UEH holds the 1st Doctoral and Master Graduation Ceremony in 2022

07 Jul, 2022

On the morning of July 3rd, 2022, at Hall A.116, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City UEH) solemnly held the Graduation Ceremony of Doctoral and Master's degrees in 2022, honoring and awarding degrees to 390 fresh postgraduates who have made excellent achievements in the process of study and research.

Attending the Graduation Ceremony, on behalf of UEH leaders, there were: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong - Chairman of the University Council; Board of Directors of UEH Member Schools; Leaders of faculties with Doctoral and Master programs; Professors, Associate Professors, lecturers, students, and new PhDs and new Masters.

Overview of the Graduation Ceremony

Speaking at the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong - Chairman of the University Council - congratulated and appreciated the efforts in the study and research process of the new PhDs and Masters over the past time. He shared: “Nearly-46-year establishment and development, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has well performed its responsibility in contributing to the training of high-quality human resources, capable of working and integrating on the international path. With more than 32 years of postgraduate training, UEH has trained more than 15,000 Masters, and 542 PhDs in the fields of economics, business, public management, and law, and they are promoting their role very well in central and local institutions and businesses, contributing to the development of the country. Today, on behalf of UEH leadership, I would like to congratulate the 6 new Doctors and 384 new Masters who have achieved excellent academic and research results. You have the right to be proud when you graduate from UEH - a brand that has been confirmed and positioned as a prestigious high-quality university in Vietnam in terms of training and research and is gradually integrating strongly into modern education in the world. Graduating from UEH, postgraduates can work in domestic, regional, and international markets, in fact, many alumni have done this.”

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong delivering a congratulatory speech to the new PhDs and Masters

Besides, he also suggested future development orientations for fresh postgraduates. He especially emphasized that in the era of globalization, under the increasingly profound impact of the 4.0 revolution on the economy - society, it is necessary to improve the application of technology and innovation to do well in their profession. New PhDs and Masters need to improve their knowledge and gradually expand their research scope, equip them with interdisciplinary knowledge in economic sciences, new technologies applied in their expertise, and improve their English skills to expand research and academic exchange. UEH hopes the new postgraduates will continue connecting with the school to contribute to professional development. New Masters can participate in further study of PhD programs in English and Vietnamese. The new PhDs aspire to become visiting lecturers of the university, participating in teaching, research, and professional councils of the university. Only by the way of lifelong learning can we meet the increasingly high demands of society, and in this way, the scope of activities and development thinking can reach out to the world. From the knowledge provided by the school and the ability to self-study and self-research, the new postgraduates will become good experts, lecturers, and leaders who can work in the country and the world. He also hopes that the fresh postgraduates will become members of the UEH alumni network with nearly 250,000 alumni and former learners of all levels of UEH who graduated from 1977 to present to promote the excellent tradition, share, cooperate, and support to develop together. At the same time, Professor also sincerely thanked the agencies and families of the new master and PhD students for their assistance and encouragement to help them achieve today's glory.

Following the program, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Viet Tien - Director of UEH Graduate School - announced the decision to recognize the graduation of the UEH President for new PhDs and new Masters.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Viet Tien - Director of the Graduate School - announcing the decision on recognition of graduation

At the ceremony, UEH officially awarded 06 PhD degrees (3 PhDs in Business Administration, 2 PhDs in Commercial Business, and 1 PhD in Banking), in which, 2 PhD students defended their dissertations in English with foreign experts and professors joining the Council, and others have published 7 articles in prestigious international journals and conferences. UEH awarded 384 Master degrees (106 MSc in Business Administration, 31 MSc in Banking, 9 MSc in Public Finance, 43 MSc in Finance, 64 MSc in Accounting, 19 MSc in Economic Management, 21 MSc in Public Management, 6 MSc in Economic Statistics, 33 MSc in Economic Law, 6 MSc in Development Economics, 16 MSc in Commercial Business, 24 MSc in International Business, 1 MSc in Main Economics Management, 5 MSc. in Information and Design Technology and Communication).

The ritual conferring graduation degrees to PhDs and Masters in the 1st Batch in 2022

The ceremony took place solemnly and successfully. This also marks the outstanding achievements in the graduate training of UEH, demonstrating the efforts of the whole university with its dedication to training high-quality human resources for the country, which is the result of the contributions of the lecturers and the attempts of all students to study and research. With the knowledge accumulated during the past study, UEH wishes the new PhDs and Masters to achieve much success in their careers and lives.

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