Strict rules, hard efforts

"Strict rules, hard efforts" (Chinese: 规格严格，功夫到家; pinyin: Guīgé yángé, gōngfū dàojiā) is the official motto of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), located in Harbin, China. The motto is the Code of conduct of the university, which is well known for its emphasis on students' hard endeavor and strict standards.[1] It is regarded by many HIT alumni as the essence of the education in HIT.[2][3] The phrase "HIT rules" (Chinese: 哈工大规格) derives from the motto.[4][5]

The motto stone was built in 2010 at Library Front, with the fund from HIT's alumni group in Shenyang.[6]

History

The motto was proposed by Li Chang, then principal of HIT in 1950s.[7] Strict rules, hard efforts was adopted officially as motto of HIT in 2008.

Media coverage

On 14 August 2014, the motto Strict rules, hard efforts was covered by China Central Television on a major morning news column, in which several HIT alumni were interviewed.[5]

In pop culture

References

  1. ^ "校训铸校魂激励几代人 哈工大校训背后的故事". dbw.cn. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "您好工大（四） "规格严格，功夫到家"——校训背后的故事". sohu.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "周玉：规格严格 功夫到家——我对哈工大校训之理解". hit.edu.cn. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "学校简介". hit.edu.cn. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "[视频]校训是什么？ 哈工大：规格严格 功夫到家". cctv.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ ""规格严格，功夫到家" 哈工大举行校训石揭幕仪式". hit.edu.cn. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ^ "学校标志". hit.edu.cn. Retrieved 1 February 2019.