Graduates | 国奖得主林洽：仰望星空，脚踏实地
跟随着首届毕业生的脚步，广以2018级学生申研情况不断传来振奋人心的好消息，同学们正陆续收到境外名校的录取通知书。截至2022年3月中旬，有93名同学共收到79所世界名校的253份硕/博士研究生录取通知书，其中一半以上来自全球前50名高校，10%以上来自全球前10名高校，世界顶级院校对广以学生的认可度进一步提高。
白驹过隙，又一届毕业生即将奔赴各自人生的星辰大海。四年点滴交织闪耀，光亮照向浩瀚征途。自本期起，广东以色列理工学院2018级本科毕业生系列采访将带大家走进广以学子们的故事，回忆往昔峥嵘岁月，共盼未来似锦前程。
本期我们将与大家分享材料科学与工程专业毕业生林洽的故事。
GRADUATE INTERVIEW
林洽，广东以色列理工学院2018级材料科学与工程系学生，2021年国家奖学金得主。他仰望星空，追逐梦想的方向，相信未知既是挑战也是机遇；他脚踏实地，积跬步而致千里，自我评价的“平平无奇”背后是清晰的自我认知和自律。
林洽 Lin Qia
毕业高中：汕头市金山中学
本科专业：材料科学与工程
获得奖项：
2020至2021学年度国家奖学金
2021.12 广以学业优秀奖学金二等奖
2021.01 广以优秀校园记者
2020.11 广以学业优秀奖学金二等奖
2019.11 广以学业优秀奖学金三等奖
2019.08 亚洲科学夏令营优秀志愿者
录取院校及专业：
瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院材料科学专业
加州大学伯克利分校材料科学与工程专业
结缘广以，接轨国际
“我选择广以的原因有两个：当时高考分数匹配，自己也想尝试一些全新的东西，而以色列强调创新和提问的教育理念正是吸引我的地方。”林洽说道。他是广以第二届学生，坦言当初报考时还有些忐忑，“当时广以还没有毕业生，很多事情都是未知，也不知道四年后学校会是怎样的。”
“预备学期上英语课时，有和老师一对一聊天的机会，这是我第一次和外国人单独聊天。”他回忆道，老师是个慈祥的老太太，聊天结束后提出和林洽握手。“或许是出于礼貌，当时的我不敢用力握紧她的手，老师说这样不行，和别人握手时要用力握紧，这是展现自信的方式。”在老师的提议下他们再次握手，这次很用力。刚入学和外教交流机会还较少，单独聊天时难免会忐忑不安，而这一小小的举动也让他受到了极大的鼓励。
林洽在校园体验日进行分享
未知既是挑战，也蕴含机遇。随着了解的深入，他发现全英教学能够为出国深造打下坚实基础。在学业上，全英教学让学生提早接触专业名词的英文表达，积累英文文献阅读量，学生能适应不同国际老师的教学风格。
此外，在这种与国际接轨的教学模式下，找推荐老师更有知名度也更方便。大部分同学都会选择出国深造，学校也有提供各种资源全力支持，申请上能提早做好准备，对流程也能做到心中有数。
脚踏实地，硕果累累
“踏入校园的那一刻，我就告诉自己要充实地过好每一天，并为自己定下了奋斗的目标，一步一个脚印地实践。”林洽一直以积极的态度对待专业知识学习，对于材料工程专业的学习，林洽认为：“这四年的专业课注重理解，而要做到理解，最重要的就是认真听讲，跟着老师的思路，加上教科书做辅助，总结出适合自己的学习模式。”他先后获得三等奖学业优秀奖学金和二等奖学业优秀奖学金，并入选本科生院院长嘉许名单和常务副校长嘉许名单。
林洽（白色实验服左一）在2019年冬令营
为高中生制作液氮冰淇淋
他积极拓宽专业视野。大二时便加入导师的课题组进行科研学习，并申请了2020年广东省攀登计划项目，是广以第一批申请该项目的学生，获得省团委和学校团委3万元科研基金的支持，研究成果已在Metals期刊发表。
在课余时间，林洽积极参与志愿服务、学校开放日、毕业典礼等活动，暑期协助教授为下一届同学编写并完善教学资料。他也是传媒部的优秀学生记者，用相机和文字记录下校园内许多有趣的故事。
林洽（右一）与带领的亚洲科学夏令营营员们合照
林洽（右三）获2019-2020学年
“优秀学生记者”荣誉
“我不会每件事都规划得清清楚楚，学累了就玩，玩累了就学，但该完成的学习任务我都会按时去完成。”林洽说道，“我知道该往哪个方向努力，并且会尽力去争取。但是在时间规划上我需要向优秀的人学习，做的更有条理些。”
关于未来的发展，他认为，“现阶段我只能说出我不喜欢什么，不排斥什么。我想如果我在某个方向尝试了，做好了，我是不是就有信心、有动力接着做下去，也愿意花心思接着学习进步了呢？不过最重要的还是在平时就要多观察、多思考、多积累。希望能在自己的专业做到专精，毕竟是养家糊口的手艺。” 他开玩笑道。
林洽对学弟学妹也有一番建议：“好好上课，跟着老师的思路与节奏走。很多课程还是有难度的，如果你平时没有积累，等到考试再临时抱佛脚，时间不够，你也会学得粗糙很多。”
仰望星空，未来可期
林洽摄影作品
对星空的向往，加上高中对天文知识的储备，林洽在大一时就开始策划创办M31天文社。谈及星空摄影和天文活动时，他话语中难掩雀跃的心情。“M31指的是仙女座大星系，看起来是纺锤状的椭圆光斑，是距离银河系最近的大星系，在澄澈的夜空中我们肉眼可见。”
天文社举办日偏食观测活动
他希望为校园里的天文爱好者提供一个交流平台，担任社长期间，林洽组织策划多场天文观测活动，受到学校师生的广泛好评。“躺在草地上仰望星空对我来说是一件很解压很放松的事。这也是我想在广以创建天文社的原因——可以和一群志同道合的朋友一起看星星，一起在星空下畅聊，是繁忙的学业之余的一件乐事。”
林洽摄影作品
“我希望继续读研，向优秀的人学习。”聊到未来发展，林洽如实道，“四年的知识储备是块敲门砖，我希望真正做出成果，在专业领域有所创新。”
“大学四年是人生的一段重要旅程，我感谢我所遇见的一切。”
Following the footsteps of the first cohort, the exciting news is coming from cohort 2018. Students are receiving offers from overseas prestigious universities. By the middle of March 2022, 93 GTIIT students have received 253 offers of admissions to master/doctoral programs from 79 prestigious universities around the world, 90% of which are global top 100 universities.
Time flies and the second cohort of students are going to graduate from Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) this year. From this article, we will present a series of interviews with the graduates from the Class of 2022, to show their stories at GTIIT in the past four years.
Here is the story of Lin Qia, a student of the Class of 2022 from the Materials Science and Engineering Program.
GRADUATE INTERVIEW
Lin Qia: Look up to Starry Sky
and Stand on Solid Ground
Lin Qia, a GTIIT senior in the Materials Science and Engineering program (MSE), is the winner of the 2020/2021 China National Scholarship. He always has his feet on the ground, accumulating small steps to reach his goals. Based on his interest in astronomy, he maps his future as if it were the universe.
林洽 Lin Qia
High School: Shantou Jinshan High School
Program: Materials Science and Engineering
Awards:
2020/2021 China National Scholarship
Dec. 2021-Academic Excellence Scholarship (2nd Prize)
Jan. 2021-Outstanding Student Journalist
Nov. 2020-Academic Excellence Scholarship (2nd Prize)
Nov. 2019-Academic Excellence Scholarship (3rd Prize)
Aug. 2019-Outstanding Volunteer for the 13th Asian Science Camp
Received offers from:
ETH Zurich, Materials Science
University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science and Engineering
GTIIT as Track to Globe
“I chose GTIIT for two reasons: my Gaokao score matched the requirement; I'd like to explore the unknown as well. Moreover, Israel's innovative and problem-driven ideas in teaching attracted me,” says Lin Qia. Being the second class of GTIIT students, he admits that he was uncertain about this university at that stage, “there had been no graduates and the future was unknown.”
“I had my first English conversation with an international teacher in the English class, during the preparation period,” Lin recalls. The kind old lady would like to shake hands with him after their talk. “I didn't squeeze hard in polite company. But the teacher taught me that a firm handshake showed a person's confidence.” Then they held their hands together, again, firmly. As a freshman who had not yet had many chances and confidence communicating with foreign teachers, he felt encouraged by her behavior.
Lin Qia shares in the Open Day
To explore unknowns is to grasp opportunities. During his study, Lin Qia finds that English-medium education provides a solid foundation for further studying abroad. On the one hand, students are exposed to professional and academic contexts in English earlier than their peers; on the other hand, they can fit into diverse teaching modes.
In addition, GTIIT offers full support to students willing to apply for further study overseas in preparing CVs, letters of recommendation, etc.
Pragmatic and Sustained Efforts
Make Fruitful Results
“I told myself to enrich my campus life and chase my goal step by step as soon as I entered the university,” Lin Qia says. As for Materials Science and Engineering, Lin says, “MSE courses emphasize understanding, which could be achieved if you follow your teacher in class, read materials carefully, and summarize your own study methods.”
Lin Qia (6th from the left) volunteered in the 2019 Winter Campus
He studied hard and was awarded GTIIT's Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dean's List, and Vice-Chancellor's List. In his sophomore year, he joined his mentor's research team and was one of the first group of students to apply for the 2020 Guangdong “Climbing Program”, in which he received a special fund of 30 thousand RMB and the research has been published in Metals, a journal covering related scientific research and developments.
Lin has participated in a bunch of activities, including volunteering services, the open day, graduate ceremony, etc. During the vacation, he was a good helper to the professor in preparing teaching materials. As an outstanding student journalist, he also captured interesting stories in GTIIT via the camera and words.
Lin Qia (first from the right) and ASC campers
Lin Qia (3rd from the right) won the
2019-2021 "Outstanding Student Journalist" Award
“I'm not good at planning though,” he says, “I can complete tasks on time. I know where I want to go and will try my best to reach there. But still, I need to learn how to manage my time properly from better persons.”
Talking about the future, Lin thinks, “So far I can only tell what I don't like and what I don't hate. I am considering, that if I do well in a certain aspect, maybe I will have the motivation and confidence to dig deep and learn more. But the most important thing is to observe more, think more, and accumulate more. I hope I can specialize in my field since it's where I earn my bread,” he laughed.
He has some suggestions for GTers, “Follow your teachers in class. If you lack accumulative knowledge, it will be hard to catch up and fill the gap at the final. Your understanding will be rough, too.”
Starry Sky, Starry Future
Lin Qia's Photographic Work
Based on his interest in stars and astronomical knowledge accumulated since high school, Lin Qia started to prepare the M31 Astronomical Association since Year One. He shares the connotation of its name in a delighted tone, “Messier 31 (M31) refers to the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way. It looks like a spindle-like elliptical spot and is visible to the naked eye from Earth on moonless nights.”
Astronomical Event
He wanted to build a platform where like-minded friends could exchange their views. Lin organized several astronomical events, which were popular among the campus, serving as the club leader. “It's very relaxing to lie on the grass and look up to the sky with friends during the break of study.”
Lin Qia's Photographic Work
“I plan to attend postgraduate studies and learn from the best,” talking about the future, Lin Qia says, “Undergraduate study is a stepping stone to more intense study. I hope I can make achievements and innovations in my field.”
“The four-year study is an amazing journey in my life. Thanks for everybody and everything I have met.”
文：GTIIT传媒与公共事务部
图：GTIIT传媒与公共事务部、林洽
Text: GTIIT News & Public Affairs
Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs, Lin Qia