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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). 10