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| Andrew
Lee, Director of the International Office, on the University
of Hull stand during the Careers Exhibition, Singapore |
Bridget Mustard recently spent two days helping our whirlwind Director
of the International Office, Andrew Lee, on the University of Hull
stand at the Careers Exhibition in the Sun Tec Centre in Singapore.
There was keen interest in the courses offered and Andrew is confident
that a number of students will be registering with Hull. In the
future we are hoping that Hull alumni will help on our exhibition
stands at recruitment fairs, to offer advice based on their time
at Hull, and to encourage potential students. If anyone is interested
and would like to offer their services, please contact Bridget (b.e.mustard@hull.ac.uk).
Andrew and Bridget shared a very enjoyable and informative dinner
with Alan Ong, President of the Singapore Alumni Association, and
later met a number of our graduates, when there was the opportunity
to exchange ideas on how the University of Hull can further its
relationship with the Singapore Alumni Association and encourage
graduates to become members of the group.
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| Chew
Ban Seng, Joanne Choy, Bridget Mustard, Alan Ong, B Ragunandan |
Bridget also spent two days in Kuala Lumpur and, as in Singapore,
had very interesting meetings with a good number of graduates. It
was fortunate that her trip coincided with a private visit by Terry
and Jean Smith, who had been visiting their family in Australia.
On Bridget’s first day, Terry and Jean introduced her to many
of their friends – all graduates of Hull – and among other
matters she learnt all about Jean’s famous apple pie, which
was obviously very popular with Malaysian Hull graduates!
Bridget reports that on her second day she met many more Hull graduates
and was very kindly entertained at the Royal Selangor Club, where,
after a delicious meal with good conversation, numerous ideas were
exchanged. Bridget is still trying to remember all the jokes –
or maybe she should try to forget most of them! Bridget wishes to
thank Cheng Gaik for all her help and also Rajes, who valiantly
attended two feasts on consecutive nights.
 Many
of our Malaysian graduates indicated that they would like to visit
Hull for a reunion during the 75th anniversary year – an excellent
thought – and it certainly would be wonderful to welcome as
many as possible of our overseas alumni back to campus for the celebrations.
‘I thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many of our alumni in Singapore
and Kuala Lumpur’, says Bridget – ‘very many thanks
for all your most generous hospitality. Over the next few years
I certainly wish to further the ideas and suggestions we shared.
I look forward to seeing you all again, and hopefully meeting more
of our alumni, and I send you all my very best wishes.’
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The
University of Hull is mounting a drive to form alumni associations
far and wide across the world. Alumni associations already exist
in Hong Kong, London, Malaysia and Singapore, and plans are in hand
to form groups in the USA and Cyprus. The longer-term goal is also
to establish associations in India, mainland China and South Africa.