From online opening ceremony to DNU 2025 farewell party – A brilliant journey

Sometimes, imperfect things create the strongest people…

In the fall of 2021, when the whole country was still struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the new K15 students entering university for the first time did not have a proper opening ceremony.

No flags. No stage. No cheers. Your opening ceremony was a live broadcast from a studio, where teachers sent their greetings through the camera lens, and students watched silently from a room – on a small screen. It was a special opening season , and also a season of deprivation.

No one can forget the feeling of loss when they could not shake hands and feel the warmth of the lecture hall on the first day. And perhaps no one can forget the lonely tears of some students who were far from home and isolated in the dormitory during the first days of school...

But from that imperfect beginning, K15 has grown in a very special way. They have learned to adapt faster, mature earlier, and become more independent and strong. The pandemic has not weakened them but made them more courageous, more resilient, and more thoughtful in their choices.

And today – after 4 years, 5 years when K15 (4-year system) and K14 (5-year system) are preparing to leave their beloved school, Dai Nam University has given them something unprecedented: The most elaborate, magnificent, and emotional farewell ceremony ever.

A spiritual gift to make up for a generation that had to start school through a screen, study online in solitude, and miss out on so many beautiful student experiences in the first days of school .

“ This is not just a farewell – but a tight hug from teachers to students who have silently suffered. It is a big, sincere wish: You are strong enough to step into life. And we believe that you will step into this world with maturity, courage and confidence , ” said Ms. Cao Thi Hoa – Vice President of the School Board.

And indeed, many of you today – not only are graduates , some have become teaching assistants, pharmacists, technology engineers, startup founders… Some of you stand on stage to thank your teachers, but tomorrow you will enter a professional working environment at leading corporations, hospitals, and companies in and outside the country.

Dear K15, your opening ceremony that year may not have been complete . But today's farewell is the most complete commitment of the School that: " We not only accompany each other in studying, but also in emotions, in every pain and joy ..."

Wishing you – the children of Covid season – to always be strong, love life and shine in your own way. Wherever you go, whatever you do, always remember: Dai Nam University is always home.