On February 21, the Institute of Intellectual Property organized all faculty to watch the first lesson of the new semester. The study was conducted online and offline. Leading cadres above the section level gathered in the Z506 conference room of the college for offline study, and organized other teaching staff to learn online.

At 8:30 a.m., the first lesson of the new semester kicked off with the solemn voice of the national anthem. Yuan Shouqi, Secretary of the University Party Committee, made a theme report entitled "In depth study and implementation of the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the 14th Provincial Party Congress, striving to be a model for development, striving to be a new person of the times". From "in depth study and understanding of the spirit essence and significance of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee", "insisting on drawing forward wisdom and strength from the centennial struggle history of the Party" "The majority of young people should learn from history, create the future, and strive to become young people with ideals, skills, and responsibilities in the new era". President Yan Xiaohong made a theme report entitled "Learning History, Aspiring Mission, Piloting and Contributing Wisdom and Strength to Promoting Self reliance in High Level Science and Technology". He closely followed the main line of self-reliance in science and technology, and emphasized that Jiangsu University should strive to become a practitioner, promoter and leader of self-reliance in science and technology, and make its due contribution to comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

After the meeting, the majority of teachers and staff said that the first lesson of the new semester pointed out the direction of future struggle for the majority of teachers and students, mustered the enthusiasm of innovation and entrepreneurship, and sounded the clarion call for scientific and technological innovation and self-reliance. The college should take advantage of the situation, take advantage of the momentum, ride the wind and waves, take scientific and technological innovation as its own responsibility, and help build a powerful intellectual property country.