Sunway University College (Sunway) made a milestone achievement recently when it bagged two Gold Awards and the High Commissioner’s Award all on the same evening.
The staff members representing Sunway were already on cloud nine upon receiving the second award, needless to say, they were speechless when the one and only High Commissioner’s Award was announced.
Sunway took home the Gold Award for the Industry Excellence in Education category at the 5th Malaysia Canada Business Council Business…
The University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) hailed students who achieved “Top in the World” and “Top in Malaysia” placings from their June 2008 Cambridge examinations.
Sunway University College (Sunway) once again revealed high achieving students who had astounding results. Yeo Jun Hau was awarded second placing in the world in the “Best across Three A-Level Subjects” and he was also “Top in Malaysia for Mathematics at A-Level”.
Yeow Xinyan and Nurul Azeem Bte Abd. Jamil were both awarded, “Top…
Gan Soon Bing, a student in Graphic & Multimedia Design diploma programme at Sunway won First Prize in the Tanjong Heritage Art Competition 2008 (watercolour category) organised by the Tanjong Public Limited Company. He received a cash prize of RM3,000 for his pointillism (a technique known for its tediousness) painting of a Chinese temple scene.
Gan’s peers from the same Graphic & Multimedia Design programme, won First Prize in the “My Life My Way Video Competition” organised by…
Sunway University College presented 780 students with scholarships in recognition of their academic, sporting and other achievements. The institution has to date given RM42.1 million worth of scholarships from the Sunway Education Trust started in 1997, to honour exceptional individuals every year.
Scholarships that were presented at this ceremony included the Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah Entrance Scholarship and Scholastic Award, Chancellors Scholarship and the Sunway University College Sports Scholarship. Chang Mei Yan, a Psychology…
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…
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…
Blaze spoke to alumnus Evan Cheah, General Manager of one of the companies in the Sunway Group and son of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group and Founder and Chancellor of Sunway University College.
B: What year were you in Sunway College (then) and what programme did you read?
EC: I did the AUSMAT pre-university course before joining the Monash Sunway twinning programme in 1997. I then got a double degree in Commerce…
A proud occasion for Sunway’s American Degree Transfer Programme (ADTP) this year was when Esther Lim Wei Yee recently transferred to Cornell University, ranked 12 in the US according to U.S News 2008 edition. Esther is studying Biological Engineering after completing the required credits.
13 students from the ADTP were given Presidential Scholarships by Western Michigan University in June 2008. The value of the scholarship is USD8,000 per annum. Most of the scholars are pursuing disciplines in engineering. Congratulations to…
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…
A “kabaddi” match was held recently between local and international students from Malaysia, India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka of Sunway University College. The match was one of the highlights of the Indian Cultural week organised by the Indian Cultural Society which is a student’s society that promotes Indian culture. Two Canadian International Matriculation Programme lecturers Allen Warren Burrell and Steve Anderson threw off their shoes and wrist watches to join one of the teams in one of the oldest…
He surfs the net, hangs out with friends and watches movies in his spare time but that is where the similarity with 19-year old Melvin Chua Bao Quan, a student of Sunway’s Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY) and other youngsters ends.
Melvin storms up the pool in squad training twice a day from 6.30 am to 9 am and from 4pm to 6.30 pm, clocking up about 6-7 kilometers each time. “That’s about 240 laps a day” said Melvin. As most of…
Among the students who have made an indelible mark in the ADTP at Sunway University College recently are Hon Shuen and Yenni Chen. Both had a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 4.0 Honor Points. Hon, who was taking the prerequisites in Biomedical Sciences completed his sophomore year in Sunway in December 2006 transferred to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to pursue a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He made it to the Dean’s List every time it was awarded since joining the ADTP in Sunway in Jan…
