Graduates | 刘栩琦：保持优秀的秘诀
Graduate Ceremony
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。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刘栩琦的故事。
个子很高却有些腼腆，谦虚平实却表现不凡，他是2018级材料科学与工程专业学生刘栩琦，广东以色列理工学院2022届的准毕业生。他从入学起就保持着优异的成绩，每年均获得学校学业优秀奖学金，今年三月更是拿下苏黎世联邦理工学院、卡耐基梅隆大学等国际知名院校深造通知书。
对于广以这所中外合作办学的理工科大学，大家的印象多是全英教学、课业繁重、压力山大，刘栩琦这四年是如何一直保持优秀，稳步逐梦的呢？让我们一起来听听他的故事。
2018级
刘栩琦
材料科学与工程专业
毕业高中：潮州金山中学
获得奖项：
2021年 获广以学业优秀奖学金一等奖，副校长嘉许名单
2020年 获广以学业优秀奖学金一等奖，副校长嘉许名单
2019年 获广以学业优秀奖学金二等奖，院长嘉许名单
2018年入学 获校长奖学金三等奖
录取院校及专业：
苏黎士联邦理工学院，材料科学
卡耐基梅隆大学，材料科学
丹麦技术大学，可持续能源
杜克大学，材料科学与工程
加州大学伯克利分校，材料科学与工程
洛桑联邦理工学院，材料科学与工程
强基础
扎实学
“当时来到广以，主要是看中它中外合办的性质。”刘栩琦认为，以色列理工学院是实力强劲的理工科大学，广以作为它位于中国的新校区，有很大潜力。
刘栩琦
“没有取巧的方法。”当问到保持高分的秘诀时，刘栩琦坦言道。自己就是按照课程的安排好好上课，按时完成作业，踏实打好基础。因为老师会基于课本讲解，他课后会多看看课本，一方面温习内容，一方面也能学到拓展的知识点。和其他学校不同，广以的材料专业没有细分方向，因此学生能够了解到更多维度的知识，找到自己的兴趣点，深造可选择的方向也更多。在四年的学习过程中，刘栩琦发现自己对能源材料和电子材料更感兴趣，希望毕业后能进一步学习研究。
广以实行全英教学，对此刘栩琦觉得预备学期起到很好的衔接作用。大一新生在正式上课前要先学习英语、物理和数学等课程。刘栩琦提到，一开始他一句英语也讲不全，但英语老师Connie非常热情地鼓励他，之后他与老师的交流有了很大提升。物理和数学课是用英语对高中相关知识进行复习，夯实基础。预备学期后，他很快适应了全英教学。
重实践
广涉猎
刘栩琦非常注重在科研项目中打磨自己的专业能力。2019年，刘栩琦加入导师茶丽梅博士的课题组，探究不同退火条件下TNM合金的微观结构与力学性能之间的关系。该项目申请了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。2021年暑假，他还作为访问学生前往西湖大学，在实验室里研究太阳能电池的性能提升。
研究成果在Metals发表
服务社会，开拓视野，刘栩琦抓住各种机会，通过参加社会实践全面提升自己。他曾利用课余时间，前往两所当地中学支教。为帮助初中生更好理解课程知识，刘栩琦参与设计了几个有意思的小实验，比如利用电池和线圈制作电动机，在生动的现象中带同学们领略科学的魅力。“学生们很热情，积极提问。这也是我第一次去中学上课，彼此都收获很多。”
2019年暑假，第13届亚洲科学夏令营在广以举办，刘栩琦主动报名参加志愿服务，负责开幕式和闭幕式的彩排工作。“营员们带来了自己国家特色的节目，大饱眼福。”工作之余，刘栩琦也会去聆听来自国际的顶级专家分享自己的学术成果。“当时诺奖得主阿龙·切哈诺沃教授为大家讲述了个性化的医疗改革，学到了很多。”
刘栩琦参加2019年亚洲科学夏令营
此外，刘栩琦还加入了广以的创业商社，参与策划了广以创赛，为学校的创业者提供展示的舞台。他认为，实践的收获都是潜移默化的。比如去中学支教的经历为他积累了上台演讲经验，现在专业课的课堂汇报比以前更加自信淡定。
在广以的四年，刘栩琦稳扎稳打，硕果累累。未来，他将继续迈着稳健的脚步，远行逐梦。
Graduate Ceremony
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 Liu Xuqi, a student in the Materials Science and Engineering Program.
Liu Xuqi has maintained excellent grades since enrolment, winning the academic excellence scholarship each year. And in March 2022, he harvests offers from globally renowned institutions like ETH Zurich and Carnegie Mellon University.
GTIIT has been labelled with “English-medium education”, “heavy school work” and “high pressure”. Then how can Liu Xuqi keep outstanding in his four years?
Here is the story of Liu Xuqi.
Cohort 2018
Liu Xuqi
Materials Science and Engineering
High school: Chaozhou Jinshan High School
Awards:
2021 First-Class Academic Excellence Scholarship, Vice Chancellor’s list
2020 First-Class Academic Excellence Scholarship, Vice Chancellor’s list
2019 Second-Class Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dean’s list
Third Class Chancellor’s Scholarship (Enrolment Scholarship)
Received offers from:
ETH, Materials Science
Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science
The Technical University of Denmark, Sustainable energy
Duke University, Materials Science and Engineering
University of California, Berkeley, Materials Science and Engineering
EPFL, Materials Science and Engineering
Take solid and steady steps
“I chose GTIIT because it provides Sino-foreign cooperative education,” Liu said. The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a leading science and technology research university. As its China campus, GTIIT has huge potential.
Liu Xuqi
“There is no tricky way towards good grades,” Liu said frankly. He just follows the curriculum and completes assignments. After class, he reviews what he has learned from the textbook, in which he could also expand his knowledge base.
Unlike other universities, MSE in GTIIT does not have subdivisions. Thus, students can learn more dimensions to find their own interests. After the four-year study, Liu is eager to dig deep into the fields of energy materials and electric materials.
Liu thinks that the preparation period bridges high school studies and English-medium teaching. As a freshman, he should take preparation classes including English, physics, and math before formal lessons. At first, he couldn’t even organize an English sentence. With the warm help and courage of Dr. Constance Van Horne, he gradually improved. Physics and math courses reviewed relevant knowledge in English, laying a solid foundation for him. After this session, he adapted quickly to GTIIT’s teaching mode.
Have a breadth of practice
Liu Xuqi polishes up his expertise via practice. He joined Dr. Cha Limei’s research team in 2019, investigating the γ – TiAl Alloy, and was one of the first group of students to apply for the 2020 Guangdong “Climbing Project”, in which he received a special fund of 30 thousand RMB. The research has been published in Metals, a journal covering related scientific research and developments. In 2021, he worked full-time in Advanced Optoelectronic Material & Devices Lab for one month as a visiting student at Westlake University, trying to improve solar cell performance by different device structures.
To serve the local community and expand his horizons, Liu has seized opportunities to improve himself through social practice. He worked as a teacher in two local junior high schools, designing and teaching four classes of students with interesting extra-curricular knowledge like plastic pollution and physics experiments in English. “I could see the passion of students and they asked many questions. I think both of us had learned a lot.”
In 2019, the 13th Asian Summer Camp was held in GTIIT. Liu was responsible for arranging the performance groups and rehearsals of the opening and closing ceremony. “Campers from 26 countries performed unique shows during the culture night at the end of the summer camp. I really enjoyed it.” Outside work, he also participated in the academic sharing of the top experts. “Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, the 2004 Nobel Laureate, introduced the revolution of personalized medicine. It’s inspiring.”
In addition, Liu joined the Association of Commercial Entrepreneurs. He coordinated teams for the first Innovation Challenge Competition, which provided a stage for young business projects. He believes that what he learns from practice will subtly affect his life. For example, his teaching experience in high school helps him to be more confident when presenting on stage.
With solid and steady steps, Liu Xuqi will continue to pursue his dream.
GTIIT
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文/图：GTIIT传媒与公共事务部、刘栩琦
Text/Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs, Liu Xuqi
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