The Dept. of Portuguese rejoiced at its 50th anniversary in the Obama Hall on Sept. 29. The Portuguese faculty and the Portuguese ambassador enjoyed the evening?s events prepared by the undergraduates and the Alumni Association.

The objective of the celebration was to pay tribute to the achievements of the graduates and further activate the alumni network. Since 1966, the Dept. of Portuguese has focused on training specialized human resources and has produced 1,296 graduates over half a century. The ceremony also offered scholarships and bestowed special achievement rewards to alumni in different fields of the specialty.

In commemoration, thousands of HUFS logos were labeled on the bottles of Messia, a Portuguese red wine selected for the occasion.