Ex-hawker graduates with law degree from SUSS

Mr Poh Chee Eng juggled running his hawker stall and going for classes at night, and will now graduate with a law degree from SUSS.President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presenting an award to SUSS 2023 cohort’s valedictorian Ng Nam Ho, as SUSS chancellor and former president Halimah Yacob looks on.

As he whipped up bowls of noodles in Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, he could not ignore the gnawing feeling that his law aspirations were unfulfilled. Mr Poh applied for the Juris Doctor programme, a law programme for students with a bachelor’s degree in other disciplines, in 2019. He previously graduated with a degree in accounting and finance from a private university in 2017.

“My wife told me that once I graduate, I owe her so many anniversary celebrations that I have missed over the years due to being busy with school,” he said.Speaking at the event, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said that SUSS has given adult learners a chance to obtain a degree for their personal fulfilment and career advancement.

Mr Tan Tiang Wang, 73, retired from work in 2019, but that did not stop him from pursuing his studies. He will graduate with a Bachelor of General Studies and is currently pursuing a graduate diploma in gerontology at SUSS. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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