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SDSN Malaysia Conducts Special Briefing on its SDG State-level Dashboard to Malaysian Policy-makers

Since the launch of its SDG Monitor, a state-level dashboard for SDG performance, in May, SDSN Malaysia was invited to conduct a briefing on the use and benefits of this dashboard to one of its member institutions’ interested staff and students. On July 22, upon the request, a special briefing was conducted for the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the government agency responsible for the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of real time data and the monitoring of national economic performance and social development... ›

Larger eWaste Collection Bin at Sunway University Building

For the convenient of disposing larger eWaste items, IT Services proudly announced that a new “larger eWaste collection bin” is available now at Recycling Corner, Sunway University Building. The “new larger eWaste collection bin” is a concerted effort by IT Services, Branding & Corporate Communications, Meriahtek (M) Shd Bhd (campus eWaste partner) and supported by Campus With A Conscience... ›

On-Campus Composting: Achieving Zero Waste Eco System on Campus

The Composting Room located at the loading bay area at Sunway University is a joint collaboration between Facilities Services and the SMS2E Research Cluster Grand headed by Professor Mohamed Kheireddine and Dr Jane Gew to re-purpose food waste to compost. The Cafeteria tenants and campus cleaners also have an opportunity to join in this composting initiative and learn the whole process of food composting and educated to assist in the collection of the food waste and assist in the of the composting process. The composted food waste is used as fertilizer for our Herb Garden and landscape and green lung around campus... ›

LaunchX: Building the Startup Generation of Tomorrow

Sunway University, likely the only university around the region or even the world to have access of a multibillion conglomerate with 13 business lines and in-house venture capital firms – has created a game changing open innovation ecosystem which is being continuously evolved to support the growth of local start-ups as well as well as create employers instead of employees.

One of its notable initiatives is the Startup Foundry, an entrepreneurship programme launched by Sunway Innovation Labs (iLabs) at Sunway University in collaboration with the University’s School of Science and Technology... ›

OPACK: Transforming the Way Malaysians Utilise Single-Use Plastic Packaging

Mei Xin, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of OPACK, a smart returnable container system that provides high quality reusable container, cleaning, and logistics service for businesses to reduce single-use plastic packaging is a Sunway University alumnus... ›

Run for Rhinos Virtual Run

Throughout June 2022, the AUSMAT Student Council had organized a virtual run event, Run for Rhinos (R4R). With the tagline Don’t Let Rhinos become Dinos, the run has one main objective; to raise funds in support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and their rhino conservation efforts. RFR is AUSMAT’s one of many events in line with the Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG 15: Life on Land... ›

Greenbox: The Startup Aspiring to Transform Malaysia’s Packaging Ecosystem To Be More Sustainable

Sunway alumni and Greenbox Founder, Jun Huo is a final year student studying Environmental Science and Technology. His startup, Greenbox will be the ﬁrst manufacturing company in Malaysia that produces boxes from agro-waste. Greenbox is a one-stop sustainable solution company offering sustainable packaging solutions, customization and collection... ›

Kita: Building A World That Shops Sustainably

Sunway alumni and Kita founder, Teoh Wei Ean, said that the idea for Kita came to her when he stumbled on a thrift store on Instagram. Kita aims to be a social commerce platform for sustainable fashion and reduce fabric waste. Kita wants to give fellow sustainable fashion warriors, the tailormade e-commerce tools for them to conveniently carry out their day-to-day activities, instead of having it done tediously... ›

Sunway Student Volunteers Making a Difference in BRT Run 2022

The Sunway Student Volunteers Health Department helped the organisers of the BRT Run held along the tracks of Sunway's BRT. The 20 volunteers forwent sleep for the event that started at 10pm and lasted till 4am early the next morning. Volunteers were tasked with distributing runner tags and directing the runners to the correct route... ›

Sunway Student Volunteers Setting Up Toy Libraries

Professor Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua, Associate Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) and Head of the Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation from School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University is featured on some of his top researches in bringing effective solutions to global problems... ›

Sunway Student Volunteers Showers Love and Care to Stray Pets

Let's not forget our furry friends whom SSV has also been actively helping through our Wildlife Department. Our bi-monthly event, The Zero Stray Project, continues to encourage care for all living creatures including strays. Volunteers help the NGO prep food such as rice and chicken and pack them separately into 240 packets to be distributed across several zones in Puchong... ›

Sunway Student Volunteers Collaborated with Free Tree Society

The Sunway SSV Environment Department has also been actively taking care of our SDG 12 AND 13 (Life on Land and Life on Water) through tree planting projects and assisting Friends of Sungai Klang in their GreduACTION programme to naturally cleanse the Klang River... ›

Sharing Knowledge Through Seed Bomb Workshop

Sunway Material Smart Science and Engineering (SMS2E) Research Cluster was recently invited by Marketing Office, Sunway University to conduct a four-day seed bomb workshop for 120 school teachers on Teachers' Day on 31 May to 3 June 2022. This workshop was conducted by Dr Jane Gew and her RAs as well as student ambassadors from School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University (Lein Li Lin, Chia Dane, Chin Sean Young, Asuwini Jeevanantham, Ren Wen Lew, Brian Tee, Caleb Eng, Goh Pei En, Sharis Lo Wan Ting, Ng Hui Wen, and Reem Michael Tesfagin). Student ambassadors had fun sharing their knowledge on food waste and composting with the school teachers. We learn better when we teach, don't we?... ›