Ready for the real world
| At Renmin University, Xiao Mingyan, a doctoral graduate from the School of Philosophy, holds his son for the graduation photo. Kuang Linhua / China Daily |
June was a month of graduation ceremonies for universities across China
According to the Ministry of Education, 6.99 million students have graduated from universities this year - 190,000 more than last year. Although 2013 is seen as an extremely tough year for college graduates, it has not diminished students' passion for the last highlight of college days - the graduation ceremony. Besides formal and somewhat austere commencement ceremonies and conferment of diplomas, an assortment of performances, ceremonies and farewell parties are staged on campuses, rolled up into one super-charged day.
| Traditional costumes are sought after for graduation. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
| For millions, parting is such sweet sorrow. Zheng Tao / for China Daily |
| Graduates let their hair down during a water battle at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei. Miao Jian / for China Daily |
| Southeast University graduates in Jiangsu pose on a red-carpet runway. Yang Dongdong / for China Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/12/2013 page5)
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