The commencement exercise is one of special academic events in which graduates are officially bestowed an academic degree that they have successfully obtained. The commencement exercise was initiated in Western universities and later it was adapted and has been implemented in Thai universities.
Assumption University of Thailand (AU) has been annually organizing the commencement exercise since its establishment 50 years ago. All commencement exercises have been led by the president of Assumption University. The first AU commencement exercise for graduates of Class 1 was organized on 23rd September 1973 in the Meeting Room, De Montfort Hall, Assumption Business Administration College. Participants were administrators, the faculty members, students and 31 graduates who successfully completed the Bachelor of Business Administration program.
The commencement exercise in 2022 is for Classes 48 and 49 and it will be held on Saturday 8th January 2022 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commencement exercise of Class 48 was postponed and later it was combined with that of Class 49.