Shining Stars: Zhao Minhong - Long and difficult as the journey may be, sustained actions will take us to the destination



Zhao Minhong, Han Nationaly, probationary CPC member, is a student of the 2021 MSW Class at SSDPP. She was recommended to study in Beijing Normal University with an outstanding performance of 1/50, not required to take the entrance examination. Zhao has won a total of 12 honors so far, including the National Scholarship, the first scholarship for freshman enrollment, the silver medal of the Fifth Internet plus College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of Jilin Province, the "key" social research project in winter vacation, and the "three-good students" of Beijing Normal University, etc. She has served as the director of the Rights Service Department of the Graduate Association, the Publicity Group leader of the Employment Center, and the student assistant of Leyu Academy, providing volunteer services for a total of 120 hours.

Learning life

During the first year of postgraduate study, Zhao Minhong was responsible for or participated in many research projects and actively applied her professional knowledge to real life. From November 2021 to January 2022, she participated in the research project of the Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Civil Affairs: Study on the Welfare System of Children Abroad (MCA20210306). She was responsible for sorting out more than 200 German literatures, outlining various types of welfare, theoretical concepts and policy practices, and analyzing the similarities and differences between German and Chinese child welfare systems in terms of childcare policies and views on children's rights.

From June to August 2022, Zhao Minhong participated in the "Hope Garden Plan", a research program of Beijing Municipality, and independently took charge of five door-to-door interviews and one community activity. In the field survey, it took her four hours to reach the interviewees per time as they live in remote places. However, she overcame all the difficulties to communicate with the children in need face to face regularly, strived to make clear their inner needs and then provided related services. Finally, the program was titled as an "Excellent" project.

She worked hard at campus and scored over 88 points in 10 courses. At the same time, she served as the class representative of three core courses. While assisting the teachers in receiving and distributing course assignments, she maintained classroom discipline and helped teachers in giving online lectures in an orderly manner. In October 2021, she obtained the professional qualification certificate of Assistant Social Worker.

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Campus activities

Her experience in the Graduate Association has made her deeply realize the importance of equity service, and cultivated her awareness of "serving the people".

From March to May 2022, Zhao Minhong prepared to organize the second postgraduate congress, collected and sorted out 15 proposals as the head of the third division, and prepared three final proposals. During her work in the Equity Service Department of the Graduate Association, she actively listened to the voices of the students, served as the group owner of the "Rights and Interests Station", issued the rights and interests questionnaire and answered the relevant questions every week. She worked conscientiously and was awarded the honorary title of "Excellent Officer".

On December 14, 2021, together with other students working in the Equity Service Department, she organized a "Symposium on Postgraduate Rights and Interests", and organized the teachers of functional departments such as the Assets Department, student representatives and students in charge of general affairs of various classes to participate in the event. She answered questions about rights and interests at campus, provided services for more than 200 person-times and answered more than 20 relevant questions.

In addition, Zhao works as a student assistant manager. Since September 2021, she has participated in basic education work in the Career Development and Employment Guidance Center of the Student Affairs Department of the Party Committee and maintained the official account of "Talents of Beijing Normal University". Now, she still insists on providing employment information for students, and serves as the publicity team leader. She has presided over and followed up several employment seminars and employment information sharing meetings, and reviewed more than 200 tweets on the official account of "Employment in Beijing Normal University".

From March to June 2022, Zhao served as a student assistant for basic team affairs in Leyu Academy, responsible for sorting out educational practice data and basic employment information statistics. She's provided services for more than 20 public-funded normal students to find jobs, analyzed the resumes and needs of normal students, formulated a table of key career nodes from aspects such as job hunting intention and recruitment requirements, and developed reasonably planning for their career development.

Social practice

At campus, Zhao Minhong actively participated in various competitions, such as the fifth college students' social innovation project competition in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, the micro Party lessons competition of BNU and the first "Mingli Cup" debate, and achieved good results. Her rich experience at campus made her stand out in the class promotion, and she became a probationary party member in May 2022. In the training class for development objects, she served as the team leader, actively organized video clips, lectures on party spirit and other activities, and won the honorary title of "excellent student".

She actively participated in the social practice in winter vacation . From January to March 2022, she carried out a survey on the employment situation and willingness to return home of 2022 graduate students, conducted five special interviews and wrote a report with more than 20,000 words on graduate students' home returning for employment, and the project was titled as a key program. At the same time, she carried out one-to-one interviews with the alumni of the social work major who have taken root at the grass-roots level, sorted out interview materials of more than 5000 words, and prepared a report on grass-roots service governance. 

As a professional master student, Zhao has also actively participated in various volunteer services, such as the field work of the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition, accompanying mentally handicapped girls, and collecting charitable funds for the 100 Good Deeds Activity. She's provided volunteer services for a total of 120 hours. 

When talking about the future, Zhao Minhong said that the future is bright but the road is tortuous. As the saying goes, "long and difficult as the journey may be, sustained actions will take us to the destination". In the future, she will continue to move forward and contribute to the construction of the motherland!

Photos and text by: Zhao Minhong

Reviewed by: Shen Haotong

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