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The Most Outstanding CollegeForPre-UniversityStudies

TAYLOR’S COLLEGESUBANGJAYA

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•QualityofOverallEducation

•QualityofGeneralProgrammes(Pre-University)

•QualityofSupportForInternationalStudents

Artist’sImpressionofTheNewTaylor’sSubangJayaCampus

Vice-Chancellor’s Note

The road ahead is paved with opportunities and challenges.As Malaysia’s leading private educational institution of higher

learning,Taylor’s is alwaysat the forefrontof educationwhichhasenabledustobetterprepareandguidestudents,facultiesandstaffalikeforthefuture.

In this issueofCampusNews,youwillbeupdatedon thevariousmeasureswehavetakeninimprovingandbroadeningoureducationapproaches. There are also ample news of how both studentsand lecturersaredoingusproudbybringinghomeaccoladeafteraccolade.

ProofthatTaylor’shasbeensuccessful inourendeavourstomakea difference in education has come in the form of the “Tier 6:Outstanding”thatwasawardedtoTaylor’sCollegebytheMalaysianQualityEvaluationSystem(MyQUEST)forPrivateColleges2010/2011.IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytocongratulatetheTaylor’sCollegeteamontheiroutstandingachievement.TheMalaysiangovernmentalso demonstrated their confidence in our research capabilities byawarding Taylor’s University a RM9 million grant under the LongResearchGrantScheme(LGRS)bytheMinistryofHigherEducation.Iampleasedtonotethatitisthehighestresearchgranteverawardedtoaprivateuniversityunderthisscheme.

Inotherrelatedareas,Taylor’sbecomethefirstprivateuniversity inMalaysiatoearnthePAQSaccreditationforourQuantitySurveyingCourse.Furthermore,ourLakesideCampuswasawardedtheGoldAwardinCategory5(Education)intheprestigiousbi-annualPAMAwards.

In the past few months Taylor’s has successfully forged more tieswithcorporationsanduniversities.ThisincludestheMemorandumofAgreement(MoA)betweentheSchoolofBiosciencesandtheHalalIndustryDevelopmentCorporation (HDC)and theMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)betweentheSchoolofHospitality,TourismandCulinaryArts(TCHT)andtheAmericanJohnson&WalesUniversity(JWU).

At Taylor’s, students are encouraged to take part in national andinternational level competitions which are also open to workingprofessionalsastheseallowthematasteofinnovationandtogetafeelofreal-worldexpectations.Needlesstosay,Taylorianshavebeenmakingusproudbycontinuingtobringhometrophiesyearafteryear.

In the last quarter alone, Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism &Culinary Arts (TCHT) beat international competition to bring home29medalsatCulinaireMalaysia2011and13medalsattheBattleoftheChef2011.Taylor’sSchoolofArchitecture,BuildingandDesign(SABD)studentswereresoundingwinnersattheMalaysianInstituteof Architects (PAM) Annual Architecture Students Works Exhibition2011.

Inaddition,twoTayloriansimpressedjudgesatanInter-VarsityPublicSpeaking Competition to walk away with top prizes. Meanwhile,postgraduatestudents fromtheSchoolofBiosciencescameawayas winners for their work in the 36th Annual Malaysian Society ofBiochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSBMB). A special mentionmust be made of the six TCHT bachelor degree students whopresented their papers at the Asia-Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE)Conference2011.Thesearejustafewofthemanyaccomplishmentsbyourstudents.

Taylor’s strongly believe in making a difference in the world andwehadcarriedoutseveralactivitiestothisend.DuringtheTaylor’sEducation Group World Food Day, more than 4,500 volunteersgatheredatfourTaylor’scampusestopackonemillionmealsforthehungryaroundtheworld.AlsoscholarshipsworthmorethanRM4.3millionwereawardedtostudentswithexceptionalresults.

Toguideyouthinschoolstowardlearningaboutdifferentindustriesand career opportunities, both the Taylor’s Business School (TBS)Inter-SchoolAccountingQuizCompetition2011andthe4thNationalCulinaryChallenge2011hadbeensuccessfullyconducted.Ontopofthat,therewastheMyBioCarnival-acollaborationbetweenTaylor’sUniversity,theMalaysianBiotechnologyInformationCentre(MABIC)andtheMalaysianBiotechnologyCorporation(BiotechCorp).

AsyougothroughthislastissueofCampusNewsfor2011,youwillalsocomeacrossmanyotherstoriesofhowstudents,lecturersandstaff are consistently shining in both academic and non-academicareas.

OnbehalfofeveryoneatTaylor’s,IwishyouaHappyNewYear.WehopeyouwillcontinuetojoinusonourjourneytoputMalaysiaontheeducationmapandtomakeadifferenceintheworld.Welookforwardtocontinuesettingnewbenchmarksandraisingthebarineducationinthecomingyear.

Professor Dato’ Dr. Hassan SaidVice-Chancellor&PresidentTaylor’sUniversity

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Campus News is the official newsletter of Taylor’s and is published by Taylor’s University Sdn. Bhd. All articles and information contained in this newsletter are correct at time of printing. Taylor’s University Sdn. Bhd. will not be held liable for damages of any kind arising out of or relating to the usage of this newsletter. For enquiries on Campus News, please e-mail us at campusnews@taylors.edu.my. Campus News is printed by Percetakan Zanders Sdn. Bhd.

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FEATURES•Taylor’sCollegeSubangJayaAwardedHighestRating InThreeCategories•Taylor’sUniversityReceivesRM9millionResearchGrant

LAUNCHES•BizPod™FromTaylor’sBusinessSchool ToGroomFutureLeaders

AWARDS•Taylor’sUniversityWinsMostAwardsAtCulinaire Malaysia2011•GoldAwardForLakesideCampusFromPAM

PARTNER STORIES•SBSsignsMoAWithHalalIndustryDevelopment Corporation(HDC)•TCHTExchangingExpertise&ExperienceWithJWU

TAYLOR’S COLLEGE•CambridgeALevels•CanadianPre-University•SouthAustralianMatriculation•InternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme

TAYLOR’S UNIVERSITY•DivisionofBusiness&Law•DivisionofComputing&Communication•DivisionofEngineering,Architecture,Building&Design•DivisionofHospitality,Tourism&CulinaryArts•DivisionofMedicine,Pharmacy&HealthSciences•AmericanDegreeTransferProgram

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SuperblyOUTSTANDING!Taylor’s College Subang Jaya awarded the highest rating of‘Tier 6: Outstanding’

Taylor’sCollegeSubangJayawasawardedthehighestratingof‘Tier6:Outstanding’intheCollege-BasedCategoryinthe

Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges (MyQUEST) 2010/2011, by the Ministry of Higher EducationMalaysia(MOHE).

Onlythreeoutof210privatecollegeswereawardedthe‘Tier6:Outstanding’rating.

In addition, the college, one of Malaysia’s oldest and mostestablishedprivate institutionsofhigher learning,alsoachieveda 6-star rating in another two cluster-based categories, namely‘GeneralProgrammes’and‘InternationalStudents’.

With a rich heritage spanning over 42 years, Taylor’s Collegehas played a significant role in shaping the nation’s educationlandscapeandthedevelopmentoftheyouthoftheworldtotaketheirproductiveplaceasleadersintheglobalcommunity.

“Wearetrulyhonouredtohavebeenawardedthehighestratingof‘Tier6:Outstanding’,intheMalaysianQualityEvaluationSystemfor Private Colleges (MyQUEST) 2010/2011, by the Ministry ofHigherEducation.Thisawardisafeatherinourcapandasealofexcellenceonthequalityofourpre-universityeducation,”saidMr.LimTouBoon,PresidentofTaylor’sCollege.

MyQUEST 2010/2011 measures the quality of a private collegeaccording to its ‘Input’ (quality of students and resources),‘Output’ (programmerecognitionandgraduaterecognition),andtheQualityManagementSystemofthecollege.

Underthecertification,Malaysia’sprivatecollegesareclassifiedintosixtiers,namelyTier6(Outstanding),Tier5(Excellent),Tier4(VeryGood),Tier3(Good),Tier2(Satisfactory)andTier1(Poor).

Outofatotalof210privatecollegesinMalaysiathatwereaudited,only three or 1.4% of the colleges attained the six-star rating,while20colleges(9.5%)attainedafive-starrating,and60(28.6%)attainedfourstars.

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LEADING A RM9 MILLION‘RESPONSIBLETOURISM’RESEARCHSTUDY

Taylor’sUniversityhasreceivedaRM9millionresearchgrantfromtheMinistryofHigherEducation(MOHE),underitsLongResearchGrant

Scheme(LGRS)–thebiggestgrantdisbursedtoaprivateuniversityinthecountryunderthisscheme.

Theareaofstudytobeundertakeninvolvesthebalancingoftheescalatinggrowthofthetourismindustrywiththepreservationoftheenvironmentanditslocalcommunities.Thestudywillprovideaholisticunderstandingoftheindustry’skeystakeholders’needs.

SaidProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid,Vice-ChancellorandPresident,Taylor’sUniversity,“Thegrantdemonstratesthegovernment’sconfidenceinourresearchanddevelopmentstrengthsaswellasourabilitytodeliveronsuchahugeproject.Thisisanhonour,especiallyaswearethefirstprivateuniversitytoeverreceiveagrantofthissizefromMOHE.”

HighestResearchGrantEverAwardedtoaPrivateUniversity

More about the study

•SpearheadedbyTaylor’sUniversity•SupervisedbyAssociateProfessorDr.VikneswaranNair, DirectorofResearchandDevelopmentatTaylor’sUniversity•AcollaborationbetweenTaylor’sUniversityandmainproject leaderssuchasUSM,UPMandUTM•Co-researchersincludeUMS,UNIMAS,UUM,UKM,IIUandUiTM•WildAsia,aKLbasedsocialenterprisegroup,willbeoneofthe driversofthisproject•Dateofcompletion–2016•Expectedoutput-15PhDs,80highimpactjournalpublications (ISI)and6IPs(booksandpatents).

Titled“Multi-dimensionalResponsibleRuralTourismCapacity(RRTC)FrameworkforSustainableTourism”,thestudyaddressestheeconomic,socialandenvironmentalaspectsofsustainabledevelopment.ItisexpectedtoassisttheMinistryofTourism,Malaysiatomoreeffectivelymanageallruralandecotourismsitesthroughthedevelopmentofatourismbarometer.

“Ecotourismandruraltourismgrowsatarateof30%peryear,andMalaysiaisrecognisedasoneofthebestecotourismdestinationsinthisregion.Althoughwell-managedtourismisprofitable,theindustry’sgrowthistakingatollontheenvironment.

“Hence,thedevelopmentofsustainableruraltourismisdependentonfulfillingtheobjectivesofallstakeholdersinthesystem.Theinter-relationshipsamongthestakeholdersmustbefully-identifiedastheirindividualneedsmayvary.Thusitisimperativetohaveaholisticunderstandingoftheimpactofthesedevelopmentsonkeynaturaldestinations.ThisproposedstudyisessentialifthetourismindustryinMalaysiaistomovetowards‘highyieldtourism’,”explainedAssociateProfessorDr.VikneswaranNair,DirectorofResearchandDevelopmentatTaylor’sUniversity.

ThemaindeliverableoftheprojectisalsotheintegratedmanagementsystemforresponsibleruraltourismcapacitywhichactsasthetourismbarometerthatwillassistinthemonitoringandmanagementofMalaysianruraltourismsites.

“Withasystematicmanagementsystem,thequalityandmanagementofthesesiteswillbeexceptional.Thiswillattractnotonlyagreaternumberoftouristsbutalsothosewithhighdisposableincomes,toexperienceruraltourisminnaturalsettings,”concludedDr.Nair.

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Taylor’s Business School (TBS) was privileged to haveDato’ Loy Teik Ngan, Group CEO of Taylor’s Education

Group share his intriguing stories of becoming a successfulentrepreneuratthelaunchofBizPod™.

ThelaunchisasignificantinitiativethatisclosetotheheartsofDato’Loyandhisfamilymemberswhowerealsopresentattheceremony.

AtBizPod™,studentswillbementoredbybusinessacademicswiththehelpof industryexpertsindevelopingtheirbusinessplans to succession. Serving as an idea bank, it providesspecialised training modules and receives monetary supportfrom corporations which are then channelled to fund thebusinessplans.This isoneofTBS’ initiativesas the leadingbusinessschoolwhichpreparesitsstudentsasfutureleadersfortheworkingworld.

The launch was attended by students, lecturers, staff andindustrypartners.

“We have two choices in life; wake up to chase ourdreams or go back to sleep. You win the game byplayingthegame,notbywatchingit,”declaredDato’LoyduringthelaunchoftheBizPod™.

Becomingasuccessful entrepreneur isuppermost inmanypeople’sminds.Yet,weseemtofindthedreamimpossibletoachieve.However,Dato’Loywasamanwhosawbeyondthe impossible.Whatsethimapartwasthathewentalloutforhisdream,withoutfearingfailure.

TheyearshaveclearlydemonstratedDato’Loy’strueleadershipqualitiesashehasnever letsetbacksandchallengesdeterhim.Thefailuresonlystrengthenedhisdeterminationtosucceed.

“Today marks the 75th birthday of my late father. Ittakesmedownmemory lane,makingmeappreciatehisteachings,”saidDato’Loy.

Heexplained thatabutterflymuststruggleoutof itscocooninordertobecomeabeautifulbutterfly.Itsfirststep out will determine its survival. “When in doubt,wemustbeabletotakethatnextstep.LikewisetheBizPod™ provides an avenue for students to makethegiant leap in realising theirdreamofbecomingasuccessfulentrepreneur,”sharedthespiritedDato’Loy.

THEBIRTHOFTAYLOR’S BizPod™

A launch with a difference asa successful entrepreneurgenerously shared his life story.

Wake up to chase your dreamsor go back to sleep!

“We have two choices in life; wake up to chase our dreams or go backto sleep. You win the game by playing the game, not by watching it”

-Dato’ Loy Teik NganGroupCEOofTaylor’sEducationGroup

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Taylor’sLakesideCampuswasawardedtheGoldAwardinCategory5(Education)

inthebi-annualPAMAwards.Thearchitectand builders behind Taylor’s UniversityLakeside Campus were NKWA ArchitectsSdn.Bhd.andEhsanBinaSdn.Bhd.

The Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM)Awardjurywerequitetakenupbytheidylliccampus, causing them to cite the designasa“masterful integrationofthelakewiththecampusbuilding–aninspiringplaceforlearning”.

The bi-annual PAM Awards is the premieraward for architecture in Malaysia whichrecognisescontributionsmadebyarchitectsin terms of design quality and that of thebuiltenvironment.Thisyear,theselectionofawardswasmadebythePAMGoldMedal2011 Jury chaired by the PAM President,Ar.BoonCheWee,togetherwithpastGoldMedallists,winningarchitectsand industrymembers.

“We are proud to receive this prestigiousaward. We strongly believe in the impact

of creating a conducive, dynamic andcollaborative environment that not onlysupports but also enhances our teachingand learning abilities. This was the mainidea behind the concept and design ofthiscampus,andtoberecognisedforthisis truly an honour,” said Professor Dato’Dr. Hassan Said, Vice-Chancellor andPresident,Taylor’sUniversity.

Taylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus,whichopened its doors to the public in January2010, is Taylor’s first flagship campus,housing all existing tertiary programmesunderoneroof.Thecampusperfectlyreflectsthe university’s mission: a harmoniousbalance between premium education andholisticgrowth,highstandardsandaneyetowardsthefuture.

Walking into the green campus set on27 acres of tropical greenery, one isimmediatelystruckby themoderndesign,state-of-the-artfacilities,andofcoursethepicturesque5.5acreman-madelake.

The pride of the campus is the library, asplendid 4-storey glass with a panoramicview of the lake. Fully equippedlaboratories,restaurants,culinarysuitesandhousekeeping suits, a moot court, audioand video engineering labs, broadcastingstudios, a multipurpose hall, experimentaltheatreandmodernlecturetheatresmake-upthekeyfacilitiesofthecampus.

At the Retail Podium, inter-connectingstreets lead to shops, cafes, banks,conveniencestoresandanarrayofserviceamenities.Abovethisarethefully-furnished1,000-bedstudentresidenceandaboutiquehotelthatfacesthelakeandboardwalk.

More than just a home to the studentpopulation, the Taylor’s Lakeside Campusservesasanurturinggroundforanenergeticanddynamicnewcommunity.

Gold Award for Lakeside CampusArchitects and builders of Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus win the PAM Gold Award for Excellence in Architecture

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Spirit and adrenaline were at an all-timehigh as the 42-member team from

Taylor’s University raced against time toclaimtheMostOutstandingTeaminCateringServicestitleattheCulinaireMalaysia2011,the nation’s highly anticipated and mostprominentculinarychallenge.

The Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism&CulinaryArts (TCHT) teambeatover600localandinternationalhotels,restaurantsandeducationinstitutionsfromMalaysia,Taiwan,

Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Mexico andothercountriestoemergeasthetopwinners.Thefinaltallywasanimpressive6Gold,13Silverand10Bronzemedals;makingacleansweepoftheExcellenceAwardsintheFood& Beverage section, a feat that no othercompetitorhaseveraccomplished.

The star of the competition, Derek LohZhengwengrabbedtheBestF&BPersonneltitle and RM3,000 cash prize with hisremarkable achievement of 3 Gold and 1Silver medals haul. The final year studentfromtheBachelorinHospitalityandTourismManagement programme won a Goldmedal each in the Mocktail, Cocktail andTable Setting category and dominated theExcellence Award in both the Mocktail andCocktail categories.Healso took theSilvermedalintheFruitFlambécategory.

“Competingwithindustryprofessionalswasagreateyeopeningexperience,buttoactuallybeat themwasawesome!” saidanecstaticDerek. “I’mhappy thatoursleeplessnightspractising and fine-tuning technical skillshavepaidoff.Ihavemylecturers,familyandfriendstothankforthesewins,”hedeclared.

Students Isaac Yap Chee Chie and JulianTan Kang Peng won the Gold medal andExcellence Award for the Fruit Flambéand Table Setting categories respectively.ChefDianaCornwellwasTaylor’ssolegold

medallistinthekitchenasshewontheGoldintheMeat/PoultryMainCoursecategory.ThenewlectureratTaylor’sUniversityexplained,“TheteamspiritandsupportIreceivedfrommy TCHT colleagues and students were agreatboosttowinthegold.”

Dean of Taylor’s School of Hospitality,Tourism and Culinary Arts (TCHT),Mr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, said, “Icongratulateandthanktheteamforwiningthe Most Outstanding Team in CateringServices at Culinaire Malaysia 2011. Thishas sweetened TCHT’s 25th anniversarycelebration and made it more meaningful.Thisisdefinitelyonlythebeginningformoretocome!”saidMr.Neethia.

About Culinaire MalaysiaOrganisedbytheMalaysianAssociationofHotels,ChefsAssociationofMalaysiaandTheMalaysianFood&BeverageExecutivesAssociation,thisistheregion’slargestculinarycompetitionandisheldinconjunctionwiththeFood&HotelMalaysiaExhibition(FHM).

Thebi-annualCulinaireMalaysiaaimstosetahigherbenchmarkontheculinarystandardsintheMalaysianhospitalityindustry,andtorecognizeandmotivateindividualchefswhoexcelintheirfieldofculinaryartsthatmatchworldstandards.

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TeamTaylor’sUniversityistheproudrecipientoftheMostOutstandingTeaminCateringServicesandfiveotherawards.

DerekLohZhengwenimpressedmanywithhisthreegoldmedals.

JulianTanKangPengwonagoldandexcellenceawardintheTableSettingcategory.

ChefAbdulHalimTumin(left)andChefDianaCornwell(right)showofftheirbronzeandgoldmedalwonattheMeat/PoultryMainCoursecategory.

Afeatneveraccomplishedbefore!

TCHT’sCleanSweep@CULINAIREMALAYSIA2011

IssacYapCheeChieposingwithhis

winningFruitFlambécreationnamed

‘SmilingGuiFei’.

Taylor’sSchoolofBiosciencessignedaMemorandumofAgreement(MoA) with the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC)

recently.Asaresult,studentswhopursuedegreesineitherFoodScienceandNutritionorBiomedicalSciencewithTaylor’sSchoolofBioscienceswill be able to broaden their elective subjects to encompass two newhalal subjects. The two electives which have been endorsed by HDCare“IntroductiontoHalalFood”and“PrinciplesofHalalFoodBusinessManagement”.

TobetaughtbyHDCtrainers, thetheoretical learningwill includeface-to-faceinteractionande-learningcomponents,whilethetutorialsforthesubjectswill includepractical field trips, suchasshowingstudents the‘Samak’processinvarioussettings.

Studentsarerequiredtoundergoa10-weekindustrialattachmentintheareasoffoodmanufacturingandprocessing,nutritionscienceandproduct

Strengthening its industrial linkageand opening up a new horizon

of collaboration, Taylor’s School ofHospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts(TCHT) signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with Johnson &Wales University (JWU) of the UnitedStates of America. The MoU with theAmerican university allows for theexchangingofexpertiseandexperience,andcollaboratingonresearchprojects.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Taylor’sUniversity,Mr.PradeepNairsaid,“Thereis so much to learn from the American

education system and this partnership offersmany opportunities to do so. This will be a fruitfulcollaboration.”

Dr. Jeffrey Senese, Vice President for AcademicAffairs at JWU also expressed his confidence inTaylor’sUniversityandthepartnership.“Wesharethesameobjectiveindevelopingourmodules,andthatistofocusonpracticalresearchandprojectsrelatedtotheindustry,beithospitality,businessortechnology,”hesaid.

development,andengagewiththe industryonreal-lifeprojects.Upongraduation,MuslimstudentscanopttoundergoHDC’sfullrangeofhalalcourses,whichwillmakethemqualifiedauditorsorHalalOfficers.

Vice-ChancellorandPresidentforTaylor’sUniversity,ProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid,saidthatthiscollaborationwillensureTaylor’sgraduatesare equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to make adifferenceinthefoodindustrylocallyandglobally,andopenupavastrangeofcareeropportunitiesforthem.

Chief Executive Officer for HDC, Dato’ Seri Jamil Bidin, commentedthatthisstrategicallianceisinlinewiththecompanyandgovernment’sobjectives to provide Halal related training to keep up with globaldemandforHalalproductsinthegrowingindustry.HDCisproudtobecollaborating with Taylor’s University, the first private university in thisglobalventure.

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Exchanging Expertise & Experience

(fromL-R)DeanofTCHTMr.NeethiahnanthanA.R,DeputyVice-ChancellorofTaylor’sUniversityMr.PradeepNair,Vice-PresidentforAcademicAffairsofJWUDr.JeffSeneseandSeniorVicePresidentofJWUMr.KennethLevysignedforanexcitingexchangeofexpertiseandexperience.

“I can see the consistency in Taylor’s University inproducingwell-roundedandqualitystaffandstudentsand I am looking forward to working together inprojectsverysoon,”addedDr.Jeffrey.

TheMoUwassignedbetweenDeputyVice-Chancellorof Taylor’s University Mr. Pradeep Nair and Vice-President for Academic Affairs of Johnson & WalesUniversityDr.JeffSenese;andwaswitnessedbyDeanofTCHTMr.NeethiananthanAriRagavanandSeniorVice-President of Johnson and Wales UniversityMr.KennethLevyatasimpleceremonyheldatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus.

AlsopresenttowitnesstheceremonywasMr.ScottRoland,CounselorforPublicAffairs,EmbassyoftheUnitedStatesinMalaysia.

The highlights of the MoU •ToconductStudentExchangeProgrammes

orSummerStudyAbroadProgrammes.

•ToconductresearchintheareasofHospitality

andTourismatbothinstitutions.

•Toestablisharticulationsforcertainprogrammes offeredinbothuniversities.

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Atotalof781studentsatTaylor’sCollegewererecognisedfortheirexcellentacademicachievements in theSPMexaminationwith

scholarshipsworthatotalofRM3.5millionintheTanSriDato’(Dr.)LoyHeanHeong(TSL)MeritScholarshipAwards2011.

Apartfromthescholarship,selectedstudentsreceivedthePrincipal’sAwardandTopAchievers’Award.

During the ceremony, principals and school teachers from 59schoolsacrossMalaysiawhichhaveconsistentlyproducedexcellentstudentswerealsorecognised.HeadingthelistwereSMJKKatholikwith49recipients,followedbySMKSeafieldwith30recipientsandSMKDamansaraJayawith28recipients.Therepresentativeswerehonouredonstagewithamementoofappreciation.

Taylor’sCollegeSubangJaya(TCSJ)wasproudtohosttheHonoraryJackSnelling,Treasurer

andMinisterforEmployment,TrainingandFurtherEducation of South Australia recently. One oftheobjectivesofthevisitwastodiscussfurthercollaboration with South Australian universitiesandschoolsonprofessionaldevelopmentforstaffintheareasofstudentsuccessandpastoralcare.

Alsopresent wereMs.DenisevonWald,ChiefExecutive of Education Adelaide and Mr. NithiNesadurai, Malaysian Coordinator of EducationAdelaide.

“I’m overwhelmed as this scholarship worth RM18,000 will cover more than half my tuition fees. It helps a lot in lightening my family’s burden.”

Law Ley KuanCambridgeALevelsFormerlyfromSMJKKatholik

South AustralianMinister @ Taylor’s

59MalaysianschoolswerealsorecognisedastheTanSriDato’Dr.LoyHeanHeongMeritScholarshipAwards2011celebratedexcellence

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RM3.5 MILLION FOR STUDENTSWITHEXCEPTIONALSPMRESULTS

Inhisspeech,Mr.LimTouBoon,PresidentofTaylor’sCollegeapplaudedthe recipients. “As a TSL merit scholar, you are recognised as anindividual who has demonstrated outstanding academic capabilities.Youarealsorecognisedasanindividualwhohasthepotentialtoexcelinyourpre-universitystudies,andonewho isreadytobeembracedintothefoldoftheleadinguniversitiesoftheworld.”

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LookingbackthroughCPU’s historical zone

Taylor’s Pre-U – Student & Teacher Development

Wehadtodoanimmenseamountofpreparationsothatwewouldbeasfamiliaraspossiblewiththetopics.Thesessionhasimprovedmyteamworkandpresentationskills,whiletheexperiencefromattendingthisinternationalconferencehasbenefittedmetremendously.Irealisedtheissueswetouchedonareclosetohome,andI’mnowinspiredtomakeachange.GINtaughtmethatnoactionisinsignificant,nomatterhowsmallitmaybe.

Gowri Chitra MartinFormerlyfromSMKUSJ4CPUMarch2010

Colourful booths, well-researchedpresentationslides,propsdepicting

theeraoftheirrespectiveprojects–thiswas how CPU World History studentshadconvertedthegroundfloorofWismaSubangJayaintoahistoricalzone.

Allof this tookplacewhenthestudentspresented theirfindingsonvarious titlesranging from the controversial, like thehistoryofprostitutionandtorture, tothewhimsicalsuchasthehistoryofromance.Students were assessed by selectedCPU teachers and staff on presentationskillsaswellastheirresearchskills.

7 CPU students presented a paper on “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Loss:Sustainability” forastudentworkshopsessionat the2011EastAsiaRegionalCouncilofSchools(Earcos)GlobalIssuesNetwork(GIN)Conference.

Themed “Our Choice, Our Future”, the conference, hosted by the JakartaInternational School, Indonesia, saw students from 44 academic institutionsfromaroundtheregionparticipatingandsharingideastodevelopandimplementsustainablesolutionstoglobalproblems.

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Atotalof26SAMlecturersattendedtheSACEResearchProject–Stage2

WorkshopconductedbyProfessorGeraldineCastleton,DeanandHeadofSchoolofEducationattheUniversityofSouthAustralia.

ProfessorCastletonexplainedtheimportanceforstudentstobeequippedwithresearchskills.Theinteractiveworkshophadlecturersparticipatingindiscussionsontopicssuchasdifferentwaysofstudentsdoingresearch(e.g.throughFacebook,forumsanddiscussions),teacher-centeredlearningvsstudent-centeredlearning,amongothers.

Feminist,manipulativevillain,heroine.AlloftheseandmoreweredepictedintheheatedfinalactofHenrikIbsen’sfamousplay,HeddaGablerwhichwaspresentedbytheseniorInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)theatreclass.Aftersixweeksoflongrehearsals,theclass,underthetutelageofteacher,ValerieSmith,performedtoanenthusiasticaudienceatTaylor’sCollegeSriHartamas.

ThefirsttimeIreadtheplay,IwassimplyfascinatedbyHeddaGabler.Sheissuchaninterestingmixofcontrolfreak,withafirecrackerpassionthatIfelttheonlywaytotrulyknowherwastoactasher.WhichwaswhyIjumpedattheopportunitytoportrayherinthisproduction.

OurstudymodulerequiredustoexploreStanislavskianactingmethodsinordertoportrayourrolesintheproperrealismtheatrestyle.Theseincludedin-depthanalysisintoourcharacterstodiscoverwhatmadethemtick.

Astiresomeasthisprocesswas,ithelpedmeunderstandHedda’scharacterwhichmeantitwaseasiertoportrayheronstage.Theperformancewasasuccess,andbecomingHeddaisanexperienceIwillalwaysremember.

Mallini KannanLeadactressIBJuly2010

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ProfessorGeraldineCastletongoingintothedetailsofresearch

SAM Lecturers Delve into Research

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Taylor’s Pre-U – University Placement

InternationalUniversitiesShareInformations

Taylor’sCollegePlacementDayWrittenbyEMBERLeadStudentWriter,LawLeyKuan.PhotosbyTaylor’sAperturePhotographyOoiLieHanandJonathanLee

Atotalof27exhibitorsfromtheUK,Australia,NewZealandandCanada

tookpartinTaylor’sPlacementDay2011,whichwasheldattheMulti-PurposeHallofTaylor’sCollegeSubangJaya.TheannualeventorganisedbythePlacementCentreprovidesmuchneededassistancetostudentsinlearningmoreaboutthemanytertiarypathwaysavailable.

TheeventwasattendedbymanyTayloriansaswellasstudentsfromsecondaryschools,alongwiththeirparents.“Ilearntaboutthiseventfrommysenior,”saidLaiTing-EeConstance,asecondaryschoolstudentfromCatholicHighSchool,PetalingJaya.“Ithinkit’sawonderfulsetup,andtheinformationIgatheredhereisratherusefulformyfuturestudiesinmedicine.”

Asforparent,Ms.LiewNyokHah,shefeltthatshehadgainedalotofinformation.“Manyoftheuniversitiesprovidedveryusefulbrochures.Howeveritwouldhavebeenbetterifuniversitiesfrommorecountrieshadbeenincluded,forexample,SingaporeanuniversitiesandevenTaylor’sUniversity.Thiswouldhaveallowedparentstogatherinformationandhadmoreoptionsforcomparisonpurposes.”

“InMalaysia,wereceivethelargestnumberofstudentsfromTaylor’sCollege.WeareconfidentofthequalityofstudentsfromTaylor’s.Theygenerallyexcelacademicallyandmanyofthemarescholarshiprecipients.”

Ms. Fiona AbudMarketing&RecruitmentManagerUniversityofMelbourne

“Ithinkit’sawonderfulsetup,andtheinformationIgatheredhereisratheruseful...”

-Lai Ting-Ee ConstanceStudentfromCatholicHighSchool

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Taylor’s Pre-U – Student Experience

40PUAsunitedasOne

RM17,500 for Japan Earthquake FundSpeedyactionsresultin

PhotosbyLeeTing,EMBER,StudentPhotographer

AtotalofRM17,500cashwasraisedbyTaylor’sCollegePre-UniversitystudentsforthevictimsoftheJapaneseearthquakesandnucleardisastersearlierthis

year.Thestudentshadquicklyrespondedtothevictims’plightbyorganisingseveralcampaigns.

“I’mproudofourstudents’passionandswiftactionincomingtogethertoraisefundsforthisgoodcause.TheywastednotimeinpreparingadetailedplanonhowtheycouldhelptoraisefundsforJapan,”saidMr.AnandakumareshRatnasingamPrincipal,TCSHandActingPrincipalofCambridgeALevels,TCSJ.

40Pre-UAmbassadors(PUA)fromTCSJattendedtheinauguralPUACamp.ThepurposeofthecampwastoallowPUAsfromthevariousPre-Uprogrammestogettoknoweachotheraswellasbuildtheirabilitytoworkinteams.

OrganisedbyaselectedteamofPUAs,ambassadorsbondedoverteamgames,atreasurehuntandevenovercameanobstaclecoursewhilebeingblindfolded.Therewasalsoapersonalgroomingworkshopwheretheylearnedaboutthevariousdressingstyles–formal,casual,semi-formal.

18TCSHclubsandsocietieshadraisedRM10,000.Class-to-classappealsatTCSJandthefoldingofpapercranesbroughtinRM7,500.

Taylor’sCollegeSriHartamas(TCSH)students,ledbyAdrianYong(PresidentofChristianFellowship)andChewJiaJiet(PresidentofLEOClub),raisedatotalofRM10,000cashanddonationsinkind(suchascannedfood,clothing,blanketsandwaterbottles).Thisamountwasraisedbythejointeffortof18TCSHclubsandsocietiesthroughamyriadofactivities,includingsellingorigamicranes,foodsalesandaone-daycarnival.

OveratTaylor’sCollegeSubangJaya(TCSJ),theCambridgeALevelStudentCouncilandfoursupportingclubs(LEO,Pre-MedicalSociety,TAYMUNandWACKY)wentclass-to-classwithadonationboxandalsofacilitatedthefoldingofpapercranestoinspirehope.LedbyRianneWong(CharityDirectorofCALStudentCouncil),thecashamountraisedwasRM7,500intotal.

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BillyOoi(rightstanding)withtheotherwinners.

Taylor’s Business School

Whatwillashortessayoflessthan250wordswinyou?

Well,itwonTaylor’sBusinessSchoolstudentBillyOoiSinSianganopportunity torepresentMalaysiaatanafternoonteameetingwithNeilArmstrong,inSydney!Bill’sessaywasoneofthewinnersofthe‘Make Your Mark’competitionbyCPAAustralia.

Entitled‘Revolution of Education in Malaysia’,Billy’sessaychallengedthenation’scurrent“industrialmodel”educationalsystemtoevolveinto one that adheres to the principles of creating an optimumconditiontoallowtalentstoflourish,andcreativityandinnovationtothrive.

Billy’smeetingwiththefirstmanonthemoonwasawe-inspiring.“Itwasarareopportunitytobeoneofthe20studentspickedworldwidetohaveapersonalsessionwithMr.Armstrong,”saidBilly.

“Hewasexceptionallyhumbleanddowntoearth.Irealisenowthattheaptitudetostaymodestandrespectfulevenafteroverwhelmingsuccessisanessentialcharacteristic.”

‘Make Your Mark’

Over 800 CPA Australia members and other attendees hadattended the ‘Make Your Mark’ event in Sydney. Organisedby CPA Australia, the competition was held in conjunctionwith its 125th anniversary. Opened to all undergraduate andpostgraduate students at CPA Australia’s accredited highereducation institutions, participants had to submit either a60-secondvideofileoranessayofnotmorethan250words,detailingonhowtheyplantomaketheirmarkintheirchosenfieldandhowwillithelptoshapetheirfuture.

TBSBilly‘MakestheMark’!

AheatedbattlebrewedatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampusas190students from38KlangValleyschoolswenthead-to-head

attheTaylor’sBusinessSchool(TBS)Inter-SchoolAccountingQuizCompetition2011.MorethanRM220,000worthofprizesawaitedthecontestantswhowerequizzedontheForm4Accountingsyllabus.

“This competition, which was first organised in 2005, nurturesstudents’ interests in thefieldofaccountingandguides them intodiscovering their full potential, leading to possible careers in this

Individual CategoryCynthiaLohShinKey,fromChongHwaIndependentHighSchool,emergedChampion,winningprizesworthmorethanRM80,000includingafullscholarshiptostudyatTBSandRM600incash.

ZhangJiaChenandNgZhouLing,bothfromSriKualaLumpur,clinchedsecondand thirdplace,winningmore thanRM40,000each, including a 50% scholarship to study at TBS and cashprizesofRM500andRM400cashrespectively.

190StudentsinIntense Accounting Battleprofession. School students should start exploring their skills andinterestinvariousfieldssothattheymaymakemoreeducatedandinformeddecisionsabouttheirfuturecareers,”saidVinithaGuptan,DeanofTaylor’sBusinessSchool.

The Klang Valley finals marked the culmination of the entirecompetition.Atotalof5,450FormFivestudentsfrom80secondaryschools nationwide had taken part in the regional rounds held inKuching,KotaKinabaluandJohorBahru.

Schools CategorySri Kuala Lumpur and Chong Hwa Independent High Schoolclinched the top two spots, followed by Sekolah Menengah (J)Katholik, Petaling Jaya in third place. They were awarded cashprizes of RM2,000, RM1,000 and RM500 respectively togetherwithtrophies.

Regional Winners TheseincludeJacquelineLiawJingTingfromSMKGreenRoad,Kuching; Oh Hui Sen from SM Lok Yuk, Kota Kinabalu; andDicksonLimQueiHanfromSMKTinggiBatuPahat,whowonafullscholarshiptostudyatTaylor’sBusinessSchool.Contestantsin 4th and 5th place were awarded partial scholarships worthapproximatelyRM22,000whilethoseinthe6thto10thplaceweregivenRM100incash,withtrophiesandcertificatesawardedtoall.

The winners of Taylor’s Business School (TBS)Inter-School Accounting Quiz Competition 2011

CynthiaLohShinKey,thewinnerofIndividualCategory.

SriKualaLumpur,thewinnerofSchoolCategory.

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Taylor’s Business School

OrganisedbyTaylor’sBusinessSchool(TBS),the7thTaylor’sBusinessPlanCompetitionattracted32high-qualityteams

fromacrossTaylor’sUniversity.Theteamsingeniouslymodifiedbricks,plannedforasmarterparkingsystem,createdaluggagethatwouldneverleaveyouandmuchmore!

The competitive event acts as a platform to nurture and instilentrepreneurship, with teams working closely with mentors.DeanofTaylor’sBusinessSchool,Ms.VinithaGuptanpointedout that theeventsharpenedstudents’ intellectualcapabilities,creativityandbusinessacumen.

“In their business plan presentation, the students presentinnovative ideas and undertake the finance and businessacumeninanefforttotransformtheirinnovationsintoeconomic,commercial goods or services. The experience gained willundoubtedlybeappliedintheirfuturecareers,”saidMs.Vinitha.

Thisyear’spanelof judges includedDr.AliceSaiPhaikChoo,Managing Director for Interjadi and owner for the first ‘Mbuji’café specialising in coffee; and Dr. Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore,Dr.RavindraNarayanan,Mr.KennethDavid,Mr.MikeLiewChengSiangandMr.MichelDeLottinvillefromTaylor’sUniversity.

All prizes were sponsored by CPA Australia and EMO BookServices.

Taylorians’ remarkable ideas for a better life Champion (Team “Eco-Cell” wins RM3,000 and a trophy) KyleTham,AndrewYeeandMichelleWongfromTaylor’sBusinessSchoolandTaylor’sSchoolofEngineering

Invention:EcoCell Brick.Hasapaperpasteexternalframewith ricehullfibrefilledcentre.Conventionalclaybricksabsorb heatwithin20minutes,butittakesapproximately6hours fortheheattotravelthroughtheEcoCellbrick,thus providingforsuccessfulheatinsulation.

First Runner-up (Team “B-Zest” wins RM2,000 and a trophy) NajlaaRamli,AmarZa’imandNoratikahAlifromtheAmericanDegreeProgramme

Invention:LeoPark Smart Parking System.Driversmayquicklypark withthissystemand100%occupancyisguaranteed. Thebaylocationisprintedonticketsandasmarttoken placedonthedashboardwilltriggerifthedriverparksin thewrongspot.Second Runner-up (Team “F-M-L” wins RM1,000 and a trophy)TheinterestingFollow-Me LuggagebusinessplanwasputtogetherbyBusinessSchoolstudents.Supposedlyself-mobile,itisequippedwithanalarm,Bluetoothtechnologyand360-degreesrotatablewheel.Theproductistargetedatfrequentflyers,travellersandelderlypeople.Thebuiltinalarmsystemwillbetriggeredifanindividualwalksawaytoofarfromtheluggage,thusprovingitsusefulnesstothosewhoareforgetfulandabsentminded.

Consolation prizes (Team “Blockbuster” & Team “Mavericks”wins RM500 and a trophy each)Team“Blockbuster”puttogetherahouserobotplantoassistwithtakingcareofelderlypeople,particularlythosewhoareimmobile.Therobotisalsoabletoperformhousechores.Thebusinessplanaimstofulfilthedemandsofhavingadomesticmaidhelperandintheprocess,alleviatethenation’ssocialproblemsofforeignmaidselopingaswell.

IfthebusinessplanfromTeam“Mavericks”materialises,mobilephoneuserswillbeabletorechargetheirphonebatterieswiththesolarphonepouchcharger,anywhereandanytime,aslongasthereissolarpower.

TBScompetitionseesingeniousinventions&sharpbusinessacumenatworkGroomingFutureEntrepreneurs

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Taylor’s Law School

Students from Taylor’s Law School wererewardedfortheiroutstandingacademic,

performanceduring theannualTaylor’sLawBall & Awards Ceremony 2011 held at OneWorld Hotel. The event was attended by150 guests, including sponsors, the legalcommunity,lecturersandalumni.

Adjunct Professor, Dato’ Mahadev Shankar,commented in his speech for the evening,“We want to encourage diversity in thelegal profession because students ofthis generation bring a different style andapproach to law and to life. I think it isparticularly important now when the localandglobal legal industry is in suchamajortransition that we support different ways ofthinking.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Pradeep Nair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Taylor’s University was quiteproud of the fact that students were takingtheirstudiesseriously.“Thenumberofawardsreceivedtonightprovestheirdeterminationtoexcel.

“We also greatly appreciate the continuedsupport of sponsors who have made thisannual award ceremony possible,” he said.He believes that the many attachmentopportunitiesprovidedforawardrecipientsisawaytocultivatetalent,qualityanddiversityin the profession, thereby nurturing highcalibreindustry-readygraduates.

foracademicexcellencewithcashprizesandattachmentopportunitiesIndustryApplaudsLaw Students

Nicole Ng Qiao YiThewinneroftheShookLin&BokAwardforBestOverallPerformanceinYear1andYear2,receivedRM800cashprizeandanattachmentopportunitywiththelegalfirm.“AllmyhardworkhascertainlypaidoffandI’mmotivatedtoexcelinmyfinalyearatReadingUniversity,UnitedKingdom.IhavetothankmylecturersatTaylor’sUniversityforthesupportandguidancegiven,”saidadelightedNicole.

Lena Chua Chun YenTherecipientoftheZaidIbrahim&CoAwardforBestOverallPerformanceinYear1walkedawaywithRM600cashprizeandanattachmentopportunity.SabahanLenawhoisthePresidentoftheLawStudentSocietyattributedhersuccesstothepeoplewhohavesupportedhertoachieveherdreams.

Yeoh Yao Huang YaoHuangwasawardedtheSivananthanAwardforBestOverallPerformanceinYear2.SivananthanAdvocatesandSolicitors,anIndustryPanelAdvisorymemberforTaylor’sLawSchool,alsopresentedYaoHuangwithaRM600cashprize.“IamlookingforwardtoworkingatthelegalfirmandIhopetobecomearenownedlawyersomeday,”sharedanenthusiasticYaoHuang.

Taylor’sLawSchoolActingDean,HarmahinderSingh said, “As educators, we take greatprideinseeingthesuccessofourstudents.Wewouldliketocongratulatethemfortheiraccomplishmentsastheydeservetheawards

The Stars of Taylor’s Law Ball &Awards Ceremony 2011

after the hard work they had put into theirstudies.”HeaddedthattheLawSchoolwillcontinueinitseffortstochurnoutmorehighachievers.

Thenightofglitzandglamourcapturedinasnapshot.

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School of Computing and IT

Mr. Sajith Sivanandan, CountryHeadofGoogleMalaysiagave

an enlightening lecture on How GOOGLE Organises the World’s Information and Makes it Universally Accessible and Useful.

Organised by Taylor’s School ofComputing and IT (SOCIT), theinformative 1-hour talk subtitled:Touching Lives by Making the World a Better Place explained how allinformation is used by Google tohelpconsumersfindoutwhattheyneedintheirdailylives.

Students, lecturers and staff atthepublic lecture learnthow timeshave changed and fun facts such

China and USA are the top twocountries that have faced the most

attacks or hacking into its informationsystems.AsforMalaysia,wearecurrentlyat number 30 on the ‘Top 30 AttackDestinationCountries’chart.Thismeansthatoursecuritysystemsareveryup-to-date,withlesserthreatofattacksintoourcyberinformationsystems.Studentsandstafflearntthisandmoreata talk entitled Preventing and Defending Against and Responding to Cyber Threats ~ The Role of IMPACT by Dr. JagdishSingh.

ThespeakeristheHeadfortheResearchCoordination Centre for SecurityAssurance & Research from The

Organisinganddisseminatingworldinformation

Aninternationalviewon

Malaysia’se-Security&e-ThreatsInternational Multilateral PartnershipAgainst Cyber Threats (IMPACT),an organisation from the US withits headquarters in Malaysia. It is astrategically-positionedneutralplatformwhich brings together governments,academia, and industry experts toenhance the global community’scapabilities in preventing, defendingagainst,andrespondingtocyberthreats.

Dr. Jagdish explained in detail howIMPACT and its partners manage cybersecurity issues in over 192 countriesworldwide. The hour-long talk alsocoveredareassuchas:i) National Responsesii) Key Cybersecurity Challengesiii) ITU and IMPACT Collaboration

asthemonthsinwhichmenpropose.ThetalkalsofocusedonhowtomaximiseapplicationsavailableontheInternettogainideasandknowwhatconsumersarelookingfor.

The key aspects covered included:i) What people are searching for nowadays, compared to the 1980sii) What Malaysians are searching for daily, and the trends of mobility and internet usage now iii) Types of Google Applications - Google Instant, Google Maps, Art Project, GoogleLabs, and Google Insights for Searchiv) How search is the purest form of intent, and that data that is not organised into information is useless

Google iscontinually looking intocreatingnewplatformstopredictmarket trends; thusenabling thecreationofnewproducts tomeetnewdemands.Mr.SajithexplainedhowgraduatescanhelptoaddtoGoogle’svisionof sharing information to theworld.HewentontohighlighttheprospectsofworkingwithGoogleMalaysiaandthequalitiesneededtoworkfortheinternationally-renownedcompany.

REVEALSHOW IT IS DONE

Dr.JagdishSingh.

iv) ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA)v) The 4 Pillars of IMPACT

The professor stressed thatcyber security starts with theindividual, as people are theweakest link in the ‘people,processandtechnology’triadandwentontoshare7simplestepstopreventcybere-mergencies.

Ms.Banumathy,DeanofSOCIT,announced that in the next fewmonths,theschoolwillbeworkingwith IMPACT on implementingaspects of threats and securityinthecurriculumfornewdegreeprogrammes.

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Lecturer’s Spellbinding DisplayShades of Peru in scribbles and sketches

‘In and Out, Now and Then’Exhibition

With the support of The Design School (TDS) at Taylor’sUniversity,lecturerMr.ErnestoCarlosPujazonPatronrecently

exhibitedartdrawingsonPeruvianIncacosmologyentitled‘Cosmic Spirit,anInterpretationofPeruvian-IncaCosmicIconography’.

Heldat theCentreofDesignandArchitecture (CoDA)atTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus,thedrawingexhibitionwaslaunchedbyHisExcellencyWilliamBelevanMcBride,AmbassadorofPerutoMalaysiaandMr.KenTan,DeputyDeanofTheDesignSchoolatTaylor’swiththepresenceofDato’LoyTeikNgan,GroupCEO,Taylor’sEducationGroup.

FeaturingtheincredibleworksofPeruvianartistanddesignlecturerErnesto, the unique exhibition showcased a series of colourscribbles,sketchesinblackandwhiteink,aswellascurrentworkwhichrecordedanddocumentedthesignificanceofthePeruvian-IncaCosmic Iconography.Theexquisitedisplayaimed to reflectandstrengthentheculturaltiesbetweenPeruandMalaysiaandtopromoteanappreciationforPeruvianartlocally.

“Drawingisawaytoexpresswhatyousee.Itisawaytobuildvisualawarenessthatissoimportantforadesigner,”saidErnesto,whoisapracticingpainterwhoexhibitshisworkregularlyinMalaysiaandotherpartsofSouth-EastAsia,paintingmainlyinacrylicandothermixedmedia.HiscurrentworkfocusesonAsianiconographyandculturalsymbology.

“CoDA isan idealplatform forartistsofall levels toexhibit theirworkandgainfeedback,andtoalsomeetandsharetheirthoughtsand ideaswithother creative icons in the industry,” commentedProf. Dato’ Dr. Hassan Said, Vice-Chancellor and President ofTaylor’sUniversity.

The most recently held ‘In and Out,Now and Then’ photo-art exhibition

in collaboration with Sabanci University,Turkey,servedasafinalefortheCentreofDesign&Architecture(CoDA)atTheDesignSchool,Taylor’sUniversity.

Since itsofficial launch inMarch thisyear,CoDA has been kept busy with variousculturalartexhibitions.

‘InandOut,NowandThen’wasorganisedto extend academic, art and design andcultural exchange, and explore on futurecollaborations and student mobilityprogrammes between the SabanciUniversity and Taylor’s University. Mr.Alex Wong and Mr. Wiselaw Zarembafrom Sabanci University exhibited theirphotography and oil painting artworks atCoDArespectively.

Someoftheartworkdisplayedatthe‘Cosmic Spirit,an Interpretation of Peruvian-Inca Cosmic Iconography’.

Mr. Zaremba’s “Three Wives” featuredbeautiful paintings using oil, acrylic andtempera in mixed technique; whereasMr. Wong’s “In And Out Of the Mist” and“Realm of Endless Stretches” featurednumerousbreath-takingphotographsoftheenvironment.

DeputyDeanofTheDesignSchool,Mr.KenTan,commentedthattheexhibitionplayedanimportantroleinnurturingstudentsandlecturersintobetterartists.“Theseartworksdepict the contemporary and multi-facetsof the art form and narratives touchingthe agenda of humanity. I myself am trulyamazed by the art works and I believethe students and academics at Taylor’sUniversity will like to learn from theseartists,”hesaid.

(FromL-R)GroupCEOofTaylor’sEducationGroupDato’LoyTeikNgan,Mr.ErnestoC.Pujazon,AmbassadorofPerutoMalaysiaHEWilliamBelevanMcBride,andDeputyDeanofTheDesignSchoolatTaylor’s,Mr.KenTanafterthelaunchoftheexhibition.

The Design School @ Taylor’s

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School of Communication

TwoTaylor’sUniversitystudentsemergedasfirstandsecondrunner-upwinnersintheInter-VarsityPublicSpeakingCompetitionwhichwashostedatthe

LakesideCampus.

LabelledasthefemaleversionofJamesBondbythejudges,firstrunner-upFeyGwendoleneBananuka–Hasan,currentlycompletingtheUniversityofSouthAustralia(UniSA)BachelorofArtsinManagement(Marketing)atTaylor’sBusinessSchool,walkedawaywithatrophy,certificateandRM800cashprize.

Feyandtheothersevenfinalistsawedthepanelofjudgeswiththeirmyriadofviewsandperspectivesonthethemeofthecompetition–‘DiversityinKnowledgeAcquisition–WillSchoolbeRedundant?’Atopicclosetotheirhearts,mostfinalists,includingFey,agreedthatthewidely-availableoptionsofe-learningmakesknowledgeacquisitionaneasiertaskandthatthistechnologyshouldcomplementtheexistingconventionalclassroomteachinginsteadofreplacingthemcompletely.

AnecstaticOwenLai,asecond-yearTaylor’sBusinessSchoolstudentwhoemergedassecondrunner-up,said,“It’schallengingbeingincontrolonstage.Thecompetitionpushedmetostructuremythoughtsandputmyoratingskillstotest,”saidOwenafterreceivinghistrophy,certificateandRM500cashprize.

HailingfromAsiaPacificUniversityCollegeofTechnology(UCTI),PhodisoMpotokwaneimpressedthejudgeswithhiscaptivatingspeechtobeannouncedasthewinnerofthepublicspeakingcompetition.ThebeamingPhodisosaidthathewasinfactrecruitingstudentsfromhisuniversitytotakepartinthecompetitionanddecidedalongthewaytogiveitatry,withoutexpectingtowinit.HewalkedawaywithRM1,500cash,atrophyandcertificate.

CatherineLee,OrganisingChairpersonandlecturer,Taylor’sSchoolofCommunication,encouragedstudentstoparticipateinpublicspeakingcompetitionstoincreasetheirconfidenceandspeakeffectivelyinthefuture.

“Inmyclasses,Iteachtheconceptofsmallsuccessesthatyoucanbuildononeatatime.Successislikeasnowballrollinginthesnow.Everytimeyouaresuccessful,itislikerollingthatsnowballafewfeetinthesnow.Themoreyourollit,thebiggeryoursnowballbecomes.Thissnowballrepresentsyourskillsandareasofinfluence,whichwillgrowasyouaccumulatesuccessesalongtheway,”sharedCatherine.

SPEECHESTHATBLEWTHEJUDGESAWAY

WhatThe BooksDon’t Tell You

“Anactorbecomesawholenewpersonasheplaysacharacter;andhehastounderstandthatcharacterwell...”

-ZahimAl-Bakri21

School of Communication

100 students stormed in to listen to“CommActing: What The Books Don’t TellYou”, that was held in conjunction withCommFest 2011. Aimed at educatingstudentsontherelationshipbetweentheatreandmedia,well-knownlocalcelebritiessuchas Gavin Yap, Ida Nerina, Zahim Al-BakriandSusanLankester shared their upsanddownsduringthesession.

The approachable speakers covered awide range of interesting topics includingan interactivesessionwith thestudentson“Howemotionsdifferfromactingonthebigscreenandinthetheatre”.

All three speakers had unique methods toshed tears on stage. Nonetheless, Zahim’sanswer drew peals of laughter when hedeclared-“Justpulloutanosehairandyouwilldefinitelycry!”

“First,askyourselfthreeimportantquestions.ShouldIbealeader?WhymustIbealeader?Andfinally,howdoIbecomealeader?”statedAndreaswhoalsoadvisedstudentstobe“theconductoroftheirownlivesandgoals”.

Goodcommunicationisakeyfactoringreatleadership.Itisapre-requisitetobeingeffective,allowingforaccurateconveyanceofideasandthoughts.Infact,simplybeingabletoputacrossideaswillgetstudentsontherightpathtoleadership.

How To Become LeadersOfThe21stCentury?

On a more serious note, Zahim explainedthat actors and the production crew andscriptwriterplayanequallyimportantroleinthesuccessofaproduction.

“An actor becomes a whole new personas he plays a character; and he has tounderstand thatcharacterwell.However, itisnotadvisabletoimprovisethescript.Thiswould change the way the story is writtenand the scriptwriter would have put muchthoughtincreatingandblendingtheplottodeterminetheflowoflowsandhighsinthescript,” shared Zahim who has directed anumberoftheatricalshows.

JudithLee,astudentwhoenjoyed the talksaid, “As someone who is interested intheatre production, I found the talk to beinsightfulasitgavemeadeeperknowledgeonthechallengesthatactorsface.”

“Nomatterwhereweare,weallwanttobecomegoodleaders.Theskillswelearnshouldalsobecoupledwiththerightcharacterinordertopushthroughourideasandgetpeopletolistentowhatwehavetosay.Mr.Andreastoldustoalsofocusonco-operation,abilitytocompromiseandclarity,”saidYear2oftheBachelorofArtsinCommunicationandMediaManagementstudentWongShueVoon.

ThesixgreattraitscoinedbyStephenCoveycaughttheattentionofMarkNoelJames,

Whatmakesagreatleaderandhowcanonedeveloponeselftobecomeagreatleaderintheworkingworld?Tofindtheanswerstothispertinentquestion,Taylor’sSchoolofCommunicationinvitedMr.AndreasVogiatzakis,ManagingDirector,OmnicomMediaGrouptospeakonthetopic.

astudentpursuinghissecondyearinBachelorofArtsinCommunicationandMediaManagement.“ThoughIdon’thaveallthesixhabitsandsixtraitsofahighlysuccessfulleader,I’mnowmotivatedtoacquirethesetraits.Ialsolearnedthatgreatleadersarepassionateanddisciplinedinallthingstheydo.”

Andreasamazedstudentswithaninspiringvideohesharedaboutayoungadultwhoinspiredhisaudiencewithhiszestforlifedespitehavingnolimbs.“Theinspirationalvideo

showedhimfallingandpickinghimselfupimmediately,”saidAnugrahRamadhan,anotherparticipantofthetalk.

Andreasalsoencouragedstudentstoreadsomeofhisfavouritebookssuchas:The Leader Who Had No TitlebyRobinSharma,The Facts of Business LifeandThe Road Less Traveled.

ThethreespeakerswithSOClecturers.

CommActing 2011 is part of a series ofactivities organised in conjunction withthe CommFest 2011 that was held onNovember 11th, 2011. CommFest 2011is an annual event organised by finalsemesterpublicrelationsstudentsofTaylor’sSchool of Communication and proPassionCommunications Student Consultancy,supported by MyPartners CommunicationastheIndustrialAdvisorforproPassion,andYUBERACTIVEastheOfficialYouthPortal.

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School of Engineering

Naza World-Taylor’s

Sleek StylishSolar Victory

Taylor’sEcoTeamfromtheSchoolofEngineering(SOE)receivedasponsorshipofRM65,000fromNazaWorld

todesignandbuildanefficientsolarvehicletoparticipateintheShell Eco-marathon Asia 2011 competitionattheSepangInternationalCircuit.

Taylor’sEcoTeamwasmadeupofagoodmixoffirstyearchemical,mechanical,electricalandelectronicsstudentsfromSOE.LowKeanPengwastheteamleaderwithFirnaazAhmedasdriver,alongwithWongZhouHong,NurFatinahAbdAzizandChiaWaiKit.

Thestylishcar,thatwasinspiredbythedolphin,wasformedusingmildsteelandfiberglass.NamedVictory,thesolarvehiclecantravelataspeedofupto40kph.ThecarwasunveiledatapressconferenceheldatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampusinthepresenceofDatukWiraSMFaisal,JointGroupExecutiveChairmanofNAZAGroupofCompanies,andProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid,Vice-ChancellorandPresidentofTaylor’sUniversity.

Taylor’sEcoTeamwithEn.AbdulHamidbinIsmail(right),ProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid(secondfromright),DatukWiraSMFaisal(fourthfromright)andAssociateProfessorDr.MushtakAl-Atabi(fifthfromright).

Victory,thedolphininspiredsolarcar.

DatukWiraSMFaisalmeetingthebrainsbehindthesolarcar.

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Engineering BoysCoach Beijing Students

ChristopherChew,YapWaiKitandMikeOoiFerngLinfromTaylor’sSchoolofEngineeringflewouttoBeijingwithafew

specific goals in mind. The trio were on a two-week visit andcollaborative mission to the Beijing Institute of PetrochemicalTechnology(BIPT).

Having gained much knowledge and experience in managing theTaylor’sSocietyofEngineering&Technology(SET),theyweremorethanhappytosharewhattheyknewwithmembersofthenewBIPTstudentsocietythroughvariouscoachingandtrainingsessions.TheSOEstudentsalsohelpedthemtoorganisetheirveryfirstInnovatorsCarnivalthattookplaceinOctober.

TheengineeringstudentsalsometwithBIPTForeignAffairsDirector,Ms.LiYueforadiscussiononfuturepartnershipopportunities,suchasjointprojectsandstudentexchangeprogrammesbetweenBIPTandTaylor’sUniversity.

Ontopofthat,theiritineraryalsoincludedatriptoTsinghuaUniversityto meet Associate Professor Dr. Benjamin Koo from the IndustrialEngineering Department. Dr. Koo serves as a Special Advisor toUNESCO’sChairedProfessoronIndustry-AcademicCollaboration.

Weavingworkandplaytogether,Christopher,WaiKitandMikewereabletovisitseveralrenownedtouristsspotssuchastheForbidden City,Great Wall of China,Summer PalaceandBeijing Olympics Sports Centre. Though they had a packed schedule,theyalsovisitedBeijing’sHackerSpace,whichisaconventionofinnovatorsandenthusiastswhodisplayandsharetheirprojects.

TeambuildingactivitywithBeijingStudents.

AvisittotheForbiddenCity.

TheGreatWallvisit.

DiscussionwithBIPTForeignAffairsDirectorMs.LiYueandProf.Xu.

School of Engineering

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Team“We,Mirth”stoodproudwiththeirwinningsculpture.

School of Architecture, Building and Design

5SABDstudentsriskeditallto become winnersArisk-takingstepofgoingabstract rather thanordinarydid

wondersforteamWe, MirthfromTaylor’sUniversityastheyclinchedthegrandprizeofthe7Up-LiptonIceTeaNaturalArtsCampusDesignChallenge.

Comprising of second year Bachelor of Science (Hons)(Architecture) students Deacan Tee Jia Chyn, Mohd. IzzatAhmad,ChewAileen,GabrielleYipZhi-HuiandLimZiKang,thewinningteamwalkedawaywithathree-monthinternshipwithatopadvertisingcompany,aniPad2each,ahamperandRM500cashprizefortheuniversity.

Thrilled group leader Deacan Tee said, “Our inspiration camefromthemanyentrypointsoftheColosseumandthefunnatureofthebrands7UpandLiptonIceTea.Thinkingoutoftheboxmayjusthavewonusthegrandprize.”

Dean of Taylor’s School of Architecture, Building and Design(SABD), Mr. Tony Liew is extremely proud of his students’achievements at the competition. “I’m impressed by thestudents’ work and sure they will become successfulprofessionals. It shows how our committed academics havetaught these students well to be critical thinkers and to gobeyondtheordinary.”

OrganisedbyPepsicoMalaysia,thechallengerequiredstudentstocreatestructuresfromrecycledmaterialsinspiredbyanyoneofthesevenchosenlandmarks–KualaLumpur’sTwinTowers,India’s Taj Mahal, Rome’s Colosseum, Egypt’s Sphinx, Paris’EiffelTower,Italy’sLeaningTowerofPisaandSanFrancisco’sGoldenGateBridge.

TwootherteamsfromTaylor’sAmericanDegreeTransferProgram(ADP),DolceVitaandB-ZestalsotookhomeConsolationPrizes.

Taylor’sSchoolofArchitecture,BuildingandDesign(SABD)studentsemergedastheFirstPrizewinneroftheBest Booth

Display Award 2011 at the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) Annual Architecture Students Works Exhibition 2011.Thethemeforthisyearwas‘Underwater Environment’.

‘The Corallien Project’winningteamcomprisedofsecondyearBachelor of Science (Hons) (Architecture) students - SarahAhmad,YvonneTanJieYong,YapYuanLi,KwanTeckHong,LeeKahWei,SimEeVon,CharinaF.Siguty,ChongEngWei,MelvinGanYewPang,JosephLingandHauJunYou.TheywalkedawaywithacashprizeofRM750andcertificates.

AccordingtoteamleaderSarahAhmad,“Wewerethelastonetofinishinstallingourstructureatabout4amatthesite.Wealmostgaveupbutonceeverythingwasupandrunning,wewereconfidentofwinning!Wehaveourlecturersandfriendstothankforthisachievement.”

Usingplasticcorrugatedboards,fruitwrappers,plasticbottles,plasticfasteners,fishinglines,plasticsievesandplasticbags,thestudentsbuiltacoral-likestructurebasedontheunderwaterenvironmenttheme.

Dean of Taylor’s School ofArchitecture, Building andDesign (SABD), Mr. TonyLiewissaid,“This isoneofthe biggest competitionsorganised by PAM and wearethrilledtocomeouttopinthecompetition.”

Followthewinning journeyof“TheCorallienProject”athttp://corallien.blogspot.com/

‘The Corallien Project’hasstolenthelime-lightattheMalaysianInstituteofArchitects(PAM)AnnualArchitectureStudentsWorksExhibition2011.

‘Corallien Project’wins PAM AWARD

ThewinningteamwiththeirlecturersandDeanofSABD

Mr.TonyLiew(1stfromright).

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School of Architecture, Building and Design

AnOilBarrelBed&TiredChairWins @ Green Competition

Another First for Taylor’s UniversityTaylor’sisthefirstprivateuniversitytoearnPAQSAccreditationforitsQuantitySurveyingCourse

FoundationinNaturalandBuiltEnvironments(FNBE)studentswon four out of ten awards, including the first prize at the

“Electrolux Student Think Eco Challenge” competition. ThecompetitionispartofElectrolux’greencampaignthatencouragedstudentstoexpresstheircreativityusingrecycledmaterial.

Hafida Abu Walid and Allen Jonathan Guansing’s innovativedesignofanOilBarrelBedemergedChampionofthecompetition,beating 91 other competing designs from 20 local universitiesand colleges. They walked away with RM3,000 cash prize andRM2,000worthofElectroluxproducts.

Hafida, a second semester FNBE student at Taylor’s School ofArchitecture,BuildingandDesign (SABD)explainedthat lecturerPuanNorHayatiRamlihadencouragedthemtocompete.“Ourdesignfocusedonbeingeco-friendlyandspace-saving.TheentirebedcanbefoldedandputintoanSUV(SportUtilityVehicle)foroutdooractivities.

“Weweresurprised towinand really takenabackwhenpeopledeclaredtheywantedtobuythefurniture!”saidHafida.

Lee Jin Win, Michelle Kho Hwee Thin and Lim Jia Ling’scomfortableTiredChairfinishedas2ndrunner-upwhileNgJiaWai,OngChinAiandPhunBoonWai’sMagicableChairfinishedfourth.AlsointhetoptenwereSepehrZenderoo,NavidHamzeheinejad,MohammadSarkheli’sSquareCouchwhichfinishedseventh.

Dean of SABD, Mr. Tony Liew said, “These students are onlyat foundation level but they already understand and apply thesustainability concept in their designs and are already winningcompetitions.Ihopetheycontinuetheirgoodwork,”saidMr.Liew.

Taylor’s University scored anotherfirst in gaining Pacific Association of

Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) accreditationfor its Bachelor of Quantity Surveying(Hons)programme,makingitthefirstandonly Malaysian private university to earnsuchanhonouredaccreditation.

The PAQS accreditation means Taylor’sUniversity quantity surveying graduatescanobtainprofessionalrecognitionintheirhome countries, and gain exemptionsfromprofessionalexaminationsinalleightPAQSmemberassociationcountries.

TheeightmemberassociationincludetheAustralian InstituteofQuantitySurveyors(AIQS), Association of South AfricanQuantity Surveyors (ASAQS), BuildingSurveyors Institute of Japan (BSIJ),Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

(CIQS), Institute of Quantity Surveyors SriLanka (IQSSL), New Zealand Institute ofQuantity Surveyors (NZIQS), SingaporeInstitute of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV) andTheInstitutionofSurveyorsMalaysia(ISM).

Taylor’s University graduates can nowwork in PAQS countries and apply asgraduate members first, then sit for theTest of Professional Competence (TPC) orAssessmentProfessionalCompetence(APC).Uponpassingthetest,theywillbecomefullPAQSmembers.

Mr. Tony Liew, Dean of Taylor’s Schoolof Architecture, Building and Design(SABD) said, “In many countries, entry toprofessionaloccupationsisstrictlyregulated.This accreditation allows both local andinternationalstudentsstudying inTaylor’s toobtainprofessionalrecognitionintheirhome

countries,providedtheirhomecountryisamemberassociationofPAQS,”saidTony.

He added that the result garneredwas due to a great team effort led byProgrammeDirectorSr.AngFueyLin.HeexpressedhisappreciationtoISMfortheirsupport towards the university’s degreeprogrammeoverthepastyears.

With the PAQS accreditation, Taylor’sUniversity has also become the firstprivateuniversityinMalaysiatoearnboththeRoyalInstitutionofChartedSurveyors(RICS) and PAQS accreditations, makingthe Bachelor of Quantity Surveying(Hons) a truly internationally recognisedprogramme.

ThewinningOilBarrelBed.

WinneroftheElectroluxStudentThinkEcoChallengeHafidaAbuWahid(right)

withherlecturerPuanNorHayatiRamli(left)afterreceivingheraward.

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Triumphant Twins Ruleat the 4th Taylor’s NationalCulinary Challenge 2011

Itwas“doublehappiness”at thegrandfinalsofthe4thTaylor’sNationalCulinaryChallenge2011

as twin brothers Justin Yap Zi Xian and JordonYap Zi Yuan of SMK Damansara Jaya emergedchampion at the competition held at Taylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus.

The duo, who only finished fourth during theregional finals in Klang Valley, won a free trip toFrance(airfareandaccommodation),goldmedals,certificates, as well as cash of RM1,000 and aChallengeTrophyfortheirschool.

“We owe this win to Taylor’s Chef Lecturer ChefNadzribecausehegaveusalotofadviceaftertheregionalfinals.Wewilldefinitelytakeupaculinaryarts course after school. Our ultimate aim is tochangethewaypeopleeat,astherearetoomanyeatingprocessedfoodthesedays,”saidJustin.

The theme for this year’s Grand Finals was“Fusion” (WesternTechnique,AsianSpice)whichsawparticipantswhippingupamaincoursewithchickenasthemainingredient.

Finishing second were Ummu Syakirah Bt MohdNizamandNurAmiraBtHusseinfromSMKTamanMutiaraRini,JohorBahru;whileNajihaMdKhadriand Elyza Md Eddy of SM Stella Maris, KotaKinabaluclinchedthirdplace.

“Thiscompetitionisoneofthebestwaystoexposetheyoungergenerationtothehospitalityindustry,specificallyintheareaofculinaryarts.It’stheidealplatform to nurture the talents of young scholarsandinspirethemtodiscoverfuturecareersinthisfield,”saidNeethiahnanthanAriRagavan,DeanofTaylor’sSchoolofHospitality,TourismandCulinaryArts.

Lim Yin’sthe best in MalaysiaTaylor’s University student Lim Yin

emerged as the top student in theDiplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) or the Diploma in French StudiesexaminationinMalaysiafortheyear2010.

The third year student in Bachelor inHospitality and Tourism Management,whoscored93outof100marksintheA2Beginnerexamination,receivedaCertificateofExcellencefromtheFrenchambassadortoMalaysia,HisExcellencyMr.MarcBaréty.

Oh là là!

SixteenteamsfromsecondaryschoolsacrossMalaysiacompetedinthegrandfinalsofthe4thNationalCulinaryChallenge2011.Theywerethetopteamsoutofthe113teamsfromtheregionalfinalsheldearlierinvariouspartsofthecountry.

Thebuddingchefswere judgedbya lineofprofessionalchefs includingChefChernCheeHong(President,ChefAssociationMalaysia),ChefZubirMohd.Zain(ExecutiveSousChef,LeMeridienHotel),ChefPeterChan(Chairman,ChefAssociationMalaysia,PenangChapter)andChefAdrianJackson(ExecutiveChef,ACCORGroup,Hanoi).

“Toprepare, Idid thenormalexercisesandrevisions. I’ve always loved languages andI thank Taylor’s for the opportunity to learnFrench. Hopefully I can continue learningit even after I graduate,” said Lim Yin, whohopestopickupSpanishsoon.

Mr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, Dean ofTaylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism andCulinary Arts (TCHT) said, “TCHT has beena strong supporter of the French language.Webelieve thisgivesour studentsanedge

ThrilledwinnerswiththelineofjudgesandDeputyDeanofTCHTPn.SitiRamadhania-tunIsmail(1stfromleft).

Jordon(right)andJustin(left)ontheirwaytowinningthe4thTaylor’sCulinaryChallenge2011.

comparedtoothers,especiallyintermsofemploymentaftergraduation.”

TCHTenjoysclosepartnershipswith theUniversity of Toulouse for their degreeprogrammes and Academie de Toulouse fortheirDiplomaprogrammes.Aspartofthestudymodules,French language isacompulsorysubjectforallTCHTstudents.Itishowever,notcompulsoryforthemtotaketheDELFexamination.

LimYinisallsmileswithhercertificateattheFrenchEmbassy.

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School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts

First-time competitors help clinch top Malaysian Private Institute spot at the Battle of the Chefs 2011

MAGNIFICENT

Ninestudentsandalecturer,mostofthemdebutantsincompetition,madeTaylor’sUniversityproudastheybroughthomeatotalof13

medals-onegold,foursilverandeightbronzemedalsfromtheBattleoftheChef2011.

This year’s competition saw a huge number of participants fromnot only Malaysia, but also from Thailand, Taiwan, Russia, UnitedStates of America, Korea, Hong Kong, China, etc, participating inover 20 categories. The Taylor’s University contingent competed in17categoriesandwonmedals in15categories.The impressive13medalshaulalsomadeTaylor’sUniversitythebestamongtheotherMalaysianprivateinstitutionsinthecompetition.

HenryFoongHinLek,afinalyearstudentintheBachelorofHospitalityandTourismManagementgothimselfasurprisegoldmedalintheMainCourse1(Meat/Poultry/Game)-LivePracticalHotCookingcategory.

TCHTisalways two STEPs aheadThanks tonewpartnerships formedby theStudentEmployment

Programme (STEP), Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism andCulinaryArts(TCHT)studentscanlookforwardtoworkingwithHiltonWorldwide and the region’s leading MICE industry leaders, KualaLumpurConventionCentre(KLCC).PriortothisTCHThadsignedthefirstSTEPpartnershipwithShangri-LaHotels&Resorts.

STEP is acombinedeffortbyTCHTand industrypartners toofferTCHTdegreestudentstheuniqueopportunitytojoinselectedindustryleadersforfourtosixmonthsbeforetheyevengraduate.

“SinceI’minmyfinalyearbuthadnevercompetedbefore,Idecidedtogive itashot. Initially Iwasnervousbut fortunately, Ihavegoodlecturersandteammateswhowalkedmethroughitall.”

Henrywonabronzeinthe3-CourseWesternSetApprenticecategoryandteamedupwithEigenTingTaiShihandAileenChinYinFangtowinasilvermedalintheModernWesternHotCookingcategory.

Chef Farouk Othman, mentor to the student team is glad that allthe hard work has paid off. “During the past three months that Ihadbeentrainingthem,theyhadworkedhardandshowedsignsofimprovementeveryday.”

“Itwasa100%successaseveryonecamebackwithatleastamedal,andalmostallofthemwerefirst-timersinsuchacompetition!Icouldn’taskforbetterresults!Iamveryproudofthem,”hesaid.

Mr. William Costley, Vice-President of Operations Southeast Asia,HiltonWorldwidesaid, “PartneringwithTaylor’sUniversitygivesusaccesstobest-in-classtalent,andindevelopingtheirskills,wehopetopositionourselvesasanemployerofchoice,notonlytothem,butalsotootherindividualswhohaveakeeninterestinhospitality.”

As for Datuk Peter Brokenshire, General Manager, Kuala LumpurConvention Centre, he commented, “We are pleased to work withTaylor’sUniversitytonurtureandgrowapooloftalentwhowillbeapointofdifferentiationtoMalaysia’sgrowingMICEindustry.”

13!Arookieatcompetitions,HenryFoongHinLekisaproudwinnerofonegoldmedal,onesilverandonebronzemedal.

(fromL-R)DeanofTCHTMr.NeethiahnanthanAriRagavan,DeputyVice-ChancellorofTaylor’sUniversityMr.PradeepNair,GeneralManagerofKLCCDatukPeterBrokenshireandDirectorofHumanResourceofKLCCMr.RohizatBaharumaftertheMoUsigningceremony.

(fromL-R)DeanofTCHTMr.NeethiahnanthanAriRagavan,DeputyVice-ChancellorofTaylor’sUniversityMr.PradeepNair,Vice-PresidentofOperationsSoutheastAsia,HiltonWorldwideMr.WilliamCostleyandVice-PresidentofHumanResources,AsiaPacific,HiltonWorldwideMr.BrendanToomeyaftertheSTEPpartnershipsigningceremony.

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Their research papers meetinternational levels

Proven! For many researchers, it might take forever to

presenttheirpapersataconference.Butitwasa different case for six bachelor degree studentsfrom Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism andCulinaryArts(TCHT).

Under the guidance of researcher and lecturerDr.CatherynKhoo-Lattimore,finalyearstudentsofBachelor in Hospitality and Tourism ManagementLimYin,AngSioSen,JosephWongGuoShyong,JoelWongJingChern,KatrineWongShawWeiandMartina Yunus submitted their dissertations andweresurprisedtofindtheirresearchpapersbeingselectedforaninternationalconferencecalledAsia-Pacific CHRIE (APacCHRIE) Conference 2011 inHongKong.

AproudmomentforsixTCHTdegreestudentswhopresentedtheirpapersattheAPacCHRIE2011.

StudentsLimYinandAngSioSen,whopresented their paper entitled “FactorsInfluencingChoiceofWeddingPackages:A Study on Malaysian Chinese Couples”said, “It is rare for degree students topresentpapersatresearchconferences.Itwasdefinitelyafantasticexperience,”saidLimYin.

She furtheradded that researchwillhelpto make a significant difference to thehospitalityandtourismindustries.“Degreestudents should attend conferenceslike APacCHRIE and I am very glad thatTaylor’sUniversitysupportedus,”shesaid.

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TCHTstudentsgrabtoptwospotsinchallengeAsimpleyetdeliciouswin

Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourismand Culinary Arts (TCHT) language

lecturer Mr. Yeoh Boon Chye andstudent Henry Foong Hin Lek attendedsummerschoolforaweekwith170otherinternational students at the DanangUniversityofEconomics,Vietnam.

Organised by the Agence Universitaire dela Francophonie (Francophone UniversityAgency, AUF) and the French Ministry

Taylor’s University’s students completed animpressive1-2finishat theMeat&Livestock

Australia (MLA) Young Chef Pencil Box CulinaryChallenge2011.

Competing against 10 other college participants,Thirushaan Gunasakaran caught the judges’attentionwithhiscreationofdishes,donewiththeingredients revealed only at the beginning of thecompetition–lambrumpandbeeftopside.

Thirushaan is currently pursuing his final year ofBachelor inHospitality&TourismManagementat

of Foreign and European’s Affairs, thesummer school also saw 28 facilitatorsand French language lectures taking partin the programme. Mr. Yeoh was the onlyMalaysianlecturerteachingFrenchtoattendtheprogramme.

A final year student in the Bachelor ofHospitalityandTourismManagement,Henrysaid, “Since the Vietnamese are fluent inFrench,wehadtocommunicatewiththemin

Taylor’s School of Hospitality, Tourism & CulinaryArts(TCHT).

“Ikeptmydishessimplebutdelicious. Iamveryhumbled by the win and I have my lecturers tothank for it,” said Thirushaan, who walked awaywithagoldmedalandcashprizeworthRM1,500.

Coming in second place was Michael BatesDe Silva, a third year student of the Bachelor inHospitality & Tourism Management, who walkedaway with a silver medal and cash prize worthRM1,000.

Frenchforonewholeweek!IwouldliketothanktheEmbassyofFranceinMalaysiaforthisopportunity,”saidHenry.

Mr.YeohBoonChyesaid,“Itwasagreatopportunity to interact with other FrenchlecturersandAUFmembers.Weexpandedour horizons in teaching methods andtechniques, and established links whichwecancontinuetouseto,”saidMr.Yeoh.

ThirushaanwithhisgoldmedalwonattheMLAPencilBoxChallenge2011.

Back from learning French in Vietnam

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TheBiotechnologyindustryinMalaysiaprojectsacontributionofuptofivepercenttothecountry’sGrossDomesticProduct

(GDP)by2020,creatingatotalof280,000jobvacancies.Todate,Malaysiahasproducedatotalof4,000graduateswithBachelor,MastersandPhDdegreesinBiosciencespecialisations.

This had propelled the return of MyBio Carnival for the secondtime, through the collaboration between Taylor’s University, theMalaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC) and theMalaysianBiotechnologyCorporation(BiotechCorp).Thecarnivalsawparticipantsasyoungassevenyearsolddropbyforaglimpseintotheworldofbiotechnologyandbioscience.

HeldatTaylor’sUniversity,itwaslaunchedbyY.Bhg.DatinPadukaProfessorDr.KhatijahYusof,DeputySecretaryGeneral,MinistryofScience,InnovationandTechnologyMalaysia.“IampleasedtoseethecontinuouseffortsfrombothBiotechCorpandMABICinensuringthedevelopmentofthebiotechnologysectorinMalaysia.

“ItisalsohearteningtoseeaprivateuniversitylikeTaylor’sUniversitypractisingitscorporatesocialresponsibilityandrealizingtheP-P-P(PublicPrivatePartnership)aspirationsbyourgovernment,”sheadded.

AlsopresentwereProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid,Vice-Chancellorand President of Taylor’s University; Ms. Stacey Yong, Dean ofTaylor’s School of Biosciences; Ms. Mahaletchumy Arujanan,

ExecutiveDirectorofMABIC;RazifAbdulAziz andMohdYazidAbdul Hamid, both Senior Vice-Presidents from BiotechCorp;and Tengku Nila Putri Tengku Ilham, Vice-President, CapabilityDevelopment,StrategicPlanning,BiotechCorp.

“One of the key objectives of MyBio Carnival 2011 is to createawareness on biotechnology, for the betterment of the industryinMalaysia.Hopefully throughsucheventswecandevelop therelevantfieldsandgenerateinterestandcuriosityamongmembersof the public, starting from a young age,” explained ProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid.

Variousinformativeandentertainingactivitieshadbeenlinedupforparticipants,includingBioQuiz,BioSpell,BioColouring,BioGames,BioWonders,BioTalkandBioFashionAuction.

Minicompetitionsheldinspiredandidentifiedyounginventorswhocould transform their ideas into inventions using biotechnologyapproachesandapplications.Theproposed inventions revolvedaround topical issues such as renewable energy, bio-security,environmentalhealthandfoodsecurity.

The event also saw the official launch of The Petri Dish, a freebiotechnologynewspaperpublishedbyMABIC,whichisexpectedto play a proactive role in bridging biotechnology and society,translatingbiotechnologyresearchintosimplelaymenterms.

A WINDOW INTOTHE WORLD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

@MYBIOCARNIVAL2011

Guestinspectingthedisplayunit.Thewinningteamexplainingtheirdesigntoguests.ThespecialappearanceofMyBioCarnivalMascot.

ThewinnersofBiotechnologyinAction2011Competition.

Y.Bhg.DatinPadukaProfessorDr.Khatijah

YusoflaunchingMyBioCarnival2011

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School of Biosciences

Taylor’sSchoolofBiosciencesLecturerAwardedForHerOutstandingPaperAtAnEnvironmentalConference

Congratulations Dr. Lai!

Choo and Jeremy impress@ MSBMB conference

Dr. Lai How Yee’s research paper on “Antioxidant Properties of Some Malaysian Ferns” was awarded the Certificate for

Excellent Paper at the International Conference on Chemical,Biological&EnvironmentalEngineering.

Basedononeof themanyprojectsdisplayedat theconference,Dr. Lai’s paper explored new and natural sources of bioactivecompounds,anddescribed the resultsofapreliminaryscreeningof antioxidants from 15 species of ferns in Malaysia. The paperaimstocreateawarenessonethno-medicinalvaluesonMalaysianferns,andhighlightthepotentialusesofselectedfernsasnaturalantioxidantsourcesforfurtherresearch.

TheconferencewasheldinSingaporefrom16thto19thSeptember2011.

Three postgraduate students from the School ofBiosciences presented their research work at the 36th

Annual Malaysian Society of Biochemistry and MolecularBiology(MSBMB)conference.

ThegoodnewsisthatMs.ChooKhiKhiandMr.JeremyOngYeeHoongwererecognisedfortheirworkontheirposters.Outofthe104posters,theirswereplacedinthetop10.

Said an elated Jeremy after the conference, “Overall, theconferenceprovidedexceptionalexposureforpostgraduatestudents from the Malaysian scientific community. I wouldcertainlyencouragemyjuniorstoparticipate insubsequentconferences.”

The conference had featured presentations and keynoteson the various research conducted by academic staff andresearchersfromlocalandinternationaluniversities.Ontopofbeing rewardedwith thisexposure, theparticipantsalsogainedbynetworkingandobtainingessential feedbackontheirresearchfromvariousexperts.

JeremyOng

Ms.ChooKhiKhi

ItwasaproudmomentforMaisarahMahbon,NursaedahAbdullahAziz,KooTseChienandChristineTeowhentheyeachreceivedthe distinguished honour of a Dean’s Commendation for HighAchievementatUniversityofQueensland(UQ),Australia.

Theawardwasgivenbasedonthestudents’admirableresultsofachievinganoverallsemesterGradePointAverageof6.0outof7.0,orhigher.

DeanofTaylor’sSchoolofBiosciences,Dr.StaceyYong,commentedthat thestudentshavemade their almamaterproud. “It is veryencouragingtoknowthatthestudents’hardworkandeffortsarerecognised.Theirachievementsprovesthatexcellence isoneofthe integralpillarsof theireducationexperienceatTaylor’s,”shesaid.

Aspartof thearticulationprogrammeofferedwith theBachelorof Biomedical Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Biotechnology(Hons)degrees, the four studentswere transferred toUniversityofQueenslandduringtheirfirstsemesterwithTaylor’sSchoolofBiosciences(SBS).

Taylorians with Brilliant Scores @ University of Queensland

Nursaedah,Christine,TseChienandMaisarahattheGreatCourt,

UniversityofQueensland.

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School of Medicine / School of Pharmacy

160DiscovertheWorldofScience@Taylor’sUniversity

TheScienceDiscoveryDay2011,organisedbyTaylor’sUniversityHealth Sciences Division saw the science laboratories and

facilitiesatTaylor’sUniversityfilledwithover160Pre-U,FoundationinScience,UECtopresentForm5and6studentsandtheirparents.Thesevisitorshaddroppedby tonotonlyviewthe facilitiesbut toalsogainabetterunderstandingofthehealthsciencesprogrammesofferedanditscareerpathways.

“Wehadagoodturnout thisyear.Manyof thestudentshadgivenpositive feedback on the event and were keen in exploring morecareersintheSciences”,explainedDr.StaceyYong,DeanofTaylor’sSchoolofBiosciences. “Iwould like toexpressmyappreciation toeverysinglepersonwhohadchippedintoturnthisintoasuccessfulevent,”sheadded.

Taylor’sUniversityHealthSciencesDivisioncomprisesofSchoolofBiosciences(SBS),SchoolofMedicine(SOM)andSchoolofPharmacy(SOP).

Formoreinformationontheprogrammesofferedbytherespectiveschools,kindlycontact03-56295000,emailtoadmissions@taylors.edu.myorvisitwww.taylors.edu.my.

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ActingupfortheGoodoftheCommunity

FoundationofScience (FIS) students raised funds forRumahKebajikan Good Shepherd through a drama based on a

literaturetexttheyhadstudiedtheprevioussemester.

The amount raised was handed over at a cheque presentationceremonyheldatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus,whichwasattendedbythechildrenfromthehome.

Prior to the ceremony, FIS students had rolled out three songperformances, a rap performance; and several internationalstudentshadconductedanexperience-sharingsessiononlifeandlessons learntoncampus.Theshortvisitendedwithacampustour.

Ms. Den Shu Chien, Associate Dean for FIS, commented thatstudentsshouldgobeyondmerelystudying.Thereisaneedtounderstandandappreciatetheircommunity’sneedsandfindwaystocontinuouslygivebacktosociety.Thisinturnwillcultivategoodvalues in their livesandpromoteawholesomestudent learningexperience.

Theraisingoffundsforthehomewaspartofthestudents’Englishtermproject.AtFIS,studentsareassignedaprojectorplan,whichistargetedtobringasignificantchangetothestudent.Projectscarriedout in thepast includesdramapresentations, foodsalesandexhibitions.Studentsdevise theirownplanofactionwhichincludes proposal writing, budgeting, advertising, ticketing andstagingof theevent.Allproceedsgarneredfromtheprojectarethendonatedtoadeservingcommunity.

Theproject,whichrunsforaspanof8–10weeks,contributes10%towardstheassessmentoftheentireFISprogramme.Newprojects are introduced each semester and no two projects arealike.

Foundation in Science students studying health sciencesorganisedandheldanexhibitiononCancerAwarenessaspart

oftheircontinuousassessmentforthesemesterinAugustatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus.Theexhibitionaimedtoinformvisitorsthatpreventionisthebestcureforcancer,asthereisnoonecureforcanceritself.

Theexhibitionincludedinformationonvarioustypesofcancerrangingfromthemostcommononeslikebreastandcoloncancer,tothelesscommononeslikeeyeandpancreaticcancer.Informativepostersandgraphicsdisplayeddrewthecrowd’sattention,andeachboothhadastudentreadytoanswerquestions.

Allinallitwasashortbutveryinformativeeventforthosewhowereinterestedonthetopicof“CancerAwareness”.

Foundation In Science

Dr.RahmanpresentingthechequetoRumah

KebajikanGoodShepherd. InternationalstudentssharingtheirexperienceatTaylor’s.

Parvinwithhisenergizingrapperformance.

Avisitorfromthehomesayingafewwords.

AgroupperformancebyFISstudents.

Studentsenjoyingtheperformances.

Thepackedlecturehallduringtheevent.

Be Aware of Cancer “Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what’s important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time.”

Joel Siegel, cancer survivor

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American Degree Transfer Program

ObservingHeatedDebates@Parliament

A DP’sEcono-ManiaCluborganizedatriptoParliamenttolearnmoreaboutthegoings-onduringsessionsandto

creategreaterawarenessofthecurrentissuesthatarecurrentlybeingaddressed.

20participantswhoweredressedformallyexcitedlymadetheirwaytoParliamentHouse,wheretheysurrenderedallelectronicdevicesatsecuritycheckpointsbeforeproceedingintothehalltolistentotheongoingdiscussions.

IssuesdiscussedincludedtheprivatizationofPOSMalaysia,buildingnewpropertiesforpoverty-strickenareas,dieselsubsidiesforfishermen,currentracialissuesandgovernmentschoolsubsidies.

ADPparticipantJasonWongYipCheeappreciatedtheexperienceofwitnessingparliamentarydebateonreallifeissuesasitwassomethinghecouldnothaveobtainedthroughanyothermeans.

COMM101studentsmaywellbedoingtheirinternshipsatTheStarinthefuture,allthankstoavisittoTheStar

PrintingPlantoutinBukitJelutong,ShahAlam.

Ms.SarahGoh,thecourseinstructorwhohadaccompaniedthe17studentsonthetour,explainedthatitwasthepracticalaspectofwhathadbeenlearntduringthecourse.

“It’sonethingtoreadabouthownewspapersareprinted,andanothertoexperienceitfirst-hand.Ibelievethestudentshavegainedvaluableinsightsfromthistour,andhavemadesomeconnectionsinthisleadingEnglishnewspaper,whichshouldallowthemtheopportunitytodointernshipsthereinthefuture,”shecommented.

AsforADPstudentSaraPangwhoismajoringinMassCommunication,shewasthrilledbythetour.“ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadseennewspapersbeingprinted.Themachinesweresoefficientandfast.Itwasgoodtoknowwhatittakestoproduceanewspaperfromstarttofinish.”

72 students from the “Theater 101 – Foundations of Acting” classtookturnsinanoutdoorexerciseentitled‘LiveStatues’.Apartofthetheatercoursework,thethoughtprovokingexerciseaimedatnurturingconfidence, creativity and establishing physical communicationthroughbodylanguage.

The Lakeside Campus provided a ready and varied facility for thestudentstoexposethemselvesto,exploreandexperimentwithaliveaudienceandenvironment.

Ontopofthechallengingexercisebeingatotalsuccessbyachievingthe course objectives, it also became a talking point, allowing thecampusaudiencestoglimpsethestudents’talents,professionalismandbravery!

ADPstudentSaidKhalilinejad,B.said,“I’vegainedlotsofexperiencethroughthisexercise…suchasapplyingtheorytopractical throughaperformance infrontofpeople. Ithashelpedmyself-confidence,whichmeansalottomeandI’mreallygladthatIparticipatedinthis.”

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With thecatchyslogan “ALegForward forCharity”,theannualJogforHopeorganised

bythestudentsofTaylor’sCollegeSriHartamas(TCSH) was back. The community jogathon,successfullyraisedRM25,000thisyear.

Ms.DeborahHenry,MissMalaysia/Universe2011,child’s rights advocate and Taylor’s Collegealumnus,wastheguestofhonourattheevent.Atotalof1,462joggerstookpartintheevent,thelargestnumberofjoggersyet.

“Thiswasa100%student-drivenevent.Throughsheereffortanddeterminationofthecommitteemembersandtheircreativeimagination,wemadetheeventasuccess!Welearnedsomuchaboutteamwork, resourcefulness, time management

Recognising the importance of beinghealthy, Pre-U Ambassadors of TCSJ

organisedtheHealthMonth.Bysuccessfullycollaboratingwithvariousstudentclubsandsocieties, the event raised RM11,000 forLivingHopeMalaysiaandMalaysianCare.

“I’mproudsimplybecausethecampaignhasmadealife-changingdifferenceinthecampuscommunity. The students have optimised

PhotosbyEMBER student photographers (Seah Wee Yin & Lee Cheng Sin)andAperture Photography (Jonathan Lee)

and leadership. All of which will prepareus for the challenges ahead at universityandintheworkplace,”quippedKellyLim,ChairpersonoftheOrganisingCommitteeandanInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgrammestudentatTCSH.

MalaysianNatureSociety, representedbyExecutive Director, Mr. Clifford Clementand PT Foundation represented byChairperson, Mr. Hisham Hussein, whowereatthechequepresentationceremony,shared the objectives of their respectiveNGOs. They called upon youth tocollaboratewiththemonawarenesseffortsandcommunityprojects.

RM25,000wasraisedthisyear(thelargestamountraisedinitshistory)withproceedsbeingdonatedtotheMalaysianNatureSociety(MNS)andPTFoundation.

1,462 Persons JoggedforHope

their3Hs–Head,HeartandHandsandtheirefforts arecommendable,” saidMr. LimTouBoon,PresidentofTaylor’sCollege.

The campaign witnessed staff and studentsparticipating in a myriad of health-relatedactivities.Theyshowcasedtheiragilityatthedodgeballcompetition;learnedwhatgoesintoahealthymealattheFoodFreakcompetition;discovered if their bones are healthy at the

free Bone Screening Clinic and danced thebluesawayattheHeartRockConcert.

AhighlightoftheHealthMonthwas“RiceforLife”–acampaignwherestudentscollectedriceoncampusaswellasfromthecommunityof Subang Jaya. In total, 100kg of rice wascollected. This, together with RM1,000 thathadbeencollected,wasdonatedtoMalaysianCARE.

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TheStar:R.AGEwillsponsorTaylor’sLakesideStormDodgeballClubforthe2011/12season.ThesponsorshipincludesRM3,000

cashforpurchaseandprintingofclubjerseys,promotional

bannersandbuntingsaswellaspresscoverageontheteam’seventsandtournaments.

A press conference to announce the sponsorshipwasheldatStudentLifeCentre,Taylor’sUniversityLakeside Campus, and attended by The Star’sRepresentatives: Mr. Nelsen Ng and Mr. LeongYoonLong,ManagerofTaylor’sSports&RecreationCentre: Mr. P.L. Murali, Student Advisor: Mr.AravindhaLochanan,PresidentofTaylor’sLakesideStormDodgeballClub:Mr.AdamRiff,staffand teammembersoftheDogdeballClub.

Thoughtheword“Storm”hasnegativeconnotationsforsome,AdamhasenvisionedabrighterfutureforStormwhileremainingafamily-orientedclub.Thisisafuturewhereitwillnotjustbeauniversityteambutarecognisedsportsclub.StormisacombinationofThunder(theroarofthefamily)andLightning(thepowerofthefamily).TheStarhadbeenapproachedforsponsorshipastherewasaneedformoreexposureandbranding.

Taylor’s Lakeside Storm Dodgeball ClubReceives Sponsorship from The Star: R.AGE

The Dodgeball Club has won many awards in the course of thepast3years.Theclubwasinthetopthreespotsinallparticipated

competitionsandhadwontheMAPCUInter-collegeDodgeballtitle,oneofthehighlightsoftheyear.WithTheStarR.AGE

as theirpartner,Taylor’sLakesideStormandTaylor’sUniversitycanonlygoinonedirection,thatisallthe

waytothetop.

The event also saw the Premiere of the StormJersey Promo Video, a presentation of the newStorm jersey by Mr. P.L. Murali and Mr Adam toTheStar’srepresentatives;andallofwhichended

withanenergeticperformancebytheDodgettes,thecheerleadinggroupfortheclub.

Duringtheconference,Mr.AdamRiffexplainedthatbesidesofferingstudentsanoutletfortheextra-curricularactivities,theSportsandRecreationCentrehasalwaysencouragedstudentstodevelopessentiallifeskillssuchasleadershipandtime-management.Ithasalsohelpedstudentstolearnandgrow,notjustassportspeople,butasindividualsaswell.

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Inlessthaneighthours,theherculeantaskofpackingonemillionmealsforthehungrythroughouttheworldwasaccomplished.

On 16 October 2011, during theTaylor’sEducationGroup(TEG)

World Food Day, more than 4,500volunteers from all walks of lifeandasyoungas6yearsold,cametogethertomakeadifferenceintheworld. Their efforts were part of aCSR project by Taylor’s EducationGroup(TEG),thatfulfilledapledgetocontributeonemillionmealstofeedthe hungry in conjunction with the

WorldFoodDay.Allofwhichwasaccomplishedwithineighthours.

Thepledgewasmadekeepinginmindthatin2010,anestimated925millionpeopleintheworldwerehungryormalnourished.Everyday,morethan25,000peoplearoundtheworlddieofhungerorhunger-relatedcauses.

TheTEGWorldFoodDay2011tookplacesimultaneouslyacrossfourcampuses–Taylor’sCollegeSubangJaya,Taylor’sCollegeSriHartamas, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus and Sri GardenSchools.

“ThisisthefirsttimeTaylor’sEducationGroupistakingpartinaMealPackaging Event. Our original target of getting 1,000 volunteers

hasexceededbeyondourexpectations.Wearepleasedtohavereceived such overwhelming support from all parties, includingcorporatesponsors,NGOs,membersofthepublic,well-wishers,aswellasourstaffandstudents,”saidDato’LoyTeikNgan,GroupCEO,Taylor’sEducationGroup.

“TheTEGWorldFoodDayisourwayofcontributingtooneofthemosturgentproblemsintoday’sworld–hungerandmalnutrition.Althoughourcontributionmaybejustadropintheoceantowardssolvingworldhunger,webelievethateverydropcounts.Wealsohopethattheeventhascreatedawarenessontheissueofhungerandmalnutritionandbroughtittotheforefront,”addedDato’Loy.

WiththecollaborationoftheAmerican-basedNGO,StopHungerNow(SHN),theonemillionfinishedfoodpackswillbedistributedtocrisis-burdenedareasorschoolfeedingprogrammeslocallyandaroundtheworld,includingSomalia.

“Eachmealpacketcontainssixhighly-nutritiousdehydratedmeals. This is what makes this event different from a regulardonationdrive,wherethepubliccontributedriedprovisionsorfoodto a particular organisation,” explained Ray Buchanan, FounderandInternationalPresidentofStopHungerNow(SHN),whohaspackaged and distributed over 51 million meals to 76 differentcountriessince2005.

OutatTaylor’sCollegeSubangJayaCampus. TheteamatTaylor’sCollegeSriHartamasCampus. HardatworkatSriGardenSchools.

VolunteersfromallwalksoflifeworkinghardtopackthemealsatTaylor’sUniversityLakesideCampus

Amongst the corporate sponsors for the TEG World Food Day 2011 were: AG Apparel Industries Sdn Bhd, Fibertex PersonalCareSdn.Bhd.,CharteredInstituteofManagementAccountants(CIMA),IPGMediabrandsSdnBhd,Lantro(M)SdnBhd,AsiaOpticsSdnBhd,PepsicoMalaysiaSdnBhd,ModiezhamSdnBhd,BohPlantationsSdnBhd,BigTreeOutdoorSdnBhd,DigitalSecuritySystemSdnBhd.,EricanLanguageCentre,HolidayTours&TravelSdnBhd,WeldSengConstruction,Nehemiah,EnterCanada.my,ChinTeikConsulting,SPKHomes,SunwayPyramid,LeoBurnett,Epson,MusthapaRajSdn.Bhd.,D’manssiandJulie’s.

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IndustrypartnersforTaylor’sWorldClassScholarships2011includeBDO,BMWGroup,HSBCBankMalaysia,LeoBurnett,MandarinOriental,Shangri-LaHotelKualaLumpur,TheNielsenCompanyandUniversalMcCann.

Taylor’s University has once again awarded full scholarshipsworthRM800,000to10outstandingstudentswithexceptional

academic results and leadership qualities in the Taylor’s WorldClass Scholarships (TWCS) 2011. Since 2006, TWCS hasdisbursedoverRM6.8millionto103recipients,inpartnershipwithagrowingnumberofmultinationals.

TWCS programme aims to raise the bar and ensure thedevelopment of top notch human capital who are equipped tocontributetowardsMalaysia’stransformation intoahigh-incomeeconomy.InlinewiththeUniversity’snewmissiontobethe“TopEmployers’ Top Choice University”, TWCS 2011 saw partnercompaniesofferingrecipientsinternshipandtrainingopportunities.

This year’s award presentation ceremony was officiated by theMinisterofHigherEducation,Dato’SeriMohamedKhaledNordin.

AlsoinattendancewereAcademicianEmeritusProfessorTanSriDato’Dr.SyedJalaludinSyedSalim,Taylor’sUniversityChancellor;Dato’LoyTeikNgan,GroupCEOofTaylor’sEducationGroup;and

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ProfessorDato’Dr.HassanSaid,Vice-ChancellorandPresidentofTaylor’sUniversity.

Speakingat the launch,Dato’SeriMohamedKhaledNordin,said,“Overtheyears,Ihavewitnessedvariousmultinationalspartnering with Taylor’s. The recipients are getting anopportunityofalifetimetolearnfromindustryleaders,andhavethechanceto‘startahead’intheirchosenprofessions.”

Thisyear’shostofpartnersincludedBDO,BMWGroup,HSBCBank Malaysia, Leo Burnett, Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-LaHotel Kuala Lumpur, The Nielsen Company and UniversalMcCann.

Dato’LoyTeikNganstressedthatthenewmissionunderlinesthelong-standingtraditionofofferingacademiccourseswithastrongfocusonemployability.“Wetakeprideonoursuccessin combining relevant curriculum and real-life training withinput from industrypartners; so it ispleasing toobserveourgraduatesstartoutimmediatelyonsuccessfulcareers.”

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Proud CAL winners ofHongKongscholarships

CPUTRIOwintheMapleLeafBursary

Two Cambridge A Level (CAL) Jan 2010 students have beenoffered theEntranceScholarship for InternationalStudents intoTheUniversityofHongKong.TehMingXunandSimYuYangarenowpursuingtheBachelorofScienceandBachelorofEconomicsrespectively.

Theentrancescholarshipisawardedtotoprankinginternationalstudents,withamountsrangingfromHK$10,000toHK$160,000.It is renewable on a yearly basis and will cover tuition,accommodation,andsomelivingexpenses.

TheinauguralMapleLeafBursarywasawardedtothreedeservingTaylor’sCPUstudentswhowillbefurtheringtheirstudiesinCanada,atthe58thCPUGraduationCeremony.Thethreerecipients–AllyBaharoon,ChanWeiChienandVijayaRubanA/LSivalingam–werenominatedandselectedbytheirteachersbasedonboththeiracademicaswellasextra-curricularaccomplishments.

WorthCAD1,000,theBursaryisanewinitiativespearheadedbytheCanadianHighCommissionertoMalaysia,H.E.RandolphMank.

LifeasaCPUstudentwasveryhectic.Therewerelotsofassignmentswithatleasttwotothreeassignmentsdueweekly.However,IparticularlylikedCPUbecauseitissimilartouniversitylife.Thereisalotmoreroomforcreativityandfreedomtoexpressourselves.

Vijaya Ruban a/l SivalingamFormerlyfromSMK(L)BukitBintangWillbereadingInternationalRelationsatUniversityofToronto,Canada

IwenttotheTCSHPlacementCentrequiteoftentodiscussmyuniversityapplications.ThehelpfromthecentrewasreallyimportantasitreducedmystressasIhadtosendinvariousapplicationswhilepreparingforexaminationsatthesametime.

Chu Qing WenFormerlyfromSMKIbrahim,KedahCurrentlypursuingBachelorofCommerceatUniversityofMelbourne

TaylorianswinseveralMaybankscholarships5outofthe20studentswhoreceivedthefullscholarshipsfromMaybankfortheirstudiesatprestigiousinternationaluniversitieswerefromTaylor’sCollege.GraceChuQingWen,aCALgraduatefromTaylor’sCollegeSriHartamaswasoneofthem.ShewillbepursuingherBachelorofCommerce(ActuarialScience)attheUniversityofMelbourne.Thescholarshipcoversbothlivingexpensesaswellastuitionfees.

(fromL-R)AllyBaharoon,ChanWeiChienandVijayaRuban.

TehMengXun(left)andSimYuYang(right)sharingtheirsuccesswithHeadofTaylor’sPlacementCentre,Ms.SharleenTam(centre)

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“Franglish”!“Trynottochangetheenvironmentaroundyoutosuityourpreferences.Instead,adapttoyoursurroundings…,”advisesBrendonwhotookupthechallengetodohisinternshipinFrance,eventhoughhewasnotfluentinthelanguage.

Brendon Khoo Han Jin,aDiplomainHospitalityManagementstudenthadoneofthebestthreemonthsofhislifewhenheinternedattheNovotel Compans CafferelliinToulouse,France.Here’swhathappened.

1. Tell us about your internship. Iworkedinboththerestaurantandkitchendepartment withmanyeveningshiftsservingmostlycorporateand businessguests.PlusImetguestsfromalloverEurope andevensomefromChina!

2. What was it like working in Novotel Compans? Itwasinterestingandenjoyable.However,sinceIwasn’t fluentinFrench,conversationswerealwaysachallenge. Icouldmanagewithguestsbutonlyahandfulofmy FrenchcolleaguesspokeEnglish.Ijustscrapedbythe firstmonthwithmyownversionof‘Franglish’.Eachtime IaskedifIshouldarrangethecushions,Iendedupsounding likeIwantedtohidemycousins!So,youcanimaginehow Iwasrepeatedlylaughedat.

3. What are the differences between the working environment there and in Malaysia? TheFrenchmindsetistotallydifferent.Theyreallytake prideintheirserviceandittrulyshowswhentheydonot performuptotheirownexpectations.Theyarehard workerswhoalsoplayhard.Theyworkfivedaysaweek andinsummeritiscompulsorytotaketwoweeksoffso thattheycomebackrefreshed,readytoperformbetter.

4. What did you learn or gain from this experience? Independence.ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadstayedsofar awayfromhomeforsuchalongperiodoftime.Eventually Iadaptedtotheirlifestyle.Ofcourse,Ialsomademany newfriendsfromTaylor’salumniwhowereworkingand studyinginFrance,aswellasfromNovotel.Now,France islikeasecondhomewithanotherfamilythere!

5. Did you do any sightseeing during your training? Ofcourse!Once,Iworkedninedaysstraighttogetfour daysofftovisitParis.Aftercompletingtheinternship,I visitedtheneighbouringcountrieswithmymother.This Frenchinternshiphasallowedmetowidenmyhorizons throughtravelling.

6. Any advice or tips to share with future interns? Itisimportanttorememberthatwhereveryougo, youshouldkeepanopenmind.Trynottochangethe environmentaroundyoutosuityourpreferences.Instead, adapttoyoursurroundings,whichmakesthingsawhole loteasierforyoutoaccept.Shouldyougettheopportunity togoabroad,grabitwithouthesitation.Atthesametime, don’tforgetwhereyoucomefromandwhyyou’regoing onyourchosenpath.Maintainthepassion,workhard, holdontoyourmainprinciples,andyou’lldefinitelymakeit.

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Research & Intellect awarded Lim CheeLeong,alecturerfromTaylor’sBusiness

SchoolforhisinnovativeteachingmethodsattherecentEMASAwardceremony2011.

The EMAS (Exemplary Meritorious AcademicStaff) Award was inaugurated this year toawardstaffwhohavesuccessfullyimplementedinnovative techniques,pedagogies,methodsofdelivery, and/or technologies in teaching whichhave resulted in significant improvements instudentlearning.

For one month, lecturers and staff had sent innominations for lecturerswhostoodoutwith theirinnovativeteachingmethodsandmadeadifferencetostudentsgraspingasubject.

“The EMAS Awards exemplify the creativity anddedication of a lecturer who is a forward-thinkingeducator,” saidProfessorRichardWatkins,Pro-Vice-Chancellor,Research&Intellect,Taylor’sUniversity.

“I am inspired by the energy and unique approachesof the winning recipient. He demonstrated the infinitepossibilitiesthattechnologycancreatetoimprovelearningopportunitiesandmeettheneedsoftoday’sgenerationof students. Research & Intellect remains committed tosupporting the education community to advance bothteachingandlearningatTaylor’sUniversity.Iwouldliketoextendwarmcongratulationstothewinnerandtoeveryonewhoparticipatedinmakingtoday’scelebrationsuccessful.”

The 2011 EMAS Award ceremony, held in September atSheesh&MahalRestaurant,wasattendedbytheTeaching& Learning committee as well as the various teams withinResearch&Intellectdepartment.

“TheEMASAwardsexemplifythecreativity anddedicationofalecturerwhoisa forward-thinkingeducator...”

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1. Find out more about your audience Willitbeadistinguishedaudienceofvisitinglecturers?Orisitafun presentationataclubmeeting?Fortheformer,insertmoresolidmaterial, beformal,anduseawiderangeofvocabulary.Youmightsaysomething like,“Itisworthwhiletonotethatthedistinguishedresearcherhadformulated severaltheories.Letmedrawyourattentiontothefirstonethatstates….” Whereasforamoreinformalgroup,itwouldbealongthelinesof,“The famousresearcherhadseveraltheories.Thefirstonewas….”

2. Decide on the reason for speaking Structureyourpointsaroundthepurposeofyourtalk.Areyouexpectedto entertainacrowd?Ormaybeyouaregettingstudentstosignupfora charityrunwhichwouldinvolvepersuasiveskills.Ofcourse,ifitisaclass presentation,yourgoalistoinform.

3. Decide on how long you should speak Speakfortenorfiftyminutes?Thinkaboutthis–thetypicalattentionspan isabout20minutes.Insituationswhereyoudonothaveachoice,tryto takeabreakafter20minutes.Insteadofspeaking,youcouldhaveaQ&A session,givethemapuzzletosolve,etc.

4. Give them a reason to listen Whenyoustarttospeak,tryexplaininghowwhatyouaregoingtosaywill benefitthem.Forexample,atatutorial-“Inoticedthistopicisconstantly coveredinexams.”Atanevent–“Youhavemadeadifferencebysupporting thiscause.Letmeexplain.”Atanawardceremony–“Here’smysecretas tohowIbecameatopscorer.It’ssomethingyoutoocanachieve.”

5. Sing it! Wouldyouratherlistentoasoulfulsingerwhocanvaryhernotesora robotspeakinginaflatmonotone?Thesameappliestospeakers.Pick outwordstostress.Makeyourtonegoupatcertainpoints.Speaklouder whenposingquestions,thenprovidetheanswerinadistinctivelysofter tone.Practiseallofthisbysingingalongtosongs.

6. Use Stories “Nevergiveup,youwillmakeit!”soundsalittleblandcomparedtotelling astory,forinstance,aboutStephenKing.That’stheonewherehiswife hadretrievedhisfirstdraftofanovelfromthetrashandencouraged himtofinishit.Thatdraftwentontobecomethepopular“Carrie”.

6 tips to keep your audience glued to your every word during presentations and short talks.

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