A very good afternoon to: The Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Faculty Deans, University Staff Members, Distinguished Guests, family and friends, and my dearest fellow students. It is such a privilege and a great honor for me to be here on behalf of all departing international students. The time has flown quickly this year and a half and I’m sure all of you can still remember vividly your first day at UTS, like it just happened yesterday; the first time you stepped into the UTS tower building and looked around; all feelings were mixed in the one thought, scared but excited, glad but feeling homesick all the time, as you left your family and love ones behind. For most of us, I believe the beginning of our studies at UTS was not easy. It is like a rose, which looks beautiful, but full of thorns. The main challenges facing us day by day are anxieties of the classroom environment, pressures of assignments, oral presentations, deadlines, exam periods, culture shock, and especially the confusing Australian accent. This combination may sound like a disaster, but then it turns out to be an unforgettable and rewarding experience that we would love to share with our family and friends back in our home countries. ...

Presented by: Nurhayanurdin MN (Ausaid Awardee 2006) Master of Nursing Education University of Technology Sydney, Student Guest Speaker for the farewell seremony of Departing International Students, Great Hall, City campus, Friday 30 November 2007

Sepenggal pidato oleh Nurhayanurdin MN dalam keberhasilannya menyelesaikan pendidikan Master di University Technology of Sydney. Beberapa kali mebaca tulisannya di blog beliau membuatku terinspirasi tentang pendidikan di luar negeri. Tapi, kutegaskan disini bukan berarti aku tidak mencintai pendidikan dalam negeri. Aku hanya hendak melihat kebaikan-kebaikan pendidikan di luar negeri agar bisa diterapkan di dalam negeri, khususnya buat kemajuanku. Aku ucapkan terima kasih banyak kepada Nurhayanurdin MN atas cerita dan pengalaman yang menarik selama mengikuti pendidikan di luar negeri (UTS, Sydney, Australia) dan ucapan selamat telah merah gelar Mastersemoga amanah.