Thousands Attend OPEN DAY March 2016

Thousands of local and international families came to the Sunway campus for a truly memorable Open Day weekend of activities and events. Music and award winning cheerleading performers entertained families as they arrived on campus to explore all the educational opportunities Sunway education Group has to offer.

An CSR initiative by Sunway TES CAE to conduct HOT skills training to school teachers

Sunway TES CAE in collaboration with Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Petaling Utama (PPDPU) is conducting workshops for 840 teachers from 28 schools, in the area of “Enagaging students to develop Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)”. This initiative is in support of the Malaysian Education Blueprint aspirations to develop Thinking Skills in students. In 2016, 40% of UPSR and 50% of SPM questions will comprise of HOTS questions. Therefore there is a need to refocus teachers’ attention to developing HOTS in students.

Through the workshops teachers will explore how to engage the 21st century student in the areas of HOTS. The workshops are conducted by Senior Lecturer, Jack Wong who specialises in Critical Thinking and Professional Level subjects such as Business Strategy and Management.

Sunway TES Team is the Premier League Enterprise’s IEC Global Champion

Five students from Sunway TES Centre for Accountancy Excellence (Sunway TES CAE) stormed to victory and emerged as the Global Champion at the Premier League Enterprise’s International Enterprise Challenge (IEC) 2015/16.

The Champion, Team Kaki Bangku is an all-female team comprised of students Janice Kung Shu-En, Cheong Kah Xuan, Yong Cui Ning, Tan Ching Hui and Jossmita Pillai, who have chosen Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) CFAB-ICAEW pathway at Sunway TES CAE. The team came a long way through a few preliminary challenges before winning the grand final of the IEC.

Premier League’s Enterprise’s International Enterprise Challenge 2015/2016 saw active participation from Sunway TES for the second consecutive year

Faculty-Employer Network Tea session

The Faculty-Employer tea networking session was held in Sunway Univesity. The event generated great numbers of renowned companies gathering and exchanging opinions with the faculty members of the university. The objectives for the gathering are:

1. To showcase our programs and plans to employers so to seek out more opportunities for collaboration in realm of recruitment, research and development.
   
2. To build and foster ties for long-term growth of University and future of our students employability.
   
3. The networking tea on 2 March 2016 was attended by over 80 management representatives from over 40 top companies. The event has definitely moved us a step closer to bridging the gap between the industry partners and the institution, as well as fostering ties with our industry partners.

Participating employers were:

• Accenture
• Amcorp Group
• Astro
• AppAsia
• Auric Pacific
• Axiata
• Baker Tilly
• BDO
• Career Tour
• Citibank
• CPA Australia
• Dell
• Deloitte
• Early Autism Project
• Early Intervention Program
• Extol Apps Sdn Bhd
• Ernst & Young
• FSTEP
• Genting
• Grant Thornton
• GTI Media
• Hilti
• Hilton Kuala Lumpur
• HSBC
• Huntsman
• Ipsos
• Kairos Resources
• KPMG
• Leaderonomics
• Ler Lum Advisory Services
• Maybank
• Mercedes-Benz Malaysia
• Oasis Place
• Public Bank
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• R.E.A.L Kids Sunway
• RHB Banking Group
• SAS
• Schlumberger
• Scope International (M) Sdn Bhd
• Securities Commission Malaysia
• Starwood Hotels & Resorts
• Sunway Group
• Unilever
• UOB

Dialogue in the Dark – An Unusual Experiential Learning for VUMBA Students

30 VUMBA students have participated in the “Dialogue in the Dark (DiD)” workshop on the 5 th of March on Sunway campus as value added learning to the subject Business Ethics and Sustainability, which is one of the core subjects in completing VUMBA programme. Dialogue in the Dark (DiD) is a social enterprise which was established in Germany 25 years ago, providing non-visual business workshops with the objectives to shift perspective from disability to ability, and to enhance human interaction and empathy towards others. The workshop was conducted in complete darkness hence students are urged to adapt to blindness and learn to use hidden senses more effectively. Based on the feedback from students, it was very successful and inspiring as there was a lot of experiential learning in the areas of communication, teamwork and empathy. Students were very much impressed with their unusual experience in communicating and solving common tasks together in the dark. In coping with darkness, students learned to build trust and offer a helping hand to each other.

This unusual experience brings about impactful insights for VUMBA students in their everyday routines, be it at work, at social events or at home.

Khurram Klevedal’s Visit to his Alma Mater, Victoria University@Sunway

“Sunway College was my second home. It nurtured me to become who I am today.” It was this attachment to his alma mater which led Khurram to visit Sunway nine years after his graduation. It was Khuram’s wish that his wife, Dr Charlotta, should see his ‘second home’ and she brought along her mother, Harriet and sister Matilda.

Khurram graduated from Victoria University in 2007. He then obtained a scholarship to pursue a Master in Management at Umea University in Sweden. He is currently employed in IKEA, Sweden. He has obtained Swedish citizenship, married a Swedish doctor and speaks fluent Swedish.

Khurram and his family, Dr Elizabeth Lee, VU Staff and VUBC members

MUFY Sharity Carnival raised thousands for charity

If we could just chip in and do our bit, even the smallest amount of money can make a significant difference in someone’s life. Last year, the annual Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) Sharity Carnival raised RM11, 500 for the Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped, Selangor & Federal Territory (SSMH).

Over a hundred MUFY students from all intakes joined forces and worked around the clock to raise funds for the SSMH society, a voluntary welfare organisation established and registered with the Registrar of Societies in 1984 with the objective of providing rehabilitation facilities to children and youths with severe mental and physical (multiple) disabilities in Selangor and the Federal Territory.

Cheque presentation – MUFY students and lecturers present the cheque to SSMH.