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ILF Class Graduation held on Friday, 16 July 2010
On Friday, 16 July 2010 at 7.00 p.m, the ILF Graduating Class of 2010 celebrated the successful completion of the academic year 2009/10 with their family, friends, and members of the ILF boards and faculty. It was a happy occasion for all at the annual ILF Graduation Event held on Campus Westend.
Mr. Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank and Chairman of ILF Academic Advisory Board gave the welcome address to the class.
Mr. Trichet spoke about the support which the European Central Bank has been giving to the ILF since its establishment in 2002 to provide high-level academic and professional training to lawyers and managers in financial industry. He emphasised the strong relationship between the ECB and the ILF as seen from the fact that a number of experts at the ECB are lecturers of the LL.M. Finance program, that ILF students do their internships at the ECB, that ILF students are employed by the ECB and that he heads the academic advisory board. The financial world has seen changes since the recent economic and financial crisis and ILF graduates have been taught the skills necessary to face the challenging issues of our time. He congratulated our graduates on their achievements and wished them a successful career ahead.
