In August 2021, 150 chairmen of overseas university students' federations, overseas returnee entrepreneurs, and study-abroad cultural KOLs gathered in Beijing Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, and opened the Providence Academy seventh phase of "2021 Beijing Yizhuang International Youth Talent Summit", which lasted four days and three nights and with the theme of "One Hundred Years of Youth". Through courses such as open classes, round table classes, basketball games, fireside chats, debates, and company visits, the college entered the most representative Yizhuang leading companies and shared foresight and insight with dozens of guest mentors and young leaders, looking forward to the future with the youth of the world at the forefront of the times.
One hundred years of youth, Providence Academy led the young leaders of Chinese overseas students to meet in Beijing again at the end of summer and early autumn on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. A hundred years as its start, when youth is just right, in Yizhuang Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, we practice the school motto of responsibility, sincerity, mutual benefit, and responsibility, and jointly undertake the responsibilities of today and change the future of young people around the world.
Providence Academy is a mobile college for global youth. In order to allow more Chinese students to have a deeper understanding of Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Providence Academy led students to many local enterprises in Yizhuang.
At the headquarters of BOE, a global innovative Internet of Things company, Dr. Jiang Xingqun, Co-Chief Technology Officer of BOE, delivered and shared BOE's groundbreaking values and goals and missios to the members of the academy. In the BOE Science and Technoloy Center, members of the college visited BOE's technology exhibition area consisting of medical imaging, Mini Led, smart windows, fingerprint recognition, etc., interacted closely with BOE's smart system technology experience, and learned about BOE's welcome to young talents from all over the world and the vision of China's intelligent manufacturing to the world.
JD.com is a self-operated e-commerce company in China. Its corporate mission is to lead life with technology, and its corporate vision is to become the world's most trustworthy company. The results of the one-stop life service made the members deeply feel the corporate culture inside JD.com. Yao Naisheng, vice president of JD Digital Technology, shared his experience of joining JD.com as a returnee and growing up with JD.com as a senior at Yale University; JD Group's school recruitment team talked about JD's talent concept and invited more returnees to join JD.com.
In addition to in-depth exchanges with local enterprises in Yizhuang, Providence Open Class also invited many well-known entrepreneurs, social activists and scholars to share with you.
Tang Shuangning, the former chairmen of China Everbright Group, reviewed the century-old party history, told the members the glorious years and classic stories of our party, and encouraged everyone to study party history and use party history as a guide for work and life.
Gao Qunyao, CEO of Mobile Cinema and former president of Microsoft China, talked about his experience and gains in Microsoft, Media Group, Wanda and Legendary Pictures, described the process of Chinese companies entering the international film and television culture stage and achieved confident breakthroughs, and shared the experience of reform and opening up. During the course of his career, he danced with the business giants of the era.
Ye Qiangsheng, founder of ROEHL and former CEO of Riot Games Asia Pacific, talked about his three passions and missions at three turning points in his life: climate change, innovation and entrepreneurship, and social responsibility. He encouraged everyone to always have enthusiasm and do difficult and correct things.
In the enthusiastic Providence basketball game and the African drum team development course, everyone was united as one. The cheers, shouts, drumming and singing reflected the upward youth demeanor and team spirit, and also brought each member closer to each other.
The traditional session of Providence debate brought the atmosphere to a climax. The members of the academy revolved around "If I were a scientist and discover that the world will be destroyed in a month, should I make it public", "Should I tell my parents when I am frustrated in a foreign country", "Should I choose to fall in love with someone with more experience or less experience in a relationship?" and other debate topics launched a confrontation of thought and eloquence.
In 2021, the Communist Party of China will celebrate its 100th birthday. From the founding of the Communist Party of China, to the transformation of the new China, to the earth-shaking reform and opening up, the group of Chinese students studying abroad has always played an important role. The core of Providence Academy is to inherit the spirit of studying abroad, calling on more Chinese students to return to China to contribute what they have learned.
In the seventh phase of Providence Academy and the "2021 Beijing Yizhuang International Youth Talent Summit", 150 chairmen of the Chinese Federation of Overseas Universities, returnee entrepreneurs, and bloggers studying abroad have truly entered the Economic Development Zone to experience and spread the construction results of the Economic and Technological Development Zone will also allow more international young talents to pay attention to Yizhuang, experience Yizhuang and stay in Yizhuang.
In the future, Providence Academy and its members will continue to help the Economic Development Zone gather overseas talents, regional collaborative innovation and new city image building, and encourage Chinese students to participate in the high-quality development of the Economic Development Zone.
