UTAR held its 14th convocation on 17 and 18 March 2012 at Wisma MCA, Kuala Lumpur, making the total number of UTAR alumni to date to be 26,788. The convocation graduated 1,322 from 39 Bachelor's honours, eight Master's degree and one doctor of philosophy (PhD) programmes. It witnessed the university's first PhD in Science graduate and its first batch of Bachelor of International Business (Hons) graduates.
"I urge the graduating students to embrace lifelong learning to remain competitive. It is only through your individual continuous competitiveness that Malaysia sustains its competitiveness globally," said MCA President Datuk Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who was guest-of-honour of the first session of the convocation.
The other two guests-of-honour for the second and third sessions were UTAR Council Member Hew Fen Yee and UTAR Council Member and UTAR Education Foundation Board of Trustees Member Datuk Leong Tang Chong, respectively.
"We all can make a difference. We all can bring positive impact to the lives of people around us, our family, our friends, our colleagues and even our bosses," said Hew, advising the students to make a difference to build a better future for not only ourselves but also the future generations.
"As you achieve success in life, which I am certain you will if you continue to work hard, remember not to lose sight of your responsibility towards your family and community. The nation needs citizens who are socially responsible and caring to the society and country," said Datuk Leong, urging the students to work together towards creating a better Malaysia.
Datuk Seri Dr Chua addressing the congregation of the first session of the convocation
Mr Hew giving out the scroll to one of the graduands at the second session
Datuk Leong giving out the scroll to one of the graduands at the third session of the convocation.
