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26th International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Convocation Ceremony
KUALA LUMPUR, 25. Oct /Bernama-AsiaNet/ --
The 26th IIUM Convocation 2010 was held from the 2nd October 2010 (Saturday) until 4th October
(Monday) at the Cultural Activity Centre (CAC), IIUM Gombak Campus.
The Convocation witnessed 4,334 students i.e. 3,401 undergraduate and 933 postgraduate students from
100 countries throughout the world received their scrolls. The convocation this year consists of 1,593 male
and 2,741 female graduates. A total of 3,699 graduates from Malaysia, while 635 International students.
When the International Islamic University Malaysia was established in 1983, it heralded the beginning of the
spirit of Internationalism for the growth of intellectual knowledge and aspirations in Malaysia. The IIUM
presently supports a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes and offering
courses, which develop the managerial mind to adapt to change, to be proactive and exploit opportunities.
Altogether, since 1987 until today, there have been 51,545 graduates and postgraduates who have
successfully completed their studies in the IIUM. Out of this, 45,567 from Malaysia while 5,979 international
students.
Zhang Heng Chao @ Ali-Best Student in Finance IIUM
During the convocation, Zhang Heng Chao @ Ali, 25, from He Nan, China, received the university award for
Best Student in Finance for undergraduate awards at Kulliyyah level.
He received his early education at No.1 Xiang Cheng High School, China. He is now furthering his study in
master's degree in economics in IIUM. He plans to further his PhD in Canada in finance.
Among the awards, he received while studying here are, Best Students of Al Bukhary Foundation, Dean's
List Student for every semester, and received two times Excellent awards from IIUM.
For him, IIUM is not only a place to seek for knowledge, but to train him to be a real person to face the
outside world. The most beautiful moment in IIUM for him is to know the true meaning of Islam.
SOURCE: International Islamic University Malaysia
Contact:
Name:Abdul Halim bin Taib
Tel: 603-6196 5882
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