Educational Trip to Media Prima

You watch the TV, you listen to the radio, but do you know what goes on behind the scenes? How do these people work? What are the operations and functions? The Diploma in Mass Communications Students had the chance to do so.

KDU students from the Diploma in Mass Communication  had a great experience during their educational trip to Media Prima on 27th May 2011. They had the chance to explore the offices and also the studios. Not forgetting to mention, meeting few interesting people and people who are experienced in the media industry. Three lecturers accompanied them namely: Tan Chin Ike, Anna Chuah, and Richard Chua. 

Their first stop was the 8TV Quickie Studio ! The students were lucky as they got a chance to meet two local TV Personalities from the 8TV Quickie during their shoot. If you are a fan of the 8TV Quickie, add them on Facebook! Click here.

The xtramilerun Charity Carnival (Giving kids a running StART)

KDU Awards Awesome Prizes to Lucky Students

Ten lucky students recently won an iPad each on 20th May 2011 in conjunction with KDU College’s 20th Anniversary special promotional giveaways for its recent intake. The lucky students were selected from the 20th anniversary drawbox. During the presentation ceremony, all of the winners turned up except one who was so happy about her prize that she totally forgot about it and went home after her class. Armed with gleeful feelings, Amelia Ong who is studying Mass Communication turned up later that day to collect her prize. “I am very happy with this winning. The reason I choose to study here is because of its good facilities and friendly lecturers. Of course, winning an iPad is a plus and I look forward to do my research with this new gadget”, she added.

Marketing Manager, Neoh Soon Ken who was present during the handover of prizes said, “The winners were really in for a surprise when they were told of their winnings. The iPad prizes were also part of the college’s stand in injecting more technology based teaching materials into their academic lecturers. What’s more, KDU believes in giving back to the community as part of our 20th anniversary celebration as we continue to inspire students to greater heights”.

Celcom's League of Extraordinary Developers Challenge 2011

Participants from KDU University College unleashed their potential as a developer at the Celcom's LEDC Challenge (League of Extraordinary Developers Challenge) on 25th and 26th May 2011 at KDU UC, Damansara Jaya Campus Computer Lab.

Most that attended, had experience or knowledge related to programming.

Organized by: The computing Department (School of Computing, Communication and Media Studies).

Final participants on Day 2

Challenges of working for a Multinational within China - An experience by Wang Yi

Wang Yi shared her experience in Beijing as an auditor at this talk , held in KDU University College on 26th May 2011. The participants had the chance to get up close and personal to Wang Yi as she chatted with them like a friend.

Wang Yi had the chance to travel around China and now she is a Management Consultant in Hong Kong. She explains on how she juggles her work with her passion, which is travelling.

She takes work as part of life experiences and believes that there is always room for improvement. She also mentioned that the way we deal with people makes a relationship different.

The xtramilerun Charity Carnival (Giving kids a running StART)

Runner, Alex Au-Yong will be running 100km solo at the xtramilerun Charity Carnival. One of his checkpoint will be at KDU UC Section 13 Campus estimated around 9am. Do come and support this carnival to raise funds for the underprivileged children at StART . The StArt Society provides free music, drama, art, craft, dance, speech, writing and life skills lessons to selected children's from their respective shelter homes.

Do click on their website to read more about StART .

To top it off with the arrival of Alex Au-Yong, activities and such will be happening at the same time. To name a few, LexisNexis Online Treasure Hunt, performances by the Kabuki Breakers, Carolyn's School of Rhythmic Gymnastics & Wanted Symphony, band performances, ADP Talk, a mini bazaar, and more. Do come and support to give these kids, a running start.

When? 18 June 2011

Where? KDU Section 13 Campus

What time? 8.30am-1.00pm

KDU - H.O.P.E workshops for UEC students!

Calling all UEC students!

KDU, in collaboration with H.O.P.E, will be organizing a series of workshops and seminars for Independent Chinese Secondary Schools' students this Saturday. H.O.P.E, an acronym for Higher Opportunities for Private Education, is a programme of Yayasan Bakti Nusa Malaysia, and have engaged 6 private education institutions as partners to roll out the seminars for UEC students. 

First to kick start the project, KDU will be pledging not only their commitment towards organizing these workshops, but also support in terms of scholarship and academics. 

The event this Saturday will also be graced by YB Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat (Patron of H.O.P.E, and former Minister of Transport and MCA president).

Details of the event and the workshops will be as below:

Date: 28th May 2010

Time: 10am - 1pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre A, Damansara Jaya Campus, KDU University College

Programme:

10:00am        Arrival  

10:15am        Presentation of the KDU Corporate Video 

10:30am        Overview of courses offered in KDU University College 

10:45am        UEC pathways in KDU University College 

11:00am        Address by KDU's Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr Chia Chee Fen 

11:10am        Address by representative of Dong Jiao Zong 

11:20am        Keynote Address by YB Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat 

11:40am        Presentation of souvenirs to participating institutions 

12:00noon     Talks & Workshops

• American Degree Program - Civil Rights in USA
• Communication and Media Studies - Bilingual Communication
• Hospitality - Study Opportunities in Hospitality Management
• Culinary - Fruit & Vegetable Carving
• Business - Choosing A Career That I Can Excel In
• Engineering - Engineering Your Future
• Creative Multimedia - Games Development and its Career Opportunities
• Creative Arts - The Entertainment Industry: Not a Dream
• Professional Accountancy - The Shortest Route To Become A Qualified Accountant

For more information or if you would like to attend, please give us a call at 03-7728 8123 or 03-7953 6688, or email us at best@kdu.edu.my. Hope to see you there!

Team Independent Snags Two Silver and Two Bronze Medals at the Hong Kong International Culinary Classics 2011

Our favourite culinary competition team, Independent, recently made its way to the internationally-acclaimed Hong Kong International Culinary Classics (HKICC) 2011 in Hong Kong and came back with a victorious win for all four participants.

Hello, Hong Kong!

Accompanied by Chef Lecturer and Competition Advisor, Chef Darren Teoh, the competing team, which comprised Pastry Chef Lecturer and Competition Advisor Raymond Tham as well as culinary students Petra Ong, NurilKarim B. Mohd Razha and Kevin Lam, brought home a total of 4 medals, two Silver and two Bronze.

The HKICC, which is part of HOFEX 2011, Asia’s most anticipated and established food and hospitality biennial trade shows, saw over 500 chefs from around the region taking part and is one of the only four culinary competitions endorsed by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS).

Competing in the Pastry Showpiece category, Chef Raymond Tham sculpted and fashioned an old-style Baba & Nonya living room, named The Peranakan House, out of ground almond, icing sugar, gelatine and isomalt over a period of 6 weeks.

The detailing in every single part of the miniature living room is amazing – from the stencilled floor to the gold ornate window frame, wooden window shutters, marble table and stools, and also the traditional kuih-muih.

The Peranakan House

William Feather's quote on the meaning of education

In education, it isn't how much you have committed to memory

or even how much you know.

It is being able to differentiate  

between what you do know and what you don't.

It is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know

and it is knowing how to use the information you get.

-William Feather-

Movie Screening - School of Hospitality, Tourism, and Culinary Arts

SHTCA Hospitality - Duathlon- Relay 2011

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Direct Articulation Route To The University of Wollongong For KDU Students

Representatives from the University of Wollongong recently visited our Damansara Jaya campus to embark on a partnership that will see UoW providing direct articulation routes to KDU’s Foundation in Engineering, Foundation in Business, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Foundation and Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) students.

Did you know that...

• The UoW was placed in the top two per cent of universities in the world by its performance in three international rankings during 2010 (QS World University Rankings 2010, Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010 & Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010).

• The year 2010 also marks the eleventh year in a row that the university has scored five stars in the categories of Getting a Job and Positive Graduate Outcomes in the independent Good Universities Guide 2011.

UoW's International Schools Liaison Officer, Skye Rickey, introducing the UoW to KDU students

Imagine Cup Malaysia 2011

We are proud to announce that two teams from KDU UC was qualified to the Top 30 of Imagine Cup 2011. One of our teams (Team Kcast) made it to Top 6 garnering the team a Merit Award and a cash prize of RM 1000.

The Imagine Cup 2011 was held on 4th-6th May in Kuching.

Congratulations to Team K-Cast (From right: Khor Rui Yen, Chua Yin Fu)

KDU UC presents you "Celcom's League of Extraordinary Developers Challenge."

What challenge? It is a mobile application development challenge. There will be guidance towards development of an application from a 2 day technical workshop. The champion will win a phone!

Trained students will also get a certificate from Celcom. To top it off, you will find out at the end how you may take this to the next level and win a further RM 1000.

Imagine Cup 2011 Malaysia 2011 - Part 1

Two teams from KDU UC made it to the top 30 Finalist of Imagine Cup 2011! This is the video of the teams arrival in Kuching for the final judging. More updates coming soon.

KDU UC Info Days

Day: 14 &15 May/ 28 & 29 May
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
General line: 03-79536688

Launch your CAREER in MALAYSIA

Calling all International students! Launch your career in Malaysia. Are you ready to start a successful career? If yes, what are you waiting for? Click on the poster below for more details on how you can get there.

NOVA Weekend (Day 2)

The first day of NOVA Weekend gave the audience an insight and understanding of the workshop itself. There were brainstorming and group discussions on new and relevant ideas for the Nova platform.

Click here to read more : http://campuslife.kdu.edu.my/2011/05/nova-weekend.html

There were roughly 40 participants on Day 2 of the NOVA Weekend on 30th April 2011.

Challenges of working for a Multinational within China - An experience by Wang Yi

8TV Showdown 2011 (Top 11) at KDU UC!

8TV Showdown is a popular dance competition TV Series among the youths here in Malaysia . This time around, 8TV did their shooting of the Showdown at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus Auditorium on 6 May 2011.

KDU College hosts MediaCorp’s “Chef Apprentice”

Students from School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts had a rare experience on 27th April 2011 as KDU College Penang played host venue for MediaCorp’s latest TV programme - “Chef Apprentice”. The reality program took place at the famous KDU School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts Production Kitchen which is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment customized to the hotel industry kitchen specifications.

The fast-paced competition set in a high-pressured kitchen environment follow the trials and tribulations of two Master and Apprentice teams led by two celebrity Master Chefs – Chef Sunny Sia and Chef Eric Teo from Singapore. In this episode, Apprentice Andrew Chua Kia Hong under the guidance of Chef Sunny Sia prepared an exotic dish – “Stuffed Chicken with Mushroom Rice & Mango Acar” whereas Apprentice Eugene Tan Chun Hao, led by Chef Eric Teo prepared the “Curry Kapitan ala Modern”.

Joining them in the kitchen, TV host Kym Ng exclaimed, “The challenge for the Apprentice is to prepare the tantalizing dish using a main ingredient within the stipulated time set by the Master Chefs”. The 10-episode programme were filmed on different set locations in Asia namely Macau, Hong Kong and Singapore. This exciting culinary event gives the audience an up-close and personal exposure to the apprentices’ action for the entire competition. Both contestants had to prepare the dishes based on local Penang gourmet together with the challenge to complete within the 1-hour guideline.

Earlier, both Master Chefs were spotted shopping for fresh ingredients at the famous Bazaar Chowrasta wet market for the cookout as the usage of specific ingredients for the dishes were of the upmost importance. According to Chef Eric Teo, “The recipe for Curry Kapitan adds a modern twist to it by using fresh pineapple juice to replace the lemon sauce. The creativity lies on one’s inspiration to improvise and use substitutes to enhance the flavours. Having a concept or idea on the main dish is important”.

For Andrew Chua, learning from the top players like Sunny Sia in the industry motivates him. “I am inspired to keep trying for new ideas in recipes. In fact, the color and smell plays important role when creating a dish. The idea is to think out of the box to make it work”. The judging of the competition was based on the creativity, ability to adapt to local cuisine and technique during food preparation. Winner will take home fabulous cash prizes and a trophy.

Speaking on the occasion, Program Leader from School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts, Chef Syamsul Idham said that KDU College has great kitchen facilities for budding chefs. “Our students showed enthusiasm and this is an opportunity for them to meet fellow peer culinarians and judges from the television production”. With KDU College’s continuous efforts to provide good training facilities, this is a testament of KDU commitment to provide a firm platform for young chefs towards building a viable hospitality and culinary industry in Penang.

The Chef Apprentice debuts on Channel 8 (Singapore) from 2nd May 2011 onwards.

Sharing has never been better. Introducing KDU UC Friend2Friend!

C-Series Workshop: Going from GOOD to GREAT

The NOVA Weekend

You might be wondering, what is the NOVA Weekend?

The NOVA Weekend is a creative and fun technology workshop for idea generation and realization. Instead of having speakers and demonstration like other workshops, this workshop involves participants as the presenter themselves. They work as a team, generate and propose ideas . From there, the industry experts will guide them through their ideas.

Organized by the Computing Department (School of Computing, Communication and Media Studies, it is a joint initiative event powered by AIM (Agensi Inovasi Malaysia) and Motionworks in conjunction with Tandemics.

NOVA Weekend was held on 20th & 29th April 2011 at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus.

This event caters to those who are keen in sharing their creative ideas and have fun at the same time.

Here is the website for this event series: http://weekend.inovasimalaysia.com/