In the early hours of New Year’s Day, 2016, the curtain fell on Renmin University’s New Year’s Gala after an exquisite evening of performances held at Mingde Auditorium. Chairwoman of the University, JIN Nuo, President LIU Wei, Vice Chairman of the University Council WU Fulai, and Vice Presidents ZHA Xianyou and HONG Dayong all attended the evening’s festivities. On behalf of Renmin University, President LIU Wei gave a speech, during which he reflected on the university’s academic accomplishments in 2015, thanking all faculty, administrators, students, alumni, and friends of RUC for their investment and hard work and expressing his best wishes for the coming year. LIU also highlighted the progress RUC has made over the past year in terms of targeted comprehensive reforms and moving toward its goal of becoming a world-class university. 2015 was an important year for new breakthroughs in research conducted at RUC, as well as raising standards for excellence in teaching and curricular development. While not every target was reached, we can certainly look back on the past year with satisfaction and gratitude. LIU also expressed his wishes for China’s peace and prosperity, the happiness of each individual, and for the university’s bright future.