ICMA Centre Students Celebrate Graduation Success!

Champagne and Celebration was the order of the day, as the ICMA Centre celebrated the success of its students in style. Students graduated at the ceremony on 2 July in the Great Hall at the University's London Road Campus. Prior to the event, graduating students and their guests were invited to the ICMA Centre for a champagne reception.

One exceptional student was awarded a special prize at the reception; Adeola Deji-Olowe, (pictured above) who graduated with a Distinction in the MSc International Securities, Investment and Banking was presented with the ?Vetiva Prize' by Professor John Board, Director of the ICMA Centre.

Vetiva - an investment banking boutique in Nigeria, - award this prize annually to the highest achieving African MSc student at the ICMA Centre. The prize includes the award of £1000, as well as the opportunity to work at Vetiva and other investment banking firms in Nigeria.

Published	2 July 2009

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