Sunway University graduate won the First Place and Watts Prize

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) April 2010 student from Sunway University (Sunway), An Li Fong clinched the First Place and Watts Prize recently. An Li Fong, a 22 year old full time staff for PricewaterhouseCoopers was awarded his certificate in the presence of The Chancellor and Founder of Sunway University and Chairman of Sunway Group, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, AO by the Chief Executive Officer of ICAEW, Mr. Michael Izza during his visit to Sunway University.

An Li Fong who topped the world to bag the First Place and the Watts Prize for the Audit and Assurance paper which he completed in June 2010, will be presented with a plaque and return air-ticket to London by Sunway-TES, the professional financial courses division of Sunway University. He will be attending the ICAEW Annual Awards Ceremony in London on the 19 May 2011 in recognition of his outstanding achievement.

Mr. Lee Weng Keng, Chief Executive Officer of the Education and Healthcare Division of Sunway Group said “ We are proud to be the only ICAEW Partner in learning in Malaysia and providing an accelerated pathway to the ICAEW qualification’ in his address.

Mr. Michael Izza presenting the award to An Li Fong while a proud Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah applauded.

The ICAEW programme was first launched in 2004 with a first cohort of 24 scholars in October 2004. 75 students have graduated since with an 81 % overall high pass rate that is on par with the world’s overall average pass rate.

Sunway has had six prize winners in the last six years, three obtaining the First Place and Watts Prize for Audit and Assurance paper, one for First Place and Little Prize for the Taxation paper, one for the Stephens Prize and one for Casselton-Elliott Prize in the ICAEW programme.

An Li Fong (center) esthetic after receiving his award from Mr. Michael Izza (left) and Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah (right).

Mr. Michael Izza who was greeted with an exhilarating applaud upon arriving expressed his deepest gratitude for the warm hospitality. He said “We are here to celebrate your success as you are the star today”, in his speech to the Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (CFAB) students.

Also present were Mr. Mark Protherough, Executive Director, Learning and Professional Development, ICAEW; Mr. Mark Billington, Regional Director, Southeast Asia, ICAEW; Ms. Loh Wei Yuen, Head of Business Development, ICAEW Malaysia; Ms. Joyce Chao, Chief Representative, ICAEW China; Dato’ Gan Ah Tee, Chairman of ICAEW Malaysia City Group; Professor Robert Bignall, Vice-Chancellor, Sunway University, Ms. Elizabeth Lee, Executive Director, Sunway University; Mr. Teo Ee Sing, Executive Director, Sunway-TES; and Professor Leong Yin Ching, Academic Director, Sunway-TES.