Victoria graduands celebrate their success

Victoria graduands celebrate their success

Nearly 1250 students, including 84 who are graduating with a PhD, will mark the successful completion of their studies at Victoria University of Wellington during graduation ceremonies and a parade in Wellington this week.

A total of 1350 qualifications will be awarded to 1248 students over three graduation ceremonies. The number of PhDs being awarded is the highest ever for Victoria University. The students are graduating from the faculties of Commerce;Architecture and Design; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Law; Science; Toihuarewa and Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM).

Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford says graduation is a time to celebrate many years of hard work, dedication and achievement.

“My message to graduands is not to underestimate the significance of their accomplishment or the depth of pride that their family, friends and teachers—both past and present—feel in their success.

“During their time at Victoria, our school leavers have matured into confident and knowledgeable young adults, while our adult learners have broadened their horizons and proved to themselves that they are capable of achievements their early circumstances did not allow.

“I know that this week’s cohort of Victoria graduates will go on to make a valuable contribution to New Zealand and the world and I wish them every success in their future endeavours.”

During this week’s graduation ceremonies, Victoria will award an honorary Doctor of Literature to Dr Noel Barnard, a world authority in the field of early Chinese history and archaeology. After completing undergraduate studies in History and Geography at Victoria University, Dr Barnard moved to Sydney and went on to have a highly successful academic career at the Australian National University for more than 50 years.

At the same ceremony Professor John Psathas from NZSM will be awarded a Higher Doctorate in the degree of Doctor of Music for the immense body of work he has contributed to his field.

Below are details of the parade and graduation ceremonies. Please note details of the altered parade route.

Parade—3pm, Thursday 11 December

The traditional street parade of staff and graduands will depart from the Law School in the Government Buildings Historic Reserve on Thursday at 3pm, and will take around 40 minutes to parade along Lambton Quay, Willeston, Victoria and Harris Streets to finish in Civic Square, where they will be welcomed by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.

If the graduation parade is cancelled due to wet weather, notification will be given on

Newstalk ZB from 2pm on the day of the parade, on the Victoria University website: www.victoria.ac.nz and on the Victoria University Facebook page www.facebook.com/victoriauniversityofwellington.

Ceremony 1: 4.30pm, Wednesday 10 December

Victoria Business School and Toihuarewa

Ceremony 2: 10.30am, Thursday 11 December

Faculties of Architecture and Design, Engineering, Law and Science

Ceremony 3: 4.30pm, Thursday 11 December

Faculties of Education and Humanities and Social Sciences, NZSM

At Ceremony 3, an Honorary Doctorate will be presented to Dr Barnard and a Higher Doctorate will be presented to Professor Psathas.

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