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87th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees
CUHK held its 87th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees on 7 November, awarding 4,410 Bachelor’s degrees and 6,363 Master’s degrees. Presiding over the ceremony, Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President, encouraged graduates to dedicate themselves to serving the community. He also reminded them not to be deterred by any failure they may now suffer or content with any success they may now enjoy. He said lastly that it is success that comes from happiness, not the other way round.
Number of Degrees Awarded
|
Undergraduate Programmes |
4,410 |
|
Bachelor of Arts |
514 |
|
Bachelor of Business Administration |
941 |
|
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education |
88* |
|
Bachelor of Education |
59 |
|
Bachelor of Engineering |
486# |
|
Bachelor of Laws |
69 |
|
Bachelor of Chinese Medicine |
30 |
|
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
212 |
|
Bachelor of Nursing |
242 |
|
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
49 |
|
Bachelor of Science |
1,114 |
|
Bachelor of Social Science |
606^ |
|
Master’s Programmes |
6,363 |
* Including 44 Bachelor of Arts graduates, each having also received a Bachelor of Education degree
# Including one Bachelor of Business Administration graduate, who also received a Bachelor of Engineering degree
^ Including one Bachelor of Business Administration graduate, who also received a Bachelor of Social Science degree
This article was originally published in No. 547/548, Newsletter in Dec 2019.