First Class Honour Graduates from PurpleTrain.com

PurpleTrain.com is proud to announce yet another batch of graduates from its range of e-learning programmes. Out of the six graduates this year, one has graduated with a First Class Honour Degree from the University of Portsmouth (UOP), UK.

The top student is Mr Yasser Abbasi from Pakistan. The other five graduates are from Brunei Darussalam, China and Malaysia respectively who have successfully completed the online Bachelor of Science in Computing (Honours) awarded by the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Congratulations to these individuals who has achieved the pinnacle of success - graduation!" said Dr Wong Tai, CEO and Chairman of PurpleTrain.com. "We applaud them and encourage them to build on their successes and continue to excel in their future endeavours."

The success of these students has once again affirmed the belief that excellent academic standards can be achieved via e-learning. Through PurpleTrain.com, students stand to enjoy better benefits that the traditional taught class mode are not able to provide.

For instance, students at PurpleTrain.com can enjoy the luxury of total convenience and flexibility of e-learning. Through this one-stop web-based training, students do not have to travel to class, but still can have access to course materials and facilitators anytime, anywhere. This asynchronous learning mode, not only enable students to learn at their own pace and space, but also ensure consistency in course delivery which will lead to higher retention and passing rates.

"All of our students have something in common: Initiative to getting things done and the confident to achieving something even when if they have to step a little outside the boundaries.

"I am pleased that our students have had the vision to see the value of the opportunities that lay before them and the tenacity to hang onto their dreams, despite obstacles both great and small," added Dr Wong.


The UOP examination results were officially released in June 2001, after stringent assessment and external moderation by the University of Portsmouth in UK. Delivered fully online via PurpleTrain.com, the University of Portsmouth programme is specially designed and ideal for today's professionals and matured students who want to pursue a highly-recognised qualifications at the convenience of their own time.

To date, more than forty students worldwide have graduated from this UOP programme, which was brought online since it was first launched in 1999. It is given the same credit and recognition by the university as they offer the same high-quality instruction and course content that learner's demand.

For a full range of the online programmes available, please log on to www.purpletrain.com today!

For the UOP B.Sc. (Hons) Computing degree programme by PurpleTrain.com, please log on to
http://www.purpletrain.com/hi_edu/index_uop.htm now!

About PurpleTrain.com

PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 300 online courses are available, offering masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 40,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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Cheryl Lee
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PurpleTrain.com
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Email : cheryll@purpletrain.com
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