新年寄语
亲爱的同学们：
在我今天接受任命正式成为新加坡南洋理工大学校长之时，我祝所有南大的学子在新的一年快乐健康。我希望2018年将会给你们带来成就与满足。
能够加入你们共同为这个伟大的高校奉献心力是我巨大的荣幸，它代表了我一直坚持珍视的价值观——教育、学习、探索与创新上的卓越；对社会的持续影响；全球参与；提升人类处境；以及奉献我们的社群。
作为今日南大的学子，你们通过你们日常的一切行为在定义与创造着南大的节奏、生机、步伐与发展。作为未来的领袖与全球公民，你们将深远的影响着人类的生存处境与21世纪的发展轨迹。我期待在这多元与富有生机的大学环境里与所有才华横溢并且具有奉献精神的同学们一起共事。你们的学习经历与校园生活能够得到回报，均衡健全，并且让人满意，对我也是非常重要的。我也希望，无论你们在南大本科生还是研究生，这段经历都会打下你们和南大一生联结的基础。
在过去的几个月，我展开了一场聆听之旅，有幸在会议、活动与不同场合认识了诸多南大学生，校友与大学的成员。未来的几个礼拜乃至几个月里，我会继续参访我们多元与富有生机的大学，希望借此了解你们的思想，观念与对大学的期望。
自从几个月之前我得到任命的消息传来，我的妻子Mary和我被你们热情友好的祝福与欢迎深深的感动。我们结识了非常多的新朋友，并且和南大与新加坡的很多昔日好友重新取得了联系，他们当中有很多人我们已经认识了超过25年。在这个美丽的校园，我们如今也建立起我们的新家。
我们期待着在南大校园与新加坡的诸多正式与非正式的会谈、活动中与你们会面。我也满心期待与你们共事，一起推进南大创建知识、分享知识、造福新加坡与整个世界的任务与使命。
新年快乐！
Subra Suresh
President’s Message to Students
Dear Students,
As I begin my tenure today as the President of NTU Singapore, I write to wish you all much happiness and good health in the new year. I hope that 2018 will bring you great achievement and fulfilment.
It is my honour to join you in service of this great university that stands for all the values I hold near and dear ̶ excellence in education, learning, discovery and innovation; sustainable impact on society; global engagement; improving the human condition; and dedication to our communities.
As NTU students today, you play a pivotal role in defining and creating the rhythm, buzz, pace and evolving history of NTU in all of your activities. As future leaders and global citizens, you will have a substantial impact in influencing the human condition and the course of the 21st century. I am very much looking forward to the privilege of working closely with the highly talented and dedicated cohort of students in this diverse and vibrant university community. It is very important to me that your learning experience and life on campus are rewarding, well-balanced and satisfying. I also hope that your time here as undergraduate, postgraduate or professional students will lay the foundation for lifelong connections to NTU.
During the past few months, I have had the pleasure of getting to know many students, alumni and members of the university community on various occasions, including at meetings, events and special retreats organised around campus and across Singapore as part of my ongoing listening tour. My visits to various units across our diverse and vibrant community will continue in the coming weeks and months, so that I can benefit from your thoughts, perspectives and aspirations for the University as part of my extensive listening tour.
My wife, Mary, and I are touched by the warm reception and friendly welcome you have extended to us since the news of my appointment several months ago. We have made many new friendships, and reconnected with a large number of colleagues at NTU and in Singapore, some of whom we have known for more than 25 years. We have now established our new home on this beautiful campus.
We look forward to visiting with you in a variety of formal and informal gatherings and events at the residential halls, cafeterias and President’s Lodge, and around campus and across Singapore. I also look forward to working with you to advance NTU’s mission of creating and sharing knowledge for the benefit of Singapore and the world at large.
With best regards
Subra Suresh
President
Distinguished University Professor
转自 | NTU 研会宣传部
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