SHANGHAI, May 28 (APP/Xinhua): China-U.S. university Shanghai New
York University (NYU Shanghai) held its first graduation ceremony
on Sunday.
NYU Shanghai was established in 2012 as China’s first
China-US university operating as an independent legal entity. It is
jointly run by New York University and East China Normal University.
A total of 264 graduates from China, the United States and 31
other countries earned their NYU bachelor’s degrees as well as their
NYU Shanghaidiplomas.
NYU President Andrew Hamilton said they are the first class to
graduate from this extraordinary experiment in global education.
Chancellor of NYU Shanghai Yu Lizhong said that the world need
creative talent with global vision, who are good at cross-cultural communication and cooperation. He asked the students to be a link
connecting China with the world.
There are over 1,100 students from over 60 countries, including
the 264 graduates, studying in the university in 2017. Nearly half of
the graduates will further their study and others will enter the job
market.
Following the founding of NYU Shanghai, more China-U.S. universities
such as Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and Wenzhou Kean University were
set up in China.