 4)

Author: Peking University Lecture Committee
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Cultivating well-rounded talents in universities naturally requires broadening students' knowledge, changing teaching methods, and rearranging courses. However, achieving this in the short term is very challenging. Through numerous lectures, university students can learn about other disciplines, spark their interest in learning, and be guided to study fundamental knowledge in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. They can also stay updated on the latest developments in contemporary technology and hot topics in socio-economic development, helping them better understand society and integrate into it. Lectures have thus become one of the most vibrant components of campus culture. Lectures are an open classroom for quality education. What is a "lecture"? Scholars speak on stage, and students listen in their seats. Someone once "joked" that while classes at Peking University could be skipped, lectures could never be missed. Today, in our campus, posters in bulletin boards announce various lecture schedules. Before the lectures, classrooms are packed with students, with desks filled with items used to claim seats. During the lectures, students experience enlightening insights, and after the lectures, they engage in questioning, debates, and deep reflection. All of this has become a distinctive campus scene at Peking University. Through this scene, you can see the traditionally perceived "residents" of the ivory tower—those who are not content with themselves—retracting their haughty gazes and beginning to reflect on themselves within the campus. You can also see outsiders from outside the tower, gazing at the hurried scholars within with admiration, curiosity, and inquiry, even beginning to pause and linger on campus. Lectures not only enrich the sacred land of Peking University but also make this ancient campus more vibrant and youthful, becoming a valuable spiritual treasure for Peking University students.