经国家教育部批准,西南民族学院正式更名为“西南民族大学”并被增列为博士学位授予单位,庆典活动在该校新落成的校区体育场隆重举行。国家民委党组副书记、副主任牟本理同志到会并作了重要讲话,全国高等教育学会会长周远清、全国人大常委、农业农村工作委员会副主任伍精华、全国政协常委江家福、全国人大常委图道多吉、四川省人民政府副省长张作哈、成都市人民政府副市长郝 With the approval of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, the Southwest Nationalities Institute was officially renamed as “Southwest University for Nationalities” and was added as a unit for awarding doctoral degrees. The celebration was held ceremoniously at the newly completed campus stadium of the university. Comrade Mu Benli, deputy secretary of the State Ethnic Affairs Committee and his deputy, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Zhou Yuanqing, president of the National Association of Higher Education, NPC deputy Wu Qinghua, member of the Standing Committee of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, Jiang Jiafu, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, Dorje, Deputy Governor of Sichuan Provincial People’s Government Zhang Zuoha, Vice Mayor of Chengdu Municipal People’s Government Hao