It will be a milestone for 69 Malaysian
graduates on Sunday July 15 when they celebrate the completion of their
University of South Australia degree studies at an official award ceremony
on their own home turf.
The ceremony to be held at the Hotel Nikko in
Kuala Lumpur on Sunday July 15 at 2 pm will honour the achievements of
students from all four divisions of the University – Business and
Enterprise, Education, Arts and Social Sciences, Health Sciences and IT,
Engineering and the Environment.
In
all 22 of the graduates have completed a Masters qualification in
everything from Business Administration and Communications Management to
Manufacturing Management. A further 35 students of the nursing certificate
short course run in Malaysia will be awarded their certificates.
The
keynote speaker at the awards ceremony will be His Excellency, Peter
Varghese Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia. Mr Varghese has held
international postings in Vienna, Washington and Tokyo and was the Head of
the International Division of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
advising on foreign policy, trade and defence from 1998 to 2000.
Both
the University of South Australia’s Chancellor David Klingberg and Vice
Chancellor Professor Denise Bradley will attend the ceremony along with
senior managers from the University, Professor Kevin O’Brien Pro Vice
Chancellor Business and Enterprise and Professor Ruth Grant Pro Vice
Chancellor Health Sciences.
And
the following day (July 16) 73 Malaysian graduates will attend a special
ceremony as the first graduates of the International Bachelor of Nursing
program, which has been run in a partnership between Yayasan Pelajaran
Mara (YPM InPace) and the University of South Australia.
The
ceremony will be held at the Mara Auditorium, Mara Headquarters at 10 am.
Special guest speakers at this graduation ceremony include the Honorary
Dato’ Seri Dr Suleiman Mohamed, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Health,
UniSA Chancellor David Klingberg, and UniSA Pro Vice Chancellor for the
Division of Health Sciences Professor Ruth Grant.
Media
contact: Michèle Nardelli (08) 8302 0966, 041 8823673
The
University of South Australia celebrates its 10th Birthday this
year and embraces a growing population of international students from 70
countries around the world.
UniSA
graduates in Malaysia Kong will get together to celebrate the 10-year
birthday at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, 10 Jalan 1/70D off
Jalan Bulit Kiara on Saturday July 14 from 7pm.
