Students at this week's (Dec 09) CQUniversity Melbourne ceremony are global citizens and potential change agents in a world seeking global cooperation to cope with the economic crisis and climate change.

That is according to graduation guest speaker, Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, who said the world was undergoing great change, with new ideas and new industry.

Guest speaker Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne

"This is the world you enter, armed with the capacity to shape your career with meaning to contribute to a new human existence," he said.

Mr Doyle said that, irrespective of whether the graduates stayed in Australia or returned to their home country, ‘Melbourne values students as much as you value education'.

The ceremony catering for 146 students from 19 nations was held at the Sebel and Citigate Grand Waldorf Ballroom in Queens Road, Albert Park and officiated by Chancellor Rennie Fritschy and Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Scott Bowman.

Director's Award Winner Mordekhay Zaga (Business Management) delivered the Response by the Graduates' Representative. Other Director's Awards were earned by Ronak Nirijan Shah (Information Systems), Poonamdeep Kaur (IT) and Raid Abdulaziz Hadef Al Shamsi (IT).