11 Sunway ADTP students receive WMU scholarship

11 Sunway University American Degree Transfer (ADTP) students walked away with scholarships from Western Michigan University (WMU) totalling up to USD 108,000 recently. Ling Jin Yew received a scholarship worth USD 16,000 to pursue Aviation Flight Science in WMU while Arafat Bin Mahabub received a scholarship worth USD 14,000 to pursue his studies in Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering. The other recipients are Rachel Zhi En Choe, Tan Sze Yan and Abdullah Faisal Al-Gefry who each received a scholarship worth USD 14,000 while Priya Ramakrishnan, Nguyen Phoung Hai Quynh and Blessing Itayi Chindomu received a scholarship worth USD 8,000 each. A scholarship worth USD 4,000 was awarded to Low Jia Sheng, Leong Wei Teng and Tan Sim Yee. 24 Sunway ADTP students were also accepted in to WMU for the fall 2012 semester.

Sunway ADTP scholars with Western Michigan University President, Dr John M Dunn after the scholarship ceremony.

Painting a message on the wall

Sunway’s Department of Art and Design students were recently commissioned to paint a mural on the wall of SMK Bandar Sri Damansara (1) with a theme to curb drug abuse. Four students together with lecturers Mr Nasaruddin Ahmad, Ms Sammy Chong and Ms Shahnila Mughees worked hard in designing and panting the murals to ensure the theme ‘Anti Dadah’ was properly attributed.

Original sketch of the mural painting.

Sunway University hosts open dialogue session on Education and Democracy

BANDAR SUNWAY, MALAYSIA, June 26, 2012 – Sunway University hosted a dialogue session titled 'Education and Democracy: Students' Voice, Power and Responsibility', in collaboration with the Institute for Democracy & Economic Affairs (IDEAS) recently. IDEAS is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting market-based solutions to public policy challenges. The objective of the non-partisan dialogue session was to encourage an open exchange of ideas on democracy among students, the future contributing citizens of Malaysia.

The two speakers were the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Y.B. Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah and the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Y.M. Tunku Abidin Muhriz.

Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah meeting members of the Sunway University Student Council