By Haidah Halid
GOMBAK, 28 November 2019 – The eighth and last session of the 35th IIUM Convocation Ceremony was held on Monday (25 November) at the IIUM Cultural Centre (ICC), Gombak campus, inaugurating the end of the university’s most anticipated event of the year.
The final session was the conferment the Diplomas and Certificates on graduands from IIUM Academy, Centre for Islamisation (Centris) and the Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIBF) by the President of IIUM, Datuk Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar.
IIUM’s convocation ceremonies are essentially very diverse with individuals from every corner of the world. It is no different with this session in which the diversity of students were clearly shown with individuals in their early twenties to their late seventies.
Clearly the event was highly anticipated by the graduands, their supporters and especially the committees of this year’s convocation board lead by the Chairman, Deputy Rector of Academic and Industrial Linkages, Prof. Dr. Isarji Hj. Sarudin, as it would symbolise the end of another very successful chain of events, an additional notch that can be added onto the university’s belt.
Datuk Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar, in his speech, expressed that the year 2019 will be forever be known as a historic and prestigious year to the university as the 35th IIUM Convocation Ceremony was preceded by the proclamation of Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong as the Constitutional Head of IIUM by His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The President also praised the graduands for their perseverance and resilience in finishing their studies as most of them are working professionals from various different organisations and institutions. He further said, “Education is the best investment one can make.”
The university has produced a total of 5,443 graduates, with 1,128 students graduating from postgraduate programmes and 4,315 students from undergraduate studies. This term has also seen graduands of over 70 nationalities with a grand sum of 973 international students.***