3month69:00 a.m.，Sponsored by the Graduate Student Association Secretariat Center of the School of Electrical Engineering“Promote high-quality development and convert old and new driving forces”The interview event with past recipients of the Graduate President’s Scholarship was successfully held in the conference room on the sixth floor of the Electric Power Building。Specially invited to this event2014Master’s degree graduates,2016Annual Graduate President’s Scholarship Winner Zhou Liwei，Online interviews on the academic challenges faced by students、Exchange and discuss issues related to scientific research，Song Jiping, Director of the Graduate Student Office, attended this interview。
Character introduction: Zhou Liwei,2014Graduated from the Outstanding Engineer Class of School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University，In the same year, he enrolled in our school and continued to study for a master's degree in the School of Electrical Engineering under Professor Gao Feng，2017Studying for a Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University in the United States since 2015。The research direction is power electronic model predictive control，Control and design of variable frequency soft switching technology and high-efficiency power electronic converters。Currently received or publishedIEEE Transactions JournalSCIPaper8Articles,EIIncluding international conference papers20Yu Pian, U.S. invention patent2item, Chinese invention patent1Item. ReceivedITECBest Student Paper Award at International Conference,ECCEInternational Conference Student Travel Award，Shandong University President Scholarship，National Scholarship for Graduate Students，Outstanding Students of Shandong Province，Shandong Province Outstanding Graduates and other honors。
“What impressed me the most was the strong reputation of the School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University、Positive learning atmosphere and good academic environment。”When talking about the most impressive things while studying at Shandong University，Zhou Liwei’s answer。Studying as an undergraduate in electrical engineering and automation at the School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University, he was deeply influenced by the strong learning environment around him，Developed good study habits and scientific research thinking，Laid a solid foundation for later entering the path of academic research。“I have benefited a lot from the scientific research training I received during my master’s degree and the guidance of Teacher Gao Feng。”mentioned by Zhou Liwei，He likes Teacher Gao Feng’s unique teaching style very much，Teacher Gao does not limit himself to pointing out a specific research direction in his usual guidance of students，Instead, propose a research goal，Let students think about the corresponding solutions with problems，This can maximize the potential of students and the motivation for scientific research。
About studying abroad，Zhou Liwei believes that this decision is not made overnight，But affirm yourself bit by bit in your usual achievements，Strengthen your confidence little by little，He said:“Winning the President’s Scholarship is a great encouragement for me to study abroad，This strengthened my determination to study abroad。” Winning the President’s Scholarship is not just a material reward，It is more of a symbol of honor，Also represents the school、Recognition from teachers and classmates。
Zhou Liwei said:“The School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University has a very high reputation in terms of electrical engineering disciplines and recognition within the power system industry。”Away from home，As a student from Shandong University，Zhou Liwei feels very proud。School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong UniversityThe academic quality of the graduate students cultivated is recognized by first-class international schools，includesWhen attending meetings internationally，When sharing your learning experience and learning background with peers，Everyone can gain a lot of recognition。
When it comes to what the college does uniquely in educating students，Zhou Liwei said:“The college spares no effort to cultivate graduate students of all categories，And good at teaching students in accordance with their aptitude，Give students sufficient freedom，Maximize the potential of students，Based on students’ own interests，To choose your own development path。”This kind of training model that respects students’ interests，Let Zhou Liwei, who is a professional master, still be able to choose the path of academic research，Continue to study abroad，Climbing academic peaks。At the same timeZhou LiweiAlso mentioned that the Department of Electronic Engineering at Columbia University pays more attention to the development of interdisciplinary subjects，Diversified topics and research directions，This is different from domestic universities，This is also a place where our School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University can learn from。
Aiming at questions about applying to study abroad that postgraduate students are more concerned about，Zhou Liwei also gave a more comprehensive answer，It can be mainly summarized into four aspects，Including scientific research experience and paper publications、Instructors need talents in the direction、Undergraduate periodGPAAnd visa application issues affected by the international situation。If you just want to expand your horizons，You can apply to participate in international exchange projects，Communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds in this process，Also a very good method。If it is based on your own interests，Want to participate in the research of a foreign teacher’s project，Then studying abroad is very worthy of encouragement。
Last，Zhou Liwei expressed his best wishes for the college to achieve higher achievements in college development and discipline construction in the future。
