22 June 2012

Sunway A-Level student to pursue dentistry dream

“My heart is with Sunway,” said Lew Ken Jean recently when he came home to visit his teachers and friends once more before leaving for Hong Kong University to pursue his dream in Dentistry.” I have learned so much throughout my experience here and have opened my heart to good friends and teachers who have made my experience so much more memorable,” he shared.

Lew Ken Jean recommends the Sunway A-Level programme to students looking for a good foundation programme.

01 June 2012

Learning about business and charity

72 students of the Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) of Sunway College donated RM4,600 to WWF Malaysia. The amount was raised from a two-day product sale at the Energy Hub in Sunway College in which students applied knowledge of five management skills from their Business Leadership Management Fundamentals (BOH4M) class to come up with their own unique products and services to elicit purchases from their fellow students.
The BOH4M class with Brandon (4th from right, first row)

Class representative, Lee Ee-Anne said “We are proud to donate, even in this small way to WWF Malaysia, an organisation which makes a significant contribution to Malaysian wildlife. Thanks for all the great work you do”
From left to right, John Futa, Brandon Liu (receiving cheque), Liz Erskine, Ee-Anne and Dave Leonard

Fellow student, Christine Tan said “We had a fun experience raising the money and it feels good to help society and the environment”

Mr John Futa, Director of the CIMP and lecturers Liz Erskine and Dave Leonard as well as Ee-Anne presented the cheque to WWF Malaysia’s Youth Outreach Executive, Brandon Liu at Sunway College.

22 May 2012

Sunway-TES, University of Malaya and ACCA sign agreement First in the world innovative programme for outstanding accounting students

Kuala Lumpur – Sunway-TES, a subsidiary of Sunway Education Group, University of Malaya (UM) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) have collaborated in a milestone agreement that provides students reading the Bachelor of Accounting programme at UM with the opportunity to attain an ACCA Qualification through a unique fast-track programme.

From left to right, Helen Brand, Professor Datuk Dr Rohana Yusof, YB Dato’ Devamany Krishnasamy, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, Lee Weng Keng, CEO, Education & Healthcare Division, the Sunway Group; Assoc Prof Dr. Che Ruhana, UM and Jennifer Lopez, Country Head, ACCA

11 May 2012

Electrifying performances to celebrate AUSMAT teachers


Three weeks of brainstorming, hard work and commitment from the Australian Matriculation Programme (AUSMAT) Student Council turned out to be a worthy investment as the annual Teacher’s Day Celebration turned out to be a huge success. The Student Council together with seven teachers were on board throughout the process of integrating two events; a Teacher’s Day celebration and the annual Talent Time Competition to make the AUSMAT’s Teacher’s Day celebration in keeping with Sunway’s 25 Silver Jubilee celebrations.

Natalia Oh singing during the Talent Competition.

17 April 2012

Mark’s Life in 3-D charmed judges

Malaysian Mark Lester Johnson participated in The Star-ESU Malaysia-SEGi Public Speaking Competition 2012 held recently at Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya to gain experience but did not think he would emerge 1st runner-up of the competition. The 18 year-old lad is currently enrolled in the Sunway A-Level programme. Mark who has been participating in public speaking competitions since a tender age of 12 said the experience he attained was incredible. “I never expected to win 1st runner-up for the competition especially since there were many speakers who were well-equipped with higher speaking capabilities and presentation.”

Mark, Sunway A-Level student walked away with cash prize worth RM1,000 after emerging 1st runner-up in The Star-ESU Malaysia-SEGi Public Speaking Competition 2012.

16 April 2012

RUN FOR EDUCATION Sunway College raised funds to sponsor tuition for underprivileged children

Bandar Sunway, 16 April, 2012 – As part of Sunway Education Group's 25th Anniversary, Sunway College launched the inaugural Sunway College Run for Education (“the Run”) which was held on Sunday 8 April at 7 am.

The 5.1 kilometer (km) route around Bandar Sunway saw the participation of roughly 400 students, staff and members of the public who jointly raised approximately RM4,000 to support this noble cause. The organising chairperson who originally mooted the idea is Steve Thong Jun Nam, a student of the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY), a pre-university programme offered by Sunway College.

From left to right, Mahesh Biaspal (teacher advisor), Jason Loh Chwan Chyin, Elizabeth Lee and Steve Thong.