Stories of 2007

Sunway Students Edge First Runner-Up Place in MSC Business Plan Competition

Sunway Students Edge First Runner-Up Place in MSC Business Plan Competition

After winning two pre-qualifying rounds of the MSC Business Plan Competition late last year, students and staff made Sunway University College proud by winning the First Runner-up Award in the Business Idea category and the Merit Award in the Business Plan category respectively. This took place at the finals of the national level MSC-IHL Business Plan Competition in Putrajaya recently.

The students, Dexter Wong Kum Theen, Susmitha Burra and Lim Tou Ee are in the final year of the Bachelor…

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Paul Ong wins Manchester Business School MBA UK Scholarship Award

Paul Ong wins Manchester Business School MBA UK Scholarship Award

Paul Ong, Head of Business Development with MIMB Investment Bank Berhad, Kuala Lumpur is the very first applicant from Malaysia to win the Professor Doug Wood MBA scholarship award UK, for the MBA for Financial Managers & Finance Professionals.

The scholarship was announced by the Manchester Business School (MBS), which established the scholarship in recognition of the late Professor Wood’s outstanding achievements.

Paul took up his place in January at the MBS in Sunway University College. The University College is…

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One Alumni’s Reminiscence of Sunway University College

One Alumni’s Reminiscence of Sunway University College

As most educators would attest to, it is most rewarding when their former students visit them and regale them with their success stories. Albert Lim, alumnus of Sunway University College who now has a new nest down south, recently paid a visit to his lecturers at the Sunway campus – a place filled with fond memories for him.

In year 2002, Albert completed the Australian Martriculation (AusMat) course at Sunway University College. Consecutively, he continued on to Sunway’s twinning…

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Sunway University College Celebrates 20 Years

Sunway University College Celebrates 20 Years

Sunway University College is moving forward in time with the unveiling of its 20th anniversary logo and tagline: Achieve, Reflect, Surpass. These three action-oriented words highlight Sunway’s year-long celebrations throughout 2007.

Sunway University College, having achieved much in the past 20 years, is taking this anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on its successes and to carefully contemplate how to surpass itself in the future. Essentially, the spirit embraced during the anniversary is continuous improvement.

Ms.Elizabeth Lee, the Executive…

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Sunway Australian Matriculation Students Sweep Chemistry Awards Worldwide

Sunway Australian Matriculation Students Sweep Chemistry Awards Worldwide

The Australian Matriculation (AusMat) pre-University students at Sunway University College who graduated recently, achieved commendable results among all the AusMat providers worldwide in Western Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Malaysia.

Out of the 266 Sunway AusMat students who sat the November 2006 examinations, 30 students (11%) achieved a TER of 99 and were in the top 1% in the world. 90 students (33.8%) had TER above 90 and were in the top 10% worldwide. 4 Sunway AusMat students had an…

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That Top of the World Feeling Again for MUFY Sunway University College

That Top of the World Feeling Again for MUFY Sunway University College

At the recent Graduation Night last month, Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) Sunway University College was tops in the world again as it clinched the Monash Top Scorer Award. The award has been won by a MUFY Sunway University College student on all occasions each time it was offered. This is the fifth time that a student of MUFY Sunway University College has won this. The coveted award went to Cheng Yuan Xiang. Cheng was also given the MUFY Excellence…

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The Sunway CIMP – Putting Adventure into Learning

The Sunway CIMP – Putting Adventure into Learning

It was a joyous occasion for 196 students as they graduated from the Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) at Sunway University College. For young people, brimming with bright-eyed enthusiasm, CIMP provides a rewarding year of mind-boggling class discussions and presentations, extra-curricular involvement and assignments.

The CIMP at Sunway is the largest in Malaysia with more than 600 students. 80% of the teaching staff are Canadian certified, thus providing a truly Canadian learning experience. Students study an identical syllabus to the…

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Prudential Young Talent Programme Grooms Sunway Students for the Worl

Prudential Young Talent Programme Grooms Sunway Students for the Worl

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….

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