University students graduate in on-site and virtual ceremony

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Updated: 04:06 PM (GMT+8) July 2, 2020
Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivers a speech at a commencement ceremony in Beijing, July 2, 2020. A total of 9,415 students graduated from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences this year: 4,465 with doctorates, 4,601 with master's degrees and 349 with bachelor's degrees. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Bai Chunli, left, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Li Shushen, president of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, attend the commencement ceremony, July 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Some graduates take part in the commencement ceremony on-site in Beijing, July 2, 2020. Other students joined in the ceremony online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with UCAS promising they could join a commencement ceremony on-site in the following years. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Some students take part in the commencement ceremony online through livestreaming. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Graduates hold the tassels of their academic caps at the commencement ceremony, July 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Graduates are seen at the commencement ceremony, July 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
A foreign student poses for a photo with a diploma on July 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Graduates pose for group photos in Beijing, July 2, 2020. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]
Wang Mingchao, a graduate with a master's degree, takes part in the commencement ceremony online at home in Jilin province, July 2, 2020. [Photo/UCAS]

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