On May 20th, the Inauguration of the Statistical Alumni Association and the First BNU Siyuan Statistics Scholarship Awards Ceremony were held in the Jingshi Academy. The BNU’s vice president Zhou Zuoyu, former president and academician Wang Zikun, Prof. Yan Shijian, Pioneer of the Statistics School, Prof. Wang Juanxiang, Prof. Liu Xiufang, Prof. Yang Wenli, Prof. Chen Songqi, Co-director of the PKU Center for Statistical Science, Prof. Li Runze, Chair Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, and Prof. Wang Liqun, Director of the School of Statistics, University of Manitoba, Canada, among other alumni from home and abroad, and Leng Xueshi, Deputy Director of the Alumni Office, and nearly 200 representatives from the BNU’s School of Statistics attended the event. The ceremony was presided over by Prof. Zhang Shumei, Party Secretary of the School of Statistic.

     Vice president Zhou Zuoyu congratulated on the establishment of the Statistical Alumni Association. He introduced to the alumni the goal of making the BNU a world-class university which was set at the university’s 13th Party Congress, and the development of the university in recent years. He fully acknowledged the outstanding contributions made by the previous scholars and experts to the School of Statistics, and emphasized the importance of building the discipline of Statistics in the era of data science. Looking forward, he shared his expectation for the School of Statistics and hoped that the statistical alumni association will bring into full play its role in making the BNU a Double First-Class" university.

Zhou Zuoyu delivered a speech.   

  Dean Song Xuguang reviewed the development of the School of Statistics, paid tribute to its founders and pioneers, and expressed gratitude to the alumni who have supported the development of Statistics in the BNU. He introduced the work of the School of Statistics in terms of talent training, scientific research, social services, etc. in recent years. He hoped to work with the alumni to strengthen the university’s statistical foundation, leverage to the interdisciplinary advantages of humanities and science, and contribute to further development of the Statistics major.

Song Xuguang delivered a speech.   

Zhang Shumei presided over the conference.

    Deputy director of the Alumni Office Leng Xueshi announced the Approval for Establishing the Statistical Alumni Association by the BNU Alumni Association.

    The Management Measures of the BNU Statistical Alumni Association was approved on the conference, together with the list of members of its first council. Prof. Wang Juanxiang, Prof. Yang Wenli and Vice President Zhou Zuoyu jointly unveiled the plate for the Statistical Alumni Association.

Unveiling Ceremony for the Statistical Alumni Association.

Professor Liu Xiufang announced the winners of the first First BNU Siyuan Statistics Scholarship.

Professor Liu Xiufang announced the winners.

Academician Wang Yikun and Mr. Yan Shijian presented certificates to the award-winning students.

Academician Wang Yikun presented certificates to the award-winning students.

Mr. Yan Shijian presented certificates to the award-winning students.

   Prof. Li Runze, President of the First Statistical Alumni Association, Prof. Chen Songqi, Advisor to the association, Prof. Wang Liqun, and Li Zhonglai, Former Party Secretary of the School of Mathematical Sciences addressed the conference respectively. Prof. Cui Hengjian from Capital Normal University presented calligraphy works to his alma mater. Alumni representative Zuo Jia and the award-winning student representative Qi Haobo delivered speeches respectively.

Li Runze delivered a speech.

Chen Songqi delivered a speech.

Wang Liqun delivered a speech.

Li Zhonglai delivered a speech.

Cui Hengjian presented calligraphy works to his alma mater

Alumni representative Zuo Jia delivered a speech.

Award-winning student representative Qi Haobo delivered a speech.

  Under the leadership of the BNU Alumni Association, the Statistical Alumni Association will serve as a platform for the alumni to bond with each other, serve the university under the organization of its council and contribute to the development of the discipline of Statistics.

Conference scene.

Group photo.