Sunway University College has been placed among the very top institutions in the first ever official rating of all public and private universities and university colleges in the nation when it achieved an EXCELLENT rating in the MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency) Rating System for Institutions of Higher Learning (SETARA) 2009. The rating system measures quality of teaching and learning at the undergraduate level in universities and university colleges in Malaysia.
Sunway University College was among the 18 institutions in the…
A true blue city lass, Melinda Wong is an aspiring singer-songwriter.
The 21-year-old, who is currently pursuing her Diploma in Performing Arts at Sunway University College, is expecting to graduate in October this year.
Although music has been her main passion from young, she decided to take up performing arts because she wants to explore her other talents such as acting, directing and filmmaking. The guitar – acoustic, electrical and classical — is her favourite musical instrument, although she also…
The Sunway University College cricket team participated in a one-day cricket tournament hosted by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) earlier this year. A total of 12 students from various programmes made up the player list and competed against eight other teams at the tournament. They reached the finals but conceded to IIUM clinching the First Runner-Up place.
Some of the Sunway cricket team members managed to bag individual awards. They were Imran Amin (Man of…
“It was known as the Western Michigan University (WMU) programme back then,” he said.
The 27-year-old, who graduated in 2008, is currently learning and following the footsteps of his father, who founded the family-owned business. ‘We are currently Malaysia’s largest range of exhaust manufacturer and distributor,’ he said. ‘I have worked my way up from rank and file. I have done anything from sales, designing, human resources, public relations, import & export as well as training.’
This was the way…
Sunway University College’s School of Computer Technology (SCT) was proud to see 4 of their undergraduate students clinch the 1st runner-up position in the SAS Programming Competition 2009 held recently at UiTM, Shah Alam. The competition was jointly organised by SAS Malaysia and UiTM.
Sunway University College fielded three teams who were coached and guided by SCT academic staff, Ms Angela Lee and Ms Ling Mee Hong. Two of Sunway’s teams beat 9 other teams in the…
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.
From his PhD work, Eric Chan has published six papers in international refereed…
Sunway University College A-Level students who sat the A-Level examinations in June 2009 achieved the Cambridge Outstanding Achiever Awards 2009 by the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) recently. These awards are for being top students in Malaysia and the world, for subjects written in the examination.
Ng Hui Sin, Oh Coyin and Thong Ming Sen clinched Top in Malaysia, AS Level awards for Accounting, Biology and Law subjects respectively. The awards for Top in the World, AS Level,…
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 Foundation to further…
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…
The Cambridge Brilliance in Malaysia Awards by the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) honours students who achieve the ‘Top in the World’ or ‘Top in Malaysia’ rankings in their A-Levels Examination. The ceremony today hailed the 2007 June examination’s top-performing students.
Indeed, Sunway has cause to celebrate for its students claimed three awards this time around – Ng Whit Ni came up Top in the World for Mathematics (AS Level Examination), Parth Partak won Top in Malaysia for Chemistry…
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…
It has become something of a tradition at Sunway University College for the Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY), a pre-U programme, to consistently produce outstanding students. The Monash College Group, Melbourne, the examination and awarding body for MUFY Worldwide recently announced that Leanne Ho Su Yee, a MUFY August 2006 student at Sunway University College achieved the highest overall score among all the MUFY providers worldwide in the recent June examinations. She also received the Monash Top Scorer Award. In…
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…
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…
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…
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…
