To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of Hefei University of Technology and on the occasion of the grand opening of the 32nd Science and Technology Culture Festival of the school, the School of Computer Science and Information Engineering held the Alumni Basketball Friendship Match with the theme of "Basketball Continues Friendship, Technology Starts a New Chapter" on June 14. 17 alumni from all over the country, with their deep affection for their alma mater and their families, returned to the Feicuihu Campus and had a fierce and warm competitive exchange with the school's teacher-student basketball team on campus.

At the opening ceremony, Wang Hui, Vice Dean of the school, highly praised in his speech that alumni are a valuable asset and a continuous driving force for the development of the school. The successful experience of alumni has ignited the ideal light for students on campus. He hoped that alumni would often come back to the "home" and continue to contribute their wisdom and strength to the construction of the school. Zhang Hailin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the school, announced the start of the competition and threw the ball for the match. The ceremony was presided over by Huang Pengfei, a postgraduate counselor.

As the whistle blew, the competition officially kicked off. The alumni team was experienced and had a tacit cooperation, while the teacher-student team was vibrant and full of drive. The players of both sides fought hard on the court, and every precise pass, decisive breakthrough and wonderful shot won bursts of applause from the sidelines. The score was always close and rose alternately, and the competition process was full of climaxes and exciting, which perfectly interpreted the sports spirit of "friendship first, competition second". Finally, after four quarters of fierce battle, the alumni team won a narrow victory over the teacher-student united team with a score of 55 to 54 with a key score, drawing a successful conclusion to this contest full of warmth and memories.

This alumni basketball match is not only a hearty sports feast, but also an in-depth emotional integration and intergenerational inheritance of spirit. On the court, the vigorous figures of alumni and the youthful vitality of teachers and students complement each other; off the court, the cordial interaction between alumni families and teachers and students was harmonious and joyful. Basketball conveys the friendship of former classmates, and the school spirit of passing the torch flows in every offense and defense conversion and gathers in every smile of reunion, writing a warm and powerful new chapter for the 80th anniversary of the university.