



USTB-UTA EMBA 2009 Openning Ceremony & Class of 2007 Graduation Ceremony were successfully held on 31st Oct 2009 in School of Economics and Management (SEM) of University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB).
Attendance:
Luo Weidong, Chancellor of USTB
Wang Ge, Director of Foreign Office of USTB
Zhang Qun, Dean of SEM of USTB
Gao Xuedong, Deputy Dean of SEM of USTB
Staff of EMBA Office of SEM of USTB
James Spaniolo, President of UTA
Daniel Himarios, Dean of Business, UTA
Staff of American Office, UTA
Staff of China Office, UTA

The Opening Ceremony began at 3:30pm hosted by Dean Himarios. Firstly, Dean Zhang announced the beginning of this Opening Ceremony and then Chancellor Luo and President Spaniolo diliveried short addresses welcoming new EMBA students wishing them a good begainning. All freshmen greeted the speech with warm applause.
Fifty minites later afther the finish of Openning Ceremony, the Graduation Ceremony was began hosted jointly by Deputy Dean Gao and Dean himarios. Along with the music, students of year 2007 and their families came in and had a seat. Dean Zhang announced the beginning of this Graduation Ceremony.

Everyone stood as playing the national anthem Of People’s Republic of China and the national anthem of United States of America. Then, Chancellor Luo and President Spaniolo diliveried short addresses expressing congraduations to every present students hoping that they would keep hard in future working and study.
Next, Prof. Gao went to the podium and read the names of the graduates who would be presented EMBA degrees by Chancellor Luo of USTB and President Spaniolo of UTA.
As the graduates went to the podium, the hall was full of music, applause and congratulatory words.

Congrautulations to all the EMBA graduate who had already successfully completed their study in previous 2 years!
Hope you have a brilliant future!