On the morning of September 11th, the university solemnly held the Opening Ceremony and Military Training Mobilization Meeting for the 2023 freshmen at Lide Stadium.

President Zhao Mingjie extended heartfelt congratulations and warm welcome to the 2023 freshmen. He said, "In the crucial period of the new journey and new construction of our university in the new era, I hope you will uphold our school motto, cultivate the image of a university student who is sunny, confident, tolerant, and enterprising, study hard, hone your talents, learn to serve the country, learn to strengthen yourselves, integrate knowledge with action, and strive to grow into new-era talents who can shoulder the great mission of national rejuvenation."

At the ceremony, He Junlin, a representative of the freshmen from the School of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Xu Haiming, a representative of current students from the School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, and Liu Min, a representative of teachers from the School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, all delivered speeches.