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Over 50 students from University College Jersey (a part of Highlands College) will be celebrating in style this week as they come together for the 2017 Graduation Ceremony.
The event, which is kindly sponsored by MasonBreese, will be hosted by Highlands College Principal; Steve Lewis in the company of His Excellency, Air Chief Marshall Sir Stephen Dalton and Lady Dalton, UCJ’s Head of Higher Education; Ben Bennett, representatives from our partner universities Plymouth and London South Bank, parents, staff, the governing body, notable alumni and distinguished guests. The commencement address will be delivered by Dr Lee Durrell, Honorary Director at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
The celebrations for this prestigious event will consist of a formal ceremony at St Helier Methodist Centre from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, followed by a parade, led by the Jersey Scout Band, through the streets of St Helier finishing at the Royal Yacht Hotel for an informal drinks reception at 6:00pm.
University College Jersey has gone from strength to strength since its inception and for the first time will see its students’ success celebrated in such a public way. 40% of the 2017 higher education students have achieved a first-class degree.
Steve Lewis, Principal at Highlands College said:
“I would like to thank both Plymouth University and London South Bank University for their continued support in enabling us to have our own degree awarding ceremony. The degrees being conferred on 11 October represent two or three years of committed study on the part of students, dedicated and supportive teaching from our lecturing staff, and the expert guidance and mentoring of employees of our employer partners that have provided work placements.”
“A wholehearted thank you to our sponsor, MasonBreese for their kind generosity and whose graduate training programmes offer a unique opportunity for fresh graduates to combine study and work-based learning with employment.”
Adrian Galvin, Director at MasonBreese said:
“MasonBreese are proud to be supporting UCJ to make this special occasion an event to remember. MasonBreese is passionate about supporting Jersey’s young graduates succeed in their career and look forward to working with 2018 graduates from UCJ and beyond in their transition from University to work within the change management industry.”
On 11 October students will be graduating from the following degree courses:
BA (Hons) Business & Management, BA (Hons) Childhood Studies, BA (Hons) Financial Services, BSc (Hons) Social Sciences, Foundation Degree (FdA) in Business & Management, Foundation Degree (FdA) Childhood Studies, Foundation Degree (FdA) in Financial Services, Foundation Degree (FdSc) Information Technology for Business, Foundation Degree (FdA) in Sport & Management, Foundation Degree (FdA) Art & Design, Certificate in Foundation Studies in Art & Design, MSc in Human Resource Management, BSc (Hons) Construction Management, HNC Diploma in Construction and 11 Highlands College staff who have completed the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training.
