Latest cohort of graduates emerge from NYU Shanghai

A total of 270 graduating students from 27 countries received bachelor's degrees from New York University and NYU Shanghai at their graduation ceremony in Shanghai on May 30. The cohort included 140 Chinese students from 26 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China.

At the ceremony, Yu Lizhong, chancellor of the university, praised the graduating class for "being the pioneers of their generation to deepen understanding of the world, break down cultural barriers, seek common ground while reserving differences, build trust and cooperation, and become the bond connecting China with the rest of the world".

"I expect that students can connect their dreams with the world. By doing so, they will make their own dream more meaningful and influential," he says.