{"id":860,"date":"2019-08-29T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ucd.emarkable.ie\/?post_type=events&#038;p=860"},"modified":"2020-08-31T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T10:59:50","slug":"alumni-receptions","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/events\/alumni-receptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Receptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An alumni reception was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where UCD Dean of Business Professor Anthony Brabazon presented the 2018 Sri Lanka Alumnus of the Year Award to Pradeep Siriwardane.<\/p>\n<p>Alumni also gathered at the Irish Residence, Singapore, kindly hosted by Ambassador Patrick Bourne where Professor Brabazon honoured Dr Murphy Choy with the 2019 Singapore Alumnus of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Brabazon and other representatives from UCD travelled to Hong Kong to attend the 2019 graduations and present the 2019 Hong Kong Alumnus of the Year Award to Dallas 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representatives at the Hong Kong graduations.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-1-1017x1024.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"644\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Pradeep Siriwardane delivers his acceptance speech.<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-3-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\">Professor Brabazon lights the Kuthu Vilakku, a traditional oil lamp lighting ceremony symbolising UCD Dublin and Sri Lanka campuses. <\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucd-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-5.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.ucd.ie\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Overseas-Image-5-1024x514.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"321\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption\"><div class=\"typewriter\"> Irish Ambassador to Singapore Patrick Bourne speaks at the alumni reception at the Irish Residence, 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