(applicable for doctoral students)
i. congregation
1. date, time & venue of the event
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date |
time |
venue |
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june 8, 2024 |
14:30 |
grand auditorium, block r |
2. schedule
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items |
time |
venue |
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rental and return of graduation regalia (applicable to those who have rent the regalia) |
11:00-13:30 (rental) 16:00-17:30 (return) |
room r328, 3/f, academic complex, block r |
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doctoral students registration and receive the name card with seat number (please present your identification documents at registration.) |
12:00-13:00 |
room r327, 3/f, academic complex, block r |
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rehearsal for doctoral students (with name card in hand and dressed in graduation regalia) |
13:00-13:30 (seating) 13:30-14:00 (rehearsal) |
grand auditorium, academic complex, block r |
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seating of guests with the “admission qr code of congregation for guests” |
13:00-14:00 |
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opening of the ceremony |
14:30 |
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end of the ceremony |
15:45 |
ii. notes
beforecongregation
- doctoral students who intend to attend the congregation should fill in the registration form at wemust student app>survey before 23:59 of may 7, 2024, to confirm to attend the congregation, or rent the graduation regalia, and the number of guests to be invited. students who do not fill in the registration form on time will be deemed as not attending the congregation.
- except for graduates, students who have been invited to the congregation will be awarded the degree and graduation certificate only after their eligibility for graduation is approved by the senate of the university.
- attire should be decent and tidy, the dress code should be:
- male students: white shirt, dark neck tie or bow tie, dark trousers, dark leather shoes and graduation regalia.
- female students: white shirt, dark neck tie or bow tie, dark trousers or skirt, dark leather shoes and graduation regalia.
- for those students who have registered to attend with their guests, the university will send an “admission qr code of congregation for guests” to the students through wemust student app before june 6. students are suggested to print out or forward the qr code to related guests in advance.
- guests of the students must enter the congregation hall with the “admission qr code of congregation for guests” between 13:00 and 14:00 (one qr code for one guest). there is no seating reservation by name. late comers will not be admitted.
- guests of the students are welcomed to join this great event. yet children under age 6 will not be admitted to the congregation.
- graduates or participants who are indisposed with fever, cough or any symptoms of illness before entering the congregation hall are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible and rest at home.
- if typhoon signal no. 8 is hoisted at 10:00 a.m. or after on the event day, the congregation originally scheduled will be cancelled. please pay attention to the university’s latest announcement at that time.
during congregation
- conferment procedures:
9.1admission and rehearsal: all doctoral students will be conferred the degree onstage during the congregation. they must arrive at the congregation hall between 13:00 and 13:30 for the rehearsal. please be seated according to the seat number shown on the name card and follow the staff’s instructions for the rehearsal. late comers will not be admitted.9.2conferment procedures for doctoral students: students should give the name card to the master of the ceremony to read out, bow to the guests and line up in front of the stage. students will then go through the procedures for conferment of the degree, receive the graduation certificates and turning of the tassel and take group photo with guests. after that, students should go back to the seat as instructed. - when the national anthem is played, all participants must take off their hats and stand upright until the master of ceremony announces their seats.
- please switch off the mobile phone and any communication devices during the congregation. smoking and eating are forbidden in the hall. all students must not leave their seats or get in /out of the congregation hall without permission.
- to avoid any interruption of the ceremony, participants must not leave their seats to take photos during the congregation. photographs will be taken by photographers designated by the university. photos can be downloaded from the university’s official congregation 2024 website page “highlights” from june 8 to october 30, 2024.
- after the ceremony, please wait for the officiating guests and vips to leave the congregation hall first.
iii. graduation regalia
- self-prepare graduation regalia
students who have either purchased their graduation regalia or have ordered the graduation regalia through the university's designated supplier earlier (please pay attention to the email notification for the collection time) should ensure that their graduation regalia complies with the university's requirements before the congregation. on the day of the event, students should wear their graduation regalia when attending the congregation. - rental of graduation regalia
- rental method:
doctoral students are required to complete a questionnaire indicating their attendance at the congregation and whether they require rental of the graduation regalia. - payment method:
- potential graduate students: after confirming the registration online, the rental fee will be charged from the student caution fee.
- graduated students who can’t be charged from the student caution fee, please pay through the following methods:
payment method
date
charged from wemust app
24-31/5/2024
- rental method:
- collect and return the graduation regalia
- collect and return the graduation regalia
please show the campus card or identification documents when collecting and returning the graduation regalia. the details are as below:
graduation regalia
date and time
location
collection
7/6/2024 (11:00-17:30)
8/6/2024 (11:00-13:30)r328
return
8/6/2024 (16:00-17:30)
r328 11/6/2024 (11:00-17:30) j107 - refund of deposit (applicable to those charged from wemust app)
students should first return the graduation regalia, deposit will be refund to the “balance” in the mustpay wallet.
- collect and return the graduation regalia
- important notes
- the graduation regalia include the gown, cap and hood. since quantity of graduation regalia is limited, please note that we may not be able to provide the graduation regalia as specified in the order for all students. the regalia will be provided according to the confirmation time of the order.
- the rental fee of the regalia is mop/hkd 200 with a deposit of mop/hkd 350.
- failing to return on time will be considered as opting for purchasing the regalia and the deposit will not be refunded.
- the paid rental is neither refundable nor transferable.
- for any enquires regarding to graduation regalia rental, please e-mail to student affairs office at .
- in case of any disputes regarding the rental of graduation regalia, the university reserves the ultimate right of arbitration.
- please scan the qr code below to download the wemust app and payment instructions.
（wemust app & payment instructions）
iv. the congregation information
the congregation information is subject to the latest announcements by the university. please pay attention to the university website (凯发在线 >> congregation 2024) for updates.
v. contact us
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item |
department |
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general enquiries |
school of graduate studies |
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graduation regalia |
student affairs office |
*for information about the congregation, students can also consult through “feedback” in wemust.