Walbrook Institute London Holds Graduation at Guildhall
Walbrook Institute London graduation at Guildhall drew 760 attendees and recognized the first graduates of its new online MBA and MSc programs.
By Academic Writing Club Newsroom
With 760 attendees in total, Walbrook Institute London held its biggest graduation ceremony in recent years on Thursday 29 October, in the medieval Great Hall at the City’s Guildhall. The annual graduation and presentation ceremony was open to Walbrook undergraduates, postgraduates, apprentices and recipients of advanced LIBF financial qualifications. For the first time, the graduates attending included people who have completed Walbrook’s new online MBA and MSc programs. Friends and family, Walbrook staff and faculty, special guests from the banking and finance sector and apprenticeship employers were all there to celebrate the graduates.
First Online Graduates Recognized
Professor Steve Hill, Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Walbrook Institute London, said:
“Our graduation ceremony on 29 October was such a special day for everyone at Walbrook.
“Students, their loved ones and our faculty coming together to celebrate our graduates’ achievements really demonstrates everything we work for and the global recognition of a Walbrook or LIBF qualification.
“This year we formally recognised the first graduates of our new online MSc and MBA programmes. I was also incredibly proud to award the Vice-Chancellor’s Award to an exceptional undergraduate, Grace Morley. Congratulations to all our graduates; I can’t wait to see what they go on to do.”
Student Speakers Take the Stage
Three Walbrook students were invited up on stage to speak at the ceremony. Between them, they spanned Walbrook’s educational specialisms of higher education, apprenticeship provision and LIBF financial services and banking qualifications, sharing their experiences of studying and personal reflections about graduating.
Batul Alimohamed, apprenticeship graduate with a 1:1 BSc (Hons) Finance & Investment Degree at Walbrook Institute London, shared:
“[This is] A milestone I’m proud of, in a journey I’m only just beginning.”
Professional Banking Qualifications
Recipients of advanced LIBF financial qualifications were also recognized on the day, including those receiving the Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS) Advocate accreditation.
Demetris Zacharoudes, LIBF CDCS Advocate accreditation recipient with working experience in trade, factoring and transaction banking in Cyprus, stated:
“I am very proud to be graduating today. Studying with LIBF has offered me banking knowledge and insights while also cultivating to me a culture of lifelong learning, both of which have helped me in my professional and personal advancement.”
A Stepping Stone to Careers
Ali Suleman, BSc (Hons) Finance, Investment & Risk graduate at Walbrook Institute London, reflected:
“Graduating feels like the end to a journey I’ve been so grateful to be a part of. Walbrook has been a much-needed stepping stone to my career, and I’m so glad to have chosen to study here all those years ago.”
