By Evelyn Loh Geok Yan and Belinda Fong Chong Lynn
This article discusses how events education is expected to change in the future. During the pandemic, events education enabled educators and learners to adapt to the online environment thereby adapting new skillsets to remain relevant. To make learning more meaningful and motivating, events…
The journey to becoming an academician is always filled with experiences, both good and bad. Dr Kai Kee Huong from the School of Mathematical Sciences shares some of the highlights and motivation he went through, achieving great heights and coming through several hardships as well before being…
In confronting continual upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the author, as the lecturer for the BDC2614 Design Enterprise module planned a series of lessons that integrate experiences from industry guest speakers and collaborative online learning experience.
By Associate Professor Ts Dr Angela Lee Siew Hoong
The development of the data science curriculum at Sunway University started in 2009 by embedding four data science subjects into the university’s existing Information Systems degree programme. In 2016, the University launched a full fledge and one of its kind Data Science degree programme to become…
Every year, the Department of Psychology organises a Psychology Forum with Sunway Career Services. This forum provides an opportunity for students to learn from psychology graduates who are working in various fields, on career pathways and more. This article covers the latest Psychology Forum held…
The Bachelor of Science (with Honours) in Biomedicine began in 2018 at the Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University. After three years and rapid growth in student size, it was audited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and was given full…
The Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care for the Elderly (PGDPCE) is the first programme of its kind in Malaysia that aims to train medical doctors to address health issues in an increasingly ageing population. This one-year programme started in January 2020 with 12 students who successfully…
By Dr Lai Kee Huong, Darren Tan Tik Lun & Matthew Philippe Liu Man Hin
Dr Dominic Cortis, who is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), delivered a guest lecture entitled “Measures of Interest Rate Sensitivity”, for the subject Theory of Interest. The talk included the demonstration of real-world applications, which further complemented the…
Over the past four years, the author has been on a mission to help make classrooms more effective with better presentations, much like an eco-warrior out to reduce text emissions.
The School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS) endeavours to produce high quality graduates who excel academically with added extra-curricular achievements, who will be at the forefront in meeting the rising needs for actuarial, mathematical and statistical expertise globally.
