'4 special handshakes' of excellent university graduates

Phan Quang Truong graduated with honors and was retained at the school to work - Photo: MG

Phan Quang Truong shared at the graduation ceremony of Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology (HUFLIT) on the morning of October 16. Quang Truong graduated with honors in English and was retained by the school.

Compassion and gratitude

In 2021, his father died of COVID-19, and a few months ago, his mother passed away from a serious illness. The loss of a loved one left Truong reeling. Teachers at the Foreign Language Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages ​​and Information Technology held Truong's hand and told him to keep moving forward.

Truong said that when they were alive, his parents told him that there would come a time when they could no longer accompany him in this life. At that time, remember what his parents taught him. The values ​​his parents passed on to him to live well, live happily, and have compassion.

Truong said he is extremely grateful for his parents' sacrifices. It is also an internal motivation that pushes Truong forward every day and because "my parents taught me a great lesson about compassion".

“When I was eight years old, my mother took me to a local orphanage to distribute rice, notebooks, pencils and some toys that my mother and I stayed up late to make. This created a loop of giving,” Truong said of one of the values ​​his mother taught him from a young age.

And then four years of college passed by in the blink of an eye. It was a journey filled with laughter, tears, triumphs and challenges.

"But after all, there is a great lesson that is always engraved in my heart: the gift of gratitude. I believe that gratitude is when I do not let the images of my loved ones fade with time - these images have been and are living in my memory. Even though they are not here today, in this world, or cannot come here, their influence on me continues to light a fire of inspiration within me" - Truong shared.

The school also expressed its gratitude to the teachers in the foreign language department - whom the school calls its second mothers. Time may pass, but the power of sincere appreciation will last forever.

Study hard, graduate with honors

Tran Thy Binh completed her university program in 3 years, graduating with honors - Photo: HY

HUFLIT’s graduation ceremony on the morning of October 16 had 11 new masters and 1,550 new bachelors. Notably, in this graduation session, 6 new bachelors graduated early, completing the training program after only 3 years of study, including 1 student graduating with honors and 5 students graduating with honors.

These are the first students to follow HUFLIT's 3.5-year training program. The students graduated one semester early.

Tran Thy Binh completed the training program in 3 years, graduated with honors, and said that she was encouraged by teachers in the information technology department, so she made a plan to complete the program early.

Binh shared that in order to graduate early, she had to go through a lot of pressure, especially time pressure. Binh had to do both her project and her graduation thesis, while also ensuring the quality of those tasks as well as completing the remaining subjects to meet the schedule.

Meanwhile, Kim Ngan - who studied ahead and graduated with honors - said that she had set a goal from her first year to try to graduate early. Therefore, on average, Ngan studied ahead of 2 to 3 subjects each semester.

"In addition to having to overcome a lot of pressure, I think that studying ahead will be a huge advantage because it saves study time, can go to work early, and has more competitive advantages" - Ngan shared.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/4-lan-nam-tay-dac-biet-cua-sinh-vien-tot-nghiep-dai-hoc-xuat-sac-2024101611571397.htm