Last week we proudly celebrated the achievements of our Class of 2024 graduates at a jam-packed week of ceremonies held at Swansea Arena. During the celebrations we heard the inspiring and interesting stories of so many of our students, who have come from different cultures and backgrounds to study at Swansea. Here are the very different journeys to academic success of two such graduates, Verena Tay and Carrie Power.
Singaporean mother and daughter’s shared legacy at Swansea University
The remarkable story of inter-generational links between Swansea and Singapore has reached a wonderful new chapter, with a daughter graduating from the same university as her mother 74 years later.
In 1949, Singaporean student Lim Poh Luan, known to her Welsh friends as Rose, came to Swansea University, then named University College Swansea, to study youth leadership under Jeffrey Jones.
When she returned to Singapore, she became a teacher and school principal before joining the Ministry of Education staff. In 1954, she got married and took her husband’s surname, Tay.
Now, her daughter, Verena Tay, 58, a renowned writer, storyteller, theatre practitioner, and voice teacher, has become the second family member to graduate from the University.
