On the morning of July 18, the university held the 2026 Alumni Reunion to Jointly Pursue High-Quality Development at the Gymnasium of the Yanta Campus. University Party and administrative leaders Chang Jiang, Wang Jinfu, Wang Huiqiang, Zhang Rongjun, Zhang Juntao, Chong Yuhong, Gao Hui, and Zhang Mu attended the meeting. Heads of alumni branches from around the world, representatives of the Alumni Entrepreneurs Association, alumni and family representatives from the classes of 1986, 1996, 2006, and 2026, all department and section-level cadres, faculty representatives, retired faculty and staff representatives, and current student representatives gathered together to renew friendships and discuss development. The meeting was hosted by Ouyang Qi (alumna, Class of 2006, Chinese), Qiao Xiao (faculty member, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering), Zhou Tianxi (current student), and Liu Ruiyao (current student).
Accompanied by a warm-up song medley, alumni revisited their youthful memories through familiar melodies, and the meeting opened in a warm and enthusiastic atmosphere.
Chang Jiang, Secretary of the University Party Committee, presented donation certificates to representatives of donating classes and entrepreneurs, expressing gratitude for their deep affection and devotion to their alma mater.
President Wang Jinfu delivered a report titled “Observe the General Trend, Open a New Chapter, and Gather Together”. He pointed out that in the face of a century of accelerated changes, a deeply reshaped energy landscape, and surging educational reform, the university must prudently recognize changes, scientifically respond to them, and actively seek change, and must identify its position in the new era. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the university will anchor its direction with the "new four modernizations" strategic path, coordinate the advancement of four major reforms in education methods, schooling models, management systems, and support mechanisms, focus on serving the national energy strategy and regional industry development, and strive to build a first-class, a culturaland a happyXSYU. He emphasized that alumni are the most precious golden name card of their alma mater, and the university will make every effort to build three major platforms for collaborative education, innovationand governance, so as to achieve two-way empowerment and win-win coexistence between alumni and the university. He looked forward to all faculty, students, and alumni working together with dedication and striving to write a brand-new chapter in the high-quality development of a first-classXSYU.
Attendees watched the feature video “Years Like a Song, You and I as Before”, revisiting their youthful years and renewing classmate friendships amid warm memories.
At the meeting venue, the university student choir performed the song “The Protagonist”; artists fromthe specially invited cooperating institutionShaanxi Provincial Research Institute of Traditional Opera took the stage and presented a classic Qinqiang excerpt,“Wandering West Lake”from the popular play“The Protagonist”. The mellow and authentic operatic charm allowed all alumni present to experience the unique style of traditional Chinese opera in an immersive way.
Kang Hui (alumnus, Class of 2006, Petroleum Engineering; National Model Worker) shared “My Story withXSYU”, affectionately recounting how, over twenty years in the industry, his alma mater's teaching and cultivation strengthened his original aspiration to "drill more wells, drill good wells, and drill excellent wells," as well as his confidence and determination to serve the country through energy.
Alumni couple Sun Liping (alumna, Class of 2005, Information Management) and Cheng Yue (alumnus, Class of 2007, International Trade) performed the song“Past Times”with instrumental accompaniment, evoking alumni's precious memories of campus days.
Professor Dou Yihua, a doctoral supervisor at our university and an expert enjoying special government allowance from the State Council, spoke as a faculty representative to all alumni. He encouraged alumni to keep in mind the school motto "Learn diligently and act earnestly; strive unceasingly for self-improvement," carry forward the fine school spirit of “unity, diligence, truth-seeking, and innovation”, deepen the spiritual foundation ofXSYU, forever preserve the pure heart ofoilpeople, fulfill the mission of serving the country through energy with practical action, strive to be first in their respective posts, and help safeguard national energy security.
He Rong (alumnus, Class of 1992, Chemical Machinery; President of the Alumni Entrepreneurs Association) and Wang Nan (alumna, Class of 2006, Chinese) jointly read“the Proposal of the Third Alumni Reunion”, calling onall members ofXSYUto inherit the spirit ofXSYU, remain true totheir aspiration to serve the country, practice the school spirit and motto, and continue the red genes of petroleum; to care about the university's development and pool resources to support discipline construction and talent cultivation; and to unite alumni strength, safeguard classmate friendships, and jointly build a spiritual homeland. They called for carrying forward the Iron Man spirit and petroleum spirit, striving for the times and winning glory for the alma mater, and building a community of shared future in which alumni and the university stand together through thick and thin.
The meeting concluded successfully with “Bright Prospects” performed by our university teachers Kou Lili and Tian Li. All alumni sang the school song “Glorious Tomorrow” in unison, bringing the alumni reunion to a warm and uplifting close.
This meeting was not only a warm retrospective of the university's 75 years of remarkable history, but also a call of the times to build consensus and embark on a new journey. The university will work in the same direction and resonate with alumni, integrate alumni wisdom and strength into the long river of university development, build a lifelong community of shared future between alumni and the university, promote energy self-reliance and self-strengthening with more pragmatic actions, serve local economic and social development with a more open posture, and transform the sincere sentiment of “returning still as youth” into inexhaustible momentum for overcoming difficulties and moving forward bravely.All members ofXSYUwill forge ahead with greater vigour and a more pragmatic style on the journey to building a high-level university with distinctive characteristics, marking the university’s 75th anniversary through resolute action and accelerated progress.
