Graduation Ceremony for Classes of 2019 and 2020
In view of the rapidly evolving pandemic situation, CityU has decided to move the Graduation Ceremony for Classes of 2019 and 2020 online. The College of Business ran a Virtual Graduation Ceremony and it was broadcast on 1 February 2021. Around 5,200 academic awards were conferred to the College of Business graduates, including Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees, Doctor’s degrees and Research degrees.

Professor Frank Chen, Dean of College of Business, presided at the Ceremony. He said in his address that although the recent graduates are facing a world with more profound challenges, they could look to the future and think of what are likely to happen in the years to come. Professor Chen offered four advices to the graduates. First, watch the development of technology and try to become tech savvy in their job; Second, take courage and think positive; Third, never stop learning, and never stop learning how to learn; Last but not least, listen to one another, and build communities responsibly. Professor Chen concluded his speech by wishing graduates every success in the future.
Jos Kiekens from MBA programme and Chun-Shen Wong from BSc Computational Finance gave speeches on behalf of the 2019 graduates and 2020 graduates respectively. Both of them expressed their heartfelt gratitude to their families, faculty and peers who made their university life a meaningful and fruitful one.
On the same occasion, the College presented the Assurance of Learning Award 2019, the CityU Outstanding Research Award 2020, as well as the College Teaching Excellence Awards and the College of Business Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2019 and 2020.
Awards | Awardees |
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Assurance of Learning Award 2019 | Dr Alvin Leung |
College of Business Teaching Excellence Awards 2019 | Dr Qianqian Huang Dr Zachary Leung Professor Muammer Ozer Professor Wayne Yu |
College of Business Distinguished Alumni Awards 2019 | Dr Toa Charm Mr Wilson Chong Professor Anthea Zhang |
College of Business Teaching Excellence Award 2020 | Professor Stephen Shum |
College of Business Distinguished Alumni Awards 2020 | Dr Chordio Chan Mr William Pang Ms Susanna Shen Dr Shengjun Yan Ms Paula Yang |
CityU Outstanding Research Award 2020 | Professor Kai Lim |
The ceremony will be archived and available for viewing on the Virtual Graduation Ceremony website by end of this month.