- MOVERS & SHAKERS - CONTENTS GLP WELCOMES FIRST COHORT The Sunway Education Group Sunway College No. 2, Jalan Universiti Bandar Sunway 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia T: 603-5638 7176 E: [email protected] sunway.edu.my/college Sunway University T: 603-7491 8622 E: [email protected] university.sunway.edu.my Monash University Malaysia T: 603-5514 6000 E: [email protected] monash.edu.my Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences T: 603-5514 6000 Movers & Shakers E: [email protected] med.monash.edu.my 03 GLP Welcomes First Cohort 05 Experiential Learning With NESCAFÉ Sunway International School 06 A Legend Tomorrow T: 603-7491 8070 E: [email protected] 08 Giving Thanks To Educators sis.sunway.edu.my 09 Graduating With Greater Purpose 12 Deeper Insights Into SASS Sunway College Johor Bahru T: 607-359 6880 st Yusri Razalli with the first cohort of the German Language Programme 13 21 Century Learning The SFP Way E: [email protected] 14 Embracing Math And Logic Challenge sunway.edu.my/jb With Passion Having entered into a partnership with the Carl Duisberg Centren of Germany in December 2018 which was witnessed by Sunway College Ipoh 17 Going Global: Sunway TES ACCA Audit His Excellency Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Malaysia, Sunway College Simulation T: 605-545 4398 Kuala Lumpur welcomed the first cohort of 19 students for its German Language Programme (GLP) this year. E: [email protected] 18 ‘Get Well Soon’ Wins AUSMAT sunway.edu.my/ipoh Pitch Competition With 18 JPA (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) engineering scholars enrolled into this programme, Yusri Razalli, the Deputy 19 Celebrating 20 Years Of Excellence Sunway College Kuching Director of the Bahagian Pembangunan Modal Insan in JPA, was on hand to welcome the students in July. T: 6082-451 221 / 573 251 / 573 252 10 Journey Towards Self Discovery E: [email protected] swck.edu.my “Carl Duisberg Centren has more than 12 years of experience in preparing JPA scholars in a holistic manner for further Face To Face studies in Germany and has close to 100% success rate of student placement for the past decade. We are confident Dr Sunway-TES 04 Breaking Barriers Centre for Accountancy Excellence Mira Majtanova with her more than 16 years of teaching the German language will successfully prepare the current batch Deeper Understanding T: 603-7491 8622 of students for study in Germany” said Vanitha Satchithanadan, Director of the AUSMAT Programme at Sunway College. 07 Learning Courage E: [email protected] sunway.edu.my/college/sunwaytes Here in Malaysia, these 19 students are to undergo a 6-month intensive GLP Module 1: Level A1 – Level B1 from July to 15 Better Luck Comes With Hard Work Sunway International Business December 2019. Then they will pursue the Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) programme and GLP Module 2: Level B2. Social Report & Management 16 Recognising Talents T: 603-7493 7023 They will then proceed to continue the GLP at the Carl Duisberg Centren (CDC) for Module 3: Level C1 in Cologne, E: [email protected] Germany for 8 months. Whilst preparing for their Level C1 examinations, science bridging programmes and internship sibm.com.my placement, these students will stay with their German host families. UP2 or UPP or Uniquely Purposeful Programmes is a quarterly publication that represents a Shanghai Sunway Financial Training Co. Ltd. progressive Sunway College. Owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, this T: 603-7491 8622 Upon successful completion of the GLP, these students can proceed to pick their degree course from the 400 Universities leading private institution of higher learning is forging ahead towards the next level E: [email protected] and Universities of Applied Sciences offering more than 19,000 different degree courses with zero tuition fees. of excellence. sunway.edu.my/college/ssft Advisor : Dr Elizabeth Lee UP2 is published by Sunway College Sunway Le Cordon Bleu Institute of “Our first priority is to offer Malaysian students a direct pathway to studying in Germany, the 4th most popular destination Editorial & : Jerrine Koay Culinary Arts among international students in the world. Germany is an attractive place to study and German university degrees are Should you have any comments, Photography Team Katherine Kee T: 603-5632 1188 kindly contact: highly respected by employers worldwide. With excellent teaching and research facilities, our prospective students will Nichole Kong E: [email protected] Alyna Yong lecordonbleu.com.my earn an internationally renowned degree, giving them excellent prospects on the global job market. Since German Concept & Design : Writers Ink The Public Relations Department universities provide outstanding academic programmes that combine theory and practice and offer a range of Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia Printer : Kuan Press Sdn Bhd Sunway Education Group practice-oriented study programmes, our students will be future ready”, said Vanitha of the GLP. No 9 Jalan SR 3/7, T: 603-7491 8622 T: 603-7491 8622 Taman Serdang Raya, Seksyen 3 E: [email protected] jci.edu.my 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor www.sunway.edu.my/college “Our second priority is to offer prospective students full-fledged facilities that will surely and greatly improve their learning experience by leaps and bounds. Our campus fully equipped with academic and sports facilities, is amongst the largest and most modern private institutions in Malaysia. With access to QS 5-Star rated state of the art university facilities to Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed support their studies, our students can also tap into a busy calendar of campus events and social activities organised by or implied in UP2 are those of the authors or a vibrant and active student community. The Sunway student experience is characterised by unlimited possibilities and contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Sunway Education Group. infinite opportunities abound inside the classroom and out”, she continued. 03 - FACE TO FACE - - MOVERS & SHAKERS - EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WITH NESCAFÉ BREAKING BARRIERS Awarded the Jeffrey Cheah Entrance Scholarship to pursue the Foundation in Arts (FIA) programme at Sunway College, 19-year old Brendan Michael Thasan intends to pursue a career in the Information Technology (IT) field after graduating with a CGPA of 3.83 in FIA. Brendan has enrolled for the BSc (Hons) Information Technology (Computer Networking and Security) at Sunway University. Winning the Vice Chancellor’s Subject Award for Computing and gaining the Jeffrey Cheah Continuing Scholarship has spurred him to pursue his interest in IT. During his fifteen months in the programme, Brendan found presentations to be the most interesting albeit challenging component of his FIA studies. Some of the highlights in FIA for Brendan included being a teaching assistant for the Sunway International School Harvard’s Asia Leadership Youth Camp. The VU NYEP team Members of the team at work As for his former role as the President of the Sunway Foundation Programme (SFP) Student Council, Brendan found Coming from different backgrounds and with different perspectives on life, it stressful yet enjoyable as he learnt a lot from carrying out eight final year students from the Victoria University (VU) Bachelor of Business activities like the Charity Carnival which raised funds for the programme came together for one whole month. By working on building their needy, Teachers’ Day which was held to appreciate their entrepreneurial skills through the Nescafé Youth Entrepreneurship Programme lecturers and SFP Talent Time which enabled SFP students to (NYEP), these eight people discovered the meaning of experiential learning. showcase their talents. Brendan is thankful for his lecturers and friends who supported him along the way. With their help, he Calling themselves Sun Brew, Braxton Yap Win Kit, Yong Jing Bang, Cheong Jia Kee, managed to break down barriers, step out of his comfort zone Muhammad Aqmal Nurhakim Mohd Kamari, Jennifer Chandra, Regina Kwong Yi and strive to be better each day. Qae, Fong Kang Ling and team lead, Richa Shil Dwarkasingh had to develop on the spot skills to run their Nescafé pop-up store on the Sunway campus. Braxton Yap Win Kit Jennifer Chandra Before embarking on their adventure in selling coffee via the Nescafé A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING Challenge, these students had much to learn about the strict standard operating procedures, the hygiene requirements in the food and beverage Go the extra mile and gain a deeper understanding of what industry, the protocols involved in getting their marketing materials approved, you are learning is Chang Ye Sean’s advice to future students preparing and crafting drinks, developing promotional plans as well as learning of the Foundation in Science and Technology (FIST) at Sunway to work together as a team. College. Awarded the Certificate of Academic Excellence for FIST and the Vice Chancellor’s Award, 18-year old Ye Sean from After their initial training and upon receipt of their start-up investment in Johor undertook the FIST as a scholarship recipient. Muhammad Aqmal kind, Sun Brew went to work on building their coffee business on campus. Nurhakim Mohd Entrepreneurial Skills senior lecturer Teh Ya Yee encouraged her students to Cheong Jia Kee Kamari Choosing to enrol into Sunway College because of the wide participate in the NYEP as this was an opportunity for them to sharpen their skills variety of foundation programmes offered, Ye Sean discovered through running an actual business. the challenge in FIST was in learning to apply what was learnt in classes for the examinations. Finding his lecturers to Excited about putting into action their marketing strategies, the Sun Brew be passionate about making learning interesting, Ye Sean’s team recalls breaking the Sunway record by selling approximately 612 cups favourite lecturer is Ms Yuva who taught him Chemistry.