【中國MBA教育網(wǎng)訊】2020年6月12日是一個(gè)原本平凡的日子，但一場(chǎng)跨越三大洲的云畢業(yè)典禮賦予了它獨(dú)特的意義。2020屆的38名Global 3全球管理碩士項(xiàng)目學(xué)生在這一天迎來了他們的畢業(yè)日，至此，這段充滿了挑戰(zhàn)的學(xué)年正式落下帷幕。來自11個(gè)國家和地區(qū)的畢業(yè)生們分散在世界的各個(gè)角落，他們橫跨三個(gè)時(shí)區(qū)，與中山大學(xué)嶺南（大學(xué)）學(xué)院、ESADE商學(xué)院以及弗吉尼亞大學(xué)麥金太爾商學(xué)院的三位院長和老師們相聚在云端，分享喜悅，共慶成就。

畢業(yè)典禮開始

此次特殊的畢業(yè)典禮直播由院長、學(xué)術(shù)主任、學(xué)生代表發(fā)言、畢業(yè)生亮相及歡慶時(shí)刻幾個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)構(gòu)成?；顒?dòng)全程由ESADE商學(xué)院的院長Josep Franch教授主持，我院院長陸軍教授、項(xiàng)目學(xué)術(shù)主任劉衡教授和學(xué)生代表黃雯珊受邀發(fā)表講話。三方院校群策群力，共同為畢業(yè)生及其親朋好友打造了一個(gè)簡潔溫馨并充滿創(chuàng)意的云端典禮。作為三國項(xiàng)目歷史中的首次線上畢業(yè)典禮，該直播在ESADE項(xiàng)目官方網(wǎng)站和YouTube平臺(tái)上同時(shí)播放。

在院長講話環(huán)節(jié)中，我院陸軍院長首先回顧了這一學(xué)年里大家受疫情影響所經(jīng)歷的困難與挑戰(zhàn)，并且重點(diǎn)表達(dá)了對(duì)畢業(yè)生們勤奮好學(xué)、堅(jiān)持不懈、百折不撓等良好品質(zhì)的由衷贊賞。麥金太爾商學(xué)院的Carl Zeithaml院長則鼓勵(lì)大家在未來的工作生活中保有遠(yuǎn)大志向，敢于接受挑戰(zhàn)，樂于建立信任，以此推動(dòng)商業(yè)甚至世界的改變。ESADE商學(xué)院院長Josep Franch教授也對(duì)同學(xué)們寄予厚望，希望他們能積極創(chuàng)造屬于自己的未來。

陸軍院長講話

Carl Zeithaml院長講話

 Josep Franch院長講話

三方院校的學(xué)術(shù)主任們依次回顧了大家在項(xiàng)目學(xué)習(xí)和生活中的心路歷程，肯定了畢業(yè)生們對(duì)于彼此文化、生活習(xí)慣、思維模式等差異的適應(yīng)能力。這段難忘的經(jīng)歷不僅教授了學(xué)生們專業(yè)的技能知識(shí)，更重要的是它提升了大家面對(duì)挫折、擺脫困境和超越困難的能力。同時(shí)，學(xué)生們也在相處的過程中學(xué)會(huì)了互助，擁有了更強(qiáng)大的協(xié)同合作精神。

  劉衡教授講話（嶺南學(xué)院）

Amanda Cowen教授講話（UVA）

  FrankWiengarten教授講話（ESADE）     

來自美國、中國、歐洲的學(xué)生代表們也在典禮上表達(dá)了對(duì)同窗們的不舍之情。他們激勵(lì)每一位同學(xué)在未來的人生道路上乘風(fēng)破浪，以出色的國際領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和一份真誠的關(guān)懷之心為這個(gè)世界帶來更多積極而美好的改變。

 Justin Flynn (美國)

Wenshan Huang（中國）

  Evert Sanders (荷蘭)

當(dāng)屏幕上閃現(xiàn)著每一個(gè)畢業(yè)生的姓名和照片時(shí)；當(dāng)鏡頭前的他們?yōu)樽约哼@一年的成就歡呼雀躍，和家人緊緊相擁時(shí)，我們知道這段難忘的旅程即將到達(dá)終點(diǎn)，然而在同一時(shí)刻，他們也正向著更廣闊的世界出發(fā)。長路漫漫，未來可期！

On June 12th,the 38 graduates of Global 3 Program had their very special online graduation ceremony for the 2019-2020 academic year. Students from 11 regions and countries gathered together on the cloud to celebrate their achievements with faculty and staff from Lingnan (University) College (China), ESADE Business School (Spain), and McIntire School of Commerce (U.S.). As the first ever virtual graduation ceremony in the history of Global 3 Program, the event was presented in live streaming on the official website of ESADE as well as YouTube crossing three time zones of China, Europe, and USA.

The commencement was structured by five parts including speeches of three deans, academic directors, student delegates, presentation of all the graduates, and celebration moment. The entire ceremony was hosted by Prof. Josep Franch, the Dean of ESADE. Our Dean Lu Jun, Prof. Liu Heng as the program academic director, and Huang Wenshan as one of the student delegates were invited to speak on the event. Dean Lu first explained all the difficulties that students experienced during the academic year due to the pandemic. He particularly complimented on graduates' great qualities of perseverance, adaptability, and teamwork spirit that were demonstrated during global crisis management. Prof. Carl Zeithaml, the Dean of McIntire then encouraged graduates to have ambitions, seek challenges, and maintain trust in their future professional and personal life. Prof. Zeithaml indicated that it is graduates' responsibilities to continually establish thoughtful and meaningful engagements with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in order to build not only better businesses but a better world. Prof. Josep Franch as the Dean of ESADE also place great expectations on students, hoping they could be initiative and create their own future.

Academic directors from three schools reviewed the past of the academic year while recognizing the strong adaptability of students when facing conflicts and differences in terms of cultures, life styles, and thought patterns. They emphasized that the program does not only teach professional skills and theories, more importantly, it helps students to make great improvements in crisis management, problem solving as well as collaboration skills. Student delegates were excited and proud to urge everyone to bring positive changes to the global business community with their international leadership, and also to support each other continually in the future.

The graduation is not an end but rather a fresh start of your career life, we wish you all the best, and congratulations again to the class of 2020!

Good morning to the U.S.; good afternoon to Europe; and good evening to China. I appreciate your presences at this hard time. It is my great pleasure to witness your glory day online for the first time. This academic year has been extremely challenging and difficult for all of us, yet I am very glad that you all have successfully completed the program. 

It supposed to be a normal semester in Lingnan, where you finished two-week classes, and ready for your Spring Festival holiday to explore cities and cultures in China. Then everything changed overnight. As we have already known, the pandemic attacked the whole world. In consideration of your health and safety, three schools decided to replace the rest semesters in China and Spain with online courses. Your study and even your life changed along with the outbreak of coronavirus. 

Despite all the unexpected challenges, you still demonstrated great perseverance, adaptability, and resilience that a future business leader should have. All these remarkable qualities reflect when you insist on participating in group discussions crossing three time zones; they shine when you continue absorbing new knowledge from intensive courses for months; they particularly stand out when you manage global crisis corporately as a team. What you have demonstrated during this academic year are impressive. I am proud to say that every one of you have made a spectacular achievement. 

I appreciate the joint efforts of both our students and collaborative faculty and staff. Together, we marked these days of uncertainty and complexity by acts of creativity and dedication. I have no doubts that the entrepreneur spirit has been deeply planted in your heart, and it will only grow stronger as your future spreads out from here. This year is a special year, and every piece of contribution that you have made will become a unique part of our program history. Graduates, after a hard-working year, now it is time for you to celebrate your accomplishment and success. 

Thank you!