Well-known alumni of Wuhan University organized a group donation!
Wuhan University alumni have made group donations again.
According to the official website of Wuhan University, on November 7, there were 22 days left before the 103th anniversary of Wuhan University. Chen Dongsheng and other seven alumni made collective donations to their alma mater for their birthday.
"Group style" gift! Chen Dongsheng and other 7 Wuhan University alumni donated collectively
According to reports, on the afternoon of that day, the signing ceremony for Wuhan University’s 130th anniversary alumni donation was held in the first conference room of the Administration Building.
Image source: Wuhan University official website
Wuhan University Party Committee Secretary Huang Taiyan, President Zhang Pingwen, Vice Presidents Li Ziyuan and Gong Wei, heads of relevant schools and functional departments of the school, alumnus Chen Dongsheng, chairman and CEO of Taikang Insurance Group, alumnus Zhan Yuyin, chairman of E Fund Management Co., Ltd., alumnus Chen Zuotao, chairman of Hubei Luojia Wutong Venture Capital Co., Ltd., alumnus Zeng Fangqin, chairman and CEO of Guangdong Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and other donor representatives attended the event. Alumni representatives such as Mao Zhenhua, Yan Zhi, Jian Hong, Chu Tianshu, Guo Shuiyao, Huang Shan, Li Zhifeng, and Hu Jian, as well as representatives from enterprises such as Taikang Insurance Group and Luojia Wutong, witnessed the signing. Gong Wei presided over the signing ceremony.
Zhang Pingwen and Chen Dongsheng signed a donation agreement, and Huang Taiyan issued a donation certificate to Chen Dongsheng. Image source: Wuhan University official website
This time, alumnus Chen Dongsheng donated art collections, economics and management discipline development funds and other projects to Wuhan University. Chen Dongsheng expressed deep emotion that the scene when he first entered Wuhan University to study is still before his eyes. More than 40 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Every important moment in his entrepreneurial life is inextricably linked to his alma mater. He said that under the cultivation of his alma mater, Wuhan University has produced batches of outstanding entrepreneurs with professional knowledge, broad vision and humanistic sentiments. Luojia Mountain is not only a palace of knowledge, but also a palace of entrepreneurial spirit. On the occasion of its 130th anniversary, I wish my alma mater prosperity and a better future.
Huang Taiyan said that as the school's 130th anniversary is approaching, seven alumni including Chen Dongsheng made a collective donation in a "group style" and once again contributed to the construction and development of their alma mater, fully demonstrating their deep love for the school and high responsibility for honoring the school. He said that alumni are an important force in the development of the school. Especially in the past 10 years, Wuhan University alumni donations have not only benefited the school's infrastructure construction, high-level talent introduction, campus culture and discipline construction, but also played a prominent role in serving the country's major strategic needs and serving local economic and social development. Currently, Wuhan University is working tirelessly to build a world-class university, and it cannot do without the support and help of its alumni. This donation will surely inject new impetus into the development of the school. He said that every donation from alumni is full of affection and hard-won. The school must manage, operate well, make good use of alumni donations, and provide strong backing in talent and technology for the development of alumni career.
However, Wuhan University did not disclose the amount of alumni donations this time. Lei Jun donates another 20 million
It is worth noting that at the end of August this year, Wuhan University announced that Wuhan University, which is about to turn 130, once again received the most heartwarming birthday gift. After donating to the Lei Jun Science and Technology Building, Lei Jun, an outstanding alumnus of Wuhan University, doubled and upgraded the scholarship to 20 million yuan to encourage the cultivation of top innovative talents.
According to Wuhan University, in order to be grateful and give back to his alma mater, since 1997, Lei Jun has successively donated and established Wuhan University's "Tengfei Scholarship", "Lei Jun Scholarship", "Lei Jun Science and Technology Building", "Fight against COVID-19 Fund" and other donation projects at his alma mater, with a total donation of 150 million yuan.
Lei Jun donated 10 million yuan to Wuhan University in 2012 to establish the Lei Jun Scholarship Project. From 2013 to 2022, 30 outstanding undergraduates, 10 master's students and 10 doctoral students from Wuhan University will be selected and rewarded every year, with a bonus of 20,000 yuan per person per year. Since its establishment, the Lei Jun Scholarship has awarded nearly 500 outstanding students.
In order to further support the cultivation of top innovative talents at Wuhan University and give full play to the exemplary role of the Lei Jun Scholarship program in funding education, Lei Jun alumni have decided to continue to support the development of Wuhan University’s education from 2023 and will Lei Jun Scholarship (Second Phase) The total amount of the project has doubled compared to the first phase, with a total amount of 20 million yuan in ten years. On the basis of the original awards, a "Lei Jun Excellence Scholarship" has been added, with 10 students each year, each worth 100,000 yuan, to further increase the rewards for the top talents of the alma mater. How many "alumni buildings" does Wuhan University have?
