UoR Malaysia hosts alumni event

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Vice-Chancellor Sir David Bell with UoRM Provost Tony Downes and UoRM COO Paula Sanderson

The University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM) played host this weekend to alumni from the University of Reading and Henley Business School. Held at the brand new campus at EduCity in Iskandar, the event was hosted by Vice Chancellor Sir David Bell and Tony Downes, Provost of UoRM.

Alumni of the University of Reading and Henley Business School work for some of Malaysia and Singapore’s top companies.

The EduCity campus opened its doors to students earlier this month and is already providing a world-class university education to students throughout Asia.

Courses are available at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level in business, finance, quantity surveying, real estate and psychology – with further courses to come.

Sir David Bell said: "UK universities are among the best in the world and are proven engines of economic growth.

"The opening of the University of Reading's first overseas campus in Malaysia demonstrates the UK's long-term commitment to investment in Asia. Higher education is a key contributor to exports, creating jobs, training highly-skilled graduates and supporting the delivery of a knowledge-led economy."

Professor Tony Downes said:  "The 21st century will be the 'Asian century', and the University of Reading, including Henley Business School, is investing in Malaysia for the long term. 

"Many of our alumni now lead major organisations across the region.  By engaging them we plan to share ideas on how to give our future graduates the knowledge, skills and experience they need to excel in their chosen field. This will give us the best chance of helping the ASEAN economy to grow."