Stenden University Qatar celebrated the graduation of Class June 2015, in a colourful ceremony recently at the Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel.
The ceremony was held under the patronage of Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Yvette Burghgraef - van Eechoud, Dutch Ambassador to Qatar, Klaas Wybo van der Hoek, Vice President of the Executive Board, Stenden University, Wayne Johnson, Head of International Sites, Ann Mannen, Interim Executive Dean, and several distinguished guests from many private and public organisations in Qatar.
“Every year around this time, Stenden University presents a group of young students with graduation degrees to finish an important period considered to be the most important of their lives. They will be armed with the knowledge they gained from the high-quality programmes offered by the University to qualify them for the working life and strengthen them to build their future as leaders of their specialisation sectors,” said Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani while addressing the audience.
van der Hoek said in his speech to the graduates: “Our vision is to unleash potential in students, staff and surrounding communities and in this way to have an impact on today’s world and the future. Real world impact requires real world learning and research and the ability to see and think differently. That is why we bring tomorrows reality into our organisation and show students how they can make a difference.
Johnson stated in his speech: “At Stenden we want to ‘unleash potential’ amongst our students. We want to encourage students to use their potential in their careers so they can inspire themselves and others. I’m very proud that Stenden University Qatar contributed to this first important step in your career.”
Four graduates delivered valedictorian speeches at the Graduation Ceremony of Class June 2015 representing their fellow graduates. Asmhan Atta El Beaba, Shrutiben Shridhar Iyer, Norane Mohamed Osman and Najla Ahmed H K Al Thani gave inspiring speeches and shared their experiences at Stenden University Qatar.
Mannen, gave the closing speech, in which she congratulated whoever participated in this milestone of the graduates’ lives. She mentioned: “In the programmes provided by Stenden University Qatar we strive to combine the required specialist knowledge with the importance of values and achieving moral quality so that the professionals we train combine their acquired knowledge with intelligence and responsibility. It is a moral compass for life. The formation process that Stenden University Qatar champions can best be described as attaining an educated mind, with which the professional constantly asks himself whether what he is doing is the wise thing to do.” The Peninsula
