People living with disabilities among Limkokwing graduates

Founder of Limkokwing University Tan Tri Dato'Sri Paduka Limkokwing handing certificate to a disable graduate Segolame Baeng on Friday.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Founder of Limkokwing University Tan Tri Dato'Sri Paduka Limkokwing handing certificate to a disable graduate Segolame Baeng on Friday.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Of the 1,379 students who graduated from the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology on Friday, 28 are people living with disabilities, a first for the institution. The graduation ceremony was held at the University campus under the theme ‘The future is now in your hands’.

This is the highest number of graduates living with disabilities, released by the university. Of the graduates, eight are beneficiaries of the Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Limkokwing’s People Living with Disabilities Scholarship, which the university awarded to the Office of the President in 2009.

Speaking at the ceremony, one of the graduates, Patience Kgetse, said she was grateful to the university for giving her a chance to pursue her dreams. She said at first it was a challenge to study alongside normal students but the support she received from the special unit helped her through the tides.

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