On the morning of June 18th, BUCEA (Beijing University of Engineering and Architecture)’s 2023 graduation ceremony and degree conferral ceremony were held grandly at the Gymnasium of the Daxing Campus. LI Junfeng, the secretary of the CPC Committee of BUCEA, ZHANG Dayu, the deputy secretary of the CPC Committee and president of BUCEA, along with other university leaders, alumni representatives, LI Yalan, Chairman of the International Gas Union, faculty representatives, over 3,000 graduate students from the Class of 2023, and more than 400 graduates from the Class of 2022 attended the ceremony.

The ceremony’s warm-up segment features a medley of songs, which were performed by BUCEA students in academic gowns.

The BUCEA original video, titled “New Journey, Starting Again”, uses footage and visuals to reminisce about the precious moments of studying on campus.

The ceremony includes welcoming school flags, reciting school mottos, welcoming the university flag, and reciting the university motto.

The graduation ceremony officially commencing.

LI Junfeng, the secretary of the CPC Committee of BUCEA, announces the list of Outstanding Graduate Design (Thesis) and the list of outstanding graduates.

ZHANG Dayu, the deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of BUCEA and president, delivered the “Last Lesson” to the graduating students.

ZHANG Dayu expressed three hopes for the graduating students:

Firstly, I hope you will maintain lofty aspirations and foster the ideal belief of “Reflect on the times and be grateful for our country, wield your swords, and embark on new journeys.”

Secondly, I hope you will be devoted to learning, upholding the spirit of “In our youthful vigor, dressed in new robes and spirited horses, we shall not let time slip away in vain.”

Thirdly, I hope you will remain grounded and always maintain the practical working style of “Though knowledge gained from books may seem shallow, true understanding comes from personal experience and practice.”

CHEN Hongbing, member of the Standing Committee of BUCEA, and vice president of BUCEA, announcing the list of undergraduate graduates and degree recipients.

YANG Jianwei, member of the Standing Committee and vice president of BUCEA announcing the list of postgraduate graduates and degree recipients

ZHU Jing, member of the Standing Committee and vice president of BUCEA, presiding over the ceremony

In the summer of 2023, the university granted graduation to 2,072 undergraduate students, 1 international undergraduate student, and 91 adult undergraduate students. Additionally, 9 doctoral students, 919 master’s students, and 1 international master’s student were granted graduation.

SHI Jiayi, Class 191 of the Intelligent Navigation of the School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics, delivering a speech as a representative of undergraduate graduates. She expressed heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated educators and supportive family and friends.

FAN Xuqiao from Class 2020 of the School of Urban Economics and Management, delivering a speech as a representative of graduate students

Gadam Repov from Turkmenistan and representing the School of Architecture and Urban Planning delivering a speech as a representative of international student graduates

Professor SUO Zhi, from the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, delivering a speech as a representative of the faculty members

Director WEI Wei from the Student Affairs Department presenting the roster of the graduating Class of 2023 to Director ZHU Junling from the Alumni Liaison and Development Department

LI Yalan, alumni representative from the Class of 1985 of the School of Environment and Energy Engineering, delivering a speech

The university leaders awarding degrees to doctoral graduates and international student graduates

The university leaders awarding degrees to the representatives of the Outstanding Graduate Design (Thesis) recipients

The university leaders awarding degrees to the representatives of the graduates from the Class of 2022

The university leaders and the heads of schools and colleges awarding degrees to the graduates from the Class of 2023 and some of the returning graduates from the Class of 2022

On that day, the university leaders, as well as the heads of the respective schools, turned the tassels on the graduates’ trencher caps, awarded them their degrees, and shook hands while taking commemorative photographs.

Highlights of the Ceremony