Commencement for Graduate Students

Commencement for Graduate Students

The Tsinghua University commencement ceremony to award graduate degrees which held on July 20 saw some 1101 doctoral and 3200 master's students receive their degrees. The certificates were handed to the graduating students by the university s top officials.

Speaking during the ceremony at the university campus, Tsinghua President and Chairman of the Degree Conferral Committee Gu Binglin, congratulated the graduating students, commending them for their hard work and contributions to the development of Tsinghua. He said that graduate education is becoming more important in the university s education programs.

President Gu encouraged the students to be brave in shouldering responsibilities and make contributions to the development of the nation. He told the students to be innovative and persistent in their future study and work. He advised the students to adopt a global vision.

Among the university s top officials who presented degrees and certificates to the graduating students were the University s Council Chairman Hu Heping, Tsinghua deputy President Chen Jining, University Council Vice Chairperson Chen Xu, Vice President Xie Weihe, University Council Vice Chairperson Han Jingyang, Vice President Yuan Si, University Council Vice Chairperson Shi Zongkai, University Council Vice Charperson Deng Wei, and Vice President Qiu Yong.

Tsinghua University will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.

(Story edited by Manzie Vincent Doh, Photo by Guo Haijun)