Graduations go global
by
Charlotte Knottenbelt
December 20 was a milestone in the lives of more than 500 students from all over the world, who were conferred with UniSA degrees at a special graduation ceremony. The Adelaide Convention Centre ceremony attracted international graduands and their relatives to Adelaide from as far away as Europe, Canada and Taiwan.
Malaysian water policy guru graduates
Dato'
Lee Yow Ching is well known in his home country Malaysia as a leader in the
water supply industry, having spent 40 years as chief executive engineer and
then general manager of the Penang Water Authority (PWA).
The 64-year-old graduated from UniSA with a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) on December 20.
His major project as part of the DBA was a study of the impact of privatisation of Malaysia's water supply services on customer welfare.
Dato' Lee says the challenges of offshore study were minimised thanks to online resources and support from lecturers.
"The UniSA DBA program is a well-structured course which enables participants to obtain maximum benefit within a minimum timeframe. The library's online resource facilities – which provide instant access to journal articles and research papers – are excellent."
Brothers join growing Taiwanese graduate network
Taiwanese
brothers Po-Kuan ('Brian') Huang and Hsuan-Kuan ('Harry') Huang graduated
together at the December 20 ceremony.
They are part of a growing UniSA graduate network which extends around the world, with international alumni chapters based in five countries, including one with 33 new members established in Taiwan in January this year.
Brian, who studied as an offshore UniSA student in Taiwan (and works as a sales supervisor for marketing company Starlike International) was conferred with a Masters degree in Advanced Technology Management, while his big brother Harry is a UniSA-based research engineer who was presented with a PhD in Manufacturing Engineering. (Harry's thesis was on the development of a dual-robot system for rapid and flexible prototyping.)