WELCOMING PROFESSOR ANDREW WALKER
Monash welcomed Professor Andrew Walker as Vice
President (Academic). Professor Walker has extensive
experience in education leadership. Working with
academics, professional colleagues and students in
exploring new approaches to teaching and learning.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
Monash held its Annual Budget Management Seminar in
conjunction with the 2017 Budget. Hosted by Professor
Jeyapalan Kasipillai, Deputy Head of School of Business
(Education), special guest speakers included Dr Veerinderjit
Singh, Executive Chairman of Axcelasia Inc; Bernard Yap,
Indirect Tax Leader of Ernst & Young; and S. Saravana
Kumar, Advocate & Solicitor, Partner Tax, GST & Customs
with Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill.
GRADUATION 2016
The university celebrated the success of its 600 graduates.
The ceremony also hosted two guest speakers, Azran
Osman-Rani, CEO and Group COO of iFlix Malaysia and
Jo Kukathas, a renowned actor, director, and writer.
HEALTH ECONOMICS FORUM
The annual Health Economics Forum themed,
‘Evidence-based Pricing and Access Schemes for New
Pharmaceuticals: Future for Malaysia?’ organised by
the School of Pharmacy, brought together highly esteemed
speakers and panelists from various fields of pharmacy,
chief among them policy-makers, to address the current
challenges in the Malaysian healthcare industry.
MoPC ACCREDITED
The Master of Professional Counselling became the first
program in Malaysia to receive accreditation from the ACA
(Australian Counselling Association) and the PACFA
(Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia).
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