What is the significance of the existence of university alumni associations?

Taking the Peking University Alumni Association as an example, the purpose of the Peking University Alumni Association is to strengthen the ties between alumni and between alumni and their alma mater, to inspire alumni to carry forward the fine traditions of Peking University of patriotism, progress, democracy, and science, and to make a contribution to the development of Peking University, to the modernization of China and to its prosperity, to the unification of the motherland, and to the revitalization of China. Contribute to the development of Peking University The Alumni Association shall abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and national policies, and social morals.

The history of the Peking University Alumni Association can be traced back to 1919, 21 years after the founding of the Peking University Hall, and seven years after the Hall was renamed Peking University, when the Peking University American Alumni Association was founded in New York City with Wan Zhaodi as its president.

This was the first alumni organization of Peking University, and it is the source of the development history of Peking University Alumni Association. In the 1920s, Peking University alumni organizations were extended from the U.S. and from Europe to Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, etc. During this period, Peking University alumni activities were quite active, but in a spontaneous and fragmented state, with incomplete organization, small scale and dispersed strength, and limited ability to provide services to alumni.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the alumni associations were silent for a long time during the 30 years before and after the reform and opening up.

On May 4, 1984, the Peking University Alumni Association was established as an official national independent association, and in 1992, it was officially registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs as an independent association, and after the centennial celebration of Peking University in 1999, a permanent secretarial body was set up, and an alumni department was established under the Peking University Education Foundation.

Since the 21st century, the university has put alumni work in a more prominent position, fully utilized the university's resources, continuously strengthened the contact with the majority of alumni, and wholeheartedly provided more and more support for the development of alumni career.

Global Peking University alumni directly donated 200,000 medical masks to 14 square pods in Wuhan:

The Peking University "Million Masks Action" Committee jointly with the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee's Organization Department*** initiated the "Square Pod War Epidemic," held a simple donation ceremony, and donated the second batch of 100,000 medical masks to the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee. The second batch of 100,000 medical surgical masks was donated to 10 Wuhan hospitals. This is Beida "million masks action" since February 14, 2020 to Wuhan four cabin hospitals directly donated 100,000 masks, again donated the second batch of materials, a total of direct donation of 200,000 medical masks.

The 10 Wuhan square cabin hospitals donated this time are: Wuhan Electronic Instrumentation School Square Cabin Hospital, Jianghan Economic Development Zone Square Cabin Hospital, Wuhan Physical Education and Sports School Square Cabin Hospital, Wuhan Steel Gymnasium Square Cabin Hospital, Wuhan Living Room Square Cabin Hospital, Shibiling Vocational High School Square Cabin Hospital, Caidian Maternity and Childcare Hospital Square Cabin Hospital, Provincial Minors' Correctional Facility Square Cabin Hospital, Xinzhou District Gymnasium Square Cabin Hospital and Wuhan Light Industry University Square Cabin Hospital.

Liu Meng, president of Hubei Peking University Alumni Association, said: "Through the donation of splash-proof medical surgical masks, the launch of the Square Cabin War Epidemic, expresses the global Peking University alumni heart of Wuhan, heart of Wuhan Square Cabin in the medical workers and the sick masses, we will also be to Wuhan City, Wuhan, community isolation points and people, and then direct donation of medical masks, with the people of Wuhan, resolutely overcome the epidemic. The epidemic demon."

In the launch of the Wuhan "square cabin battle" at the same time, "one million masks action" also fully launched the "Jingchu battle" and "Beida The former is to Xiaogan, Xiangyang, Suizhou, Huangshi, Enshi, Shiyan and other 15 Hubei cities and states hospitals emergency aid masks and other medical supplies, the latter is to provide the most direct medical supplies and logistical supplies for the Peking University medical team in Hubei.

References to Baidu Encyclopedia - Peking University Alumni Association