KDU presents Bobby Chinn!

Celebrity Chef, Bobby Chinn, steps in KDU UC, Damansara Jaya Campus on 25th April 2011. His avid fans were very delighted to meet and greet him.

Organized by the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts (SHTCA), this event was held at the Auditorium, comprising of his fans and also chefs-to-be. Bobby Chinn greets us in a friendly manner as he took centre stage. He always believes in being humble.

                                Bobby Chinn in his semi-formal attire on stage

8TV Showdown 2011 (Top 11)

Is dancing your passion? Have you heard of 8TV's Showdown 2011? 8TV will be shooting Showdown 2011 at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus Auditorium! Any team would be interested to participate in a Friendly battle with the Top 11 Teams? Then check this out!

Date: 6 May 2011 (Friday)

Time: 12.00pm-2.00pm

Venue: KDU UC (Damansara Jaya Campus, Auditorium)

Organizer: 8TV

Event: 8TV Top 11 Showdown (Breakdance and Streetdance)

KDU's Team: PARTS (Performing Arts Society) will be performing contemporary

Deadline: 29 April 2011

Admission: Free!

Host: Hafiz from Fly Fm

*For more information, do proceed to the Student Service Centre.

Learning English the "Wright" Way!

Mr. Keith Wright, with his favourite boomerang.

Keith Wright returned to KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus ,for another round of workshop. While his previous workshop was catered to those in the workforce, this time around, participants consisted of Secondary School Students.

On a sunny Saturday morning, Keith arrived at the campus really early and only had fruits for breakfast. He was indeed, in a good mood.

" Lift the bar!" Keith Wright's way of demonstrating the necessity

in lifting the standards of the English Language.

Counseling Week on 30 April till 2 May 2011

Math & Science Quiz 2011

The KDU University College Math & Science Quiz is back, bigger and bolder.

The event saw more than 20 schools taking part in this epic event. This was held at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 21st April 2011.

Ms. Pak Mei Yoke (Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications) gave a short briefing before the quiz started.

SMK Tarcisian visits KDU University College, Damansara Jaya!

KDU University College Math & Science Quiz 2011

Come meet Bobby Chinn!

KDU UC Damansara Jaya Campus Buzzes With Power Chef and Hot Cat Tour Competition!

Our School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts definitely had a lot up its sleeves (or chef’s hat) yesterday!

‘Why?’ we hear you asking…

Well, not only did we have the finals for the 2011 Power Chef Competition, but we also had the Hot Cat Tour running simultaneously at our Damansara Jaya campus.

The annual Power Chef competition, which is in its 9th running year now, aimed to unearth and showcase the culinary talents and flair of teenagers, and was opened to secondary school students.

Each year, the Power Chef gets bigger and, of course, better! How much better? Well, this time around, we’re sending the champions to the land of Swatch watches and Swiss army knives! You got that right, the participants had to cook their way to winning an all-expenses paid trip to Switzerland!

So great was the response this year, that we had to have it over a span of three weeks! This goes to show its increasing popularity among the secondary schools.

The preliminaries were held on the 26^th March, where there were 67 teams from 25 schools across Selangor and KL, battling for a spot in the quarter finals held in the following weekend.  The semifinals yesterday saw 16 teams of two people competing to secure one of the 5 spots for the finals and battle it out to grab the Power Chef 2011 Champion title.

The scene at the Semi-Finals

How do you debone a chicken? Let me show you the way...

Another Doctor in the house

Written by: Loh Teck Hua, Lecturer, School of Business and Social Sciences

Dr Todd Nelson getting serious again after a round of jokes

You hold staff meetings in the staff room, that's what the rule book says. Of course, if that is old school there is the conference room, the board room or the lecture theatre. Well, the KDU School of Business and Social Sciences (SBSS) did not go by the book this time – the staff meeting was held at Starbucks at Section 13! That's a novel way to loosen up, let yourself go and bond. More than just bonding the occasion was to formally – or informally – introduce Dr Goh Pek Chen, the new Academic Head, to the team from SBSS. And amongst those welcoming Dr Goh was another fresh, new face – Ms Angela Marcel Thexeira, the new Programme Leader for the Keele University programme. That was double the reason to rejoice. The atmosphere was made livelier by the heady aroma of freshly brewed Starbucks coffee and an array of light snacks.

OHAYO! Japanese students feel right at home @ the Centre for English Language in KDU College Penang

Konnichiwa!! KDU College Penang recently welcomed 13 students from Japan who were on their inaugural visit to Penang on 28th March 2011 to participate in the KDU Holiday English Course. All thirteen of the students were housed with host families from different backgrounds and nationalities. The students came for two reasons: first, to explore Penang, a world heritage site, and to attend a three-day English Holiday course at KDU College.

To boost their language skills, the class started off with an ice-breaking session filled with games and fun-filled language activities to get to know their friends and the college. The session kicked off with “Action Pack”, a simple game using animal movements to identify every member of their group. The ice-breaker brought about good group dynamics, laughter and great fun! “Mingo” was the next activity and ‘Mingo’ created so much buzz that at the end of the activity, the Japanese students and facilitators not only got to know each other better but barriers and hostility among them were dissolved, and learning was ready to take place… From then, the Japanese students took learning English Language into their stride and were exposed to all four core components of the language i.e. speaking, listening, reading and writing through songs, newspapers, role-plays& more interactive games and activities.

Doing good deeds

A round of applause to the students of KDU Events Management who gave a helping hand in raising funds for PS The Children. PS The Children is a non-profitable organisation that promotes awareness and disseminate information about sexual abuses to children. They managed to raised a total of RM 1666.00.

SSC Students' Activities in April - July

To all students of KDU, below is the ongoing Student Activities for year 2011.

KDU Marketing Roadshows

KDU Power Chef Competition 2011 once again puts students to the test

For the past three years, the KDU Power Chef Competition has been a coveted event at KDU College Penang Campus. Modeled after prestigious Cooking Competitions from the likes of Iron Chef, The Chopping Board and the Battle of the Masters, this is the best opportunity for students to show off their flair for cooking and décor to stand above the rest.

This time, co-organised by the KDU Magnificent, Efficient Event Team who are final year students from the KDU-IMI Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel and Tourism Management, the competition generated its largest-ever number of participants from high schools all around Penang. A total of 132 students from 66 high schools participated in the day -ong activity which featured 3 high tempo rounds of culinary extravaganza before a winner was finally decided.

The format of the programme has also been revised from a two-day event to a one-day event to further test the participants' skills in time management as well as the ability to work under pressure. This format also gave opportunities for students to stay on and cheer for their favourite teams entering the final rounds.

The Guest of Honour for the event, YB Danny Law Heng Kiang, State Executive Councillor, addressed the crowd in his keynote speech, “I am pleased that the college has been a part of this platform that offer students opportunities to excel in the culinary industry by providing good training facilities to our future students as well as continuously expose the public especially the high school students to the culinary industry. Events such as this bring about lot of awareness towards the viabilitiy of the hospitality and culinary industry in Penang and Malaysia”.

This year’s final round participants also got the chance to use KDU’s new RM 1.2 million ‘Careme’ bakery and pastry kitchen to prepare their culinary work. Dr. Chong Beng Keok, Principal of KDU College, said: “The competition brings students together to share knowledge and skills; offering them the chance to garner tips and tools for creating a great meal. In addition, the Power Chef is held annually to foster camaraderie among culinary professionals and to spur interest of all in in the culinary arts and chef training.”

Many students showed enthusiasm and talent. They also took the opportunity to meet their peer culinarians as well as be judged by renowned judges who are industry experts . They were: Chef Peter Chan Weng Seng the Chairman of Chef Association Malaysia – Penang Chapter, Chef Amir Hamzah from Chef Association Malaysia – Penang Chapter, Chef Partiben Muniandy from Paradise Sandy Beach Resort, Albert Goh See Pheng from Unilever Food Solution, Chef Ismail Ibrahim from Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya, Chef Abu Bakar Yusop from Gurney Hotel. Students were also graded on their work by famous food bloggers such as Mdm. Helen Ong, Mdm. Chan Li Lian and Mdm. CK Lam.

This year’s competition also added an extra dimension which promised to make it more popular than ever. The teams who didn’t make it to the finals did not go home empty handed. They were given a chance to try their hands at the Fruits and Vegetable Carving Contest which also offered fabulous gifts for winners. The crowd also enjoyed a very entertaining programme as there were performances by the Double IB Design students, a Mixology Demo as well as a few dance numbers by our talented students.

At the end of the day, the attention to detail by team Crème de la Creme from SMJK Perempuan Cina – Tham Jing Ting and Neoh Sze Ting bagged them the top prize which was RM800.00 cash with trophy and the prestigious KDU Power Chef Challenge Shield which will be displayed at their school for a year until the next challenge in year 2012. First runner up went to Penang Chinese Girls’ Private High School Lalawan Phianpirlyakul and Go Syan, who went home with RM500.00 cash and a trophy, while the second runner up went to SMK Datuk Haji Ahmad Badawi students, Raja Nuramalina Hanis bt. Raja Abdul Rahman and Nur Syafira Amira bt. Ibrahim who cuddled home a trophy each and RM300.00 cash. It was indeed a fabulous day for everyone.

The iKDU Computing and Communication Expo

The iKDU Computing and Communication Expo had a great turn out of students from many Secondary Schools, including our own students from KDU.

There were various talks, booths and activities held at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus Auditorium on Wednesday, 6th April 2011.

Riyal, (our emcee and beatboxer) got the audience's attention with his opening act as he displayed his beatboxing talent and some really cool rhythms along with popular songs. You can view the video at KDU Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/kdu.universitycollege)

Did you hear?

We are now Maxis’ Integrated Communications Service Partner under its Maxis Integrated Partner in Education (MIPE) programme!

Through this offering, Maxis, the communications provider with the widest fixed and wireless broadband footprint in the country, aims to enrich campus life by providing quality broadband connectivity and services; internship and entrepreneurial opportunities; as well as preferential smart devices packages – adding up to an effective enhancement of academic life & activities.

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr. Chia Chee Fen, was present at the launch yesterday, held at The Gardens Hotel & Residences, together with 8 other tertiary education institutions that also chose Maxis as its communication services partner.

KDU UC Dep. Vice Chancellor, Dr. Chia Chee Fen, at the launch

Superior English Communication in the Work Force

"Learning English correctly is important. It is necessary because it is the International Language and is also the key to employment", quoted by Keith Wright in his introduction.

Who is Keith Wright?

Keith Wright is the Author and Creator of the 4's Approach to Literacy and Language. The 4's is a modern, innovative and proven method of accelerating the learning of English. To top it off, he is also the Columnist for The Sunday Star's "Exploring English", aimed especially to teachers and mature learners, which is published fortnightly.

The Workshop was conducted at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 5th April 2011. There were 45 attendees and all of them actively participated in the Workshop.

Keith Wright, in action.

"It may be unfair sometimes, but people do judge you on how you speak."

Power Chef 2011 (3rd Round & Quarter Final)

The Power Chef Competition 2011 organised by SHTCA (School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts) made a comeback once again, after a great turn out of last year's competition.

The event took place at the KDU University College, Damansara Campus. The competition saw 63 strong teams participating from different schools within the Klang Valley during the First and Second Rounds. There were 51 teams that made it to the 3rd Round and Quarter Finals.

Chef Raymond: Thumb's up! Ready to go. Let the competition begins.

Their task? Cupakes. Sweet!

Dreamspiration: When Dreams Are For Real

A Lecture Series by SHTCA (School Of Hospitality, Tourism And Culinary Arts)

The School of Hospitality, Tourism And Culinary Arts (SHTCA) organized an interesting Lecture Series on " Contemporary Issues in Tourism Development: Facing Tomorrow's Challenges Today" on 31st March 2011. The Lecture Series was held at the KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus.

Those who attended were students who are keen on the Tourism Industry, or have hopes and dreams to pursue and excel in the industry.

Opening speech by a Student 

We' re coming to your towns, 1 st - 10th April