11月16日上午，香港中文大学(深圳)第十届研究生毕业典礼在礼文堂举行，逾1600名研究生身着学袍，即将告别神仙湖畔的学术殿堂，奔赴广阔天地，以创新为笔，续写青春与理想的崭新华章。

　　徐扬生校长在演讲中向所有硕士与博士毕业生致以最热烈的祝贺，鼓励大家以勇气、坚韧与谦逊，在广阔天地中开创属于自己的独特人生。

　　以下为演讲全文：

　　Dear graduates, colleagues, family members, and friends, good morning and welcome to this extraordinary gathering. Today we honor the achievements of 1623 postgraduate students from over 30 academic fields. You have ventured deep into the realms of knowledge, faced challenge with resilience, and emerged transformed in different ways. We celebrate the courage, the spirit of inquiry, and the perseverance of each of you. At the same time, earning a postgraduate degree is not an individual success. It is a shared accomplishment, built on the support of families, wisdom of supervisors, and the generosity of friends. So today we are also celebrating the triumph of those who walked beside you, the power of community, and the strength of interpersonal connection.

　　大家上午好！今天是个喜庆的日子，我们齐聚于此，共同见证2025届研究生的毕业典礼。本届共有1623名学子圆满完成了他们的学术追求，在此，我谨代表大学，向全体毕业生致以最诚挚的祝贺！我要特别感谢张建宗教授和周国平教授为此次研究生毕业典礼担任主讲嘉宾，相信二位的智慧分享，将为学子们带来深远启迪。

　　今年是香港中文大学(深圳)建校的第十一年，也是我校第十届研究生毕业典礼。这些年来，我们吸引了全球众多优秀学子前来求学，也为社会各界培养输送了一批又一批杰出人才。我欣慰地看到，研究生校友的队伍日益壮大，他们心怀母校，无论身处何方，均以卓越才学为母校赢得广泛赞誉，充分彰显了大学的育人成果。在此，我想向每一位学子及校友道一声感谢。你们与大学彼此成就，共同成长，是这所大学将你们推向了世界，也是你们将这所大学推向了世界！

　　Often a postgraduate degree begins with questions, questions that demand courage to ask and patience to answer. Other times, it begins with the realization of personal limitations and the desire for change. For most of you, the past few years have been a journey of exploration and experimentation, a process of expanding vision and refining insights. I hope you have not only sought answers but also discovered new questions to ask; I hope you have not just addressed the limitations you began with but also identified new areas for development. For although you are officially saying goodbye to your identity as a student today, learning and growing extend far beyond the campus. They are a life-long career.

　　The postgraduate community is a uniquely diverse and inclusive community. Different from the undergraduate cohort, the postgraduate community is a rare and powerful convergence, bringing together people at completely different stages of life. In this group today, recent graduates, mid-career professionals, and parents sit beside one another. The spirit of our postgraduate community is profound and essential. As you step out into the society, your ability to work with people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and walks of life will be one of your greatest strengths. We need to understand that the best ideas are often produced when different worlds collide.

　　The future will not be built by individuals, but by diverse teams working in creative collaboration. To make that happen, we all need to develop intellectual generosity. This means that if you are young and just starting your career, don’t hold back your ideas even if they are not perfect. Don’t shrink from taking initiatives. At the same time, if you are an experienced leader, try not to dismiss what you don’t immediately understand. We are all expert in something and inexperienced in other things. True innovation happens when different potentials and experiences intersect.

　　同学们，今天你毕业了，而且是研究生毕业了，无论是硕士还是博士学位，你千辛万苦，在梦中无数次出现的画面，今天终于成为了现实！你或许会有点焦虑，接下来，又该做什么呢？就像一个成功的登山运动员在珠峰上想：下一座山在哪里呢？同学们，我想告诉你，你的下一座山就是社会！在你的同龄人中，你能从这样一所大学研究生毕业，是十分值得庆贺的，这说明了两点：第一，和你的同龄人相比，你读书大概是不错的；第二，凭你的学位证书去找你的第一份工作，你可能相较其他人更容易找到好的工作，这是事实，没错，但你“读书”还行，并不能说明你“做事”也行，我今天想告诉你的是，事实上，“读书”行的人，常常“做事”不行。社会是残酷的，从来不看学历，而会读书的人呢，常常有两件事需要特别注意，今天我想谈一谈，与大家分享。

　　第一点要注意的是读书愈多的人，常常愈难创新。这是为什么呢？因为你读书愈多，每当碰到一件事，你就会去类比，你会去想我已经学过的东西能不能用一下，这样就没有创新了。然而，世界上没有一件事是重复的，因为时间不同，人不同，各种条件环境也不同。因为你读书多，你会倾向于从书本里，从已知的事件里找答案，从而放弃思考，放弃创新。所以，今天我想去鼓励大家一定要保持“创新”的精神，要勇敢地去试着做以前从来没有做过的事情。当你有创新的思路时，要像爱护你刚刚出生的孩子一样去保护她。当你画草图时，你不要去检查有什么缺陷；当你写第一稿论文的时候，不要去反思论文的依据；当你创造时，你的头脑必须从所有的评判中释放出来。只有这样，你才能完全自由地创造你自己喜欢的东西。如果你要批评，以后再去批评，只有这样你才能大胆地创造！

　　人生是旷野，人生不是轨道，不要去寻找轨道。要去发挥自己的独特性，去追求与众不同，去做独一无二的自己。要去行动，要去做，你做什么，你就是什么，不是你说什么，不是你想什么，不是你看什么，不是你相信什么，而是你真的花时间在什么地方，拼命地干什么！

　　第二点要注意的是读书愈多的人，常常愈在乎别人的评价。因为读书多的人已经习惯了在别人的评价中、在许许多多的考试中，找到自己的定位，这实际上已经将自己人生的钥匙交给了别人。所以，我们的同学常常在学校里读书很好，一碰到社会上的挑战就垂头丧气。同学们，人生不可能一马平川，我们需要一颗皮实的心去对抗人生中的艰难和嘲笑。世界上聪明的人很多，你能想到的，别人也能想到，最终你能在聪明人中间获胜，是因为你比他们更加坚韧。对别人的评价不要那么敏感，要把心放在自己身上，关心自己的成长与进步，要把外面的声音关得最小，这样你就能听见自己的声音，就能知道自己心里真正想做的事情。人生的路要靠自己去走，一步一步地寻，一步一步地走，终有一天你会寻找到那件你一生一定要做的事情，你要有这个自信。一个真正有格局、有内涵的人，心无波澜，坚守初心，最终将获得大海一样浩瀚的人生。

　　Graduates, as you march forward into the big world out there, I hope you will have many opportunities to work with and be inspired by people who are different from you. On your way to different destinations, I hope you will never stop moving forward even when the path gets uncertain. Wherever you go, remember that you can always return to us as mentors, collaborators, and friends. You will always remain part of the CUHK-Shenzhen community.

　　Now go forth with courage and humility. The world needs your energy, creativity, and kindness. Thank you!