The grand graduation ceremony of Customs Administration Seminar for Southeast African countries was held on Oct 29, 2013.



Presented at the ceremony were the vice-principle of UIBE, Mr. Liu Ya, the dean of School of Continuing Education UIBE, Mr. Zeng Gang, the general Party branch secretary of School of Continuing Education UIBE, Mr. Li Baoyuan, and the director of International Development Division, Mr. Zhou Haitao. The ceremony was hosted by the division chief of International Communication and Exchange Division, Mr. Xia Haiquan. The working language of this 14-day seminar was English. 14 director level officials from Tanzania, Kenya and Mauritius attended the seminar.



(Vice-principle Liu Ya gave a speech.)

Vice-principle Liu Yacongratulated the students on finishing the 14-day seminar on behalf of UIBE, and affirmed their achievements during their study in China. He also showed his gratitude to them for their cooperation and support. He pointed out that, in this seminar, officials had a deeper understanding of the custom system and mechanism of China, and also had an in-depth understanding of the society, economy and culture in China. He indicated that, as the one of the major developing countries, China will continue to promote the economy development of developing countries, and share the experience and deficiency of the revolution and opening up.

Director of International Development Division of School of Continuing Education, Mr. Zhou Haitao, gave a summary of the project, and played the specially prepared video for the officials, reviewing the study and fieldtrip in the past two weeks.

Mr. Paullus, the division chief from the Domestic Affairs Department of Tanzania Immigration Office, Mr. Aharon, official from Kenya Customs, and Mr. Naveen from Mauritius Tax Bureau Customs Division, gave speeches on behalf of the officials. They showed their gratitude towards the Ministry of Commerce and UIBE, and commended the team upon their hard work. They indicated that, compared with other developing countries, China’s achievement in the reform and opening up was very impressive. They thanked Chinese government for respecting different national conditions, politics, culture and history, and spoke highly of the positive role China played in promoting economy growth and culture inheritance in their countries.



(Dean Zeng Gang awarded the officials with certificates.)



(Secretary Li Baoyuan awarded the officials Honored Alumni Certificates.)

At the end of the ceremony, Dean Zeng Gang and Secretary Li Baoyuan awarded the officials graduation certificates and Honored Alumni Certificates.