On August 5^th, 2014, at the Lincoln Hall of KDI School of Public Policy and Management, the 2014 Completion Ceremony was held for 2013 fall students who completed their comprehensive courses after about a year at the KDI School. On that delighted evening, not only students who completed their courses participated in the event, but also respective faculty members, staffs, parents, relatives, and friends came along with them to celebrate.

The first floor was given to Hizbawi Menghisteab Kinfe (2013 MDP, Eritrea), a 2013 Fall students’ representative, to give a salutatorian speech. He said that students’ lives at the KDI School could be compared to a “Cinderella Story,” for the process is challenging and yet it is fulfilling in the end.

After the touching messages, Sang-Woo Nam, the Dean of the KDI School was invited to give a congratulatory remark. He congratulated on the achievements of students who completed their study at the KDI School with all the best efforts they put in their study. “You are ready to leave,” said Dean Nam. Students are ready to leave the door of the KDI School, and to open a new door for a better world by utilizing all the knowledge received from the KDI School. Additionally, Dean Nam encouraged students to keep in touch with the School through alumni network, which is spread all over the world. After his speech, Dean Nam and Associate Dean Kwon Jung awarded the completion certificates to the 2013 fall students along with the academic excellence and community service awards to some of the KDI School students.

At the end of the ceremony, a short video clip about campus life was screened and it was the time for graduates to say goodbye to their professors, staff members, and beloved friends. Surely that moment was to be remembered to those future world leaders.

 By Sopheana Bronh (2013 MPP, Cambodi)