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…
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…
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…
His baby face does not reveal that he is an offensive and defensive combat expert, but Tan Soon Hua has proven his capabilities – in the cyberworld, that is.
After three days of battle at the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2006 Malaysia Finals, winners emerged for the various cyber games. Tan claimed the championship title for StarCraft: Brood War (SC). The coveted prize – to represent Malaysia in the Grand Finals in Monza, Italy come this October.
This was…
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling, Founder of the Sunway Group was officially installed on 19 September 2006 as the University’s Foundation Chancellor, the first time ever for a corporate chief to be given a chancellery position.
During the ceremony steeped in tradition and witnessed by honorary and distinguished guests, members of the faculties, scholars and staff, Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah was bestowed the honour in the presence of HRH Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah…
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…
Sunway University College Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level programme has had an excellent track record in its yearly academic results. In the June 2005 examinations, 33% of its students obtained 3 ‘A’s or better and five of its top students were accepted into Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Recently, during the graduation ceremony in June this year, two students who were exceptionally outstanding, were given the honour of being the class valedictorians. “Both outshone all the other students and we just decided…
One hundred and ninety-seven (197) graduates proudly walked on the stage recently to receive the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). This certification is awarded upon completion of the Canadian Matriculation Programme (CIMP), a premier pre-university programme offered at Sunway University College.
The graduation ceremony was graced by Mr. Bez Babakhani, Programme Manager of the Political Section of High Commission of Canada, Puan Sri Datin Seri Dr Susan Cheah, EXCO Member of the Sunway Group and Mr Lee Weng Keng, CEO…
Four hundred and fifty players flocked to The Czech Republic in May to compete in Magic: The Gathering® (MTG) Pro Tour Prague 2006, one out of a series of tournaments held worldwide for the collectable card game. Sunway University College (Sunway University College) student, Terry Soh, climbed to an impressive 11th ranking, raking in remarkable winnings of USD 6, 000 (RM22, 000).
Soh, currently undergoing a pre-university programme in Sunway University College, is Malaysia’s own sensation in MTG arena….
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…
The Sunway University College (Sunway) Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) students had a chance to play the dream role of Donald Trump when they took part online in the High School Business Competition organised and hosted by Canada’s Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business. Competitors were the best of almost 10,000 students who were enrolled in the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) programme (which CIMP offers) from across Ontario, Manitoba, Trinidad & Tobago and Malaysia.
Competitors, through the use…
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…
