It’s all about ‘Sharity’ and Unity with MUFY

If anything, the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) students are well-aware and more than willing to be a part of the MUFY ‘Sharity’ Carnival, a charity event organised annually. ‘Sharity’, held at the Energy Hub cafeteria was overflowing with energy as teachers and students made their way over to purchase delicious food and drinks, fashionable clothes, games, beautiful accessories and even pampered themselves with manicures and pedicures.

Lecturers and students presenting a mock check to Prof. Dr. Hany Binti Mohd Ariffin, Senior Consultant Paediatric Oncologist (centre), UMMC.

Sunway CIMP student wins Apple iPad for best essay

The music and lyrics to Black Eyed Peas’ ‘Where is the Love’ was what inspired Farhana binti Farhan Menon’s essay on climate change that won best essay from Sunway College in the Monash Prize Essay Competition. “This is the song that touches my soul every time someone talks about climate change,” she wrote in her essay.

“This war of human against nature has to stop. Most people think that the earth is going to be around forever. But what they fail to realise is that the more we take from earth, the more we lose something, especially when no measure has been done to replace it. We must stop wastage and take responsibility of our own actions,” said Farhana from the Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) who regularly recycles, reuses, and repairs in her daily life.

Farhana receiving the Apple iPad from Aananthi Seventhy, Country Manager, Offshore – Future Students, Monash University, Australia.

A noble act from Sunway CIMP students

Sunway’s Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) students exercised their management skills through a one day charitable fundraiser as part of the requirement of their Business Leadership Management Fundamentals (BLMF) subject. 55 students used their management knowledge to create a company and sold unique products during a sale at the Energy Hub at Sunway College recently.

(From left to right) CIMP Director John Futa, Godfrey Rajalingam, Angie Heng, Lecturers Elizabeth Erskine and Dave Leonard, and Lee Siaw Teng.

A collaboration that continues Ms Cooke’s legacy to education

The Sunway Education Group and BBGS Alumni Berhad, marked an important milestone in giving to society, with the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) recently.

Sunway Education Group which is under the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, an entity founded on the premise of giving to society through education, has pledged RM500,000 worth of scholarships to kick start the scholarships for tertiary studies offered by the Elena Cooke Education Fund (ECE Fund).

Ms Moey Yoke Lai, Founding Director, BBGS Alumni Berhad sealing the MoC with Elizabeth Lee

338 students rejoice during AUSMAT night

Sunway is known for recognising and rewarding students for their high academic achievement and extra-curricular activities. 338 students successfully completed their AUSMAT programme and were honoured for completing their foundation programme during the awards night.

Karen Toh Hui Qi received the Shield of Excellence for her high academic achievement and her invaluable contribution to programme activities. Karen was also a subject award winner for English as Additional Language/Dialect and the President of the AUSMAT Student Council. Karen said, “The AUSMAT programme is a positive transition in comparison to the SPM examinations. My participation in programme activities is not a detriment to my studies as I know my priorities.” Karen also acknowledged the lecturers for being dedicated, was grateful for a well-equipped library and stressed that there should be a good balance between studying and play.

The subject award winners with AUSMAT lecturers.

Youth Leadership Conference inspires youth to be a positive change

Sunway Education Group organised a Youth Leadership Conference, a leadership summit that attracted 1,000 young people to interact with and exchange ideas with an impressive roster of thought leaders and youth icons.

The event was organised by a group of six students of Sunway College and Sunway University including project director and ACCA student, Christopher Tan.

The panelists, from left, Wan Nadiah, Jacintha Tagal, Michael Teoh Su Lim, Christopher Tock and Cheah Kar Fei

Sunway students bag Harvard Prize Book awards

The Harvard Club of Malaysia collaborated with Sunway College to award the prestigious Harvard Prize Book awards to the college’s top pre-university students. Pan Eu Fern of the Cambridge A-Levels, Dawn Christon Ng Seet Yan of the Canadian International Matriculation Programme and Karen Toh Hui Qi from AUSMAT, each received their prize from Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lin See Yan, President of the Harvard Club of Malaysia.

Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice-Chancellor, Sunway University; Elizabeth Lee, Dawn, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Lee See Yan, Eu Fern, Karen, Tan Sri Dato’ (Dr) Ramon Navaratnam, Pro-Chancellor and Lee Weng Keng, CEO Education & Healthcare Division, the Sunway Group