By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

A commencement ceremony to award graduate degrees was held in the Auditorium at Tsinghua University on July 5. There were 1022 doctorates and 3,282 master’s degrees awarded at the ceremony.

Tsinghua President and Chairman of the Degree Conferral Committee Gu Binglin and University Council Chairman Chen Xi, together with other university leaders, presented degrees and certificates to the new graduates.

In his commencement address, President Gu congratulated the graduates and commended them for their hard work and contribution to the development of Tsinghua. He encouraged the students to adopt a global vision, love the motherland and be brave to shoulder responsibilities to contribute to the development of the nation. He then urged them to study life long to make continuous progress. He finally told the students to be cooperative and be open-minded and learn from others.

(Photo by Guo Haijun)