Source: SYSU News Center
Written by: Qiu Yuxin
Photo by: Guo Zhongfei
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On June 26, the third day of commencement, new faces appeared in the ceremony. They were the first group of undergraduate students who were enrolled in Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology (IFCEN) in 2010, and the first group of postgraduate students who were enrolled in the Master of Engineering in Instrumental Analysis and Maintenance program in 2012.


He Siyu recalled his painful experience at the beginning: he could not understand the teachers’ instructions in the French, physics and chemistry class. Later on things got better. Now he has learned a lot and has been recommended to study for his master’s degree in the next two years. Ma Haiwei will work in a company in Shanghai after graduation. He said that the serious attitude toward work of his maths teacher Dr. Alexander Gewirtz left him a deep impression. He told the students in IFCEN to find their areas of interest and do the right thing at the right time.

"Today, after four years, I realize what we ask IFCEN students to do is so difficult. Our courses have very strict requirements," said Dean Jean-Marie Bourgeois Demersay. He was satisfied with the students’ achievements and wished them greater success in the future.

Their “debut” at the graduation ceremony

In 2012, to meet the large demand for instrumental analysis talents in our country, the Instrumental Analysis & Research Center (IARC) started its Master of Engineering in Instrumental Analysis and Maintenance program under School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Led by Prof. Luan Tiangang, Director of IARC, the program enrolled its first 10 students. Now, 4 of them choose to teach or study for PhD degree, and 6 have landed a job.

Han Jingjing has found a satisfactory position in an international high-tech company in Guangzhou; Yao Yao will stay and work in IARC; and Wen Jinxiu is confident as a PhD candidate in School of Physics and Engineering, SYSU because her “research competence and instrumental skills have improved in the past two years”.

Every end is a new beginning. Whatever is your major and wherever you are, please remember, your future has just started.

Words from teachers:

Prof. Chen Shuhui from School of Engineering: I hope they will adapt to the society, participate in the construction of our motherland and win honor for SYSU.

Dr. Wang Caiping from School of Tourism Management: I wish all the best for the graduates. I hope they will become a person with responsibility and love. Strive forward on the path of their own choice and achieve success.

Prof. Li Baojun from School of Physics and Engineering: I wish the graduates can find a good job and have a bright future. I hope they can bring science and engineering students’ hard-working spirit to their life, and care about the development of the school and the university.

Mr. Olivier Corre from Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology: Wish them to continue, then in two years, they can come back here to graduate for the master’s degree. This is the first step, and after two years is the second step.

Dr. Juan Rojas from School of Software: The greatest goals are those that focus not on ourselves but on others.