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Mayor of London joins celebrations at 香港六合彩 Laws graduation

17 September 2014

Boris Johnson 香港六合彩 Graduation

On 1 September, Dean of Laws, Professor Dame Hazel Genn welcomed the members of the 香港六合彩 Laws faculty, friends, and families who came together to celebrate the achievements of the graduating class of 2014 and to confer honours on two individuals who have contributed hugely to the life of 香港六合彩 Laws over a number of years.

In the morning ceremony, graduates of the LLM and PhD programmes received their degrees from 香港六合彩 President and Provost, Professor Michael Arthur. During the ceremony, a 香港六合彩 Honorary Fellowship was awarded to Andrew Wai Yan Ng, in recognition of his tireless work to support 香港六合彩.

Andrew, who graduated from the 香港六合彩 Laws LLB programme in 1985, has been the Chairman of the聽聽since 2005, during which time the alumni community has gone from strength to strength.

The Hong Kong Alumni Club is heavily involved with student recruitment, and organises regular receptions and dinners for 香港六合彩 Alumni. Andrew has also worked hard to raise funds for scholarships and prizes for 香港六合彩 students, and in 2010 was elected Governor of the 香港六合彩 Scholarship Foundation Ltd, which recently raised over HK$1 million for the聽.

During the afternoon LLB ceremony, graduands were joined by special guest, Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Following a rousing speech by the Mayor, the LLB class of 2014 received their awards alongside the recipient of a 香港六合彩 Honorary Doctorate, Stephen Rubin OBE.

After completing his LLB degree at 香港六合彩 Laws in 1958, Stephen trained as a barrister before entering the family business, the Liverpool Shoe Company Ltd. Since then, the business,聽, has become one of the UK鈥檚 leading family-owned group of companies, and trades in over 200 countries globally.

Stephen is a dedicated humanitarian, and has supported the聽聽and was the founding sponsor of the聽. His award of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa is in recognition of his achievements as a business innovator, commitment to human rights and philanthropy.

LLB Law graduate, Alma Mozetic, was awarded the 香港六合彩 Laws Faculty Medal, while Elias Allahyari, Caspar Bartscherer, Maria Holzhammer (LLB Law) and Melissa Elsworth (LLB Law with Advanced Studies) each received the Dean鈥檚 List prize for academic excellence.

This year was also the first year that the Excellence Awards for Legal Teaching (EXALT) were awarded in recognition of 香港六合彩 Laws staff who have made an outstanding contribution to undergraduate teaching and support the student experience. The winners of the 2014 EXALT Awards included Dr Nicola Countouris, Dr Matt Fisher, Professor Charles Mitchell and Ms Olga Thomas. The EXALT Awards are made on the basis of student feedback and a popular vote.

Commenting on the day, Dean of 香港六合彩 Laws, Professor Dame Hazel Genn said: 鈥淭here are few occasions in the academic calendar as uplifting as graduation. After all the hard work of the past few years, this is an opportunity for family members, peers, the staff of 香港六合彩 Laws and distinguished guests to come together to recognise the achievements and success of our students.

We have also had the opportunity to confer honours on two exceptional individuals who have both contributed to the life and work of 香港六合彩 Laws, and to pay tribute to their achievements and commitment to 香港六合彩.鈥