Proving their worth

 

Standing tall: The graduates proudly pose for a group photo at their convocation.

IT WAS a happy day for 712 students when they graduated from Stamford College recently.
Most of them graduated with degrees from the college’s partner universities: the University of East London and the University of Ballarat, Australia.
At the convocation, valedictorian Lily Chow captured the hearts of the audience when she spoke on her struggle to prove her worth with a university degree.
Lily, whose parents run a food stall in Segambut, said her parents had always encouraged her to fulfil her ambition. Sadly, her father passed away just a few months before her final examinations last year.
Urging her fellow graduates not to fear failure, the Star Education Fund scholarship recipient said: “Success is never final and failure is never fatal.”
Lily obtained First Class Honours in International Business from the University of East London and is currently on a scholarship to pursue a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ballarat.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong was the guest of honour and presented the scrolls to those graduating with a degree.
Dr Wee advised the graduates to continue updating their knowledge and encouraged them to continue learning even after graduation.
“Today, a university qualification will give us no assurance of the quality of our learning unless we maintain the means to continue learning.
“It is a process that you have to discover for yourself — how to learn and to keep on learning,” he said.
The University of Ballarat’s senior deputy vice-chancellor Prof Rowena Coutts conferred the scrolls to those graduating from the MBA programme.

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