PUTRAJAYA: Yang diPertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin was conferred an honorary doctorate by Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, for his support of higher education and for Malaysia’s links with the university over the last 50 years.
Queen’s University President and Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Gregson conferred the doctorate on Tuanku Mizan in a ceremony at Istana Melawati here on Tuesday.It is the first time in its 160-year history that the university has conferred an honorary doctorate on a reigning monarch.
Present were Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Idris Haron and the university’s alumni including Pasir Salak Member of Parliament Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib, Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and ex-Gerakan president Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik.
Queen’s University is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of top 20 research-intensive universities in Britain.
Currently there are more than 120 Malaysian students studying at the university.
Prof Gregson said this was a truly momentous day for Queen’s University and one that reinforced the special relationship between Malaysia and Northern Ireland.
“Queen’s welcomes the support the Agong gives to this special relationship and we are keen to further develop this bond for the mutual benefit of both countries,” he said. -- Bernama
No comments:
Post a Comment