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Nantah Spirit

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以南洋大学校训 “自强不息、力求上进” 为中心的精神。

DEFINITION

Noun

The spirit that revolved around the motto of Nanyang University, “To thrive in adversity, to strive and improve oneself constantly”.

由来
  • 南洋大学（简称南大）成立于 1955 年，是东南亚第一所以华文为教学媒介的大学。
  • “自强不息、力求上进” 的校训体现出了南大精神的精髓，主要概述创办南洋大学的困难，以及后来于逆境中求存的精神。
  • “南大精神” 一词在 1990 年代中再次受到社会的关注。
  • 当时，南洋大学及南洋理工大学之间的关系复杂化，面对南洋理工大学 “复名” 为南洋大学的可能性，南大校友便通过争取定义 “南大精神” 的权利来表示立场，强调 “南大精神” 与南大社群的经历息息相关，并不是一种可由南洋理工大学或其他社群所继承的一般抽象理念。
ETYMOLOGY
  • Nanyang University, abbreviated in Mandarin as “南大” (Nantah), was founded in 1955. It was the first Chinese-medium university in Southeast Asia.
  •  The motto “To thrive in adversity, to strive and improve oneself constantly” embodies the essence of the Nantah spirit, which outlines the difficulties in the establishment of Nanyang University and its fighting spirit despite facing subsequent adversity.
  • The term “Nantah spirit” was once again thrust into the public spotlight in the mid-1990s.
  • At that time, the relationship between Nanyang University and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) became more complex. Facing the possibility of reinstating NTU’s name as “Nanyang University”, the alumni of Nanyang University made their point by campaigning for their right to define the “Nantah spirit”. They emphasised that the Nantah spirit was closely related to the experiences of the Nantah community and was not an abstract concept that could simply be inherited by NTU or other communities.
例句
母校 50 年，希望新旧校友能发扬南大精神，把旧的历史传统和新的先进科技结合起来，饮水思源，贡献社会。（《联合早报》，28/11/2004）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
As their alma mater celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is hoped that both old and new alumni can carry forward the Nantah spirit by combining old historical traditions with new advanced technologies, remembering their roots and contributing to society. (Lianhe Zaobao, 28/11/2004)
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