Australian Institute of Higher Education- Graduation Ceremony 2013

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The countdown was finally over with

the clock striking 10 in the morning at

the Australian Institute of Higher

Education in Sydney, Australia. This

was to be AIH’s first graduation cere-

mony, needless to mention an ex-

tremely emotional moment for all of

those involved right from the incep-

tion of the esteemed Institute.

As starry eyed students started trick-

ling in, they were escorted to the

robing room. Donned in the much

coveted black gown and hat with the

tassels hanging to the right (yes the

strict instructions came from the

Executive Dean that the tassels go to

the left only after the students have

received their testamurs and are

graduates!) students walked with

bated breath to the graduation cere-

mony hall. And then there were the

shutterbugs (family and friends of

students) making sure they capture

every moment of the memorable day

even before the ceremony had offi-

cially kicked off. Soon it was time for

everyone to settle down as the aca-

demics

walked

in with

élan

match-

ing pace

to Han-

del’s Music for Royal Fireworks

Executive Dean of AIH Higher Edu-

cation, Professor Joo-Gim Heaney

with her characteristic charming smile

and graceful demeanor greeted all

present and shared her words of

wisdom with the graduating stu-

dents.

This was then followed by an inspir-ing speech by the Distinguished Speaker Professor Roberts-Lombard, from the University of Johannesburg. Professor Roberts-Lombard, who had flown in from South Africa to be a Visiting Professor at AIH for a period of two weeks, touched hearts with his moving words that focused on inclu-sive practices and a more tolerant society, thus encouraging interna-tional students to dream big and make a mark for themselves in this ‘global village’. But as Professor Heaney put it, this day would not have been possi-ble without a dream, without a vision, without courage. It was back in 2009 that Mr. Jim Yang, CEO of AIH Higher Education, had the courage to dream, and had the vision to expand from VET courses at the Australian Institute of Commerce and Language to higher education. His immense contributions to the education sector in Australia have made him a name to reckon with. Teary eyed Mr. Yang

shared his thoughts and his story. It was an emo-tional moment for all present. Finally the moment which every-one had been waiting for had arrived; it

was time to confer the students their degrees…’the graduation moment’. Tassels were proudly shifted to the left after they received their testamurs!

Tears of joy, pride in every heart and a sense of achievement, the AIH Graduation Ceremony had it all.

But it was not over yet, as there was lunch to follow, which in turn was followed by a photo session in front of the Opera House and the Sydney Har-bour Bridge. Posing and preening with those bulky graduation gowns on a hot sunny day is not easy, but who cared! It was the students’ day and they loved every bit of the attention from the crowd.

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AIH Gradua-tion Ceremony 2013

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Visiting Profes-sor from the University of Johannesburg comes to AIH Higher

Education in

1

Dean’s Column

2

Library Invita-tion

2

Around the World and Back Home

3

Menagerie 4 &

5

Recognitions and Announcements

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The Australian

Institute of

Higher

Education

Newsletter

Visiting Professor from the University of Johannes-burg comes to AIH Higher

Education in March 2013

AIH Higher Education was honoured

to host Professor Mornay Roberts-

Lombard from the Department of Mar-

keting, University of Johannesburg,

South Africa. Professor Roberts-

Lombard was a fount of inspiration and

knowledge to AIH Higher Education’s

academic staff, students, and also to

those external to AIH Higher Education

who attended Professor Roberts-

Lombard’s seminars.

But first of all – why visit AIH Higher

Education?

Consumer & Channel Relations Lecture:

Professor Lombard, University of

Johannesburg, and AIH students

AIH graduates

(cont. p. 2)

(cont.p.3)

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“If you

think

education

is expensive,

try

ignorance.”

Derek Bok

INVITATION

The Dean’s Column

Dear students and friends: During the inaugural AIH Higher Education Graduation Ceremony on 23rd March 2013, I reflected on how quickly the past few years have flown by. The Australian Institute of Higher Education started out with a handful of students in early 2010, based on a vision of Mr Jim Yang to build a higher education pathway for the Accounting and Business stu-

dents from AICL, a successful VET institution which has been running for nearly 10 years at that time. Getting accreditation and registra-tion from the Department of Educa-tion and Training (DET) for a higher education institution was not easy; it required the usual hard slog of time, money, dedication and end-less patience on how to best meet the criteria set by the then state government agency. Despite that, the persistence of a small team of academics, industry and business people, and consultants persevered and AIH Higher Education com-menced its journey in early 2010 . The wonderful aspect of AIH Higher Education is that it continu-ally builds on its successes. A sleek new campus was opened in March 2010 at Pitt Street. Sophisticated

new rooms were outfitted with equally streamlined furniture and computers. Mr Yang went on a cultural expedition and filled the campus with pleasing Korean art, displaying undulating colours. Staff were appointed to teach and support students, the Accounting course was professionally accred-ited by CPA, IPA, ICA, and CIMA, AIH was a finalist in the Sydney Business Awards, and in 2013, AIH Higher Education graduated its first cohort of Ac-counting and Business students, with enrolments in 2013 reaching hundreds of students. The Graduation Ceremony was not only a milestone of accom-plishment for AIH Higher Educa-tion and its founders; it was a testimony

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TION

Dr. Joo-Gim Heaney

Executive Dean

Dean’s Column (from top)

to its continued success of an initial vision of an unerring belief in qual-ity education. AIH Higher Education is built on academic rig-our and cultural intelli-gence. Students get to know their dedicated lecturers in a personal-ised institution. Lec-tures enjoy getting to know their students and engender the sup-port of the executive in their quest for support-ing excellence in teach-ing and learning. Stu-dents know staff are fair and supportive,

and staff know what the expectations are. At the end of the day, we all have to know that we have done our best and can look back to a success story. I congratulate all the students who gradu-ated and wish them all a wonderful happy life of success and accom-plishment. And for everyone who brought AIH Higher Education thus far, we also con-gratulate you and wish us all many more years of success and growth.

Australian Institute of Higher Educa-tion- Graduation Ceremony 2013

(from p. 1)

After the photo session the AIH students were treated to some yummy cakes and afternoon tea at the Museum Of Contem-porary Art Cafe (MCA Café).

AIH graduates, Dr Joo-Gim Heaney (Executive Dean),

Distinguished Speaker Profes-sor Roberts-Lombard

AIH Higher Educa-tion’s Graduation Cere-mony 2013 will go down the annals of the AIH History with a sense of pride. Let us take this moment to wish our first batch of AIH Higher Education graduates great success in life! By Priyanka Tater, Marketing Coordinator

cont. below

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Around the World and Back Home (from p.1)

Professor Roberts -Lombard’s

answer was that he could “make a

difference”. And indeed he did.

Coming from a continent and

country which has endured

many years of conflict and diffi-

culty but is now in the throes of

re-building and reconciliation,

Professor Roberts-Lombard was

delighted to meet students from

so many Asian and European

countries who come to AIH

Higher Education and together,

individually or in teams, work

hard at their studies. He saw

students who wanted to suc-

ceed and who had sacrificed

much by leaving their home-

land to come and study in Aus-

tralia.

Professor Roberts-Lombard was

extremely busy when he was at

AIH Higher Education due to

student and academic demand!

He had a large number of ac-

tivities organised for him, in-

cluding a Board of Director’s

meeting to welcome him and

learn from his expertise as a

Head of Department; an aca-

demic visit to the Department

of Marketing at Macquarie

University; and meetings with

executives to discuss a Memo-

randum of Understanding

(MOU) between AIH Higher

Education and the University of

Johannesburg. The MOU was

later signed by AIH Higher

Education’s Chair of Academic

Board, Professor Jones, citing

cooperation in research, aca-

demic benchmarking, and

teaching and learning, amongst

others. Professor Roberts-

Lombard was a guest lecturer at

three of AIH Higher Education’s

lectures: BUS313 Managing Global

Supply Chains (co-teaching with

Dr Jie Meng); BUS201 Consumer &

Channel Relations (hosted by Dr Jie

Meng); and BUS312 International

Marketing (hosted by Dr Harpreet

Kaur). Students from AIH Higher

Education and AICL were de-

lighted to attend these lectures.

Professor Roberts-Lombard also

mentored a number of casual

academic staff in their research

programs and this was highly

appreciated by the lecturers. And

to ensure that not only current

students benefitted from Profes-

sor Roberts-Lombard’s presence,

Professor Roberts-Lombard was

AIH Higher Education’s Distin-

guished Speaker during its inaugu-

ral Graduation Ceremony. Profes-

sor Roberts-Lombard spoke about

working and living in a multicul-

tural space, asking that graduates

prepare themselves for an inter-

national work arena.

Professor Roberts-Lombard also

conducted two Professional De-

velopment Seminars at AIH

Higher Education’s Boardroom.

Attended by AIH Higher Educa-

tion academic and administration

staff, consultants, and AICL staff,

the first seminar was a Teaching

Seminar entitled “Facilitating Ac-

tive Learning”. The seminar accen-

tuated how important it was that

staff proactively and reflectively

communicated with students in

finding out how to best engage

them. The second seminar was a

Research Seminar entitled “The

Ethics of Self-Plagiarism”. The gist

of the seminar was that staff

should be contributing to new

knowledge and findings as op-

posed to constantly regurgitating

past work and findings. Both semi-

nars were very well received by

the attendees.

He also attended a number of

social activities such as a harbour

cruise with Dr Karmaker; a Dar-

ling Harbour visit with Mr Orta-

nez; singing Handel at a Cathedral

during the Easter break; shopping

and dining at Centrepoint and

Sydney’s downtown shopping

precinct and at Chinatown with

the Heaney family; and being fare-

welled at a multicultural lunch

with AIH Higher Education’s staff

members who will all remember

his visit very fondly. AIH Higher

Education is very honoured to

have such a prestigious Visiting

Professor as AIH Higher Educa-

tion is a very young institution.

However, this visit demonstrates

the rigour of scholarship and aca-

demic standards pursued by the

Institute’s academic faculty, and

the outcome is that students will

benefit from international teaching

and learning collaborations.

Mauritius

The Republic Mauritius is an is-

land nation located in the Indian

Ocean, 2000 km south east of the

African coast. While the nation

covers an area of 1865km² the is-

land itself is only 45km wide and

65km long. The Capital is St Louis

and the population is 1,322,238.

While English is the official lan-

guage a large majority of the

population speaks Creole. The

population is a unique blend of

races, cultures and religions re-

flecting the population movements

since settlement. The island has

been found on maps dating back

to the early 1500’s. Portuguese

sailors used Mauritius as a stopover

on the Spice Trail and the Dutch

Navy visited in 1598 and named the

island in honour of Prince Maurtis

Van Nassau. The Dutch first at-

tempted settlement in 1683 but it

only lasted 20 years, there were

sporadic attempts to settle after that

but they finally gave up in 1710.The

Island gained its independence in

1968 and is now a stable democracy

with one of Africa’s highest per

capita incomes.

Mauritius is perhaps most famous

for being the home of the Dodo. This

flightless bird was found in large

numbers on the island when Portu-

guese sailors first arrived in the

early 1500’s

however by

1681 it was

extinct. They

were consid-

ered a good

source of

fresh meat

by visiting

sailors and

the later introduction of pigs, rats

and monkeys, who ate the eggs from

the ground nests meant that the

dodo was extinct within a very short

period of time. Today Mauritius is

known as an exotic tourist destina-

tion, famous for its coral reefs and 5

star hotels . Reference: The CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-

factbook/geos/mp.html

Government of the Republic of Mauritius

http://www.gov.mu/English/Pages/default.aspx

Consumer & Channel Relations Lecture:

Dr Jie Meng, Lecturer; Professor

Lombard, University of Johannesburg,

and AIH students

Professional Development Seminar: Kwan

Yee Hew, lecturer at AIH Higher Educa-

tion; Stefan Hofmann, Marketing Manager

at AIH Higher Education; Victoria Keane,

Librarian at AIH Higher Education; Profes-

sor Lombard, University of Johannesburg

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Menagerie

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you will surely find your way to the best flavour for your cup.... For more details visit www.therocks.com

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Source: http://www.sydney.com/events-festivals-and-celebrations

On 28—30 May 2013 current members of AIH Student Council to-gether with the AIH Executive Management held elections for the 2013/2014 Student Council. We wished to elect more members to the AIH Student Council as some of the previous members have gradu-ated. AIH Student Council plays a very important part in life of AIH students. The members are from different countries, different cul-tural backgrounds and for that reason are able to understand what problems you can have when living, studying and working in Aus-tralia. In addition all AIH Student Council Members get to sit on Teaching and Learning Committees to represent the STUDENT VOICE.

The new members are:

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New AIH Student Council Members

(semester 1 2013 elections)

AIH Student Council Members

(elected in semester 2 2012 elections)

From left: Nur-A-Alam Chowdhury, Salman Awan, Risty Leo Capricho,

Raymond Joseph Ventura

AIH Student Council Members for the 2013/2014 Period

From Left: Saqib Riaz from Pakistan, Roland Ray R. Desamito from Philippines, Mevna Balaghee from Mauritius, Muhammad

Amir Sultan from Pakistan

Activities the AIH Student Council engaged in in the past:

AIH Multicultural Party 2011

Student trip to Blue Mountains in summer 2012

AIH Student Council elections semester 2 2012

AIH Multicultural Party 2012

AIH Student Council Elections semester 1 2013

You can contact all 8 members via Moodle, Student Council. If you do not

have an access to Student Council at Moodle please contact Natalia at ad-

ministration@aih.nsw.edu.au

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Menagerie

The AIH Higher Education photo competition got off to a great start earlier this year with some fabulous submissions. The three "best pho-tos' were judged by the staff of AIH and the photographers each re-ceived a great prize. You can still submit your entry into the photo competition by uploading your photo onto the AIH Facebook page. The theme is "my Australian experience". Don't forget to tell us a little bit about the location and your experience when you were there. The next round of winners will be announced in early June

Photo Competition

Winners from round 1

Ciara Tziniz Isturis Morera Nomyan Heart

April Agorto

Australian institution of Higher Education offers high quality under-graduate business and accounting degrees and a rich student experi-

ence, both highly regarded by today’s corporate society and most of all the job market.

Hi my name is Mia. I chose and have completed Bachelor of Accounting at AIH Higher Education to gain greater and extensive knowledge of Australian accounting.

Even before I completed my degree, the knowledge, skills and experience that I had gained through my Diploma of Ac-counting at AICL allowed me to stand out from others. Moreover, I was able to catch up quickly with the course program at bachelor level at AIH. Luckily I was

one of the very first students.

I enrolled for my course in March 2010 and completed my degree in November

2012. I was one of the very lucky students to be able to get attention from Dr. Joo- Gim Heaney. She was a wonderful teacher, mentor and with her helping hand I was able to complete my degree. Without her support I wouldn’t be able to come this far. So thank you Dr. Heaney.

After completion of my degree from AIH ,I started my MBA major in International Business at University of Ballarat. Now I am in the 3rd

semester . I have only one more semester left to complete my MBA program. In the mean time I got my assessment done through CPA Australia. Now I am an associate member of CPA Australia and cur-rently working for HR Block as a Junior Tax Accountant.

I believe my journey has just started and it started at AIH where I learn to believe in myself. Yes, I can do anything if I work hard. All it takes is DEDICATION AND PATIENCE.

Good luck students and AIH graduates.

Thank you AIH.

Mia Asefuddoulla

“Dedication and Patience”

AIH Graduate—Mia Asefuddoulla

Mia on his graduation day with

Mr Jim Yang

Mia with his ex classmates—Kaori and Atik

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