Commencement 2024: Meet the Global Business Journalism graduates

The 2024 graduating class poses with faculty and staff after the commencement celebration ceremony. (TSJC photo)

The 2024 graduating class featured 29 master's degree recipients from 13 countries. Fifteen hailed from China. Fourteen international students spanned 12 countries in Asia, North America and Europe. Here is an introduction to each of the graduates. We asked them to share some of their thoughts about the Global Business Journalism program and their experience studying at Tsinghua University.

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND THEIR NATIONS:

ALICIA ZENG, UNITED STATES

JUSTIN OLSVIK, CANADA

STEPHANIE FALLAS SANDI, COSTA RICA

MICHAEL MA (BO LIANG), UNITED STATES

IRINA KOMAROV, RUSSIA

EENEE PUREVDORJ, MONGOLIA

YI DI WANG, NEW ZEALAND

MILLIE LEE (JEONGMIN), SOUTH KOREA

AMANDA WARDANI, INDONESIA

NGUYEN HÀ LINH, VIETNAM

CHERIE CHOI (CHEN YE), MALAYSIA

CHARMAINE MAGBUHOS, THE PHILIPPINES

CYNTHIA YIN, UNITED STATES

ZANE QI, CANADA

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29 students from 13 nations earn master's degrees from Global Business Journalism program

Meet the Global Business Journalism graduates

Dean Zhou Qing'an says Global Business Journalism program has produced "distinguished alumni" contributing "professionalism and integrity" around the world

Co-Director Rick Dunham says skills learned in Global Business Journalism program are "invaluable in future careers"

Student representative Nguyen Hà Linh says the foundation "we’ve built here at Tsinghua will enable us to shine brightly, no matter what path we choose"

Student representative Justin Olsvik says Global Business Journalism students are examples of open-mindedness and international bridge-building

Valedictorian Q&A: Nguyen Hà Linh says GBJ provides unique combination of cultural diversity, data journalism and writing development