各位亲爱的留学生同学们：
今天又一次在这个值得纪念的日子里参加你们的学位授予仪式。去年我的寄语全部用的是英文，因为我担心大家听不懂中文，为此这一年里我对国际学院如何加强留学生学习期间的汉语教育进行了一年的反思与完善，今年我想用中文给大家寄语，因为我最近几年在海外出访交流时发现，对于一个来中国学习的外国留学生，除了学习与掌握有关知识，领略中华传统文化，如能用中文来表达你的思想与行动，或许更能为你的国家，为中国，为世界做更多的工作。我上个月出访东南亚三个国家，深切的感受到无论是中国企业走出去，还是外国企业想进来，一个曾有中国留学经历且掌握汉语的人才对他们是多么的重要。
今天又一次在这个值得纪念的日子里参加你们的学位授予仪式。去年我的寄语全部用的是英文，因为我担心大家听不懂中文，为此这一年里我对国际学院如何加强留学生学习期间的汉语教育进行了一年的反思与完善，今年我想用中文给大家寄语，因为我最近几年在海外出访交流时发现，对于一个来中国学习的外国留学生，除了学习与掌握有关知识，领略中华传统文化，如能用中文来表达你的思想与行动，或许更能为你的国家，为中国，为世界做更多的工作。我上个月出访东南亚三个国家，深切的感受到无论是中国企业走出去，还是外国企业想进来，一个曾有中国留学经历且掌握汉语的人才对他们是多么的重要。
虽然我如此强调汉语的重要性，但我依然觉得在座的大部分留学生不能完全听懂，为此我把我可能讲到的内容做了中英文的翻译，给在座的每个留学生准备了一份。但我想用中文的另外一个原因是希望我们中国学生会因为听的很懂而更多的了解留学生，更多的了解留学生教育工作。
回首你们在北化的学习与生活，你们是北化一道亮丽的风景线，带来了你们国家的文化，让中外多元文化彼此借鉴与交融，碰撞出更多智慧的火花。曾记得你们从刚踏进校园的陌生与羞涩，到现在与老师同学们其乐融融，我知道你们内心里满怀着对中国与北化的不舍情怀；曾记得你们无数次的敲开我办公室的门，无数次不分昼夜发来满屏放不下的微信，提出如何改善学校条件、如果推进学校国际化建设的诚恳建议，我知道你们把自己当成了北化的家人，直言不讳，建言献策；曾记得你们在国际文化节、国际美食节、各种赛场中能歌善舞，文采飞扬的精彩表演，我知道你们希望把青春的激情挥洒在中华大地与北化母校的舞台……。三年转瞬即逝，但你们的名字与笑脸永远留在国际教育学院的毕业生荣誉墙上，永远留在了北化留学生教育的史册上。
或许在你们的学习与生活过程中，会由于文化的差异或者学校条件的不完善，你们也曾有过怨言，但我想文化的差异并不是我们交流合作的障碍，就像你们的板球与中国的乒乓球一样，虽然我们彼此都无法很快适应对方的这种运动项目，但它们都被列入了奥运会比赛项目，因为它们弘扬的都是充满正能量的体育精神，都是我们推崇与学习的榜样。学校的宏伟漂亮的新校区即将落成，设施与条件将更加完善。
中国正努力全面建成小康社会，实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦。随着中国“一带一路”倡议的推进，国家陆续出台了支持吸引来华留学生的政策，为服务“一带一路”国家的发展建设，为服务世界和平与繁荣富强努力。我们真诚的希望得到你的理解、参与和帮助，去实现你的梦想，你们国家的梦想，实现中国梦，实现世界梦。
衷心祝贺同学们今天顺利取得硕士学位证。你们其中有的将在北化或其他中国高校继续攻读博士，有的将奔赴在中国或你们国家的工作岗位，无论去哪你们都代表这北化的一分子，身上都留下了北化的烙印。你们将是北化未来的优秀校友，希望您们仍然记得学校“宏德博学，化育天工”的校训与国际学院“立德、创新，开放，担当”的院训，以脚踏实地，求真务实的态度去积极担当家庭与社会的责任，去通过你们的勤奋与智慧创造你们幸福的生活与美好的未来。
今天你们就要毕业了，虽然我非常遗憾没有请你们吃饭，但我还是真诚的希望你们帮母校做点事情：
第一，希望你们积极推荐更多的留学生到北化学习，中国学生的规模是几乎固定不变的，只有通过留学生数量的扩大，才能实现学校硕士生整体规模的扩大。我想总有一天，由于留学生规模的扩大，让校长不得已建设更大的毕业典礼礼堂。
第二，希望以后我们的老师去你们国家访问时，你们给予支持与帮助。随着国家与学校对“一带一路”倡议及国际化建设的实施，或许校长可以给我们更对的经费支持我们去你们国家看望你们，推动两个国家的合作。你们以及你们未来在你们国家工作的单位积极邀请老师们去访问的呼声越高，将会打动校长是否愿意给更多的经费支持。
第三，希望你们做中外文化交融与传播的使者，让更多的人认识中国，也让中国更多的认识世界。或许哪一天我们去拜访你们国家驻华使馆时，你们成为了参赞或者大使。
海纳百川，有容乃大，通过你们的努力促进世界各国文化与民心的相通，将会推动世界和平，繁荣强盛。你们毕业了，常回来看看，北化永远等着你。
谢谢你们！想念你们！爱你们！
Dear International Students,
It is a great pleasure and honor to be here again for another commencement. I delivered my commencement speech in English last year because I was a bit worried that you wouldn’t fully understand Chinese, which actually gave me the opportunity to reflect on what we can do to strengthen the Chinese education in SIE, thus, this year, I decided to deliver my speech in Chinese. One thing I discovered during my visits to other institutions abroad is that, in addition to mastering the disciplinary knowledge and understanding the Chinese culture, an international student can do a lot more for his own country, for China, and for the world if he can express and communicate in Chinese. This discovery prevailed further during my last visit to three southeastern countries: A talented person who has Chinese experiences and can communicate in Chinese is critical for enterprises, domestic in China or overseas.
Despite the emphasis on the importance of Chinese, I feel that the majority of you might not understand my commencement speech fully. Thus, I have prepared the English version of my speech. The other reason to deliver the speech in Chinese is that I hope more Chinese students will understand you, international students, more and what the education of international students involves better through my speech.
Reminiscing your learning journey and live at BUCT, you have created one shining line of vistas: not only did you bring your cultures into BUCT campus, you sanctioned interactions between Chinese and multiple cultures creating sparks of wisdom. From your shyness during your early days at BUCT to grown to be a part of the BUCT family now, I know your hearts must be fretful having to leave China. I still remember your countless knocks on my office door and numerous WeChat messages offering your valuable thoughts and suggestions on how we can improve the international education at BUCT, which tells me the fact that you are already a member of the BUCT family. I will remember all of you, your phenomenal performances at the International Cultural Festival. I know you would like to leave your legacy of passions here at BUCT. Time flies! Three years went by like a blink of your eyes, but your names and passions have been engraved on the SIE honorable alumni wall and the BUCT history of foreigner education.
Maybe cultural differences and the conditions on campus did bring your challenges and complaints during your studying and living journey, but I believe they are not the obstacles hindering our interaction and collaboration. Just like your cricket and our table tennis, even though we were not able to quickly adapt to the sports, both of them made the Olympic competition list, simply because they represent and advocate the positive energy of the athletic spirit, which are models that we admire and respect. The new campus will be available in next semester and will provide better facilities and environment.
Maybe cultural differences and the conditions on campus did bring your challenges and complaints during your studying and living journey, but I believe they are not the obstacles hindering our interaction and collaboration. Just like your cricket and our table tennis, even though we were not able to quickly adapt to the sports, both of them made the Olympic competition list, simply because they represent and advocate the positive energy of the athletic spirit, which are models that we admire and respect. The new campus will be available in next semester and will provide better facilities and environment.
China are trying to achieve a comprehensively well-off society in order to attain the Chinese dream of the great renaissance for the nation. With the ‘One Belt One Road’ strategic plan, China implemented policies that attract more international students with the aim to develop the infrastructure in the ‘One Belt One Road’ countries and strive to serve for world peace and prosperity. We truly hope that we have your understanding, participation and support to carry out your Dreams, the Dreams of your Nation; Carry out your Chinese Dreams; Lead us to the World Dream!
Congratulations for your graduation. Some of you will continue your PhD program in BUCT or other universities in China, others will move on to a new job in China or in your country. Wherever you go and whatever you do, you represent BUCT, which has been engraved on you. You will all be our forever outstanding alumni. I hope all of you still can remember the SIE motto of ‘Virtue, Innovation, Openness, responsibility’, which will lead you to a happy life and prosperous future with your diligence and wisdom
You are graduating today. Even though I did not invite you to a feast, I sincerely hope that you will carry on the BUCT legacy:
1. Hope you can recommend BUCT to your social circle. The Chinese students scale is almost fixed, but the scale increasing for international student is very possible. I hope that the number of our international student increase to the extent where BUCT has to build a brand new auditorium to accommodate the big crowd.
2. I hope to have your support and help when we have BUCT faculty and staff visiting your country. Riding with the “One Belt One Road” strategic plans and internationalization policies, I hope President will allocate more funding so that we can visit your countries and advocate the collaboration between the nations. The more invitations coming from you and your future affiliations, the more likely President will support us with more funding.
3. I hope you can become the ambassador for China, brining China to the world and the world to China. I truly hope that we might find you become your nation’s consulate or ambassador the next time we visit the Chinese consulate in your country.
As the ocean admits hundreds of rivers, we should have the capacity of tolerance. Through your effort in advocating the interlink among world cultures and human beings, we’ll be able to achieve world peace and prosperity. You have graduated now. Remember to come back and visit us. BUCT will always be here waiting!
Thank you! Miss you! Love you! Class of 2017, Bon Voyage!!!!
