Jun. 8, 2020
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, NYU Shanghai held a virtual convocation ceremony for the inaugural graduating classes of the NYU Shanghai - NYU Stern MS Quantitative Finance and MS Data Analytics & Business Computing programs.
During the event, NYU President Andrew Hamilton, NYU Shanghai Chancellor Yu Lizhong, Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman, Provost Joanna Waley-Cohen, and NYU Stern Dean Raghu Sundaram delivered messages recognizing the pioneering accomplishments of the 46 graduates at NYU Shanghai’s first Graduate Convocation.
Though students were unable to celebrate together in person, a few student representatives were included in the ceremony to represent their classes. Wu Kaiwen, MS DABC ‘20, delivered a speech, remarking on the accomplishments of the class and reminiscing about memories starting in New York in June 2019 and continuing in Shanghai through the fall and spring semesters. Each graduate's name was read by faculty representatives, and a ceremonial "hooding" of Dai Weiduo, MS QF ‘20, and Chen Yijie, MS DABC ‘20, was conducted on stage to represent their respective cohorts.
Despite the virtual format, the sense of pride, achievement, and camaraderie was palpable through the speeches and videos by students and faculty. Congratulations again to the Class of 2020 - the NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern communities are so proud of all of your accomplishments!
For more photos and videos from the ceremony, please visit https://shanghai.nyu.edu/convocation.