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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n High Commissioner to address graduates

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s High Commissioner to Singapore, His Excellency Mr Doug Chester.
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

The largest graduation ceremony ever hosted by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in Singapore will take place this Saturday 20 March when 193 students from 13 different countries will receive their parchments at the Convention Centre.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s High Commissioner to Singapore, His Excellency Mr , will address the record number of graduates at the 2pm ceremony, which will be attended by a number of Singapore VIPs and the Chancellor of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, the .

This will be the last Singapore ceremony Mr von Doussa will preside over as Chancellor, prior to his stepping down from the role in July after six years. He is a former Chair of the and former Judge. Mr von Doussa will be the guest of honour at two dinners in Singapore this weekend to recognise his contribution to one of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s finest universities.

This weekend's graduates include three PhD students and 13 prizewinners from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s programs offered in Singapore at the Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre.

Countries represented at this Saturday's ceremony include Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Nepal, China, Mauritius, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

The Head of the Command and Staff Training Centre at the Academy, Mr Noor Azlan, will be the macebearer at the ceremony. Mr Azlan received two High Distinctions and six Distinctions in his course at Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre.

His qualification from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will assist in his role to help train people from all over the world in the areas of disaster management, command and control, and emergency response, including fire fighting, rescue and ambulance services.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been offering education programs in Singapore in conjunction with its partner for the past 12 years. Established in 1874, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s third oldest university and carries a five-star rating for prestige.

Currently ranked 81 in the world by the , the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is associated with five Nobel Prize winners, 102 Rhodes Scholars and 104 Fulbright Scholars.

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