The commencement ceremony for class of 2009 of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) was held in the Conference Hall on the second floor of the administrative building. Mr. Fei Junqing, Secretary of ZSTU Party Committee, Mr. Cheng Gang, Assistant Secretary of ZSTU Party Committee, Mr. Chen Jianyong, Vice President, and the people concerned from the Division of Academic Affairs, the Division of International Exchange & Cooperation, and the School of Fashion Design & Engineering attended the ceremony and issued diploma to the students who major in Fashion Design & Engineering and Art Design (fashion design & marketing, and fashion design), the two China-US joint programs of ZSTU. 

At the ceremony, the Vice Dean of the School of Fashion Design & Engineering read the name list of the undergraduates. Professor Vincent Quan, the special representative of the President of the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (FIT, SUNY) then delivered a message of congratulations, which was followed by the speeches made by the teacher, student and parent representatives. 

The Party Secretary of the Faculty also congratulated the students, encouraging them to commit themselves to their career, work hard and support each other so as to add honor to their alma mater and the society at large. 

Over 1000 students have graduated since the cooperation between FIT, SUNY and ZSTU started in 2000. The latter has sent its teachers to ZSTU and in the meantime received over 40 ZSTU’s teachers and 20 ZSTU students.