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Sunway College has a range of pre-university programmes catering to the different needs of different students offering five internationally recognised pre-university programmes under one roof.

The Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT): Year 12 curriculum of Western Australia preparing students for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) and allowing them to gain admissions into all Australian universities and other universities in the world. Score-counting advantage tabulates scores of the ‘Best-4’ subjects in determining the Tertiary Entrance Aggregate (TEA) required for university entrance, as opposed to other Australian Year 12 programmes where calculations are based on ‘Best-5’ subjects.

The GCE A-Level: Emphasises on theoretical knowledge and skills. The most recognised pre-university qualification in the world and accepted for entry into world-class universities. The A-Level programme here is offered as a 1.5-year programme while a special 1-year programme is also available to high achievers with excellent results in GCE O-levels/SPM or equivalent.

The Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP): Prepares students to graduate with the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). CIMP faculty here provides a blend of Canadian certified teachers and local lecturers. This qualification is recognised by universities around the world and offers a flexible curriculum based on continuous assessment and evaluation; where assessment is based on 70% coursework and 30% final examination.

The Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY): Designed by Monash academics and is an Australian Year 12 equivalent programme which allows a direct pathway to a full range of undergraduate degrees at the prestigious Monash University, Australia.

The Foundation in Arts Programme at Sunway College: A direct route for students to pursue undergraduate courses offered at Sunway College which are delivered in collaboration with Lancaster University, UK. Students who pursue a degree programme at Sunway College will obtain a degree with two distinguished certificates.

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Clicking with Kid

Clicking with Kid

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,…

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Students who made a mark

Students who made a mark

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…

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Who Are the Skater Boys?

Who Are the Skater Boys?

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…

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Winners of Sunway Apprentice Challenge Dine with Joel Neoh

Winners of Sunway Apprentice Challenge Dine with Joel Neoh

Sunway University College and Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad proudly present the first ever Sunway Apprentice Challenge (SAC), an especially competitive four-month programme designed by the educational leader in partnership with the established bank. SAC aims to identify Sunway students of outstanding caliber and prepare them for the competitive business world by challenging them with real life business tasks.

The two competing teams, comprising of five students from undergraduate programmes (Team Fuxion) and five from pre university programmes (Team Edge), were…

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Promising Students of CIMP Begin a New Chapter of their Lives

Promising Students of CIMP Begin a New Chapter of their Lives

At the recent grand graduation ceremony for the students of the Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP), a pre-University course at Sunway University College, valedictorian Kristy Tan Wei Shia, 19, not only made a compelling speech but impressed with her atypical career decision, to be a secondary school teacher.

The seeds for this inclination were planted when Kristy had to guide a Youth Group in her church one day. “I realised that I enjoyed the classroom environment and I like…

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Sunway Sweeps Three Cambridge Brilliance Awards

Sunway Sweeps Three Cambridge Brilliance Awards

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…

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Nothing but Brilliance by MUFY Sunway

Nothing but Brilliance by MUFY Sunway

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…

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Full Time Student is already an F & B Entrepreneur

Full Time Student is already an F & B Entrepreneur

Most students lead frantic lives running from class to books and their activities with hardly any time for anything else. A former Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) student at Sunway University College in 2004, and now final year student at Monash University, Sunway Campus, Tan Hai Liang has managed to balance time between his studies to make inroads into the food and beverage industry.

Doing a Bachelor in Business & Commerce degree and only 21 years old, he is…

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Jacintha and Classmates bound for Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge

Jacintha and Classmates bound for Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge

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…

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A Parade of Achievers in CIMP Sunway

A Parade of Achievers in CIMP Sunway

During the playing of the second national anthem, it became clear to anyone witnessing the recent graduation ceremony at Sunway University College that it was becoming a very Canadian occasion. In front of the smiling graduates 80% of their lecturers stood and sang the Canadian national anthem. The guest of honour was Mr. Che van Haastrecht, from the Canadian High Commission who underlined the occasion when he said during his speech, “The CIMP is a significant educational link between Canadians…

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CIMP Students among the cream in Euclid Math Competition!

CIMP Students among the cream in Euclid Math Competition!

Congratulations are in order for the 9 Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) students at Sunway University College, who came in the top 10% and 25% in the 33rd annual Euclid Mathematics Competition, organised by the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada recently.

The students in the top 10% were Caroline Villy (79), Chandra Fernandes (78), Jodhi Putra (77) and Liu Wei Wei (74). The top 25% were Alex (72), Sun Suishen (69), Kazi Tasneem…

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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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