A graduation ceremony was held Friday for 836 graduates of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
During their study period at the school, the graduates, all CPC members and leading officials at various levels, have concentrated on studying the "three represent's" theory put forward by Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, and his speech on July 1 to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.
Hu Jintao, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and president of the Party school, attended the ceremony and handed out diplomas for the students.
Zeng Qinghong, head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, was among those present at the ceremony.