The University endeavors to develop the quality of its students through an educational programme which emphasizes interaction between classroom teaching and practical experience. It is a participating institution in the national pilot “project to improve the quality of university students”. The University’s Youth League Committee was the only one among Normal Universities to receive the title of “National May the Fourth Red Flag Exemplar”. Our students’ results in the CET-4 and CET-6 examinations for non-English majors, and the different levels of examination in computer skills, are consistently in the front rank in our Province, and we have achieved noteworthy success in national theatre festivals, sports tournaments, academic competitions, science activities and similar events. For example, the “Blue Sky” society for protection of the environment has repeatedly been named as a nationally outstanding student organization. The World Wildlife Fund has awarded it the “Best Conservation Practice Award for Global Living Lakes". It is the only higher education student organization in the country to be given this award.
Our graduate Yang Wenjun became the first sportsman in history to win successive Olympic gold medals in sprint canoeing. Jin Ziwei, with the other members of the Chinese team, achieved an amazing breakthrough in winning the gold medal for women’s rowing tours in 2008, and as well she was the national flag bearer for the Chinese athletes at the 16th Asian Games in 2010. Lao Yi won the 2010 Asian Games gold medal for the men’s 100 meters, becoming the first Chinese athlete in history to win this event at the Asian Games. In 2011, Shou Minchao won three gold medals at the 26th World University Games, the best result ever achieved by Jiangxi Province at these Games. In the 8th "Challenge Cup" College Student Entrepreneurship Plan Competition held in 2012, the university team gained one gold medal and two bronze medals, the best result among all colleges participated in the competition from Jiangxi Province. The university team gained one item of special prize, one item of first prize, eleven items of second or third prize in the 13th and 14th "Challenge Cup" Outside-Class Academic, Scientific and Technological Works Competition, a breakthrough for all participating colleges from Jiangxi Province, entered top 50 of all participants and became an initiate university of the competition.
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