Celebrating Teacher’s Day with Music

In conjunction with National Teacher’s Day on May 16, Sunway Education Group hosted an appreciation luncheon for over 100 school teachers, principals and school counsellors from 49 schools around Klang Valley and Selangor.

Dr Lee (center) and Ruth Cheah (left), Director of Sunway College Cambridge A-Level, with guests from SMK Tropicana.

Sunway TES CAE Collaborates with JPP and ACCA to Further Build Malaysia’s Accountancy Talent Pool

Sunway TES Centre for Accountancy Excellence (CAE) in a move to further promote professional accounting programmes towards building Malaysia’s accountancy talent pool today aligned itself with a new initiative. This initiative is to better Malaysia’s Polytechnic syllabi of the 3-year Diploma in Accountancy programme, ensuring its standards are up to par with the international standards of the professional accountancy certification. The initiative is supported by Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) and Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputra (YPPB).

Today, the initiative was sealed with the exchanging of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Dr Lee Weng Keng, CEO, Education and Healthcare Division, Sunway Group and Tuan Haji Mohd Ghaus Ab Kadir, Deputy Director General, Department of Polytechnic Education, Ministry of Higher Education.

Tengku Azian Shahriman, Teo Ee Sing, Datuk Alexandra Chin, Tuan Haji Mohd Ghaus Ab Kadir, YB Dato’ Seri Haji Idris Jusoh, Helen Brand, Dr Lee Weng Keng and Dr Elizabeth Lee

Walking in Support of Multiple Sclerosis

In conjunction with Multiple Sclerosis Day, Sunway University and the Rotaract Club of Sunway University collaborated with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Malaysia and the Rotary Club of Bandar Sunway for the third time on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk 2016.

The five kilometre walk, flagged off at Sunway University by YB Hannah Yeoh, Selangor state legislative assembly speaker and Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice-Chancellor of Sunway University took participants on a route around the vicinity of Bandar Sunway.

MS Society Members with Pres Padma: Multiple Sclerosis Society Malaysia President Padma Panikker (standing in orange t-shirt next to Iron Man) with Multiple Sclerosis Society Malaysia members

Victoria University Celebrates 100 Years

The evening commenced with the arrival of YB Dato’ P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Minister for Education and his wife Datin Shobana. To welcome them were Puan Sri Susan Cheah, Chairperson of the Gala Dinner, Organising Committee; Evan Cheah, Senior General Manager, Sunway Group; Dr Elizabeth Lee, Senior Executive Director, Sunway Education Group and Sunway University; George Pappas, Chancellor, Victoria University; Professor Peter Dawkins, Vice Chancellor and President of Victoria University; Chua Teck Boon, President Malaysia Alumni Chapter; and Helen Rowell, Executive Director, South East Asia, International Victorian Government Business Office.

Guest-of-Honour YB Dato P. Kamalanathan, Datin Shobana and distinguished guests

The world-renowned Harvard Krokodiloes are returning to Malaysia

The world-renowned Harvard Krokodiloes are returning to Malaysia and we would love for you to join us in making their visit here a truly special and memorable one.

The Krokodiloes are as unique as their name, with twelve tuxedo-clad Harvard University undergraduates entertaining audiences worldwide, delivering well-loved melodies with their unique blend of smooth a cappella harmony. From royalty to diplomats, to presidents to members of the public, the Kroks have performed the world over and are famous for sounding as sharp as they look. As Harvard's oldest and finest a cappella singing group, boasting almost 7 decades of performances, the Krokodiloes have taken centre-stage at the finest of concert halls across the world including the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the Sydney Opera House.

An Enriching Knowledge Session with Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd

Once again the Accounting/Banking and Finance/Financial Risk Management Specialisation Committee of VU @ Sunway programme successfully organised another Knowledge Session with Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd. The talk by Mr. Manokaran Mottain, Chief Economist of Alliance Bank was titled “Lessons from Financial Crises: Have we learnt our lesson?” The session saw a breakthrough attendance with a turnout of 131 students (with 92% coming from the VU @ Sunway Program, 5% from Pre-U programmes and 3% from SUBS) in addition to 7 members of staff.

Mr. Manokaran Mottain explained the indicative signals towards a financial crisis. He elaborated using secondary data from Bank Negara and Treasury to explain the various outstanding components in identifying the health of the economy. Students made it a point to engage with the speaker during the Q & A session and fruitful explanations were presented. Students found the talk to be of relevance and highly informative.

The next Knowledge Session will be held on 5th May 2016 @ JC 2, 12.30pm.

Time International School Visit To Sunway Campus

The great scholar Socrates once quoted; “There is no real good or real evil, the only one good is knowledge and the only one evil is ignorance.” We can indirectly say education gives birth to civilized society and open up minds to various possibilities. With the advancement in globalization, the availability of education comes in the form of study institutions as a formal channel to impart knowledge. With the increase in tertiary education institutions, students are task with selecting the institution that best suited to their future choice of careers.