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The Bittersweet Story Behind BOTC’s Success

By Chef Norhafizatul Akma, Chef Nur Fadillah and Chef Kiong Lian Chai
More often than not, one does not truly understand or ever imagine the tremendous pressure that chefs face while working in the kitchen. Chef Fadillah, Chef Akma and Chef Kiong share the challenges they faced in getting ready for the BOTC competition. 

Shaping the Future of Events With Innovative ‘Disruptions’

By Farah Atiqah Mohamad Noor
One of the most exciting updates is the emerging phenomenon of the metaverse in leisure and business events. Though the adoption of the metaverse in events is still evolving, Forbes magazine reported that the metaverse is the scaled version of multiple virtual environments and will continue to…

Think-cell for Professional Presentations

think-cell is a PowerPoint add-in that helps you efficiently create insightful visualizations of complex data for professional presentations.

Six Workable Strategies to Winning Design Competitions

By Wincen Foong Hock Kuen
Wincen Foong, a Teaching Fellow at the Sunway University Department of Art, Design & Media, provides six essential strategies for winning design competitions including the importance of following competition rules and regulations, understanding competition briefs, and researching the judges and…

Machine Learning 5G Operations in HetNet

By Dr Muhammad Aman Sheikh
Wireless networks are growing due to the high demand for capacity and coverage. Wireless technologies are deployed to provide high-speed and pervasive services in 5G. However, growing wireless devices results in more interference that degrades the Quality of Service (QoS). This research explores on…

Let’s Meet – Don’t Shy Away!

By Associate Professor Dr Padma Priya Pillai
Dr Padma Pillai shares how face-to-face communication encapsulates the new paradigm in a virtual setting heightening meetings and communications at the workplace.

APacCHRIE Conference: Creating Tourism Sustainably in Challenging Times

By Evelyn Loh Geok Yan
The regional Asia-Pacific Council for Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE) Conference is a major and annual event hosted by the School of Hospitality and Service Management (SHSM). 

Industry-ready Engineering Graduates

Companies want industry-ready engineering graduates who can contribute quickly to their business. At Sunway University,  the graduates are trained to solve real-world problems, and are exposed to different range of industrial working environments.

While Cambridge University Shut Down, They Were Allowed to Fully Operate

The CITIID initially focused on research that could help the immediate response to the pandemic in an effort to help alleviate the burden on the UK National Health Service (NHS).

Cleaning Up Horse Dung: Innovation Beyond Technology

By Dr Goh Chun Sheng
The Times in 1894 predicted that ‘in 50 years, every street in London will be buried under nine feet of manure’.

Employee Health In The Digital Age – What Do Companies Need To Do?

By Professor Hew Gill
The first few weeks of working from home during MCO and doing everything online were stressful for some.

Want To Stop Your Talent From Leaving? Here’s How COH Can Help

By Vijaya Malar V Arumugam
Research by MIT Sloan Management Review in March 2022 revealed that people are leaving their workplaces due to toxic work environments.