2022年9月11日,剑桥大学剑桥科技文化融合中心(剑桥科文中心)主办的卓越理念全球论文竞赛颁奖仪式盛大开幕。
本次卓越理念全球论文竞赛由剑桥大学剑桥科文中心联合剑桥大学人工智能、社会科学、法律、材料科学、工程类、医学药学6大专业的教授学者共同参与,结合时事热点确认竞赛征文主题,经过赛事组审核论证,共制定6大组别专业逾20个命题,面向全球高中生公开征集论文。
论文竞赛自公布伊始起得到全球范围内青少年热烈关注,截至海选日期,共计收到来自世界青少年的优秀论文逾260多篇;每篇论文按所属组别由相应专业剑桥教授进行评审,经过为期1个月的初审,共选出30多篇论文成功晋级到复赛阶段,在复赛过程中,学生们与剑桥教授们进行了一对一的论文答辩,根据现场答辩结果,最终胜出18名学生分获各组别一二三等奖。
颁奖仪式于2022年9月11日12:00【英国时间】举行,来自世界各国的获奖学员以及剑桥大学剑桥科文中心代表,评委会代表共同出席本次活动。在剑桥科文中心Jackie老师简短的开幕式后,由剑桥大学剑桥科文中心执行主任,剑桥大学Michael周博士、剑桥科文中心联席主任Clive Wilkins教授以及剑桥大学比较认知学讲席教授、英国皇家学会院士、剑桥科文中心创始主任Nicola Clayton教授分别揭晓了竞赛三等奖至一等奖的获奖名单,并进行线上颁奖仪式,每位同学均发表了精彩的获奖感言。
来自韩国的选手这样说道:
I would like to thank the CCISTC for organizing this amazing events. And I would also love to thank the supervisor for his kind complements and constructive feedback on my essay. During my presentation I had so much fun writing my essay because it was on a topic for which I had so much passion for, and one that has great relevance to the world today.
来自马来西亚的选手表达了对未来美好的期许:
When I first saw this competition I was very excited that I could have someone read and evaluate my writing. Being shortlisted and invited to a zoom presentation with like an unexpected dream for me. Thank you, the panel of judges, for reading my essay and listening to my presentation, and I really really hope to see you soon at Cambridge as a freshman.
来自中国澳门的选手对于自己的观点打动教授而感到无比荣幸:
I had so much fun writing my essay because it was on a topic for which I had so much passion for, and one that helped great relevance to the world today. And having this chance to really sit and present this topic itself, made me feel this competition such a valuable experience for me, but that my essay was regarded as deserving of a prize was really beyond my expectations, so I'm really humble to be awarded tonight.
来自日本的选手则表示自己未来将会期待在药物医学领域进行深造的愿望:
My dream is to study cutting-edge medicine, whether in biology or chemistry.And I think this essay computation provides me with a special opportunity, which also lays a foundation for my future study in life science. Now my heart, in addition to joy, more is moved, so I hope I can carry out the academic research in the University with the modest heart.
获奖选手们在感谢了导师、家人朋友的基础上,对剑桥科文中心提供了论文竞赛如此好的机会表示感激,对于能够参与到竞赛中与世界各国的学子进行交流并最终取得如此优异的成绩感到荣幸。
Nicola Clayton教授发表演讲
Speech from Pro. Nicola Clayton
Nicola Clayton教授对所有参会的获奖选手发表了讲话,肯定了所有参与竞赛同学们的积极努力,并为大家未来的成就提出了美好的期望,她这样说道:I am overjoyed and excited to see you so young, but with such shining and forward thinking ideas and heightened vision, and I was struck from the bottom of my heart when I read your essays, and I want to tell you that I am proud to have such outstanding young people in the future!
I hope that everyone here will keep up the good work, and I am sure that in the future I will see you all shining in different fields, I am so sure and I am looking forward to that day!
至此,本次论文大赛圆满落幕。剑桥科文中心将在2022年论文竞赛圆满完成的基础上再接再厉,于近期推出2023年卓越理念全球论文竞赛,期待聆听全球青年对世界重要问题的心声和讨论,为全球青年提供更多机遇和交流平台,共同促进人类进步。