On the morning of June 5th, the founding conference and unveiling ceremony of Henan Guangya Education Foundation, which was initiated and registered by Henan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs and Henan Provincial Department of Education, was held in the Concert Hall of the Art Building in Shengda.
With independent legal personality established for the inheritance of the founder, Mr. Wang Guangya’s spirit and the concept of running a school, the Henan Guangya Education Foundation is a charitable organization initiated by Mr. Wang Guangya, the founder of Shengda University.
The basic purpose of the foundation is to accept donations from alumni and the community to reward faculty and students who contribute to teaching and research, to fund the research and promotion of the educational philosophy of the faculty and students of the family's financial difficulties，to provide support for strengthening the links and cooperation between educational institutions and various circles at home and abroad, to promote the sustainable development of schools and the progress of education in Henan Province.
On the morning of that day, more than 500 leaders, distinguished guests, teachers and students attended the founding conference of Guangya Education Foundation. The inaugural meeting was presided over by Professor Cui Muyue, Executive Vice President of our university.
The conference began with the national anthem of the People’s Republic of China. In the warm applause, the guests jointly inaugurated the Guangya Education Foundation.
Dr. Wang Xinqi, Executive Director of Shengda University and Honorary Chairman of the Guangya Education Foundation, delivered a speech in the conference. He introduced the origin of the Guangya Foundation and said that the foundation will extensively contact with alumni and social resources. He said that the foundation will take standardize management, rationally use all kinds of donation funds, and make unremitting efforts to carry forward the education cause of Mr. Wang Guangya.
The distinguished guests spoke highly of the brilliant achievements of Mr. Wang Guangya. They talked about the far-reaching significance of the establishment of the foundation and wished the educational cause of Mr. Wang Guangya to have a bright future.
At the ceremony, the foundation accepted donations from all circles in the society. In the end, the ceremony had a successful ending with the students recitation of Shengda motto and the melodious song by students.
Ref：http://www.shengda.edu.cn/info/1023/32769.htm
(News by Wang Guanghan in Publicity Office; Photos by Wang Minhua and Su Di in Publicity Office, Li Kai in Study and Correspondence Office; Translated by Cui Dong Li in Foreign Affairs Office.)
