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Monash South Africa students graduate with Honours

2 May 2007

Dr Jacques Steyn, Head of School of IT at Monash South Africa, and four students who received Honours Degrees in Bachelor of Business Systems - Rebecca Burks, Phillip Timveos, Laura Cremona, Wilfred Moyo as well as Prof Ron Weber, Dean of the Faculty of IT.

Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree graduates from Monash South Africa - Troy Campbell, Shelley Burt, Adele Vermeulen, Roselle Sherrif and Gerald Pascoez.

At the fourth Monash University South Africa Graduation Ceremony, held at the Sandton Convention Centre recently, 120 students graduated from the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Information Technology, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Although undergraduate degrees were conferred on most of the 120 students, for the first time11 Monash South Africa students graduated with honours degrees.

Of these, four students received an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Business Systems, five graduated with an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (in either Geography or Communications) and two graduated with an Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychology.

Monash University Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, said the University was delighted with the progress of the South African campus.

"We feel that we have an excellent and committed staff, and state-of-the-art teaching facilities," Professor Larkins said.

"We know that the campus will go from strength to strength and become an important part of the higher education environment in South Africa. It will also contribute to development of the country in general by providing education and relevant research and policy development of the highest quality."

He said the University had worked hard to develop a range of postgraduate programs and research training opportunities relevant to current and future challenges, and these programs would increasingly become available at the South Africa campus.