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December 2010
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22 December 2010
Malaysia needs specific ways to attract foreign investment to achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation in 2020.
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14 December 2010
Every year, the School of Engineering produces graduates who challenge the norm – innovating new methods that can be applied in industry.
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6 December 2010
When Ms Evelyn completed her Honours degree, she set out in search of a university to pursue her PhD.
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3 December 2010
Neurodegenerative diseases will pose a tremendous financial burden on growing economies, particularly among aging Asian societies where neuroscience research is lagging.
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2 December 2010
Hearing it from the horse’s mouth is always a better way to make a decision – especially when the decision is what you need to know before choosing a university.
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1st December 2010
A second edition of the highly successful "Concise Principles of Company Law in Malaysia", penned by Monash University academics Assoc Prof Shanthy Rachagan and Dr Janine Pascoe, was released today.
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November 2010
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23 November 2010
Leanne Ho, who graduated from Monash University Sunway campus in June 2010, clinched the overall Best Accounting Award from The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), beating nominees from other universities.
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16 November 2010
Monash University’s graduation ceremony was both a proud and emotional moment not just for the graduating students but for two families for whom the significance of the occasion was not lost.
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12 November 2010
A group of teenagers scratched their tech itch during a recent IT Boot Camp where they tried their hand at devising applications for the iPhone and created 3D characters.
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11 November 2010
The increasing scale of migration which is resulting in strong economic and social impacts call for stronger policy responses, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah said today.
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04 November 2010
The Monash University Alumni Malaysia organised a futsal tournament recently to foster the spirit of camaraderie while raising funds for a good cause.
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04 November 2010
Brain research may be a lesser-explored field in Asia but the Brain Research Institute at Monash Sunway (BRIMS) is making significant headway in neuroscience.
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October 2010
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27 October 2010
While the teh tarik may have earned the unfortunate reputation as a cause for diabetes, the onus remains on Malaysians to control their bad lifestyle choices.
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25 October 2010
A group of Monash University Sunway campus staff and students made October 10, 2010, a day to remember when they joined 8,500 runners in the Nike City Run at the KLCC Park in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
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19 October 2010
Medicine is serious stuff, but that doesn’t mean that learning it can’t be fun.
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11 October 2010
We often wonder why people don’t change. It is frustrating for teachers, counsellors, parents and all those who work in the helping profession to see that a person persists in the behaviour that is self-destructive.
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11 October 2010
The Monash University Volunteer Program participants spent a Saturday afternoon understanding autistic childrenThe 10-year-old boy’s eyes darted back and forth to the different faces on campus.
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7 October 2010
Rambutan peel and pink guava (jambu merah) leaves have been found to contain “extremely high levels” of anti-oxidants which can help prevent or reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
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5 October 2010
Monash University Sunway campus recently organised the Inclusive Education Symposium to explore and discuss current educational practices for people with learning disabilities.
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September 2010
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28 September 2010
Campus security incidents should be reported and studied, instead of being swept under the carpet, according to a recent forum on safety at Monash University. |
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22 September 2010
A total of 103 Monash University Sunway campus staff have a fabulous reason to celebrate – each won a PVC’s Award. |
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15 September 2010
Mr Tom Chandler is making 3D waves with his reconstruction of Angkor. |
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15 September 2010
Monash University’s summer law program exposes students to law systems in different countries. |
August 2010
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24 August 2010
All over the world, empowered women of the 21st century are taking charge. Women of all ages are uncovering and solving women’s sexual health issues that were once considered taboo. |
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24 August 2010
A Monash University Sunway campus graduate is setting her goal of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s at the prestigious Cambridge University. |
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17 August 2010
The quality of Monash University Sunway campus graduates is proof of the legacy of the lecturers who guide them, of which there are many. |
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17 August 2010
When it came to sustainable development in marketing, Dr Christina Lee decided that teaching the concept within four walls was not a solution – so she lugged a bunch of willing students to the great outdoors. |
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17 August 2010
Teachers of the new millennium have the opportunity to motivate their students to a great extent, perhaps even more effectively than parents as they spend more time interacting with a child. |
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11 August 2010
The world today is indeed borderless, thanks to breakthrough discoveries in Information Technology. We can share virtually anything from one end of the world to the other, from lecture notes, to the latest movie reviews, and unfortunately even our personal data. |
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09 August 2010
A group of scientists are looking at a technology that has the potential to transform lives, homes and businesses using advanced networking infrastructure and computer systems. |
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05 August 2010
Monash University Sunway campus’ “Excellent” achievement in the Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions 2009, or Setara, is an indication of its education quality, says Prof Walter Wong, Deputy President (Academic). |
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04 August 2010
Going green is not just being environmentally-friendly, but for Monash University Sunway campus staff and students it’s a cool thing to do, too. |
July 2010
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30 July 2010
The Library and Learning Commons (LLC) has always been a busy hub for students and lecturers at Monash University Sunway Campus but lately it has also impressed guests who were awed by the unique facility. |
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29 July 2010
Hardly 21 and Mohd Hazli Ali Zapar keeps adding notches to his very long belt. |
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23 July 2010
Monash University Sunway campus mourns the passing of one of its most gregarious lecturers, Mr Benjamin McKay, who was of the School of Arts and Social Sciences. Ben passed away on 19th July. |
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23 July 2010
Monash University Sunway campus recently hosted a delegation from China led by Mr Zhou Yong, the Deputy Mayor of the Xuancheng Government. |
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22 July 2010
Brothers Kenson Low and Kurtwin Low, two Mechanical Engineering students, led Monash University Sunway Campus to a silver medal, beating five other universities at a two-day bowling tournament at Sunway Pyramid Bowl. |
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16 July 2010
Monash University is offering attractive travel grants for students to exchange to any of its 115 partner universities in 25 countries. |
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12 July 2010
The Monash University Sunway campus’ mid-year Orientation Week kicked off today to welcome some 450 students who start their university experience on Monday. |
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12 July 2010
Nursery rhymes within a university campus were an unusual occurrence but the special group of children Monash University Sunway campus was playing host to did not feel out of place. |
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2 July 2010
The first responsibility of a research supervisor is to build rapport with their students to encourage an open door policy. |
June 2010
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24 June 2010
A historian’s role is to collect as much data as they can gather and leave its interpretation to the consumer of the facts, noted political scientist Dr Farish A. Noor. |
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24 June 2010
How many times have we circled a parking lot of a major shopping mall on a Sunday afternoon trying to find that one elusive empty spot? |
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18 June 2010
The Monash curriculum will produce doctors and pharmacists of the highest calibre, Health Minister Y. B. Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai said. |
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18 June 2010
“The more accepting you are of differences, the more you open up the limits of your faith,” gender studies expert Dr Sharon Bong says. |
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8 June 2010
The emergence of a two-class health system is becoming more pronounced as the privatisation of healthcare becomes more rooted. |
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8 June 2010
It would be ideal to set up a permanent law reform commission to function without fear or favour rather than forming ad hoc bodies. |
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4 June 2010
Support Sunway campus IT Lecturer Dr Simon Egerton’s marathon run to raise funds for SPCA for as low as RM10 per km. |
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3 June 2010
Sara Lee Wei Li was so moved by the ultimate act of kindness by a friend’s mother that it sparked something in her – to spread the message on the importance of organ donation. |
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2 June 2010
Of the hundreds of eager young scientists, Sandun Dalpatadu was one of 51 who won the esteemed Travel Grant Award of Neuro 2010. |
May 2010
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21 May 2010
They came from different corners of the globe for a Malaysian experience and now we bid them a fond farewell. |
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21 May 2010
They came from different corners of the globe for a Malaysian experience and now we bid them a fond farewell. |
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20 May 2010
Zaw Zaw Htike receiving his Scholarship certificate for his PhD research in Information Technology. |
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18 May 2010
Armed with BBQ tongs and weighing scales, a group of students conducted a waste audit by canvassing the Sunway campus grounds and inspecting just what - and how much - rubbish was found. |
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14 May 2010
The pest of the agricultural industry, the fruit fly, may have its days numbered with the Monash development of a molecular method of identifying – and ultimately reducing the impact of – the pesky insect, saving growers millions of ringgit. |
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13 May 2010
The media’s influence and how it shapes society’s thoughts, views and cultures has culminated in “Media, Culture & Society in Malaysia”. |
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07 May 2010
The gaps in local environmental impact assessments (EIA) need to be addressed to ensure Malaysia’s development is sustainable. |
April 2010
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30 April 2010
AirAsia Bhd’s headquarters in Sepang was a busy hub of pilots and cabin crew rushing to clock in and out, some managing a quick smile and a nod to a group of students and staff embarking on a tour of the “Airline of the Year for 2009”. |
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23 April 2010
With steep rock climbing walls, a mini concert stage, a paintball court and two giant zorbing balls strewn across the campus grounds, Monash University Sunway Campus was transformed overnight into an extreme sports playing field. |
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20 April 2010
Learning to master the English language has never been such a fun experience for Jagjit Singh. |
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19 April 2010
Six scholars and researchers have lent their views on the country’s political and social transformation since the General Elections on March 8, 2008, in a special issue of the premier UK journal, “The Round Table: Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs”. |
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15 April 2010
While other 16-year-olds were busy shopping for cool clothes and expensive gadgets, Kim Nam Woo was busy picking out a country to live in.
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15 April 2010
Sri Lankan traditions came alive at Monash University Sunway Campus when its student community celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on April 5.
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8 April 2010
When Lecturer Mr Edwin Sim told his students there would be more lessons outside the classroom, they never expected it to be in the presence of Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Rubens Barichello.
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5 April 2010
Stellar academic results combined with a passion for the underprivileged and the environment won Tan Jiun Yee the Sir John Monash Medal for Outstanding Achievement.
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March 2010
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30 March 2010
A total of 107 Monash University Sunway campus staff were rewarded for their outstanding contributions in promoting research excellence, teaching innovation and administrative performance.
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24 March 2010
The design of a peer review tool to measure the teaching activities of Monash University lecturers across the Australian and Malaysian campuses has commenced.
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23 March 2010
Thirty-nine doctors graduated from Monash University Sunway campus’ Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine, creating history for the only Australian medical program to be accredited outside Australia.
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23 March 2010
Monash University graduates tell us how they scored the prestigious Monash degree.
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23 March 2010
A total of 385 graduands received their scrolls from Monash University in two separate ceremonies in March 2010.
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15 March 2010
While staff and students settled into a new semester, students from Waseda University in Japan quietly blended in with the Monash University community at the Sunway campus.
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12 March 2010
“I will not forget the first time I arrived at the airport in Malaysia. It was a very warm reception - literally,” exchange student Moloto Thomas Monyepao quipped.
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03 March 2010
Monash University aims to form a survey research group that will assist corporate, government and non-governmental organisations in all aspects of survey research. |
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02 March 2010
Oblivious to the blistering hot sun, Monash University Sunway campus students competed against each other in the spirit of sportsmanship during the MOlympics, a series of fun-filled games held during the recent Orientation Week. |
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02 March 2010
Several genome-wide studies of human genetic diversity have been conducted on European populations. Now, for the first time, over 90 scientists from the Human Genome Organisation’s (HUGO’s) Pan-Asian SNP Consortium have extended this study to 73 Southeast Asian (SEA) and East Asian (EA) populations. |
February 2010
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22 February 2010
Excited chatter and nervous smiles were seen aplenty when the Orientation Week kicked off today at Monash University Sunway campus. |
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12 February 2010
New and returning Monash students are in for a treat when they greet one of their favourite hang-out spots at the Sunway campus this March – the upgraded Library and Learning Commons. |
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09 February 2010
For one day, they lived as the blind do. The next, they created handy tools for the visually-disabled. |
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05 February 2010
Dr. Siew Eu-Gene says data mining is an area left largely unexplored although it holds much potential for a successful business. |
January 2010
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29 January 2010
The construction industry needs to alter their old habits and technologies in order to safeguard the environment, an advocate for energy efficient buildings, Ar Serina Hijjas, said. |
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22 January 2010
The next time your appeased stomach causes your eyelids to droop, you might want to stop blaming the banana leaf rice you had for lunch. |
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22 January 2010
Keeping abreast of the dynamic teaching and learning process employed by the School of Medicine and Health Sciences through refresher courses and forums ensures the quality of teaching staff. |
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20 January 2010
Malaysians can generate change at the workplace by knowing their rights and acting out their social responsibilities, says a Monash University Business Law expert. |
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3 May 2010
Hong Kong educators are impressed with the diversity of Malaysia’s private higher education services, especially with the constructive involvement of the private sector. |
