Raffles Education Group Graduation Ceremony 2008 1,000 Graduands Awarded
It was a joyous celebration for over 1,000 graduands of Olympia College, Raffles Education Group as they were bestowed their awards in various disciplines including the Bachelors and Masters awards by YB Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam, Minister of Human Resources Malaysia at the Palace of the Golden Horses Hotel on 7 December 2008.
Twelve graduates of various disciplines also received their prestigious awards named in honour of Malaysia’s founding fathers and distinguished political figures for their accomplishments in their studies.
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YB Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam giving a speech |
Guest of Honour, YB Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam said in his speech “It gives me great pleasure to address you today on this memorable occasion of the Raffles Education Group and its international partners from Nottingham Trent University, UK, the Institute of Administrative Management , UK, Edexcel International, UK and the American Management Association.”
“The Ministry of Human Resource applauds institutions such as Olympia College in its journey to develop human capital for the workforce of the many industries in Malaysia and abroad. Each and every one of you will contribute to the labour force which at times experiences a shortage of capable personnel to fulfill positions in organizations in the government or private sector in this country.” he emphasized.
In conclusion, YB Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said “On this note, may I congratulate you once again on your achievement. I am sure the best is yet to come, towards a successful and rewarding career.”
The recipient of Nottingham Trent University Vice-Chancellor’s Award 2008 is Ngoo Seong Boon. Ngoo, 36 years old, who pursued the MBA Programme on part-time basis and has completed in September 2008.
Ngoo said “I feel very happy and honoured to be bestowed the award as it motivates me to work towards achieving my goals. With great excitement, I enrolled for MBA programme at Olympia College and it gave me ample oppportunities and fun to have discussions and debates on the business and market issues/trends among the students and lecturers. Most of my coursemates are from various business fields and background. The sharing of business issues broadened my views and horizons.”
“Before attending this programme, I have very limited tools and approaches on the business strategies and marketing practices. The MBA programme has enabled me to think strategically and broadened my perspectives in expanding the business as a Marketing Manager. With this, I am very lucky to be appointed to take up a bigger role as Strategic Marketing Manager for the worldwide operations as well as the "Strategic Think Tank" for the local site organization.” he added.
“In addition, the lecturers with renowned professions and background has provided us good ground in sharing their experiences and mentored us to be successful”.
Ngoo is currently working as a Senior Marketing Manager at Intel Microelectronics (M) Sdn Bhd.
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The graduands with their awards |
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The Best Student Award 2008 recipients |
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Professor Nigel Hastings from Nottingham Trent University, UK presenting an award |
