25 October 1994 Malaysian Graduation Ceremony for Lincoln

Lincoln University will break new ground in 1995 with a special graduation ceremony in Kuala Lumpur for Malaysian graduands wishing to receive their degrees and diplomas in their home country.

The University's Council agreed to the proposal at its meeting today (Tues. 25/10) and it is estimated that up to 45 Malaysians are likely to elect to graduate at the ceremony. In addition a number of Singaporean graduands may travel to Kuala Lumpur for the ceremony.

Malaysia is Lincoln's principal source of international students and the University is now teaching one of its commerce degrees on the training institute campus of the country's electricity supply company Tenaga Nasional Berhad.

The Kuala Lumpur graduation ceremony, scheduled for September, would provide an opportunity for senior officers of the University to make a formal visit to Tenaga Nasional Berhad and to other organisations in Malaysia with which the University has links.

Supporting the concept of a special graduation ceremony in Malaysia was a survey of final year Malaysian students at Lincoln. Three-quarters of those responding indicated they would wish to graduate at a Malaysian ceremony.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.