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I am Xian Sitong, Selina, a graduate of the Master of Business Administration program from the Class of 2024. It is my great honor to deliver the graduation speech on behalf of all master’s graduates.

Congratulations to you all! This year’s graduation ceremony also includes around 30 students who were part of the first batch of students from mainland China; Congratulations to all of you too!

First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to USJ.  Thanks to the Rector, all the professors, and the staff for their dedication. I also want to thank my family and friends for their unwavering support.

Of course, we are able to wear these graduation gowns today due to our own hard work. The path of academic research is filled with difficulties and challenges.

The new learning environment, different academic approaches, and the integration of language and culture, all made us feel utterly out of place at times. We had to repeatedly face trials of patience and overcome countless obstacles. It is through these processes that we have learned resilience and perseverance, and cultivated meticulous attention and focus. These accumulated experiences have led to substantial progress in our academic and intellectual development.

Over the past two years of complex and volatile times, we have not only gained knowledge but also encountered unprecedented challenges.

These challenges stemmed not only from academic difficulties, but also from the rapidly changing and highly interconnected globalized society in which we live.

We have experienced the impact of cross-cultural exchange, witnessed the waves of technological innovation, and faced the tests of global issues.

We have been plagued by uncertainty and insecurity, and perhaps some of us have even felt anxious and disoriented.

Last year, I participated in the USJ exchange program and went to France to study on my own. When I was there, struggling with the language barrier and the dual pressures of thesis and coursework, I often wondered how my life would be different if I had not chosen USJ.

With these questions in mind, I was able to experience a more diverse academic atmosphere in France, visit many countries I had previously only known from books, and publish my first academic paper. Gradually, I realized that the dreams I had as a child, which once seemed so distant, have now been achieved without my even noticing.

The hardships and tribulations we have individually endured have made us independent and enriched. For me, the greatest meaning of USJ is that it has allowed me to step by step become the person I aspire to be.

Now we sit here, concluding our two years of study at USJ. Graduation is not just an endpoint, but also a new starting point. I believe that the achievements we can reach are far beyond the certificates in our hands. The world is wide, and the sky is high – there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

From now on, we will leave the campus, and the road ahead may not always be smooth-sailing. However, life is full of ups and downs, and dark times will eventually give way to the dawn. Regardless of what lies ahead, I sincerely wish that all of you will maintain lofty aspirations and overcome any obstacles in your path.

Congratulations, thank you!

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我是2022工商管理碩士畢業學生冼思彤，很榮幸能代表所有碩士畢業學生致詞。恭喜各位同學順利畢業。在今年的畢業典禮上，也有約30名是聖若瑟大學面向內地招收的第一批學生，恭喜你們如今也順利畢業。

首先，向聖若瑟大學致上最誠摯的感謝。感謝校長、各位教授、教職員的付出。同時感謝我的家人、朋友一路的支持。

當然，今日我們可以穿上這身畢業袍，多得過去我們的努力。碩士對我們來說，不僅代表更高的學位，更是讓我們接近知識的本質，從而改變我們的認知。

當然，我們都曾面對過許多壓力，全新的學習環境、不同的學術習慣、語言文化的不同，都曾經令我們感到無所適從。

科研之路充滿艱辛與挑戰。我們需要反覆面對考驗耐心的失敗，克服種種難題。

正是在這些過程中，我們學會了堅韌與堅持，培養了細緻與專注。

這些點滴積累，另我們在學術和思想上取得了長足的進步。

在過去複雜多變的兩年內，我們不僅收穫了知識，也經歷了前所未有的挑戰。

這些挑戰不僅來自於學術上的難題，更來自於我們身處的這個快速變化 且高度互聯的全球化社會。

我們經歷了跨文化交流的衝擊，見證了科技革新的浪潮，也面對了全球性議題的考驗。

我們被各種不確定性、不安全感所困擾，也許大家有焦慮、仿徨。

我在上一年參加了聖若瑟大學的exchange progamme，獨自一個人去到了法國學習。

當我在那邊經歷語言不通、經歷論文和課程的雙重壓力下，我常常會思考，如果當初沒有選擇聖若瑟大學，我現在的生活又有什麼不同。

我帶著這些問題，在法國見識到了更加多元的學術氛圍、在學習之餘去了很多以前我從書上認識的國家，慢慢我發現，我小時候以為很遙遠的夢想，如今竟都在不知不覺中實現了。

在過去我們獨自經歷的時刻，那些坎坷與波折，都將我們變得獨立且豐富。我想聖若瑟大學對我來說，最大的意義就是它讓我一步一步接近了我想成為的自己。

現在我們坐在這裡，結束我們在聖若瑟學習的兩年。畢業不只是一個終點，更是一個新的起點。我相信各位可以達到的成就遠不止於手中的證書，海闊憑魚躍，天高任鳥飛。

從今以後，我們即將離開校園、一路遠行，前方的路或者不是那么一帆風順。不過，人生本就充滿瞭不如意和黑暗中迎來黎明，不管前路如何，我都誠心地祝愿各位心存高遠，越過萬水千山。

謝謝！