In spring breeze, Distinguished Professor Dan Shechtman of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, the 2011 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, ended his trip in Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT). It’s a wonderful opportunity to open our mind, and a beautiful journey in our youth. Through close dialogue with the master, GTIIT students gained a further understanding of the difficulties they have to face on the academic journey, with more determination to forge ahead.

Let us recall the golden advice of Prof. Dan Shechtman and take it as encouragement. With courage and faith, we will finally make it.

About Dream

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If you want to enjoy successful professional life, choose a subject that you like and try to be No.1 in that subject. Today you can do that, because information is available everywhere. In this way, I promise you, you will have a wonderful scientific or engineering career.

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When I decide to do something, I never think about failure. I only think about how to succeed.

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Choose a subject that you like and try to be No.1. You will love your life because you are doing something that you like to do, not something somebody told you, but something that you chose. And you will become No.1.

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You must have a strong will and believe in yourself. Especially when your research is complex and difficult for people to understand, don't give up. Try your best to explain your ideas to people.

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Don't be afraid of failure. It is not a shame. It means starting again.

About Education

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Educators are the most important people in the world.

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It is so important to give children a sense of security in family. Parents should give children more care and love to carry them further in life with no fear from anything.

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Academic requirements and innovation interests are integrated missions. It can be one of the same. Every time you teach, bring innovative thoughts. Ask the students with open questions and lead them to think in an innovative way.

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The role of a good teacher is to promote excellence among students and to show every student in the class that he or she is capable of becoming excellent in something they like.

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Making project teamwork is an important part of the education. If you want to encourage innovation, make groups and give them projects.

About GTIIT

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I believe GTIIT will grow fast and the future looks bright for this university.

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The infrastructure of GTIIT is very well-built, very functional, and it works. The university provides very good conditions for teachers, students and researchers.

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GTIIT have good scientists as professors, and teach very important subjects that are pertinent to not only China, in general, to world.

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I started my studies at the Technion 62 years ago. Now it's your turn to become students of this fantastic university, GTIIT! I wish you all good decision and happy satisfying professional life.

About Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize “stopped” my research. 

I was 70 years old when I received Nobel Prize and it’s too late to start a new better laboratory. I decided to do something else, to go around the world and give lectures to wonderful people like you, about science, about education, about entrepreneurship that affect many countries.

Text/Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs