The 2022/2023 Graduation Ceremony of the School of Business of the Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T.) was successfully held on the afternoon of June 5 at the Auditorium of the University's R Building. The Graduation Ceremony was officiated by Vice-President of M.U.S.T. Kwong Ying Wa, Dean of the School of Business Professor Sheng Ni, and Director of the Academic Accreditation Office of M.U.S.T Professor Lin Zhijun. The ceremony was attended byVice-Dean of the School of Business Professor Chan Tung Sun; Assistant Dean Professor Tang HuaJun; Associate Professor Zhang Jing Hua; Associate Professor Zhang Zhuo; Head of the Department of Management Professor Chang Po Chien; Head of the Department of Decision Sciences Associate Prof. Li Xin; Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance Associate Professor Lin Yong Jia; as well as faculty members, parents, and friends. The total number of undergraduate and graduate students in this year's business school is 1,773, respectively 828 and 945, and 753 graduates attended the ceremony on-site and took pictures with the officiating guests, turning a new page in their lives under the witness and blessing of their teachers and friends.
Speech by Dean Sheng Ni
Professor Sheng Ni, Dean of the School of Business, affirmed the achievements and performance of the graduates. The students have got many honors for the school, including successes in various competitions such as the "World Management Challenge", in which many times they won the championship, second, and third prizes. Affected by the epidemic, this year’s graduates have experienced the most memorable university life, and at the same time witnessed the growth of M.U.S.T. Our school has successfully entered the top 250 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2023, and the subject of “Business and Economics” is ranked between 176 and 200. Dean Sheng hoped that all the graduates could face future setbacks and failures with strength, welcome a new page in life, and enter a new stage of life.
Vice-President Kwong Ying Wa Presented the Certificate to the Graduates
Professor Lin Zhijun Presented the Honor Cord
Professor Lin Zhijun, Director of the Academic Certification Office of Macau University of Science and Technology, awarded the first-class honor cord and the second-class honor cord to graduates with a cumulative average GPA of 3.8 or above.
Speech by Teacher’s Representative Associate Professor Sun Hong Yan
Assistant Professor Sun Hong Yan, the representative of the School of Business, sent blessings to the graduates and encouraged them to keep going, face new challenges toward their own goals, and explore this unknown world. Professor Sun quoted a sentence from Bi Shumin's The Power of the Right Hand to encourage all graduates: "I don't believe in fate, I only believe in my hand. I don't believe in the lines of the palm either, but I believe in the power of the palm plus fingers." He wished the graduates will hold their right hands tightly on the road in the future.
Speech by Graduate Representative Ms. Fang JingYue
Fang JingYue, the graduate representative of the School of Business, expressed her deepest and sincerest gratitude to all the professors and faculty members for their guidance, recognition, and inspiration, which enlightened her whenever she got lost in the mists of time. Fang shared her own experience and encouraged the students to remember their goals clearly and to have passion and motivation in mind at all times. Ordinary steps can also make a great trip. Finally, she wished all the graduates a rosy future and that they explore the world fearlessly.
At the end of the ceremony, the Macau University of Science and Technology Art Troupe presented blessing songs to the graduates. The graduates, parents, and guests sang the graduation song together, drawing a perfect end to the graduation ceremony.
Scene at the School of Business Graduation Ceremony
