U21Global graduation ceremony honours 192 students

The graduating class consists of working executives from 22 countries including Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Korea, China, Hong Kong, USA and Singapore.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Professor Sir Colin Campbell, Chairman of the U21Global Board and President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham said, It gives me great pleasure to congratulate this years graduating class. At U21Global, we take pride in our reputation as pioneers in providing the highest quality of education in an online environment and the fact that our programmes are quality assured by leading international universities.

For working professionals, U21Global is the ultimate place to pursue ones higher studies dream. The curriculum, the quality of course contents, effective usage of ICT combined with quality professors and flexible learning methods make it an interesting place to learn things and grow professionally, said Harish Aghoram, the first U21Global graduate from India who successfully completed the Master of Management in Information Technology programme in 2007, and has now wants to do the MBA programme.

This is indeed a momentous occasion and it gives me immense honour to congratulate all our graduates on their academic accomplishments. I take this opportunity to also wish them success in their chosen fields and personal pursuits, said Nick Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, U21Global.

Jobseekers today are facing an extremely competitive global labour market. Our programmes are aimed at improving skills base of working professionals and to address the skills gap to meet the changing needs of both employers and employees. As testament to the success and acceptance of our programmes, we are proud to say that to date we have recruited over 5,000 students and companies are sponsoring thousands more employees, added Mr Hutton.

Future plans for U21Global include launching a dual degree Master of Business Administration programme in Public and Private Sectors with University of Birminghams School of Public Policy. The partnership will offer students a programme which combines studies on public administration and business management to bridge the knowledge gaps for executives working across the sectors.

Established in 2001, U21Global is backed by an international network of leading research-intensive universities in 11 countries. U21Globals affiliated universities include: North America: Tecnolgico de Monterrey, University of Virginia; Europe: Lund University; University College Dublin, University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham; Asia: Fudan University, Korea University, National University of Singapore, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Delhi, University of Hong Kong, Waseda University; Australia: University of Melbourne, University of Queensland.