By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

The Tsinghua University commencement ceremony to award graduate degrees was held on July 14th. There were 1,119 doctorates and 3,408 masters degrees awarded at the ceremony.

Tsinghua President and Chairman of the Degree Conferral Committee Gu Binglin and University Council Chairman Hu Heping, 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 their contributions to the development of Tsinghua. He encouraged the students to develop lofty ideals, to adopt a global vision, and to be brave in shouldering responsibilities for the development of the nation. He then told the students to be innovative in their future studies and careers. He finally advised them to adopt a down-to-earth attitude in their future work and lives.

(Photo by Guo Haijun)