China Journalism School Graduates New Class of Business-Savvy Students

By: ICFJ | 06/27/2011

At the ceremony, 33 students received their Masters' Degrees in Global Business Journalism and 16 students received certificates. Graduates and their guests were treated to addresses by Dean Shi Anbin and Professor Hang Min of the School of Communications, in addition to Bank of America's Claire Huang, Bloomberg's Bruce Grant and ICFJ's Joyce Barnathan.

Student speaker Han Miao said the the program expanded her horizons. "I have added a brand new source -- my international classmates," she said. "They inspired me in a lot of ways, and many were quite unexpected.” After the ceremony, students celebrated their achievements with faculty, friends and family at a reception.

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