Diploma ceremony for Master's students from China held at the Faculty of Pedagogy of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

Another 24 specialists have joined the international community of graduates of YKSUG. The Faculty of Pedagogy hosted a solemn diploma ceremony for Master's graduates from China who studied in the "Educational Management" programme.

This cohort has gone down in the faculty's history with an impressive result: more than half of the group – 15 students – graduated with honours.

Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy Yury Hniazdouski addressed the graduates with words of farewell:

– First of all, I want to sincerely congratulate you on successfully graduating from Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno! I hope that the time spent at the Faculty of Pedagogy will remain in your memory as a period of bright discoveries and warmest memories. Our teaching team tried to pass on to you the best experience so that you could master important professional competencies. During this year, you not only studied but also got acquainted with the culture and traditions of Belarus. May the knowledge gained within the university walls become a reliable support in your future career!

A particularly touching moment was the address of Natalia Mikhailova, Associate Professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Social Work, who congratulated the graduates in their native Chinese language:

– Dear friends, colleagues, graduates! Today is a special and very exciting day. Just yesterday you were students, and today you are qualified Master's graduates. We are truly proud of your achievements and believe that throughout this year you felt our care and support. We saw how diligently you worked and know that this path was not easy, but you passed it with honour. Folk wisdom says: after every rain, the sun always comes out. I wish you fair winds in all your endeavours, so that any tasks are solved easily and confidently. Dare, strive for new heights and boldly move forward!

After the moving diploma ceremony, the graduates themselves took the floor. Zhao Yilin shared her sincere impressions of life in Belarus and deep gratitude to her teachers:

– I fell in love with this country and beautiful Grodno with all my heart. I really hope that more and more Chinese students will come here to study, and Belarusian students will be able to discover China. I want to express my great gratitude to the teachers of our faculty. They are all incredibly sensitive and inspiring women. They passed on to us not only valuable knowledge but also showed by their own example how successful, strong and charming women can be in their profession. From the bottom of my heart, I wish each of you happiness, health and good luck! I believe that cooperation and cultural ties between China and Belarus in the field of education will only strengthen.

Ahead of the young specialists lies their return home and the start of a career in a new status. Confidence in their own abilities was given to them by the experience gained within the walls of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and the support of mentors who walked this eventful, sometimes difficult, but endlessly happy path together with the students.