Meet the Taylor's College Diploma Class of July 2026

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09 Sep 2026

Taylor's Team (Editor)

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Graduation may be the moment when a graduate walks across the stage, but getting there is rarely a journey taken alone.

 

This July, Taylor’s College Diploma graduates joined more than 2,450 students celebrating their graduation across six University ceremonies and one College ceremony.

 

For the Taylor’s College Diploma Class of July 2026, graduation brought together the families who supported them, the batchmates who experienced College alongside them and the lecturers who had watched them develop along the way.

The People Who Believed in Them

Maxson Yong, a Diploma in Information Technology graduate, looked forward to seeing his parents watching proudly as he took the next step in life. 

 

Family support also meant a great deal to Aishath Alaaniya Ismail, a Diploma in Interior Design graduate, who recognised the sacrifices and support of her parents and family while pursuing her studies overseas.

 

On the other side of the celebration were parents, siblings and friends who had seen what it took to reach this point. They spoke about the consistency, hard work and independence they had witnessed, while sharing how proud they were to celebrate the occasion alongside the graduates.

 

For one family, graduation also marked a step towards something their daughter had wanted for years: becoming a teacher, 'She always wanted to be a teacher,' her family member shared. 'So I’m really proud that she’s able to achieve it and get her Diploma.'

The Batchmates Who Went Through It Together

College memories are not always defined by one major occasion. Sometimes, it is the people sharing the everyday experiences who make them memorable.

 

Nur Natasha Yazid, a Diploma in Information Technology graduate, looked back on becoming a Taylor’s ambassador, joining events and meeting new people. For Aishath, it was the moments after presentations, when she and her batchmates would gather to debrief about how everything had gone. 

 

Then there were considerably longer nights.

 

As a Diploma in Interior Design graduate, Amal Basirah Binti Aiadi remembered regularly staying overnight on campus with batchmates to complete their work. Exhausting as those nights could be, experiencing them together became one of the memories that stayed with her. 

 

As the graduates looked back on the people and experiences that shaped their College years, their lecturers had their own memories of the batch too.

 

When Mr Galvin Lee Kuan Sian was asked which fictional characters reminded him of the graduating batch, the answer was Harry Potter and his friends. The comparison had less to do with magic and more to do with 'the courage, the friendship and going through together in tough times'. 

 

Ms R Usha Devi Rajaratnam saw something different in the graduates, comparing them to Po from Kung Fu Panda and recalling the uncertainty that can come with not yet knowing your own potential. 

 

By graduation, their lecturers were describing the batch rather differently. Mr Muhamad Amirul Aiman Bin Mohd Aladib described them as talented and energetic, while Ms Usha Devi remembered them as 'outspoken, focused go-getters' with 'pockets of cheekiness' too.

What Their Lecturers Hope They Carry Forward

Beyond reflecting on the graduating batch, their lecturers also shared some advice they hoped the graduates would carry with them.

 

Mr Justin Lopez reminded the graduates that challenges are a normal part of life. His advice was to be patient, stay calm, have an action plan and keep learning. Mr Muhamad Amirul also encouraged the graduates to think about how they could use their abilities to do good for others: 'Great power comes with great responsibility. So I want them to do good for others.'

 

To the Taylor’s College Diploma Class of July 2026, congratulations on reaching this milestone, and to everyone who helped them get here, this celebration belongs to you too.

Hear the stories, memories and well wishes behind the celebration. Watch the graduation video.

 

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