Graduation Ceremony in China in 2006

Thank you for confirming your attendance at the 2006 Graduation Ceremony.

The Graduation Ceremony will be held on Tuesday 31 October in the Sky Ballroom, 8th Floor, Shanghai Grand Theatre, 上海大剧院望星空厅, Entrance A1, No.200 Huangpi Road North, Shanghai 200041, commencing at 2.00 pm. You can bring up to 2 guests to the Ceremony. The Ceremony will last approximately one hour and be followed by refreshments.

You should arrive not later than 1.00 pm.

On arrival you register and are allocated a seat number. You then proceed to the Ballroom and take your seat and your guests take their seats. You will be given a briefing before the ceremony starts.

If you want your name to appear in the Ceremony programme in English and Chinese, you should provide your name in Chinese characters and send it, as an email attachment to: , or fax it to 9351 5072. Please also include your name in English and your student number for identification. This information should be provided by 8 September 2006.

The University will open an office in Shanghai at

The Jingjiang Tower 上海市新锦江大酒店菊花厅
161 Changle Road, Shanghai 长乐路161号
Telephone: 86-21-64151188

The opening hours of the Office will be:
29 October 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm
30 – 31 October 9.00 am to 8.00 pm

You must attend this Office in person on 29 or 30 October to :
* rent or purchase academic dress to be worn at the Graduation Ceremony
* obtain your ticket/s for entry to the Graduation Ceremony
* order photographs of you being presented to the Chancellor at the Graduation Ceremony

When you come to the Office you must show identification to the Office staff before your ticket/s can be issued.

Academic dress hire or purchase for the Ceremony has been arranged with

Beijing BestPride Culture Development Co., Ltd
Rm 305, Unit 1, Building B, Triumph City
No. 170, Beiyuan Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, P.R China 100101
Telephone: 86- 10- 58235540
Fax: 86- 10- 58235546


When you come to the University Office in the Jingjiang Tower Hotel to collect your tickets, you can also collect academic dress. You will be required to fill in a booking form and hand over a passport-sized photo when collecting academic dress. This will ensure that orders you make for academic dress and photographs (see the section below) are correct. All purchases must be pre-paid in cash.

Hire Costs
Hire price of per set of academic dress from 29 - 31 October is RMB 100.

Payment and Deposit (Only cash will be acceptable):
Full payment of the hire cost of RMB 100 (cash only) must be made when collecting academic dress. Also graduates must leave a RMB 500 refundable deposit with staff from Beijing BestPride Culture Development Co., Ltd when they collect their Academic Dress. The deposit will be refunded when the rented Academic Dress is returned to the university Office in good condition and in good time. Any damaged, soiled or lost academic dress will be charged.

Collection of Academic Dress
Academic Dress can be collected
29 October 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm
30 – 31 October 9.00 am to 8.00 pm

Return of Academic Dress
Academic Dress is to be returned to the University Office in the Jingjiang Tower Hotel between 5.00pm – 8.00pm on 31 October. As the University Office will not be open after 31 October Academic Dress must be returned to the University Office before 8pm on 31 October or the RMB500 deposit will not be refunded.

Academic Dress Purchase Prices
Should you wish to purchase your set of academic dress, the following prices will apply

Beijing BestPride Culture Development Co. Ltd will also provide an official photographer at the Ceremony to take your photograph as you are presented to the Chancellor You will be able to purchase his photograph an can place an order at the University Office in the Jingjiang Tower Hotel.

Please contact the International Projects Office by telephone (+61 2 9036 9100) or fax (+61 2 9036 6047) or at if you require further information or have any questions.