On June 11th, in the special period of epidemic prevention and control, the College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering held a grand graduation ceremony for the 2020 graduates. Dean Gong Zheng, Party Secretary Hu Zhonghua, Vice Deans Zhang Jisheng, Zhang Wei and Chen Yongping, and members of degree evaluation committee Zhu Yuliang, Kong Jun, Zhang Chi, Xu Pengfei, Zhai Qiu and Luo Feng, as well as the 2020 graduates of the whole college attended the ceremony. The ceremony was presided over by Shen Guojun, deputy secretary of the party committee.

At the degree awarding ceremony, Dean Gong Zheng delivered a graduation speech, warmly congratulating more than 300 graduates of the college on their successful graduation, and paying high respects and  thanks to the teachers who worked hard for the graduates to grow up and become talents. Dean Gong raised three wishes for the graduates, who are about to start a new journey in life. First, we must inherit the excellent culture, not forget the initial heart, draw nutrition from the excellent traditional Chinese culture, consciously abide by social morality and professional ethics, and demonstrate the extraordinary excellence of being an inherit of water and a harbour and shipping person with practical actions; Second, we must keep in mind the school motto of Hohai, not forget the initial intention of studying, and internalize the spirit of the 16-character school motto into the heart and externalize it, and shine in the process of perfecting, enriching and surpassing ourselves; Third, we should fulfill the youth mission, not forget the initial intention of strengthening the country, take loving the motherland as the foundation and the foundation of our success, and closely link personal growth with national development, so as to forge ahead for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Shi Yichen, a 2017 master's student, spoke as a representative of graduates, expressing gratitude to the teachers, saying goodbye to the college, and expressing her ambition to be a brave person, living up to her youth and years. Shi Yichen led the graduates to solemnly swear to be a qualified harbor pilot.

In the solemn music, members of the college leadership and degree evaluation sub-committee righted tassels and awarded degree certificates to students who obtained doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees, and took photos with them.