SUNWAY UNIVERSITY eBULLETIN

Sunway University Now Has 10 Scientists Listed in World's Top 2%

The ever-growing reputation of research originating from Malaysia continues to project our country as a forward thinking, problem solving nation of talented scientists. Over the past few years, the number of research papers published by Malaysian researchers has increased impressively, along with the volume of publications included in highly-cited lists. A perfect 10 accurately describes the number of scientists from Sunway University who are listed in the top 2% of the most-cited scientists and academics in various disciplines... ›

Sunway University Celebrating 15 Years of Partnership with Lancaster University

Working with the right partner, one which has the same goals and vision is a recipe for mutual success. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Sunway-Lancaster partnership is one of the most successful transnational higher educational partnerships in the world. Sunway University and Lancaster University first entered into a partnership back in 2006, with the ambition of enabling Sunway University students to receive a Lancaster degree alongside their Sunway degree... ›

Sunway University Leaps High in Rankings Despite the Global Pandemic

Sunway University has climbed up to position 121 in the recently released QS World University Rankings: Asia 2022 from its earlier position of 172 in the 2021 Rankings. The University has gone up in nearly all of its indicators with the number of “International Faculty”, the number of “International Students” as well as “Employer Reputation” being ranked within the top 100 and “International Research Networks” and “Faculty Student Ratio” within the top 125... ›

The UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs for Leadership Commitment

The UN Women 2021 Malaysia WEPs Awards revealed Malaysia's top private sector champions for gender equality, aligned with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The WEPs Awards recognize exemplary innovations in the private sector that promote gender equity and women empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Companies and business leaders are urged to take more visible steps to open the door for women in the workplace and inspire other businesses to do the same.... ›

In Covid-19 Era, New Mums Face New Challenges Caring for Newborns

For one group of Malaysians, navigating the Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be doubly challenging. New mothers already have to deal with how to take care of their newborn baby but with the pandemic, there is a whole new level of anxiety and fear thrown into the mix. Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood, executive director at Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University, agreed that technology has afforded mothers some good communication tools to help keep away postpartum blues... ›

Digital Talent in Malaysia: Challenges, Opportunities & Trends

On 26 August, Professor Elizabeth Lee, CEO of Sunway Education Group, was invited by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), Government of Malaysia, to speak at their forum titled "Digital Talent in Malaysia: Challenges, Opportunities & Trends". The panel session was held in conjunction with the launch of the Digital Talent Survey which was conducted by local think-tank Social Economic Research Initiative (SERI) together with the Strategic Change Management Office (SCMO), EPU... ›

First Malaysian Representative Elected to the European Academy of Sciences & Arts

Professor Serge Demidenko of Sunway University has become the first Malaysian representative elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The Academy is a non-governmental transnational and interdisciplinary learned society that recognises scholars in fields such as Humanities, Medicine, Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Law and Economics, Technology and Environmental Sciences, and World Religions. It is connecting leading scientists, artists, and practitioners of governance, who are dedicated to innovative research, interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration as well as the exchange and dissemination of knowledge... ›

Professor Reuben Clements Appointed Biodiversity Expert Panel for Climate Governance Malaysia

The risks of biodiversity loss and climate change are confronting businesses in various ways. As such, it is important for leaders to understand how to establish necessary shifts and make their organisations more resilient and agile. Over the last months, Professor Reuben was approached by the World Bank Group and Climate Governance Malaysia, the Malaysian Chapter of World Economic Forum on Climate Governance, to educate the finance sector on forest and biodiversity conservation issues... ›

Professor Datin Dr Chia Yook Chin Appointed as Assessment Panel for the Research Fund Assessment Committee of the Ministry of Higher Education

The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) is the agency that regulates the provision of the high impact research funding to various institutions in Malaysia under the Research Fund of the Ministry of Higher Education (DP KPT). Direction setting and KPT's DP strategy is an initiative to encourage, leapfrog and play an important role in ensuring that research and innovation are able to position Malaysia towards a high-income and innovation-driven nation through the discovery of Malaysian-shaped research results... ›

Professor Ariff is One of the Top Scholars Globally in Islamic Finance Literature

A bibliographic study on Islamic Finance Literature published on 3rd September 2021 has identified global top scholars in this academic field. Sunway University Professor Mohamed Ariff bin Syed Mohamed, a Distinguished Professor of Finance from Sunway University Business School, is named as the third most published author globally. Sunway University is the home to scholars actively participating in Islamic Finance related international conference; an academic society of this new academic field is also housed in the Business School... ›

Optimizing Energy Efficiency in 5G Ultra-dense Networks Using Distributed and Cooperative Learning Model

Over the years, wireless technologies have seen gradual evolution from 1st generation to 4th generation providing a high data rate. The current demand is not only for the higher data rates to support various applications such as augmented reality, virtual reality, vehicle to vehicle communication but also to support massive machine-to-machine (M2M) type communication. All these factors will result in an exponential increase in traffic volume. It is expected that the demand for monthly global mobile data traffic will be 77 exabytes by 2022, and annual traffic will reach almost one zettabyte... ›

Sunway University Awarded a Research Fund for a Joint-Research with Cambridge University and Sunway Medical Centre

Sunway University has been awarded a Sunway Cambridge Collaborative Research Fund of RM446,500.00, for a joint-research with Cambridge University and Sunway Medical Centre. Leveraging on the expertise of the Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies (CAPRT) from School of Engineering and Technology, on novel low dose dosimetry, Sunway University made an attractive proposal that interested Cambridge University to collaborate on prospective positive effects of low dose radiation... ›

Sunway University – One of the Winners in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) Regional Finals 2021

SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and the ASEAN Foundation are pleased to announce that three teams from Saint Joseph Convent School, Kirirom Institute of Technology, and Sunway University have emerged as the winners in the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) Regional Finals 2021 which took place from 5 to 7 October 2021 virtually. The three teams came out on top for their insights and data-driven solutions that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the importance of climate action and sustainability... ›

The 3rd International Tourism and Retail Service Management Conference (TRMC 2021)

The 3rd International Tourism Retail and Service Management Conference (TRMC) 2021 builds on previous conferences hosted by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies in 2018 and Nankai University (China) in 2019. This is a two-day all-virtual conference held on 12 and 13 October 2021, hosted by the School of Hospitality and Service Management at Sunway University, and partnered with Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (Macau, SAR-China), University of South Carolina (USA) and Nankai University (China). The theme of the conference, "Developing Sustainable Tourism Retailing" was carefully put together by... ›

Sunway University Celebrates Sixth Anniversary of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Sunway University has assumed a pioneering role not only in managing resources but also in supporting the government in realising the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sunway University is dedicated to championing sustainability efforts within and around the campus by instilling sustainable practices into the various aspects of the varsity experience such as ensuring high standards in sustainability research, sustainable work practices and sustainable consumption... ›

Champions at the Recent Business & International Sporting Events Challenge 2021

At the recent Business and International Sporting Events Challenge 2021, the BSc (Hons) Conventions and Events Management students from the School of Hospitality and Service Management (SHSM) at Sunway University emerged as Champions for their business event proposal on “International Urban Agriculture Expo (IUAE) 2024”, with the theme 'Create Greener Today for a Greener Tomorrow'. This winning business event proposal was developed and presented by the Sun-U Titans comprising Choong Wei Yao, Tan Wei Hang, Khek Jia Min and Yoong Cheng Wei... ›

Dr Catherine Lee – FRGS 2021 Recipient

The School of Arts would like to congratulate Dr Catherine Lee Cheng Ean from the Department of Communication for successfully receiving the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) 2021 grant! This is a huge milestone for Dr Catherine and her team as it is an external grant from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia... ›

Prioritising Mental Health & Community Resilience in Times of Uncertainty Public Forum

Sunway Education Group’s Counselling & Wellness together with Sunway Peer Counselling Volunteers hosted a public forum with top leaders from the field on Oct 21 titled “Prioritising Mental Health and Community Resilience in Times of Uncertainty” in collaboration with MERCY Malaysia. With over 400 mental health practitioners and young leaders, the event was a great success... ›

Sunway Campus e-Waste Collection Day

Bi-annual campus e-Waste Disposal Collection day was carried out on 28th October 2021 during this new norm period. The campaign started off with a big e-Waste collection bin placed at Sunway University Building foyer from 26th – 28th October 2021 for staff and students to dispose their big e-Waste items. For smaller e-Waste items such as mobile phones, batteries, chargers, and other electronic components, e-Waste collection bins are available all year long in strategic locations on campus and hostels... ›