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New chancellor to address Singapore graduates

Chancellor of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, the Honourable Robert Hill. Photo courtesy Department of Defence.
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Thursday, 24 March 2011

More than 150 students from 12 countries will graduate from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in Singapore this Saturday 26 March, presided over by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s new chancellor, .

Mr Hill, formerly a long-standing ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n cabinet minister and representative for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, will also give the graduation address at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Convention Centre.

It will be the first graduation address delivered by Mr Hill since becoming Chancellor in July 2010.

"The message I will be imparting to our new graduates is to embrace the opportunities to tackle some of society's most significant challenges in our history, including issues around climate change, the environment, international relations, technology and health," he said.

The 2011 Singapore ceremony will include five PhD students and 16 prize winners from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s programs offered in Singapore at the .

This year also marks the introduction of two new programs offered in Singapore by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide: a Master of Clinical Science and a .

"The Masters program, to begin in June, is the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s first research degree taught in Singapore, and the commerce degree, which will start in May, is our first full-time intensive undergraduate program offered in Singapore," according to the Vice-Chancellor and President of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, .

The latter will involve articulation agreements with the five polytechnics in Singapore.

This weekend's macebearer is Singapore financial adviser Ronald Ruly, who has completed a Master of Applied Finance at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, gaining three high distinctions and five distinctions.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has been offering education programs in Singapore in conjunction with its partner for the past 13 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.

"Our relationship with Singapore is a special one," Professor McWha said.

"Not only do we enjoy a very close partnership with Ngee Ann Kongsi, but our Singapore alumni are the most active outside of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and include some of Asia's most prestigious citizens, including former Deputy Prime Minister , Supreme Court Judge and Singapore's first female Permanent Secretary, Ms ".

Apart from the graduation ceremony on Saturday, a Singapore Alumni Reunion Dinner will be held at Raffles Hotel this Friday night.

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