Ladies and Gentlemen:

Good afternoon, and welcome to today’s opening ceremony hosted by Patten University and Sunlands Online Education Group.

At Patten University, we believe that everyone should be able to get a quality university education. We are committed to making higher education accessible and affordable to all, no matter their age, location, ethnicity or financial situation. Since 1944, Patten University has earned a reputation for carefully mentoring students and making a difference in our community. The online program offering by Patten University and Sunlands focus on helping you acquire the skills and knowledge you need to advance your education and your career.

Our partner, Sunlands Online Education Group, which is also the leader in China’s online post-secondary and professional education. Sunlands has strong abilities of the teaching and research, student administration and IT support. With the strong partnership, we are able to transfer the whole program onto China on Sunlands’ platform and deliver the course with Sunlands together. By this deliver model, students have no boundaries of accessing the learning materials. Students also have strong academic support from Sunlands’ academic team, which help them to adapt the foreign learning style without any difficulities. The partnership runs successfully and provides Chinese students the opportunity to obtain globally respected degrees in an accessible and affordable way.

We are dedicating to work together and provide the best learning experience and greatest support for your career prospective.

You are about to start or have already started your postgraduate study with Patten University in business or education. There are many reasons for you to choose to study with us, but there must be one reason is for professional development and improvement.

A postgraduate course can further your skills and knowledge in your chosen field. Employers value that experience and often entrust PG-qualified applicants with greater responsibilities. In fact, in some fields a postgraduate qualification is the only way into certain stages of a career. In the private sector, postgraduate qualifications are equally valuable. An MBA, for example, may advance your career in business in ways that nothing else can. By studying a postgraduate degree, you’ll develop skills that will support you through daily life, such as time management, researching, presentation and writing skills.

In Patten University, we are keen to give you the opportunity to become a postgraduate level student with the applied knowledge within your fields of study through the multiple ways of study. We are looking forward to seeing you have excellent learning experiences with us and become the successfully graduates at the end of the program next year!

Thank you very much!