Source: Editorial Department of Sun Yat-sen University Gazette
Written by: Xu Jinyang
Translated by: Jiang Jun
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

Recently, the results of the selection of 2012 excellent news among national university gazettes were announced. The five works recommended by Sun Yat-sen University Gazette were all awarded, with two first prizes (in correspondence and layout), two second prizes and one third prize.

Besides, in the selection of 2012 excellent news among Guangdong university gazettes, the twenty-one works recommended by Sun Yat-sen University Gazette were also all awarded, including seven first prizes and seven second prizes. Both the number of total prizes and the number of first prizes ranked in the first place among Guangdong universities.

In recent years, Sun Yat-sen University Gazette has established the goal of “sticking to idealism, adhering to professionalism and running the best university gazette” and has formed a unique style by focusing on in-depth feature reports. Page 1 stands out among national university gazettes, owing to its in-depth feature report of important events and achievements of Sun Yat-sen University and the corresponding editorial on the same topic. Page 2, Page 3 and Page 4 have columns such as In Depth, S&T Frontiers, Academic Space, SYSU Figures, and Student Performance, reporting the contributions and achievements of Sun Yat-sen University in talent training, scientific research and social services. With ever-increasing influence, Sun Yat-sen University Gazette is playing a more important role in promoting the University’s reform and development, spreading the University’s educational philosophy, creating campus culture, presenting the demeanor of teachers and students, and inheriting cultural traditions.