The Sungkyunkwan University International Affairs Division (Vice President: Ja Choon KOO) held the 2017 summer graduation ceremony and a farewell party for graduating international students on Friday, August 25^th at 6:00pm on the 5^th floor of the International Hall. A total of 237 international students, including 147 undergraduate students, 55 Master’s students, and 37 Ph.D students, were awarded their diplomas at the 2017 summer graduation ceremony.

120 graduating students and their families attended the farewell party, where they spent a meaningful time congratulating each other on their hard work and graduation and sharing their warm connection with each other.

Vice President Ja Choon KOO congratulated the graduating students by saying, “Today, all of you have received your diplomas after crossing the Pacific Ocean and studying hard during all this time. Now you will return to your home countries, but we are one family under the large roof of Sungkyunkwan University. We at Sungkyunkwan University will celebrate and support your first steps toward a new beginning in our society.”

The graduating student representatives, Ph.D student Nawab Muhammad Faseeh Qureshi, and Master’s student Gerke Sabrina Desiree, each gave a valedictory speech. Gerke Sabrina Desiree stated the graduating students’ feelings by saying, “Although we faced barriers such as language problems while attending classes, after many sleepless nights we were able to overcome them and stand in this honorable position today. Let’s become brilliant global leaders in every nation of the world.”