Recently two Cambridge GCE A-Level students from Sunway University College achieved the top 3 position in the world for Mathematics after sitting their examinations in November 2008.

Ooi Yu Min and Sim Hui Wen received the coveted Cambridge International Fellowship Top 3 in the World awards for Mathematics from Mr Ng Kim Huat, Cambridge International Examinations Regional Representative for Malaysia.

These awards are only given to Cambridge International Fellowships Centres and Sunway University College being one, earned this honour since 2005 in recognition of its excellent track record of high achieving students. Another A-Level student, Uranbileg Enkhturshin, from Mongolia, won First Place…

In October 2009, Eric Chan Wei Chiang became the first PhD graduate from the School of Science, Monash University, Sunway Campus (MUSC). Eric was formerly a Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) student at Sunway University College where he obtained his Ontario Secondary School Diploma.  After his matriculation in 2000, he pursued his BSc Biotechnology (2001–2003), BSc (Honours) Biotechnology (2004–2005) and PhD (2006–2009) in Monash University Sunway Campus.

Jacintha Tagal, an A-Level graduate of Sunway University College has been offered a full scholarship at Harvard University. “I feel very lucky to have been one of the three selected from Malaysia to get this scholarship. I was competing against some truly amazing people from very diverse backgrounds” said Jacintha.

There is no doubt that Jacintha’s credentials are the crème de la crème of her peers. She was outstanding academically during her A-Levels at Sunway and in Secondary School at St Teresa’s in Kuching, Sarawak while her extra-curricular strengths were in debates and public speaking. Jacintha recalls, “One of my most…

Former A-level student at Sunway University College, Liana Mohd Nawi is among the three Malaysian students to graduate with first-class honours at the Lancaster University Management School, UK recently.

Liana, now 21, who hails from Bukit Jelutong Shah Alam, joined Sunway in January 2004 to do her Cambridge GCE A-levels programme then. She was conferred her BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance by Lancaster University’s Chancellor, Sir Christian Bonington, CBE at a colourful ceremony held in July 2008.

Liana was actively involved in various activities as well as taking up a top management role in the Malaysian Students Society while…

It is the dream of every educator to receive a call from a former student who has made a notable impression
on the world. Such a call was received in April this year by Sunway University College. It was City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, the Mayor of Karachi expressing a desire to visit his alma mater.

Staffs were in a state of excitement and looked forward to meeting this former student. Any apprehension that may have been building up was soon dissipated. “When we met him we were pleasantly…

This year’s second Scholarships & Awards Presentation at Sunway University College awarded close to RM2 million in scholarships through the Sunway Education Trust Fund to 285 recipients. Earlier this year in May, Sunway awarded a total of RM3.1 million in scholarships to 785 students. The total that the Trust has dispersed since it was incepted in 1997 is RM50 million in numerous scholarship ceremonies.

The Sunway Education Trust Fund has recently been converted to the Jeffrey Cheah…

Sunway University Students emerged the champions of the Business Challenge event in the CIMB Group and Wall Street Journal Asia Malaysia Future Leadership Program 2008/2009 held recently. The team made up of four students, Chan Jinn Yep, Chan Yung Mun, Joyce Oo Pui Yee and Chang Mei Yan beat teams from 8 other private and public universities and colleges. The four are pursuing B.Sc (Hons) joint degrees in collaboration with Lancaster University at Sunway.

In the first ever Inter-varsity martial arts tournament organised recently, Sunway University College successfully defeated five other higher institutions to reach the top of the medals tally with 7 golds, 7 silvers and 6 bronzes.

The standard of competition was intense with many participants impressing the judges as they competed in good form. INTI College (5 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronzes) were the runner up and Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation (UCTI) came in at third place…

The newly installed Foundation Chancellor of Sunway University College, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah conferred degrees and granted diplomas to 538 graduates from the School of Computer Technology, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management and the School of Creative Arts & Communication. This is the first time Sunway University College is awarding degrees and diplomas which have been developed entirely by Sunway academia. It was also the inaugural graduation since its Foundation Chancellor was installed in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Shah AlHaj in September last year.

One of the heart string tugging…

The School of Computer Technology of Sunway University College at its last graduation ceremony showed relentless continuation of the tradition of excellence with its graduands of outstanding calibre.

There were a total of 243 degrees and 184 diplomas presented during the ceremony. The degrees and diplomas were for Computing, Multimedia Technology, Network Computing, Computer Science, Computing Information Systems and Business Information Systems.

It was a day that will be remembered for a long time for 538 students who were honoured for their outstanding achievements academically, socially and in the sporting arena during the annual scholarships and awards ceremony at Sunway University College this year.

Six (6) top scoring students were RM2,000 richer for being the recipients of the prestigious Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah Scholastic Award, given at the end of a course at Sunway University College. Among those who were present at the ceremony, Wong Voon Han, Hon Shuen and Victor Chin Mou Long consistently produced straight A’s or near…

(Original article written by SUZIEANA UDA NAGU taken from NST Online)

AT first sight, actress Liyana Jasmay looks too young to be wearing make-up. But the starlet’s petite stature and youthful features — baby-faced and doe-eyed — belie the fact that she will be old enough to vote come March 28.

This month is shaping up to be a good one for Liyana as she not only celebrates her 21st birthday but has also bagged one of the beauty industry’s most prestigious campaigns by being named the new spokesperson for Maybelline New York in Malaysia.

In the Design & Illustrate : Horse Sculpture Competition organised by the Selangor Turf Club, Sunway University College students vivid painting on a life-size horse sculpture won them the third prize of RM3,000.

The title of their creative work was “Through the eyes of the Artist”. Their concept reflected the great master paintings of horses from primitivism to post-modernism covering the works of artists like Carvaggio, Peter Paul Reuben, Picasso and others.

The expression of the…

Sharifah Sofia is no ordinary student. When she signed up to do her Diploma in Performing Arts at Sunway University College, she was already in the acting profession for some time. We caught up and had a chat with her after she graduated in October last year.

Q: Now that you have graduated, what are you planning to do?
A: Thank God I have been acting for a while. After graduation, I had immediately got back to work. TV3 hit series Sindarela was the first job I worked on both acting and production internship….

The newly installed Foundation Chancellor of Sunway University College, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah conferred degrees and granted diplomas to 538 graduates from the School of Computer Technology, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management and the School of Creative Arts & Communication. This is the first time Sunway University College is awarding degrees and diplomas which have been developed entirely by Sunway academia. It was also the inaugural graduation since its Foundation Chancellor was installed in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Shah AlHaj in September last year.

One of the heart string tugging…

700 graduating students of 2008 were presented degrees and diplomas for their achievements in wide-ranging disciplines in Sunway University College (Sunway). These were in Business, Computer Technology, Creative Arts & Communications, Health & Natural Sciences and Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Management.

The University also celebrated the first graduation of its batch of students who earned the collaborative Psychology degree from Sunway and its partner Lancaster University. It was also the first time that Sunway saw 6 scoring first class honours and 12 having second uppers. This is testament of the quality standards having been inculcated into the programme to be on…

Sunway University Students emerged the champions of the Business Challenge event in the CIMB Group and Wall Street Journal Asia Malaysia Future Leadership Program 2008/2009 held recently. The team made up of four students, Chan Jinn Yep, Chan Yung Mun, Joyce Oo Pui Yee and Chang Mei Yan beat teams from 8 other private and public universities and colleges. The four are pursuing B.Sc (Hons) joint degrees in collaboration with Lancaster University at Sunway.

The world has shrunk with the advent of global degree programmes around the world with a common content, brought about by the shared goal of delivering a quality programme. Sunway University College (Sunway) was one such institution when Rina Ayob, a psychology sophomore from Princeton University took a gap year and completed a semester of studies in the Psychology Honours degree course offered by the Department of Psychology at Sunway.

An outspoken young lady with a gentle demeanour that hides a steely determination, Rina had her credits transferred easily to Princeton. “I am really pleased with that as it is a…

This year’s second Scholarships & Awards Presentation at Sunway University College awarded close to RM2 million in scholarships through the Sunway Education Trust Fund to 285 recipients. Earlier this year in May, Sunway awarded a total of RM3.1 million in scholarships to 785 students. The total that the Trust has dispersed since it was incepted in 1997 is RM50 million in numerous scholarship ceremonies.

The Sunway Education Trust Fund has recently been converted to the Jeffrey Cheah…

For the first time ever, Sunway University College Chess Team emerged as Champion of the International Chess category at the MAPCU IMU International Chess Competition 2009, organised by International Medical University, Bukit Jalil recently.

Last year, our International Chess team was in third placing, while the Chinese Chess team won the First Runner-up, a position which they maintained this year at the MAPCU…

They did not win gold but the students and chef lecturers from Sunway University College, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management won the hearts of everyone by sweeping one silver and four bronze prizes in the FHM Culinaire Malaysia 2009, one of the biggest F & B events held in Kuala Lumpur just recently. The educational institution culinary competition in the event attracted the premier hospitality schools in the Klang Valley. Sunway University College had some of the most creative entries in several categories.

Phuah Ng Kit, a diploma in Hotel Management student bagged the silver in the Mocktail category…

The newly installed Foundation Chancellor of Sunway University College, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah conferred degrees and granted diplomas to 538 graduates from the School of Computer Technology, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management and the School of Creative Arts & Communication. This is the first time Sunway University College is awarding degrees and diplomas which have been developed entirely by Sunway academia. It was also the inaugural graduation since its Foundation Chancellor was installed in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Shah AlHaj in September last year.

One of the heart string tugging…

A graduate of the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management at Sunway University College travelled thousands of miles back to Malaysia just to receive a City & Guilds Gold Medal recently.

Tan Soo Chin did the University proud when she was presented with a Medal of Excellence for achieving outstanding results in the City & Guilds Diploma in Food & Beverages Services while pursuing her Hospitality & Tourism Diploma at Sunway in 2003.

“This is the first time a graduate of the School has achieved such remarkable results in a City & Guilds Diploma and we are happy for her as…

At a certificate presentation recently, the American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP) at Sunway University College had reason to celebrate as a record 24 of its students, were honored in the Dean’s List of Western Michigan University (WMU) and four students were awarded the Presidential Scholarship by WMU, valued at USD8,000 per year. This is the first time the ADTP at Sunway had so many of its students bagging a prestigious scholarship from WMU in one occasion.

The overjoyed WMU-bound scholars were: Yenni Chen from Indonesia, who will be reading Industrial Engineering; Lee Pei Li who will study Economics, Ng Sue-Lynn who…

In the 6th Asian Winter Games 2007 that took place in Changchun, China which wrapped up early February, we were thrilled to witness the first Malaysian ice hockey team competing on an international level.

Now, the first question that might immediately leap to ones mind is, “How many westerners were on the team?”

That query is understandable. After all, ice hockey in Malaysia is relatively unheard of. But happily the answer is, “None.” The team consisted of 18 locals from different background and ages, who have been playing less than 8 years in local ice hockey leagues. An even lesser known fact is that one third of the team either are or…

Brian John Yim does not appear to be your typical Gospel singer burning up the pews in foot-stomping and soulful vocals but delivers songs dedicated to his faith, nonetheless. His latest album “The Time has Come” is brimming with contemporary numbers all written by him over the years, and just released on the market.

The album features “Here I Am” which was aired in Brazil and will be translated into Portuguese. Brian shares duets with Juwita Suwito, Malaysian Idol coach and Vincent Chong, Akademi Fantasia champion while Joanne Yeoh, an acclaimed Malaysian violinist accompanies him…

39 students from the Sunway University College American Degree Transfer Program found themselves on the Dean’s List recently which hailed students who achieved a GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 in the August to December 2008 semester.

9 students achieved an almost perfect GPA of 3.9 to 4.0 (Summa Cum Laude). The program which has been offered at Sunway University College since 1987 provides two years of study before students transfer their credits to US universities to continue for another two years towards an American degree.

Out of the 39, most will be transferring to Western Michigan University, Sunway’s twinning partner of 21…

It was a day that will be remembered for a long time for 538 students who were honoured for their outstanding achievements academically, socially and in the sporting arena during the annual scholarships and awards ceremony at Sunway University College this year.

Six (6) top scoring students were RM2,000 richer for being the recipients of the prestigious Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah Scholastic Award, given at the end of a course at Sunway University College. Among those who were present at the ceremony, Wong Voon Han, Hon Shuen and Victor Chin Mou Long consistently produced straight A’s or near…

534 Sunway students were presented with various scholarships amounting to RM 2.5 million during a ceremony held recently. The amount came from the Sunway Education Trust, a fund set up by Sunway in 1997 with an altruistic purpose of providing financial assistance to deserving students every year. A total of RM 30.4 million has been distributed so far to 3,500 students. Sunway University College is the only private higher education institution in Malaysia which operates under a Trust. “Sunway’s Founder Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr.) Jeffrey Cheah is a firm believer that scholarships are a way of encouraging and motivating outstanding…

16 final year students from Sunway University College were privileged to be chosen for the Prudential Young Talent Programme which aims to develop the professional and personal growth of young talents or top students of higher learning establishments. This programme, by Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad which is part of Prudential plc (UK) one of the largest financial services organisations in the world, is an extension of its Leadership and Management Review programme which develops top talent within the Prudential company.

The 5 days/4 nights residential programme at Mines Resort consisting of seminars and talks was fully sponsored by Prudential. Sunway University…

A senior lecturer with the Victoria University (VU) Bachelor of Business twinning programme at Sunway University College, Ms Greeja De Silva and her VU counterparts in Australia, Ms Fiona Henderson and Mr. Alan McWilliams, have won a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning awarded by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Australia. This was the first time a VU Sunway lecturer has been in a team that won a Carrick award.

Alan McWilliams, Unit of Study Coordinator of the Faculty of Business and Law and Fiona Henderson, Lecturer, Student Learning Unit at VU College, both in…

16 final year students from Sunway University College were privileged to be chosen for the Prudential Young Talent Programme which aims to develop the professional and personal growth of young talents or top students of higher learning establishments. This programme, by Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad which is part of Prudential plc (UK) one of the largest financial services organisations in the world, is an extension of its Leadership and Management Review programme which develops top talent within the Prudential company.

The 5 days/4 nights residential programme at Mines Resort consisting of seminars and talks was fully sponsored by Prudential. Sunway University…

22 year old Lai Kar Jun, an outstanding student at Sunway University College, was selected for the Ernst and Young Best Graduating ACCA student Award at the recent ACCA/CAT Graduation ceremony. And quite rightly so because his track record tells it all.

Lai outshone 110 others who sat for the Professional ACCA examination. From Kuala Lumpur, he is an accomplished all-rounder and matched all the criteria required for the award both academically and in off-campus activities.

Packing a punch in more ways than one, this Taekwondo black-belt holder was an 8 A student in the SPM and went on to achieve a…

Among the scholarships given by Sunway University College, perhaps the ones that are the most satisfying to award are the Tun Dato’ Seri Omar Ong Community Scholarships. These scholarships are not for academic achievers, nor for the “kings” and “queens” of sports or extra-curricular involvement. This little-known scholarship welcomes the forgotten youth who live in Homes or come from the impoverished community.

Ms Lee Siok Ping, Director of Student Services Department, who assists the Sunway Education Trust Fund to disperse scholarships said “This category of scholarships helps those individuals who are marginalised by society to be accepted and nourished to thrive…

The recent ACCA Graduation at Sunway University College managed to put another feather in Sunway TES cap – 3 top ACCA students whose entire marks surpassed all the world’s candidates. The ACCA is an accounting qualification that is the largest and fastest growing professional accounting qualification from the UK.

“Never before have we had three students achieve this distinctive placing” said Mr Teo Ee Sing, Director of Sunway TES. Sunway TES has produced a consistent stream of world prize winners and Malaysian prize winners in ACCA and CAT annually but prize winners are for particular subjects. The three students who achieved…

Former A-level student at Sunway University College, Liana Mohd Nawi is among the three Malaysian students to graduate with first-class honours at the Lancaster University Management School, UK recently.

Liana, now 21, who hails from Bukit Jelutong Shah Alam, joined Sunway in January 2004 to do her Cambridge GCE A-levels programme then. She was conferred her BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance by Lancaster University’s Chancellor, Sir Christian Bonington, CBE at a colourful ceremony held in July 2008.

Liana was actively involved in various activities as well as taking up a top management role in the Malaysian Students Society while…

Jacqueline M. Lim got to know the real Kid Chan and how he found his niche in the world of photography.

Meeting Kid Chan who today is probably the most acclaimed wedding photojournalist in Malaysia, I was a little apprehensive about photographing him but soon put at ease when we talked about Kid Chan, the former Sunway student. “That was twelve years ago in 1995 when I was in the Canadian Matriculation Programme” he said. “Back then Sunway was quaint, cozy and we all knew the Canadian teachers well. Mr Rex Sharman who was programme director and Mr Dobson were terrific….

(Original article is taken from The Star Online; written by Ian Yee)

CINDY Tey would be forgiven for thinking that her life is like a TV script – the beautiful girl-next-door who triumphs against all odds and has her life changed forever.

She had auditioned for last year’s Malaysian Dreamgirl (MDG) online reality modelling competition “just for fun,” but ended up winning it even though she wasn’t the most fancied in the finals.

“I auditioned because I had just graduated from Australia and had nothing do to when I came back,” the former Sunway University College performing arts student said.

Although it has only…

The Sun-U A-Level Programme is proud to announce the emergence from its ranks of yet another world beater!

First, in June 2006, there was Qu Hsueh Ming the pre-university graduate par excellence with a perfect 5A showing in the renowned Cambridge A-Level Examination.

Then, in September 2006, there was Hsueh Ming the Oxford-bound soon-to-be scholar of Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), with impressive oratorical skills to boot, ready to mingle with Britain’s best.

Today, there is Qu Hsueh Ming, B.A. (Oxon) in PPE, First Class. And deservedly honoured by the famed Oxford University as the crème de la…

For the first time, a fund has been established to honour the legendary theatre director Krishen Jit. It has been initiated by ASTRO and administered with the collaboration of the Five Arts Centre.

The Krishen Jit-ASTRO Fund attracted 80 applications for grants from arts practitioners. Of these only three were chosen. Dr Ray Langenbach, the Co-Head of the Department of Performance + Media at Sunway University College received a grant of RM16,000. The other two recipients were video installation artist Au Sow Yee and visual artist Sharon Chin, who received RM8,400 and RM9,600 respectively for their projects.

Dr Langenbach would use the…

Dr Anindita Dasgupta, a senior lecturer with the American Degree Transfer Programme at Sunway University College has been awarded the Asian Scholarship Fund (ASF) Collaborative Works Grant funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by the Asian Scholarship Foundation in Thailand.

Dr Anindita who teaches Pacific Asian Studies, will use the grant valued at USD16,000 to produce a landmark
edited book titled ‘Resurgent Democracies: Experiences of South and Southeast Asia’. Seven scholars from around the world including Dr Maung Zarni from Oxford University, Dr Richard Whitecross from University of Edinburgh, Dr Stephen M. Lyon from Durham University, Professor Imtiaz…

Sunway University College’s School of Computer Technology (SCT) lecturer, Lyon Laxman has a knack for lifelong learning and the inner drive for bigger tasks that even the Vice-Chancellor of Sunway University College, Professor Jarlath Ronayne is personally impressed with.

Lyon was awarded the certificate of “Exceptional MSc Project” by Rinicom Ltd, a privately owned technology company in the United Kingdom, for his outstanding M.Sc project paper.

Besides winning the prestigious industry award from Rinicom Ltd, Lyon also took part in a competition with fellow student, Klen Copic Pucihar from the Department of Communication Systems at Lancaster University. Together, they bagged the first…

With more and more companies jumping on the recycling bandwagon in their efforts to project an environmentally conscious image, it has now become essential for each of us to understand that there is more to preserving the environment than recycling.

“People should reduce their use of plastic bags” said Dr Uthaya. It’s sad that we have reached a point where salespeople feel they have not served us if they have not given us a plastic bag. “It’s a cultural norm now to expect a plastic bag but we can do our part to get the message across by reducing our dependence on…

It was a proud moment for Sunway University College when it received the GOLD award for the Industry Excellence for Education category of the 4th Malaysia Canada Business Council (MCBC) Business Excellence Awards 2006, earlier this month.

The MCBC Business Excellence Awards are designed to recognise the achievements and contributions of successful Canadian or Malaysian businesses bi-annually.

In his message at the Business Excellence Award dinner, during which the announcements of the winners were made, Roger F. Poulin, President of the MCBC said “We are honoured that you have joined us tonight to celebrate an evening in the company of fellow Canadians…

Lancaster University Management School and Sunway University College (Sunway) have been awarded a PMI 2 grant by the British Council to assist with the introduction of three masters’ degrees in Malaysia.

In 2005, the British Prime Minister renewed his commitment to internationalizing UK education and the development of mutually beneficial partnerships with other countries through a second ‘Prime Minister’s Initiative’ (PMI 2). A part of the initiative is the awarding of competitive grants to encourage collaboration ‘to build world class education systems and institutions’. These PMI 2 grants are administered by the British Council and, at the initiative of Professor John…

The new Lancaster University Centre was officially opened by Professor Robert McKinlay, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University. Professor McKinlay was in Malaysia to represent the Chancellor of Lancaster, Sir Chris Bonington, at the first graduation ceremony at which graduates of the collaborative degree programme received their scrolls. As part of its commitment to continuously provide quality education in Malaysia, Sunway University College opened a new Lancaster University Centre within its premises to further strengthen the affiliation between Sunway University College and its British partner.

The partnership between Sunway University College and Lancaster University, which was formalised in 2006, has already seen…

The newly installed Foundation Chancellor of Sunway University College, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah conferred degrees and granted diplomas to 538 graduates from the School of Computer Technology, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management and the School of Creative Arts & Communication. This is the first time Sunway University College is awarding degrees and diplomas which have been developed entirely by Sunway academia. It was also the inaugural graduation since its Foundation Chancellor was installed in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Shah AlHaj in September last year.

One of the heart string tugging…