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Singapore, 17 November 2003
The Ceremony, held at the Kallang Theatre, Singapore, saw a mixture of emotions - tears of joy and sighs of relief - from the pool of graduates who received their certificates from the respective University Partners and Validating Bodies who graced the Ceremony.
Dr Neal officially declared the Ceremony open with his motivating speech and offered his heartiest congratulations to all graduates, encouraging them to savour the joy of this major accomplishment in their lives. He also extended the invitation for graduates to stay connected through the Alumni Association. Professor Whitaker stated in his welcome speech, "Graduation
also provides the opportunity for your parents, family and friends
to share in the celebrations and for their significant contributions
to your success to be recognized and acknowledged." He
went on to encourage all graduates to serve as ambassadors through
their future conduct and achievements.
"We're delighted to have been a part of the lives of so many students. It is indeed our honour to award each and every one of these true believers of lifelong learning for their unending quest for knowledge and education," said David Wang, Director, Informatics Academy, Informatics' International Tertiary education awarding body which confers students awards that are of the highest academic quality.
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On
Sunday, Malaysian student Chiew Vee Tian,
top graduate of the University of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in
Computing from the University of Portsmouth tossed his mortarboard
in the air at the Informatics Graduating Ceremony in recognition
and acknowledgement of the hard work and achievements of the graduating
students. 
He
was joined by over 4,500 Diploma, Bachelor's and Master's Degree
graduates, with their family and friends attended the Graduation
Ceremony on Sunday 16 November 2003. Camera flashes were
aplenty throughout the ceremony as the graduates each savoured their
moment of pride and glory when they each walked up on stage to a
thunderous applause. 
The
morning session of the Ceremony was officiated by Guests-of-Honour
Dr John E. Neal, University
President, Ottawa University; and Professor
Chris Whitaker, Pro Vice Chancellor (Business), RMIT
University, did the honours of officiating the afternoon session.
In
his speech, Vee Tian, the top graduate of the PurpleTrain.com cohort,
said, "We may be from different backgrounds, different countries,
different races and religions, and have different reasons for taking
up this course, but we all had one common motivational factor -
the quest for self-actualization, and the hunger for a degree. It
is this common goal that has bonded us, despite the geographical
barriers that separate us."