Over 4,000 Beihang graduate students attended their commencement and degree conferment ceremony on the morning of January 11 at Beihang Stadium.
The ceremony
Besides them, other participants included university leaders, representatives of excellent alumni, supervisors and graduates, some members of the degree evaluation committee, leaders and teachers from all schools, and family members of the graduates. The ceremony was hosted by Vice President Huang Haijun.
The ceremony
The ceremony
A video of memories at Beihang served as the lead-in of the ceremony, which officially began as the national anthem resounded through the stadium.
Cao Shumin, Secretary of Beihang University, read out the name list of authors of Beihang Excellent Doctoral Dissertations and their supervisors. Fang Jiancheng, Executive Vice President, announced the winners of Beihang Excellent Master's Theses. He Xinzhou, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, introduced the winners of the Scholarship for a Career in the Vitalization of National Defense Industry, and Vice President Tao Zhi presented the name list of Beijing Excellent Graduates. The leaders and guests delivered the awards to the winners in turn.
Secretary Cao read out the name list of authors of Beihang Excellent Doctoral Dissertations and their supervisors
Leaders and guests presented the awards
Leaders and guests presented the awards
President Xu Huibin recalled “Beihang Memories”, namely the achievements made by the graduates and Beihang University together, in a humorous way. He believed that these experiences had endowed the graduates with sufficient knowledge, confidence, strength and capabilities to embrace a future full of opportunities and challenges spiritedly.
“I sincerely wish everyone a wonderful life where all your ambitions will be realized. Please remember that Beihang will always be a home to your heart as well as the one who always support you and wish you the best!” said President Xu.
President Xu delivered a speech
Prof. Su Donglin, Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a PhD supervisor of the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, expressed her wishes to the graduates on behalf of all supervisors. Zhou Jiaqi, a doctoral student of the School of Microelectronics and the representative of all graduates, extended her gratitude to Beihang University. Miao Jianquan, the founder of Beijing QIANSHENG EXPLORATION Technology Co., Ltd and representative of outstanding alumni, shared his working experience and encouraged the graduates to strive after their dreams.
Prof. Su Donglin, Zhou Jiaqi and Miao Jianquan delivered speeches
The Graduate School handed over the name list of alumni to the General Alumni Association of Beihang University
The commencement ended with a chorus of "Look up to the Starry Sky”, the university anthem, by all the Beihangers present.
The ceremony
Later on, the degree conferment ceremony was held. Leaders and members of the degree evaluation committee turned the tassel for all the graduates, who received their degree certificates and took group photos.
Secretary Cao and President Xu turned the tassel for the graduates
Reported by Yuan Yihang
Photographed by Di Bailu, Tian Wenhao, Zhang Xinyue, Gao Runqi and Zhang Keli
Reviewed by Song Xiaodong
Edited by Jia Aiping
Translated by Li Mingzhu
