Honorary doctorate for CIOB vice-president

摘要

Datuk Seri Michael Yam FCIOB has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia. Yam was president of CIOB Malaysia 2005-2007 and subsequently elected onto the Board of Trustees in 2008. In June 2020 he was elected vice-president of CIOB, which will lead him to become the senior vice-president in June 2021 and president in June 2022. He will make history as the first Malaysian and second Asian ever to be president Heriot-Watt University has awarded honorary degrees every year since being granted its Royal Charter in 1966. The charter decrees that it may confer an honorary degree on any person whom it may deem worthy of such a distinction. In the ceremony, Yam was noted as: "Someone who is truly a world shaper... with a successful career in construction, project management and real-estate development spanning more than 35 years, Michael's knowledge, expertise and values and exemplary impact across the sector and beyond provide an inspirational example of the futures we seek to open up for our students in this rapidly changing and increasingly connected world...