The Department of Media and Communication held its PhD student orientation on September 9^th, 2020. We warmly welcomed one of our largest ever cohorts, with nine new students joining our program. At the orientation, held via Zoom, the students were introduced to our faculty, administrative and technical staff, and their fellow PhD students from older cohorts and warmly welcomed to the Department. We wish all the success in our PhD program to Fu Lunrui, Hu Bo, Jiang Mulin, Lau Shu Ki, Pu Jingyi, Shi Weiying, Song Chuling, Sun Jie and Victor Tuzov.