Graduation excitement at Hisarcık Vocational School

A graduation ceremony was held for approximately 150 students who graduated from Hisarcık Vocational School, affiliated with Kütahya Dumlupınar University (DPÜ). The ceremony in the school yard began with a moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem. Hisarcık Vocational School Director, Instructor Burak Kavaslar, in his opening speech, stated that the Vocational School, which started its academic life in 1994 with 100 students, currently continues its education with a total of 7 programs including Logistics, Public Relations and Advertising, Human Resources Management, Banking and Insurance, Occupational Health and Safety, Penal Execution and Security Services, Cadastre and Land Registry programs. ‘There are a total of 723 registered students at Hisarcık Vocational School,’ Director Kavaslar said. ‘In the 2023-2024 Academic Year, there are a total of 723 registered students, with 368 of them enrolled in classes. 150 of our students will graduate this semester. As you know, last year we celebrated the 100th anniversary of our Republic with great enthusiasm. In this sense, you are the first graduates of the new Century of our Republic. I am sure that you will do worthy deeds for our Republic with this significant motivation. Graduation ceremonies are filled with complex emotions unique to themselves. They are joyful as they represent the completion of a successful education and the beginning of a new chapter in life, yet they are also melancholic as they symbolize the end of beautiful memories and pleasant student life experiences that will not be repeated. Here, we are handing you a key with 2 years of education and training. It is now up to you to use this key to open very different doors. Therefore, my most important advice to you is to enhance your knowledge and continue to develop yourselves every day. You are the greatest assurance for our country to reach the level of contemporary civilization. Our mission is to pave the way for you, provide quality education, and ensure that you grow up as good individuals. Your responsibility is to work hard and succeed. I congratulate you on your graduation and ask you not to forget your family, your country, our Vocational School, and our University, which have contributed to your journey to this day. I wish you all a healthy, happy, auspicious, and successful life in your future endeavours. May your path be clear and your fortune be open.’
‘I congratulate our students who have made this beautiful day possible for us and their families who have not left us alone. I express my gratitude to parents for sending their precious children to our rare district for education, thus creating cultural integration. I wish a successful life to our young individuals, the bright future of our nation, and hope that it will be auspicious for our country, nation, and families,’ said Mayor Mustafa Demirtaş during his speech.
Governor Muhammet Samet Bahar, in his speech at the ceremony, congratulated the graduating students on their success and wished them success in their future lives.
In his speech at the ceremony, Rector Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kızıltoprak pointed out that as Kütahya Dumlupınar University, they carry a very important name that is one of the most important victories in Turkish history. ‘These lands are where the flag never fell, and where the Turks’ love for independence was proclaimed to the whole world. I want the students graduating from here to work in a way that befits this name wherever they go and feel the pride of carrying this name. Dear families, today is a day of happiness and excitement for you. You entrusted your children to us for a while. Now, we are graduating your children from this university as mature individuals and returning them to you. Our doors are always open to you and our students. Today’s graduates are now our colleagues and individuals ready to serve this country. I also wish for an end to ongoing human rights violations, especially in Palestine and other parts of the world. Dear students, The road is yours. The future is yours. May your path be clear. Congratulations on your graduation.’
At the ceremony, the students who achieved academic success were awarded plaques by Rector Prof. Dr. Süleyman Kızıltoprak, Governor Muhammet Samet Bahar, Vocational School Director Instructor Burak Kavaslar, and Mayor Mustafa Demirtaş. The performance presented by the Folk Dance team of Tavşanlı Belediyespor Club received great admiration.
At the end of the graduation ceremony, the students celebrated their graduation by throwing their caps in the air.