On June 10, YuanZe University held Commencement Ceremony for around 2,500 graduates. The life of Professor Emeritus Kuo-Ming Wang , founder of YZU was invited to give the speech this year and Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-Tsan took part in the ceremony. Board Chairman Douglas Hsu also sent hearty congratulations the graduates.
YZU President Wu Jyh-Yang (吳志揚) said that Commencement is a certification of learning outcomes, and hoped graduates keep lifelong learning after school. There is no limit to knowledge and a commence means to begin but not to end.
Taoyuan Mayor Wen-Tsan Cheng said that Taoyuan city has the youngest population over six municipalities and YZU has done a great job on education- developing outstanding graduates, getting good achievements or honors in extramural competitions and motivating Taoyuan into a younger state correspondingly. YZU is the important team that city government works and consults with such like Asia Silicon Valley Development and establishment of centers for Internet of Things (IOT) recently. YZU is never absent in improving Taoyuan better. The city government and YZU create win-win situation in the fields of industry and academy. He welcomes graduates to work or study in Taoyuan after school and contributes to this city.
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元智大學「今畢輝煌」畢業典禮於6月10日晚間舉行,今年約有2500位學生畢業;今年特別邀請元智創校校長王國明終生名譽講座教授蒞臨演講,桃園市市長鄭文燦到場勉勵,校董會董事長徐旭東也為畢業生獻上最高之祝福。
(徐旭東董事長蒞臨致詞,勉勵各位元智畢業生/照片由本報提供)
(吳志揚校長致詞,給予畢業生祝福/照片由本報提供)
元智大學校長吳志揚表示,畢業代表一個學習成果的認證,希望同學畢業後,保有終身學習之心,人生學習是無止境的,畢業不是結束而是另一階段的開始;桃園市市長鄭文燦表示,桃園市是六都裡人口最年輕的城市,元智大學辦學有目共睹,培養出許多優秀人才,參加許多校外競賽獲得很好成績與榮譽,相對也帶動整個桃園的年輕氣息。元智向來是市府諮詢及合作的重要團隊,從亞洲.矽谷的推動到近日IOT創新基地的成立。桃園的進步,元智大學從未缺席過,市府也因為與元智協力合作,共創產業與學術雙贏大格局,歡迎畢業生畢業後仍然留在桃園工作或升學,為桃園貢獻一己之力。
(王國明終生名譽講座教授致詞,給予畢業生勉勵/照片由本報提供)
王國明講座教授則期勉畢業生要有終身學習的習慣,一個國家終身學習的程度,象徵這個國家國力的強盛與否,並且在高度整合智能化的社會,希望同學有跨域學習的能力與精神。
校董會徐旭東董事長勉勵同學,世界變化太快,必須調整腳步快速跟進,在面對嚴峻挑戰下,仍要具備機敏應變能力和衝勁。世界已經迅速連結,如果還存有邊際的舊思維,表示已經落後跟不上時代。徐旭東呼籲同學,人工智慧(Artificial Intelligence)時代的來臨,人類許多的功能將被取代,不能再墨守成規,必須隨時應變、充實與跨域學習。此外,徐旭東也強調語言的重要性,希望同學在語言上能繼續加強。
元智每年的畢業典禮都在晚上舉行,元智夜間校園燈火特別燦爛,畢業生與家長出席畢業盛會,猶如國際巨星在星光大道上行走,別有一番滋味。典禮中依循古禮,呈送謝師禮,第一禮是桃李,象徵師長循循善誘、誨人不倦,桃李滿天下。第二禮是錦囊,代表著師長們竭盡心力,傾囊相授。第三禮是中國結,代表著畢業同學祝福師長身體健康、萬事如意。第四禮是淮山,代表著師恩如山,感謝老師的用心教導。第五禮是彩線,代表師情綿延。還有專屬元智106級畢業季限定歌曲《元夢》歌曲獻唱,希望藉此喚起元智人對校園的回憶與情感。