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The Founder Delivered The Keynote Address

The Founder Delivered The Keynote Address

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On Friday, July 1st 2011,
Haigazian University celebrated its 51st commencement ceremony in the First Armenian Evangelical Church courtyard in Beirut where 150 graduates received their diplomas.

More than 1100 guests were present which included Ministers, Deputies, Diplomats, former ministers and MPs, clergy, parents, relatives and friends.

Rev. Dr. Haidostian, the president of Haigazian University spoke first and talked about the need to find stability and balance in this chaotic world we are living.

Michel Goguikian gave the keynote speech. He shared with the graduates his life- experiences and shared with them what he said he wished he knew when he graduated from university. He spoke about three important elements of success in life. The first he said was how one dealt with adversity. He estimated that the way in which we deal with negative events in our lives and careers, determines how successful we will be in life.

He then spoke about the importance of passion. “In order to be successful in life, you’ve got to find what you love to do, and be passionate about it”.

Mr. Goguikian, who is actively involved in a number of philanthropic projects in latine America , Armenia and here in Lebanon in a variety of fields from micro Finance to higher education, also stressed the importance of giving back, to the family, the university, society and country.

Following Mr. Goguikian’s speech, the graduates received their diplomas from the president of the University. The ceremony ended with a benediction given by Rev. Megrdich Karagoezian.