The 2026 ideological and political course "Write the Chapter of Youth on the Land of the Motherland" will be held at the University of Science and Technology of China

The 2026 "Write the Chapter of Youth on the Land of the Motherland" online theme publicity and interactive guidance event for the ideological and political course will be held at the University of Science and Technology of China on the evening of September 6.

This unique "ideological and political course" started at Peking University and has gone to five universities in the past five years, constantly expanding the spiritual territory of youth narrative. The main venue of this year's event is located at the University of Science and Technology of China. It is not only an affectionate tribute to the spirit of scientific and technological innovation, but also a fervent call to young people in the new era to serve the country through scientific innovation.

Youth should have high aspirations, and a strong country needs innovation. The University of Science and Technology of China is a red university founded for the cause of "two bombs and one satellite". The school motto of "red colleges and universities advance side by side, integrating theory and practice" has long been integrated into the spiritual blood of generations of USTC people. From going to the Gobi wilderness to join the national defense industry, to taking root in basic research and nurturing original results, people at HKUST have always shouldered the mission of serving the country’s strategic needs. Synchrotron radiation, quantum information, deep space exploration, high-temperature superconductivity... They continue to pursue original breakthroughs in their respective fields, and are willing to do earth-shattering things and remain anonymous. When we talk about youth here, we talk about youth that integrates personal ideals into national strategies; when we talk about science and technology innovation here, we talk about science and technology innovation that writes papers on the land of the motherland.

In the new era, Chinese youth are strong, confident, world-minded, and responsible. How can they use scientific and technological innovation as a pen to write the most passionate youth answers on the land of the motherland? On the campus of the University of Science and Technology of China, there are not only the spiritual treasures of the older generation of scientists who are determined to serve the country, but also the innovative stories of young students who dare to be pioneers in cutting-edge fields such as quantum information and new energy. When ideological and political classrooms and science and technology innovation sites resonate at the same frequency, and when theoretical explanations and personal experiences are deeply integrated, young students see the close connection between the needs of the country, the trends of the times, and personal choices. This walking and innovative ideological and political class will make young students deeply realize that serving the country through scientific and technological innovation is a path of hard work that requires down-to-earth and long-term success.

Youth breeds infinite hope, and innovation creates a better future. At the High Magnetic Field Science Center of the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a "Youth Innovation Pioneer Team" with an average age of less than 35 years old has pushed the development of high magnetic field technology to one peak after another; on the big screen at the Hefei branch of the 2026 Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala, the abstract concepts of nuclear fusion and quantum computing turned into flowing light and shadow, spread out in front of the national audience. Behind this is the youthful practice of "post-95s" entrepreneur Yang Yuanfan and his team to decode the important tools of great powers using three-dimensional visualization technology.

Youth are the most dynamic and creative group in society and a new force in scientific and technological innovation. Today's China needs this youthful energy more than ever. The world's major changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are developing in depth. Key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged. The more this is the case, the more it is necessary for the younger generation to step forward, bravely enter the "no man's land" and dare to bite the "hard bones". At present, in countless laboratories, engineering front lines and digital workshops, more and more "post-90s" and "post-00s" have taken on important responsibilities and become the protagonists of basic research, technological research, and achievement transformation. They used lines of code, sets of data, and experiments to transform the grand blueprint of technological self-reliance into conscious actions of youthful struggle.

There is no smooth road to technological innovation. It often requires being able to sit on the bench, endure loneliness, and withstand failure. Because of this, young scientific and technological workers must have the tenacity to "sharpen a sword for ten years" and the courage to "dare to be the first in the world". Write the chapter of youth on the land of the motherland. When personal struggle is integrated into the historical process of national self-reliance in science and technology, the dream of youth, science and technology, and the dream of a strong country will surely bloom brilliantly in the continuous struggle.

Tonight, on and off the campus of the University of Science and Technology of China, I believe that more youthful flames of scientific innovation and service to the country will be ignited!