On the morning of June 24th, the 2018 Beihang University Graduation and Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduates was grandly held at Beihang Gymnasium. Beihang Party Committee Secretary Cao Shumin, President Xu Huibin, Vice President Wei Zhimin, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary He Xinzhou, Vice Presidents Tao Zhi, Liu Shuchun, Fang Jiancheng and Huang Haijun, Deputy Party Secretary Li Junfeng, Vice President Wang Yunpeng, President Assistant Zhang Guang, teacher representative Prof. Liu Hong, alumni representative Xu Zewei, academic degree evaluation committee members, invited professor representatives, faculty, as well as over 3,000 undergraduates from 27 schools were present at the ceremony. Vice President Huang Haijun presided over the commencement ceremony.
At the ceremony
The opening video Colors of Youth, depicted in four colors, demonstrated the persistence of Beihangers and their vibrant college life. The four years of college experiences gradually unfolded before the graduates’ eyes as the memories were pieced together by the sincere narration and familiar scenes.
The graduation ceremony kicked off with the solemn national anthem.
The ceremony of raising national flag and playing national anthem
The graduation ceremony also witnessed the honorary awarding ceremony for Outstanding Graduates of Universities in Beijing announced by Party Committee Secretary Cao Shumin, Undergraduate Defense Employment Scholarship, Excellent National Defense Graduates and Excellent Dual Enrollment Student Pilots announced by Vice President Wei Zhimin and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary He Xinzhou, respectively.
Party Committee Secretary Cao Shumin announced the list of Outstanding Graduates of Universities in Beijing
Vice President Wei Zhimin and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary He Xinzhou announced winners for Undergraduate Defense Employment Scholarship, Excellent National Defense Graduates and Excellent Dual Enrollment Student Pilots, respectively
Award-winning representatives received the honors on stage
In his address to the graduating students, President Xu Huibin expressed congratulations for 2018 graduates and expected the graduates to become real doers with responsibilities after graduation. He also explained the profound connotations of “real doer” to the graduates with examples of excellent Beihang people. “In the 66-year education course, generations of Beihang people have created new glories through practical actions. I hope you will continue as a new generation of role models and be determined to become a real doer as you embark on a new journey in your life,” said President Xu. He hoped that the graduates should live up to this great era and never give up their dreams, dare to be someone who “look up at the starry sky while standing on solid ground”, and constantly refresh Beihang’s reputation and glory with practical actions in the future.
President Xu Huibin delivered his address to the graduating students
Students listened to the last lecture from President Xu before graduation
Following President Xu’s address, representative of 2018 graduates Hao Ce from the School of Astronautics, a winner of ShenYuan Award, reviewed his four-year study and research life in Beihang, shared his entrepreneurial experience and expressed his gratitude for his teachers and Alma Mater. Teacher representative Prof. Liu Hong, Chief Designer of Lunar Palace 1, brought a “special gift” for graduates, the spirits of the Lunar Palace 1 team. She encouraged the graduates to be one with dreams, enthusiasm, ambitions, courage, energy and responsibilities. She also shared her ten-year scientific research experience of building Lunar Palace 1 (a comprehensive experimental facility with bioregenerative life support system, which is the first in China and the third in the world) from scrach. Alumni representative Xu Zewei, Chairman of 91 Technology Group, recalled his college years and entrepreneurial experience and expressed his sincere wishes for the 2018 graduates.
Prof. Liu Hong, Mr. Xu Zewei and Hao Ce delivered speeches as teacher, alumni and graduate representatives, respectively
At the ceremony, graduate representatives from each school presented flowers to teacher representatives, and all graduates stood up and expressed their gratitude to the teachers with warm applauses.
Representatives of 2018 graduates from each school presented flowers to teacher representatives
The ceremony ended with all graduates singing Beihang anthem Looking Up at the Starry Sky (in Chinese: Yang Wang Xing Kong) to express their deep affection for their Alma Mater.
All graduates sang Beihang anthem Looking Up at the Starry Sky
In the following degree-awarding ceremony, university leaders and academic degree evaluation committee members plucked the tassel from the honorary hoods and awarded degrees and certificates to the new graduates. With the best wishes and blessings from Beihang teachers and students, the graduates will start a brand-new chapter in their life.
Degree-awarding ceremony
Graduates took photos with President Xu and their parents at the ceremony
Reported and edited by Song Chao
Translated by Lyu Xingyun
