Nankai University’s motto: “Being fair and just can make a difference with each passing day.” It means that only by being fair and just can we be far-sighted, correct ourselves and teach others, carry forward collective patriotism, and eliminate selfish individualism. Not only must everyone be able to accept new things, but they must also be the founder of new things; not only must they be able to catch up with the new era, but they must also be able to be at the forefront of the times.

The sentence pattern of "Yun Gong Yong Neng" comes from "Yun Wen Yun Wu" in "The Book of Songs·Lu Song·Panshui". "Yun" is the initial auxiliary word in Chinese language, which means "both" and "you". We can interpret it as "commitment" and "requirement". "

Be fair, fair and capable" means that you must have both "the morality of patriotism and loving the community" and the "ability to serve the society." In the new era, Nankai students still practice this school motto with their solid actions.

"Changing with each passing day", the Chinese version of "Book of Rites·University": "The inscription on Tang Zhipan says: 'Gou is new every day, new every day, and new every day'." It means advancing with the times, every day and every month There are new changes, describing rapid progress. Here, the meaning of "changing with each passing day" requires the educated to have a strong enterprising spirit.

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The school motto of Nankai University: "Be fair, just and capable, and make progress with each passing day". Source:

The Nankai series of schools were founded by Mr. Zhang Boling, a famous patriotic educator in modern times. She was born with the national crisis and has experienced the entire process of the Chinese nation from crisis to struggle and rejuvenation.

Since the day of its establishment, Nankai University has been aiming to save and build the country, and is committed to eliminating the five diseases of stupidity, weakness, poverty, disengagement and selfishness among the Chinese people, and cultivating ambitious and promising young people with noble virtues and outstanding abilities. And then avenge the country's humiliation in order to strengthen itself.

Under the guidance of this concept, Nankai School has continuously cultivated social elites since its establishment, and soon won a good social reputation. On the basis of rich experience in running a school, deepening of the philosophy of running a school, and increasingly mature educational ideas, President Zhang Boling officially announced "Fairness, Ability, and Change with Each passing Day" as Nankai's school motto at the 30th anniversary of Nankai's founding (1934).

People’s Republic of China Civil Servants Information Office-Nankai University motto: Justice, fairness and ability are changing with each passing day