Schedule and Notes for Congregation 2023

1. Date, Time & Venue of the Event

2. Schedule

Before Congregation

1. Doctoral students who intend to attend the Congregation should fill in the registration form at WeMust Student APP>Survey before 23:59 of May 7, 2023, to confirm to attend the Congregation, or rent the graduation regalia, and the number of guests to be invited. Students who do not fill in the registration form on time will be deemed as not attending the Congregation.
2. Except for graduates, students who have been invited to the Congregation will be awarded the degree and graduation certificate only after their eligibility for graduation is approved by the Senate of the University.
3. Attire should be decent and tidy, the dress code should be:
   • Male students: white shirt, dark neck tie or bow tie, dark trousers, dark leather shoes and graduation regalia.
   • Female students: white shirt, dark neck tie or bow tie, dark trousers or skirt, dark leather shoes and graduation regalia.
   Students who wear jeans, sneakers, sandals, slippers, etc. may not be allowed to have the degree conferred onstage. Students are advised to prepare pins for wearing the graduation regalia in good shape. Students who are not dressed in graduation regalia, or whose regalia do not meet the standards, or are not in proper attire will not be allowed to enter the Congregation hall. Please refer to the University website for details of the graduation regalia.
4. For those students who have registered to attend with their guests, the University will send an “Admission QR code of Congregation for guests” to the students through WeMust Student APP before June 1. Students are suggested to print out or forward the QR code to related guests in advance.
5. Guests of the students must enter the Congregation hall with the “Admission QR code of Congregation for guests” between 13:00 and 14:00 (one QR code for one guest). There is no seating reservation by name. Late comers will not be admitted.
6. Guests of the students are welcomed to join this great event. Yet children under age 6 will not be admitted to the Congregation.
7. Graduates or participants who are indisposed with fever, cough or any symptoms of illness before entering the Congregation hall are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible and rest at home.
8. If typhoon signal No. 8 is hoisted at 10:00 a.m. or after on the event day, the Congregation originally scheduled will be cancelled. Please pay attention to the University’s latest announcement at that time.

During Congregation

9. Conferment Procedures:

   9.1 Admission and rehearsal: All Doctoral students will be conferred the degree onstage during the Congregation. They must arrive at the congregation hall between 13:00 and 13:30 for the rehearsal. Please be seated according to the seat number shown on the Name Card and follow the staff’s instructions for the rehearsal. Late comers will not be admitted.

   9.2 Conferment procedures for Doctoral students: Students should give the Name Card to the master of the ceremony to read out, bow to the guests and line up in front of the stage. Students will then go through the procedures for conferment of the degree, receive the Graduation Certificates and turning of the tassel and take group photo with guests. After that, students should go back to the seat as instructed.

10. When the National Anthem is played, all participants must take off their hats and stand upright until the master of ceremony announces their seats.
11. Please switch off the mobile phone and any communication devices during the Congregation. Smoking and eating are forbidden in the hall. All students must not leave their seats or get in /out of the congregation hall without permission.
12. To avoid any interruption of the ceremony, participants must not leave their seats to take photos during the Congregation. Photographs will be taken by photographers designated by the University. Photos can be downloaded from the University’s official Congregation 2023 website page “Highlights” from June 5 to October 30, 2023.
13. After the ceremony, please wait for the officiating guests and VIPs to leave the Congregation Hall first.

The Congregation information is subject to the latest announcements by the University. Please pay attention to the University website (sa@must.edu.mo >> Congregation 2023) for updates.

*For information about the Congregation, students can also consult through “Feedback” in WeMust.