11月3日，PSL·巴黎九大高级工商管理博士（Executive DBA）学位项目2023级开学典礼在北京国家会计学院举行。（风鹏正举 百舸争流 | PSL·巴黎九大Executive DBA 2023级开学典礼隆重举行）

2022级学员、明思顿电力咨询有限公司总经理梁武星博士作为校友代表做了如下分享：

尊敬的领导，教授，老师；亲爱的校友，同学：
大家晚上好！
 
首先感谢张主任，杨老师的信任，给予我这个宝贵的机会，作为校友代表发言，非常荣幸，又深感惭愧。本人姓梁名武星，2022级。
 
近遭国丧，同哀共悼！辛劳一生的李总理克强同志，鞠躬尽瘁，兑现诺言。作为普通公民，愿他长眠休息；这三年来同样操劳，英年早逝的吴公尊友先生，愿他一路走好。当然，作为国际主义者兼《老友记》粉丝，祝钱德勒宾先生在天堂快乐，讲好笑话。
 
孔子曰，未知生，焉知死。其实不知死，焉知生？死生事大，人生旅程的终止符是问号，句号，还是感叹号？没有终结的乐章何来意义？有死方生，所以英雄们舍生取义，视死如归；所以达士们鼓盆而歌，不以死悲。个体消亡，亦是集体更新。千棺从门出，其家好兴旺。看似矛盾，实则辩证。我们懂得这个道理，中华民族之所以生生不息，绵延千年，正是本源于此。
 
是的，危机危机，危中有机。我有幸与PSL·巴黎九大高级工商管理博士项目结缘，得说到2021年5月隔离在上海，刷遍了简中新媒体，注意到哈佛评论里藏的小广告，很不起眼。百无聊赖，拨通杨老师的电话。未见其面，温润其声。给我讲述塑造“企业思想家”的高远理念，熔铸巴黎清华北国会的因缘，不由得我不尝试一番。诸位校友多是纵横商场，百胜归来再读书；我呢，书是读了一点，半通不通；商也战过一些，败多胜少。所以来发这个言，实在渐愧。
 
我原本算2021级，拖到去年。好容易赶回北京，临了入场黄码弹窗，再次完美错过。今天其实也是我的开学典礼，再次感谢老师们的包容，得入此门，眼界大开。同学们经验丰富，思想活跃；教授们睿智博学，高山仰止。刚刚过去的红八月，三级校友合班，那真的藏龙卧虎，举止不俗。我们一起：课上切磋，纵横东西，贯通中外；课下煮酒，商场论剑，指点豪杰。无论课堂还是酒场，同学老师们都让我受益良多，颇有长进。具体我们2022级嘛，算了就不自我吹捧了，谦虚使人进步。
 
看来，这个决定算是我少有的英明之选。而最让我为之心折的，是教授们，尤其法国教授们的认真诚恳，折射出不同一般的文化底蕴。辜鸿铭先生对于中法文化有过评价：“中国和法国文化是世界上唯一最相似的一对，它们共有的高尚因为源于贵族精神，而得以俯瞰其他诸文化”。习主席教导我们要“平视世界”，不用俯视当然也不仰视。自豪于中华文化，又能深刻理解他者，兼收并蓄，大度化之，从而走出中国自己的企业管理之路，这正是咱们项目卓尔独立，特色不凡的地方。

张主任曾说，我的选择是对项目的认可。过誉了。坚守而精进，低调却有效，简约不简单。行胜于言，口胜于碑。十多年，上百位的博士兼企业思想家，通过成绩自我造就。卓越，无需多言！如果将我们的校友们当成一片片多姿多彩的树叶，身后坚实可靠的树干就是项目，深深扎根于中法文化连接的沃土之中。
 
我们忘不了马克龙（Emmanuel Macron）总统去年访华，与习主席赏乐品茶；忘不了已故希拉克（Jacques Chirac）总统对诗圣杜甫的热爱——也是我的最爱。这次在巴黎转机回北京，华灯初上，灯火辉煌，已是圣诞浓妆。“巴黎欢迎您！”汉字跃入眼帘，更让我缅怀起已故戴高乐将军（Charles De Gaulle），勇气超凡，在西方国家中，率先与我们建交。与我们老一辈领袖一道，高瞻远瞩，共同埋下中法合作的种子。斯人已逝，伟大事业却由此发轫，根深叶茂，硕果累累。
 
大学生的毕业典礼（Commencement）其实是开始，走向社会的开始。开学典礼（Opening ceremony）有开创（opening），有新朋友，新同学，新老师，也蕴藏着总结。正如英语一月（January），来自罗马门神雅努斯（Janus），前后两个面孔：一面朝向新的一年，开始；一面朝向过去一年，回顾。在总结中开创，在开创中前进。由社会重返学堂，这尤其适用于我们这些新里有旧，而又以旧求新的“新生”。
 
2023年，新阶段新气象，“雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越”。明年又是中法建交六十周年大庆，让咱们本就不凡的项目更是华章添彩，意义非凡。作为校友，与君共勉，衷心祝愿：愿大家在这个平台上，这个大家庭中，学业有成，事业更旺！
 
绿叶姿态非凡，树干愈发强壮。而中法友谊，则历经风雨，仍万古长青！
 
谢谢大家！

A Welcoming Speech at the Opening Ceremony on behalf of Alumni

Ladies and gentlemen, our distinguished leaders, professors, and teachers, and dear alumni and classmates,

Good evening!

First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Director Zhang and Mr. Yang, who offered me this valuable opportunity to deliver a speech on behalf of my alumni in this ceremony. It is of course a great honour but mixed with a sense of shame, which I will explain later. This is Wuxing Liang from 2022 cohort.  

Yesterday we altogether mourned in a state funeral. I pay attribute to our late Premier Keqiang Li who made a promise not to stop serving his people until death stops him. Now he committed his words. Wish him a real rest in peace. I also pay attribute to another distinguish doctor, who had contributed to fighting the recent public health crisis and then satisficed his own health, Mr. Zhunyou Wu. Wish him a sound journey back home. The last, as an internationalist and a fan to “The Friends”, I congratulate Mr. Mark Perry, or Chandler Murial Bing, who are in the heaven. Wish him a happy afterlife full with wonderful jokes.

Confucius said, “Without knowing life, how can one know death?” Actually, without knowing death, how can we understand life? Death is so critical to life as the final termination. Will it be a full stop, a questioning mark, or an exclamation point in your essay of life? How the meaning of life could be manifested if the music will never stop? It is the death that defines the life. In view of that, heroes would rather satisfice their lives for a cause whilst treating death as if they simply return home; in view of that, wisemen never feel sorrow for the death whilst celebrating the final departure by singing and beating on a basin.  The diminishment of any individual leads to the renewal of collection.  A Chinese saying goes that a family shall be thriving if you see thousands of coffins come out of its door. Seemingly contradictory, it is actually dialectical We Chinese people understand this truth, and it is the very root of our philosophy that had been making our civilisation survive and thrive for thousands of years, without ever perishing in the river of history.

Yes, an opportunity is integrated within a crisis. My fortunate association with this doctoral program could be traced back to May 2021, when I was quarantined in Shanghai and browsed all over Simplified Chinese new media. A small piece of advertisement hidden in Harvard Business Review (Chinese version) attracted me. Bored and bored, I dialled Mr. Yang’s phone simply for a chat with real person. Over phone, he talked me through with his warm voice about the lofty concept of shaping an "Executive Scholar" and the association of PSL, Tsinghua, and NAI.  I can do nothing but give it try. Many of the alumni are winners in business and return studying for fun or self-improvement. As for me, I have read some books, failing to fully understand them; I have fought some battles in business, losing more than winning. So I am ashamed to make this statement, being the least qualified alumni.

I was supposed to be part of 2021 cohort, but the public health crisis dragged me down. After my rushing back to Beijing, the yellow code still blocked me from attending the ceremony of 2022. I missed it perfectly again. Today is also an opening ceremony to me. And once again, I would like to thank the teachers for their tolerance and support to have me. Being admitted to this programme has opened my horizons. The classmates have rich experiences from various sectors, and actively contribute to the programme via discussing interesting business topics; the professors are wise and knowledgeable, as high as mountains to climb. In the August session, when alumni from three cohorts were sitting in one classroom, they really showed their capabilities, as hidden dragons and crouching tigers. We learned and grew together; we drank and had fun together. Whether in the classroom or at the dinner table, my classmates and teachers have taught me a lot, which helped me to make some progress in both academic and business. Specifically, talking about our 2022 cohort, I would rather stop here to avoid embarrassment of boasting ourselves. Modesty shall allow us progress further.

This decision, it seems so far, one of my rare wise choices. And what appeals me the most is the seriousness and sincerity of professors, especially of French professors, which reflects some unique characteristic related to culture. One famous Chinese scholar, Mr. Hongming Gu, once commented on the Chinese and French cultures: "Chinese and French cultures are the only pair in the world that are most similar. The nobility of both stems from the noble spirit, which grants them a superior position to overlook other cultures”. Our President Xi taught us to 'look at the world level', without looking down, of course not looking up. Being proud of our won Chinese culture whilst able to deeply understand others; being inclusive to absorb others’ strength into our own’s. For the ultimate objective of embarking on China's own path of enterprise management, this is precisely the goal of the programme and our mission. This is why this programme could stand out with such a distinctive feature.

Director Zhang once said that my choice was a big recognition of the programme. Obviously, he flattered me – please note that the moment was after drinking. Right, Director Zhang? Persistent and progressive, low-key yet effective, minimalist whilst not simple. Actions speak louder than words, and reputation at heart speaks louder than publication. For over a decade, hundreds of alumni have been successfully shaped up into executive scholars. The programme has already set a high bar without proving anything. Excellence, no need to say too much! Our alumni are like colourful leaves, and the solid trunk behind us is the programme, deeply rooted in the fertile soil of Sino-French cultural connection.

As for the Sino-French connection in a broader sense, we shall not forget President Emmanuel Macron's recent state visit to China last year amidst the geopolitical tensions, where he enjoyed Chinese music and tea with President Xi; we shall not forget the late President Jacques Chirac's passion to our one of greatest poet Du Fu – and he is also my favourite. This time when I took a transient from Paris to Beijing, the lights started shinning while the night was coming, and the airport has already been decorated with Christmas makeup. Welcome to Paris! The greeting is in Chinese Character. It was these Chinese characters leaping into my eyes that remembered me General Charles De Gaulle, also the late French President. He admitted China with extraordinary courage, making Franch the first among Western countries to establish diplomatic relations with China. Together with our leaders of Chairman Mao and Primer Zhou, they jointly planted the seeds of Sino-French cooperation with long vision. Those respect leaders are long gone, but the great cause began to spout. Until now, it has turned into a strong tree with a deep root, lush leaves, and wonderful fruits.

A commencement for colleague students is a ceremony to celebrate their closure of academic course, while marks actually a significant beginning, a beginning of moving from the ivy tower to the real battle filed. An opening ceremony has a word of “opening”, which means a start point to embark a wonderful adventure with new friends, classmates, and teachers. Virtually, it also includes concluding. Just like the English word of January, it is stemmed from Janus the Roman god, who has two faces forward and backward: one facing the new year; one looking back the past year. Opening a cause by concluding; making progress via innovation. Such a motto is particularly applicable to us as “freshmen” with older faces who return back to campus, yet seeking a new break-through based on old accumulated experiences.

2023 saw the passage of the public health crisis and then a ramping up to a new stage, where "The majestic gates and roads are as iron as iron, and now we are stepping forward from the beginning". Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, making our already extraordinary projects even more magnificent and meaningful as a piece of chant highlighted in the choir of harmony. As alumni, I would like to encourage you to take full advantage of this precious opportunity on this platform, and sincerely wish everyone success in the following research and prosperity in the careers within this big family!

The posture of the green leaves is extraordinary; the trunk of the tree is becoming stronger. And as for the friendship between China and France, it remains eternal, having gone through the rains and storms!

Thank you all for your attention!

梁武星 博士

PSL·巴黎九大高级工商管理博士项目2022级学员

明思顿电力咨询有限公司总经理

1997年四川大学本科毕业，2005年清华大学硕士毕业，2009年英国女王大学（贝尔法斯特）博士毕业，2014年剑桥大学EMBA毕业，并于2022年就读PSL·巴黎九大高级工商管理博士项目。