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CONTENTS MOVERS & SHAKERS The Sunway Education Group Sunway College BLOCK TEACHING FOR A TRUE No. 2, Jalan Universiti Bandar Sunway 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan LEARNING EXPERIENCE Malaysia T: 603-5638 7176 E: [email protected] Sunway College, one of the pioneer sunway.edu.my/college twinning programmes providers in Sunway University Malaysia offers a curriculum identical T: 603-7491 8622 to Victoria University (VU) Melbourne, E: [email protected] Australia. By studying in Sunway sunway.edu.my/university College, Malaysians can enjoy Monash University Malaysia substantial cost savings in acquiring a T: 603-5514 6000 reputable Australian degree, without E: [email protected] having to leave home. monash.edu.my Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine To provide a true Australian learning and Health Sciences experience, the Burst Mode or Block T: 603-5514 6000 Teaching has academic staff from 03 Block Teaching for a True Learning Experience E: [email protected] VU Australia visit this offshore campus med.monash.edu.my (Sunway College) to exchange MOVERS & SHAKERS ideas on their teaching experience Recognising Academics and Community Service at Graduation Sunway International School 05 T: 603-7491 8070 with the academic team here and 08 Second Time Running - Top in the World & Top in Malaysia E: [email protected] personally teach students within the sis.sunway.edu.my 14 Tea Party Celebrates the Beacons of the Future VU Bachelor of Business programme. Sunway College Johor Bahru Achieving Success with the Western Australian Certificate of Education Kathy Michael, Steven Wdowik and 15 T: 607-359 6880 (WACE) 2015 E: [email protected] Dr Maxwell Winchester were the most 16 Graduating MUFY with I’m Still Learning sunway.edu.my/jb Steven Wdowik, Kathy Michael, Greeja Hemalata De Silva and Dr Maxwell Winchester recent visitors from VU Melbourne. 17 Stars of AUSMAT Reign Sunway College Ipoh T: 605-545 4398 During their block teaching stint here, they taught the modules of Management Accounting, Credit & Lending Decisions 10 Celebrations Swing into Place for the Year of the Monkey E: [email protected] and Marketing. They also took time to benchmark the quality of the VU programme delivery standards plus plan and sunway.edu.my/ipoh FACE TO FACE implement the latest teaching strategies and methodologies already tested and delivered in Australia. Working on Nation Building Together Sunway College Kuching 04 T: 6082-451 221 / 573 251 / 573 252 Michael and Wdowik introduced and rolled out “virtual office hours” at Sunway College. Utilising web, audio, 06 Building a Bright Future Upon a Strong Foundation of Learning E: [email protected] video, instant messaging, shared interactive whiteboard and social networking, the innovative programme enables swck.edu.my international offshore students to consult with lecturers in virtual classes outside of lectures and tutorials. 07 Thriving in Spite of Life’s Challenges Sunway-TES 09 Passionate about Her Studies and Guzheng Centre for Accountancy Excellence “There was a bit of disconnect before virtual office hours as offshore students had no contact with Melbourne staff other than our visits and via emails,” said Michael. “With the virtual office hours, dates and times are scheduled to give students 12 Exposure to Life Through Victoria University T: 603-7491 8622 E: [email protected] opportunities to hop online and engage with their Australian Unit Offshore Coordinators about coursework from wherever 13 Learning Through Teaching - Motto from a Harvard Book Prize Winner sunway.edu.my/college/sunwaytes they are. This is a real improvement in the quality of their educational experience as students feel more connected with the entire VU programme.” 18 Learning is More Than Textbooks Sunway International Business 19 A Thesis is Never Done & Management T: 603-7493 7023 Asides from teaching the Marketing module, Dr Winchester, Discipline Leader of the Bachelor of Business (Marketing) was Photos in UP2 are also courtesy of students and staff from the respective departments & programmes. E: [email protected] here to discuss the plan to move away from conventional delivery of 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial in the Marketing sibm.com.my module with Greeja Hemalata De Silva, Sunway College’s Head of the VU Bachelor of Business Programme. Shanghai Sunway Financial Training Co. Ltd. UP2 or UPP or Uniquely Purposeful Programmes is a quarterly publication that represents a In Melbourne, the 3-hour seminar tool has been used effectively to cover a lecture topic and get the students to stop progressive Sunway College. Owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, this T: 603-7491 8622 and immediately reflect on the topic, instead of waiting to test their understanding in tutorials in the following week. leading private institution of higher learning is forging ahead towards the next level E: [email protected] of excellence. sunway.edu.my/college/ssft Under the seminar teaching method, the group of students is about 40 to 50 students in a group. Smaller than lectures and bigger than tutorials, students get an enhanced learning experience with higher retention of learning content, Advisor : Dr Elizabeth Lee Should you have any comments, Sunway Le Cordon Bleu Institute of better attendance rate and improved relationship between lecturers and students. With a teaching experience of Culinary Arts Editorial & : Jerrine Koay kindly contact: more than 25 years, Dr Winchester believes the greatest reward of teaching is watching students grow and making a T: 603-5632 1188 Photography Team Katherine Kee difference in their lives. Chan Yee En The Public Relations Department E: [email protected] Sunway Education Group lecordonbleu.com.my Publisher : Sunway Education Group T: 603-7491 8622 Dr Winchester confides that Sunway is one of his favourite offshore campuses. The students have a better command of Concept & Design : Writers Ink E: [email protected] Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia the English Language and knowledge at the right level of study. They are very well educated, dedicated in their studies Printer : Gloverin www.sunway.edu.my/college T: 603-7491 8622 and the students perform very well in assignments and exams,” said Dr Winchester. E: [email protected] jci.edu.my With the Sunway-VU staff highly committed and involved in delivering the same standards of teaching like the VU Melbourne campus, the block teaching stints have been effective in ensuring the syllabi, assignments, tests and examinations maintain the quality of teaching. The VU Melbourne lecturers on the block teaching visits have been very Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in UP2 are those of the authors or satisfied with the Sunway College VU students and lecturers. They often spend time with the local lecturers discussing contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of teaching materials and methodology, moderate marking as well as doing joint research. the Sunway Education Group. 03 FACE TO FACE MOVERS & SHAKERS WORKING ON NATION BUILDING TOGETHER RECOGNISING ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AT GRADUATION Subject Award Winners with John Mackle, former Director of CIMP and Her Excellency Judith St. George At the recent 49th Commencement Ceremony for the Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP), Director of Pre-University Studies Cheng Mien Wee thanked all the parents for their support and for sharing their children with Sunway. Upon Cheng’s request, the CIMP graduates stood up to give their parents a rousing round of applause. Sharing the excitement and celebration on the day with a total of 211 graduates were Puan Sri Datin Seri (Dr) Susan Cheah, EXCO member of the Sunway Group; Her Excellency Judith St. George, High Commissioner for Canada; Dr Lee Weng Keng, Chief Executive Officer, Education and Melissa and Kenneth Healthcare Division, Sunway Group and Professor Graeme Wilkinson, Vice- Chancellor of Sunway University. Having joined the same intake in CAT and ACCA, both Melissa Tan Hui Ying and Kenneth Koh Chun Hong met in Sunway Tan Kai Chen Present to receive her Ontario Secondary School Diploma was Tan Kai and are now in their third year of marriage. Chen who achieved overall highest average of 98.33% winning four awards for Biology, Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals, Earning herself the Jeffrey Cheah Entrance Scholarship, Melissa served as the Vice President of Sunway-TES’s Student Chemistry and Mathematics of Data Management. Kai Chen also ACCA Committee (SAC) as well as the Head Usher for Sunway Christian Fellowship. She learnt to manage events and received the Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah Entrance Scholarship, the projects, picking up exposure in working with teams, dealing with management, meeting new friends and people. Also Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah Scholastic Award and was nominated an entry Level Jeffrey Cheah scholar and Sunway-TES ACCA scholar, Kenneth served as cell group leader with Sunway- for the 2015-2016 Governor General’s Medal for Academic Achievement. Monash Christian Fellowship. At the ceremony, eighty students were recognised for their efforts For Melissa, she made lifelong friends who have helped her grow into the person she is now. Kenneth too has made in community service with nineteen of them receiving the Diamond lifelong friends who are passionate for the right things and who continue to inspire him till today. Award for contributing more than 100 hours of community service. The Community Service Award was bestowed upon Na Khai Yee for Workwise, Melissa’s time in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has equipped her with the ability to think in a structured volunteering a total of three-hundred and forty hours for a good cause. manner and deliver on tasks whether work-related or outside of work. It was also the place where she has met great bosses who took the time to coach, mentor and believed in her enough to give her leadership opportunities to grow and Shaza Rae Selvarajoo, Tan Kai Chen with Her Excellency Highlighting stories of the students’ contribution, Cheng mentioned the develop confidence.