Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Signing Ceremony with Zubedy Sdn Bhd on Bachelor of Social Sciences

Taylor’s University signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Zubedy Sdn Bhd on the 3rd of February 2020. The MOA was signed by Prof. Dr. Pradeep Nair and Mr. Anas Zubedy, witnessed by Prof. Dr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan and Mr. Azree bin Mohamed Anis. Both parties have agreed to collaborate to conduct teaching and learning by work-based learning methods to create a Southeast Asia’s new generation of leaders that seek to create real change through bold new responses to problems that seem unsolvable.

Media and Communication Lecture Series (MCLS)

On the 20th of February 2020, School of Media and Communication (SOMAC) successfully organised Media and Communication Lecture Series (MCLS) entitled: Media Council Roundtable: Last Chance to Save the Media. Featuring members of the Pro-Tem Committee for the Malaysian Media Council and SOMAC's Dr. Benjamin Loh Yew Hoong, Programme Director and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roslina Abdul Latif. The roundtable discussed issues faced in the formation of the Malaysian Media Council, what are key values that need to be upheld and supported by this council and how can it return public trust in the media.

The panelist included Dr. Benjamin Loh Yew Hoong, Mr. Mohd Radzi Bin Abdul Razak, Ms. Tehminanee Bakhtyar Kaoosji, Mr. K A Jahabar Sadiq and Ms. Gayahtry A/P S. Venkiteswaran and was moderated by our own Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roslina Abdul Latif.

For those who missed it, you can check out the recording of the event here: https://bit.ly/31Qz0bZ

The event was covered by the following news outlets:

Malaysiakini - https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/510684

BernamaTV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_8cuB_cDE

Third Gold Medal Triumph for Taylor’s University at 6th Young Chef Olympiad 2020

Chen KhaiLoong, Bachelor of Culinary Arts and Foodservice Management (Hons) student, brought home gold for Malaysia at the 6th International Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) on 3 February at Kolkata, India, marking Taylor’s University’s and Malaysia’s third win since 2015.

YCO 2020 was organised by the International Hospitality Council (IHC) in association with the International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), supported by The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. The global competition saw participants from 55 countries competing for six days, across five cities in India - Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Goa and Kolkata.

Apart from receiving the YCO 2020 Champion trophy, Chen donned the Gold Toque and bagged the prize cheque of USD 10,000. In previous years, his predecessors from the Culinary Arts programme Ashwin Nicholas Oon and Lai Jia Yi won Gold in 2015 and 2018 respectively, and Andrew Ou Kai Peng won Silver in 2017.

Chen’s winning dish was PuyLentils-stuffed Aubergine with Beetroot and Cinnamon Reduction and Trio of Prawns served with Pak Choy, PommePuree, Pickled Shallot and Cardamom sauce. He was mentored by Chef Farouk Othman and Chef Sharizan Azali Mohamed Zamzuri.

Taylor’s University also awarded “Sustainability Initiative Champion”, an award given to Top 10 academic establishment with progressive sustainability initiatives, which was the event theme for YCO 2020.