Hop on the Reading Bus

Students from Sunway Education Group to volunteer for the Reading Bus Programme

Sunway Education Group (Sunway Ed) is providing opportunities for students to do good for the community following a MOU signing with the Reading Bus Club (RBC). Under the collaboration RBC will train the volunteers on the Reading Bus Programme while Sunway Ed will sponsor the project.

S. Vicknesvaran, Irene Chong, Kong Lai Mei, Cheli Tamilselvam Nadarajah, Elizabeth Lee, Dr Khatijah Khalid, Lee Siok Ping, Lee Aun Nee and Dr Stephen Hall with the student volunteers of the Reading Bus Club

Sunway Students receive Merit Awards at the 3rd Malaysian Psychology Conference

Two Sunway University students received merit awards at the 3rd Malaysian Psychology Conference held at the University Tunku Abdul Rahman in Perak on the 23rd of November. Raymond Tang and Puvessha Jegathisan both received the awards for papers they presented based on their undergraduate Honours degree research projects written in conjunction with their research supervisors, Jacqueline Gun and Chee Kwan Foong, respectively.

Students and staff from Sunway University’s Department of Psychology who attended the conference

Exploring New Frontiers

Twenty-three students currently in their second year of Bachelor of Science (Hons) Business Management at Sunway University Business School recently held an exhibition entitled “The Frontiers Project”. The project was an aimed to be an interesting, experiential, hands-on assignment that would allow students to explore further the changes taking place in the world today which are influenced and affected by developments in science and technology.

“The whole idea of ‘frontiers’ is the need to explore. It is human nature to explore and learn. In our 21st century, where we have already achieved so much in terms of scientific discovery and technological advancement, the question now is: What is there left to explore? Should we continue to explore? If yes, why? Are there limits and dangers we should be mindful of? What are some possible scenarios regarding the future of humanity as we see all these different aspects of science and technology converging?” explained Shannon Ng, lecturer in-charge.

Business Management students who participated in The Frontiers Project with their lecturers

Running for Breast Cancer Awareness

Run for Her Life, this was the theme for the charity run organised by Sunway University’s Diploma in Events Management students. The run held in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month managed to raise RM11,000, the proceeds were donated to the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA).

More than 1,600 people turned up to support the 5km run, among them the management and staff of Sunway University Centre for Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Management upholding Sunway’s Leading with Passion culture together with Dr. Zaharah Aiyub, members of BCWA and 7 breast cancer survivors.

(From left to right) Anisha Chai, Head, Centre for Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Management, Katherine Liau and Prof. Dr. Zaharah Aiyub

Running to Make a Difference

1,000 supported the Sunway University Business School (SUBS) Student Concilium’s “Run for GOLD” event last year. The 7-km run flagged off by YB Hannah Yeoh, Speaker of Selangor State Legislative Assembly and Associate Professor Dr Foo Yin Fah, Head of Accounting and Finance Department, SUBS, took participants around the Sunway Resort City which started and ended at the Sunway Campus grounds.

Rubeinthiram came in first, clocking in at twenty-nine minutes and forty seconds with Chan Jhan Yong and Deva in second and third place respectively in the Men’s Category. Chi Mei Fen clocked in at forty-one minutes and forty-six seconds to win in the Women’s Category followed by Nur Ati Kha, second and Wong Fu Yong, third.

Jane Poh, Administrator, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, Puan Hajjah Juairiah Haji Johari, Founder and Coordinator of GOLD, Low Veen Zhen, Run for Gold Event Manager, Associate Professor Dr Foo Yin Fah, Head of Accounting and Finance Dept, SUBS and Johnny Ho, President of SUBS Student Concilium with the special students from GOLD