June brings the full bloom of pomegranate flowers and the bittersweet melody of graduation. On the afternoon of June 17, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics held its 2026 Undergraduate Graduation Farewell Ceremony in a warm atmosphere at the school's first-floor café. School leaders—including Party Secretary Hu Shiqiang, Dean Liu Fucheng, Deputy Party Secretary Li Can, Assistant Dean Gao Yi, 2022 undergraduate class advisors Zhang Chen and Zhang Xin, faculty representatives from various administrative offices—joined all 2026 undergraduate graduates to mark a fulfilling conclusion to their four-year academic journey and to sound the prelude to their new voyage toward the stars and seas.

The event, imbued with a warm and solemn ambiance, began with the resonant strains of the national anthem.
Dean Liu Fucheng delivered a farewell address. He fully affirmed the growth and achievements of this year's graduates, encouraging them to carry forward the spirit of serving the nation through aerospace, uphold their ideals and convictions, dare to innovate and tackle challenges, and persist in practical action—integrating their personal aspirations into the broader development of the nation's aerospace endeavors. He emphasized that the school will always be a steadfast pillar of support for its students, and wished all graduates the best in pursuing their dreams and writing a new chapter of youth in the aerospace field.

Zhang Xin, speaking as a class advisor representative, looked back on four years of companionship and affectionately recounted the students' transformation from youthful naivety to mature composure. She urged everyone to maintain a lifelong commitment to learning, to courageously face challenges ahead, and to boldly push beyond their limits—steadily advancing on new paths in life, cherishing every moment, and racing toward their own brilliant futures.

Party Secretary Hu Shiqiang presented awards to outstanding graduates and posed for group photographs

Xu Zhihao, a representative of graduates from the regular class, shared his personal growth journey—reflecting on the confusion, transformation, perseverance, and steadfastness he experienced over four years of study. He spoke of the collaborative efforts in team-based innovation competitions, profoundly articulating the mission and responsibility of aerospace students, and wished all graduates the strength to preserve their original aspirations as they embark on new journeys.

Fan Lianjing, a representative of Mo Flight program graduates, delivered a speech via online video due to his overseas studies. He fondly recalled the joint Sino-Russian training experience and the warmth of camaraderie, sincerely thanking the school for its meticulous cultivation and heartfelt care. He noted that graduation marks a brand-new starting point, and that in the future, classmates will carry forward their original aspiration of serving the nation through aerospace, delving deep into their professional fields with practical dedication and dream-chasing resolve.

Class ambassadors, who will serve as important liaisons after graduation, were presented with letters of appointment by Li Can for the Class of 2026 alumni ambassadors.

At the moment of parting, faculty and student representatives jointly cut the graduation cake, extending wishes for smooth sailing and a bright future to all graduates on their new life journeys.。

The event also specially invited Hu Wenting, a national Level 2 psychological counselor, to lead a themed graduation activity titled "A Sunny Mindset, Facing the Warm Sun—Be Your Own Shining Self." The atmosphere was relaxed, joyful, and heartwarming, with engaging interactive games that guided graduates through edutainment to confidently and calmly embrace new life stages, meet new challenges with high spirits, and become radiant young people of the new era.







As the farewell melody fades, a new journey begins.
May all graduates of the Class of 2026:
Always remember the university motto—
"Drink from the source, love your country and honor your school."
Uphold the original aspiration of serving the nation through aerospace;
Act with diligence and integrity, and never waste your youth;
In the vast realm of aerospace,
Let your youthful brilliance shine;
With the spirit of striving,
Write the chapter of responsibility and glory for the youth of this new era.
CH