MAGACON Gaming Convention 2011

Unleash the gamer in you this coming 17 & 18 December! The MAGACON Gaming Convention 2011 will be heading your way at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus. Get down and battle around! Get in-tact with the latest games (Boardgames, pc games, LAN games, and more!) Come experience the gaming culture here in Malaysia. Bring along your friends and family to join in the fun.

Date: 17 - 18 December 2011

Starting Time: 10.00am 

Venue: KDU Damansara Jaya Campus

*In support of Computing Department (School of Computing, Communication & Media Studies)

-MaGaCon is Malaysia’s first annual independent Analog and Digital gaming convention run by Gamers for        Gamers. 

-For more information and updates on MAGACON, click HERE and HERE

Computer Security Workshop

Keep your computer safe and virus-free! How? A free workshop on "Computer Security" will be held at KDU UC, Damansara Jaya campus on 8th December 2011. Learn how to trace out virus from your computer from this hands-on technical workshop.
Time: 1pm-5pm
Date: 8 Dec 2011
Venue: KDU Damansara Jaya Campus (Lab B)
Audience: Open to all KDU students and staff
Note: Participants are required to bring their own laptop (Duo core processor and 1GB of ram recommended) 
*Organized by the KDU Computing Department

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 6 (NLP in the Classroom)

We live in a society that comprises of different types of people. Each of us behave differently, interpret differently, think differently and act differently. When a lecturer, communicator, presenter or facilitator presents to the audience, they need to know how to communicate and interact with them, thus, making them understand your presentation more effectively. 

How so?

Ms.Lim Kit Wan suggested the NLP method. NLP also stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. The Teaching and Learning Colloquium Series 6 of "NLP in the Classroom" took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus on 25th November 2011.

Understanding the Landscape of Games Development

 Warcraft 3- Frozen Throne (Photo source: blog.ocad.ca)

The Entertainment Industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world economy. In fact, Electronic Games have become mainstream media, with nett earnings even surpassing that of the film industry. An industry study conducted on the worldwide video game industry has predicted that the video game boom will continue through to 2012, with total sales soaring to $68.4 billion

Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards Malaysia, 2011

KDU Pre-University students done well again! This time around, four KDU CIE (Cambridge International Examinations) A level students bag five awards at the Cambridge International Examinations Brilliance Award. The University of Cambridge International Examinations identified these four KDU students as the best performing students in Malaysia in the recent June 2011 examination session, thus inviting them over to the Awards Ceremony of the "Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards Malaysia 2011".

The ceremony took place at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya on 24th November 2011.

From left: Congratulations to Livia Chan Lih Wen, Ooi Ken Lin and Jolyn Tan Lay Shian! The forth achiever, Yugenderan Balamohan (Top Malaysia, Law) could not make it to this event.

A sneak peek of the NEW KDU Gaming lab!

Here is a little something to feed the gamer's eye. Our new Game Lab is finally up and complete. Gamers will be thrilled by awesome game gadgets and technology. Interested in the gaming field and industry? Then watch out for the new KDU Bachelor of Game Development!

Completed with the "Alienware" desktop set, suitable for gamers!

The Xbox, Playstation, Guitar Hero's, and drumset Section!

Mr.Tan Chin Ike (Academic Dept Head, Creative Arts Department)

AUSMAT Certificate Presentation Ceremony 2011

This would be the first ever batch to graduate from the  Western Australian Certificate of Education, AUSMAT (Australian Matriculation) programme from KDU University College. The students were excited and happy, as they continue their journey in what the future has to offer them. The ceremony took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 21st November 2011.

The awesome emcee of the day, Mr.Jaya Kumar (Programme Leader, Foundation studies)

Study Visit to CCAS Sdn.Bhd

34 final semester students from KDU UC Diploma (Business Administration) and Keele University Degree Pogram (Marketing and Human Resource) had the chance to take on a ride to CCAS Sdn.Bhd, also formerly known as "Creative Communications & Advertising Services". The visit took place at their office, located in Kelana Square, on 18th November 2011. Mr.Loh Teck Hua (Lecturer, Business Department) initiated the study visit as he wants a different studying and learning environment, instead of the everyday-classroom lectures and tutorial. The students were very lucky to have this opportunity as they gained insight and knowledge on Marketing Communications from the experts themselves. The people from the agency were very warm and welcoming to the students. They fed students with relevant experience on real-life situations, as well as beneficial information directly from the company's focus and study cases.

A casual meet-up with IDRAC Exchange students!

From left: Pierre Beuvelot, Mickael Pourteau, Mathieu Renaudineau, and Guillaume Bernard

Mixing Business With Pleasure – All For A Good Cause

Written by Ng Chin Hooi

The annual Newstart Charity Bazaar event was the brainchild of Adventist Community Services. Helmed by the main organizers Feruni Ceramiche Sdn Bhd and Adventist Lay Services and Industry (ASI), it was officially launched in 2008 with the noble objective of raising precious funds for the disabled and the underprivileged.

This year’s Newstart Charity Bazaar was held on 16th October, 2011, at the Petaling Jaya Taman Bandar SS2 open field adjoining the SS2 food court which used to be the famous SS2 ‘Glutton Street’. The objective of the 2011 bazaar was to raise RM 1 million for its beneficiaries: Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled, Multi-Mutual Charity Association and Hospis Malaysia. Teamwork

Christmas Caroling by KDU Christian Fellowship members!

EVERYONE is invited! Spread the Christmas joy.

Invictus Moot Competition 2011

Teams battled among each other to moot their way to the Finals. They took the ultimate test in justifying, arguing and defending their points, stood their ground and made it this far. The preliminaries round saw 19 teams, passing through to the quarter finals with only 8 teams. However, only 2 teams made it to the Finals, which was "Team Justice League & Team Newbies". 

The Finals took place at KDU University College, Section 13 campus, mooting room on 14th November 2011.

The moot was based on the law of tort, and in particular, medical negligence and the responsibility owed by doctors to patients and the public at large.

Audience filled up the space at the mooting room during the Finals, supporting the 2 final teams.

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 6 (NLP in the Classroom)

You might have heard of the "NLP" before, which also stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. However, how do you implement the NLP methodology in today's teaching and learning? NLP is the study of subjective experience and it enables people to communicate and connect with each other better. It gives you the extra tick to understand the audience more effectively, thus, creating a rapport with them, be it in a classroom or social setting. 

While some students have short attention span in class, while others find that the learning environment becomes mundane for them, it is time to discover new learning method and skills from others. Like what KDU's tagline says, "People Inspire People."

We welcome you, Ms.Kit! She will be touching on the topic of "NLP in the Classroom"

About Ms.Lim Kit Wan

She is a social entrepreneur with the desire to change the world, one child at a time. She co-founded Kidz Smart Academy. She also believes in making a difference for others in everything that she does and utilizes her skills and techniques she has learnt to help others be the best they can be. Her passion has led her to becoming a trainer and giving talks to University students in topics such as; communication, NLP, presentation skills as well as entrepreneurship. 

Her expertise/experience/educational background:

She is a NLP Master Trainer (NLP University), NLP Trainer (ABNLP) and Hypnotherapy Trainer (ABH), TimeLine Therapy Master Practitioner (TLTA), Impact System Master Coach and MasterClass Trainer (Billy Kueek International). Kit is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and then trained with Touche Ross & Co in London. Her experience includes public relations, corporate communications, brand consultancy, as well as F&B, manufacturing and retail. To top it off, she is also a Publisher, Writer and Foodie/ Cook (Cordon Bleu). Kit is a publisher of SuperKidz and Kidz magazine (A parenting magazine that was given Honourable Mention in the Prime Minister's Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Media Reporting 2009.

From her expertise and experience, we can tell that this talk will be worth our time. Learn and gain knowledge from her and implement it in your own classrooms or presentations! This is a workshop not to be missed. Book your calendars on 25th November 2011, from 3pm-4pm. 

Venue: KDU  University College, Damansara Jaya Campus (LHE)
Admission: Free

*Shall there be further information/Seat bookings, contact Alwyn Lau at (03-79536833 /wwlau@kdu.edu.my)
*Organized by KDU Teaching & Learning Centre

Mobile Week 2011

Interested in the mobile industry? Want to learn and find out more? KDU will be organizing the Mobile Week 2011 where interesting mobile application workshops & activities will be on-going until 18th November 2011. Do click on poster to view the schedule!
*Brought to you by the School of Computing, Communication & Media Studies alongside with Nokia & Celcom.

Pre-U Students done well again!

Photo Souce: Latest Pre-U Shoot

We are proud to announce that, students from Pre-University Studies has done well again by garnering awards over the past few years.

The most recent awards:

Olimpiad Matematik Kebangsaan (OMK) 2011- Math's Olympiad

Student Jagjit Singh Sidhu walked home with the "Hadiah Saguhati", whereas Himmat Singh A/L Satwant Singh garnered the "Sijil Sanjungan Kehormat" certificate. 

Date: 18th June 2011

Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Malaysia 2011

The University of Cambridge International Examinations identified KDU students as the best performing students in Malaysia in the recent June 2011 examination sessions.

Qualification: AS Level

The award goes to: 

Livia Chan Lih Wen (Top Malaysia- History)

Ooi Ken Lin (Top Malaysia- Mathematics)

Jolyn Tan Lay Shian (Top Malaysia-Mathematics/ Third Place-Best Across 4 AS-Level )

Yugenderan Balamohan (Top Malaysia-Law)

*The Award Ceremony of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards will take place on Thursday, 24th November at the Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya.

Once again, congratulations and well done guys! Keep the fire burning.

Behind Image Pixels

Pixels work in certain ways. Most of us are not aware of the technology behind it. Questions like "How faces can be detected by the Blackberry Bold Touch? or how auto-tagging is possible on Facebook?" left unanswered. What used to be Science fiction has today become reality with "Behind Image Pixels" technology. Mr.Liang Kim Meng came down to KDU University College on 11th November 2011 presenting on the topic of "Behind Image Pixels" technology and its related applications. 

About Mr.Liang Kim Meng

He received his Master in Science (Image Processing) and Bachelor in Applied Science (Hons.) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2003 and 1999, respectively. He has devoted 15 years on working on and researching on image processing and pattern recognition fields. His successful commercial products includes 

"Pornographic blocking and detection system" for the X-Filter in TMNET. To top it off, he is also successful in the "Vehicle license plate recignition system and currently Automated video Surveillance system". He is also currently a Staff Reseacher at MIMOS (Centre for Multimodal Signal Processing). 

For his achievements, he has grant several awards, including Winner of "Best of Application and and Infrastructure in MSC-APICTA and Winner of ICT Product of the Year in PIKOM Computimes ICT in 2004 & 2005, respectively. Recently, he has also been awarded the Innovator Award by his affiliate company and has published more than 10 peer-reviewed International research publications in various countries, including Netherlands, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Malaysia. He is also a certified Green Belt Six Sigma, Infrared Thermographer and Practitioner of TRIZ (Problem Solving Methodology).

If you would like to contact him, you can email him at (liang.kimmeng@mimos.my).

Introduction to Destination Marketing, EXCO Taiwan 2011

31 October 2011 - Three   KDU Students accompanied by their lecturer Ms. Chris Ong Siew Har, Senior Lecturer of the School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (SHTCA) left for Taipei, under the sponsorship ofthe Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAJTRA), to attend the 'Destination Marketing EXCO Taiwan 2011' exhibition.

This annual event was first held in 2009 alongside  the Taiwan Exhibition & Convention Industry Show. Since then, it has garnered international support and publicity attracting thousands of participants from different regions of the world. For this year's event, TAlTRA decided to upgrade the event to give it a more global appeal and to further add to the diversity of the crowd, by getting students from neighboring countries to get involved in the event as exhibitors. With this purpose in mind, TAITRA sent invitations to leading colleges and universities in Asia (e.g. Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, etc.) to send exhibition proposals showcasing the cities where they are from. A total of  ten  foreign teams from at least six different countries were selected and granted lull sponsorship' to participate in the event - KDU SHTCA was one of them, with Chris Ong Siew Har being appointed as one of the 'Judges' for the competition in the event (to select the best student exhibition). The KDU SHTCA team includes the following students: Ms. Koh Yi Sha, Ms. Chiu Mei Syean, Bowie and Mr. Ching Ming Chert.

Vote For Your Favourite! (Genting HK-KDU Internship Programme)

Get the ball rolling, keep their dreams running and start voting! The videos from the selected Genting-Hong Kong-KDU Internship Programme participants are up on Facebook! 

So start voting for your favourite in 3 simple steps:

1) Go to link: https://www.facebook.com/GentingHk.KDU

2) Check out the videos posted on the wall

3) Click "Like" for your favourite video

*Voting period ends 18th November 2011

KDU Participation in Piala Perdana Menteri (Prime Minister's Debating Championship 2011)

 Students with Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak

KDU has once again made its impact as an institution that focuses on developing students as leaders in every sense. Last weekend, the team consisting of Don Siron Pereira (OBU – Law), Adrian Calvin Cheong Qai Cking (UOL – Law), Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan (UOL Law) and Chai Jin Shern (A-levels – PreU) participated in the Inaugural Prime Minister’s Debating Championships 2011.

The tournament was an invitational one and thus only certain institutions were invited by the Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak. The prize money of the tournament accumulated to RM 200,000 and trophies worth up to RM 100,000 for both the English and Malay category. Recognizing this, KDU assembled the most experienced and tough team  in expectation that others will do so as well.

On Saturday the 22^nd of October 2011, the debaters of KDU had a Q & A session with the Prime Minister himself at his residence in Putrajaya. Among the questions asked were the future relations of Indonesia and Malaysia, the development of Higher Education in Malaysia and others. The team then had to put their wits and experience to the test when it came to the tournament itself.

The preliminaries saw them meetings experienced teams from Universiti Malaya, UiTM, UCTI and USIM. The team managed to beat most of them and make it to the quarterfinals. The team was drawn against UCTI on the motion “ THBT Myemail will bring little change”. The panel of 5 judges were not unanimous but found in favour of KDU University College in a 4-1 split.

Intellectual Capital Performance of Commercial Banks in Malaysia- Series 4

Here comes the 4th series of the Research Seminar & Workshop! What is it in for you this time? The 4th series focuses on the topic of "Intellectual capital performance of commercial banks in Malaysia". The study measured the intellectual capital performance of commercial banks in Malaysia from 2001-2003

The finding also allowed banks to benchmark themselves based on the level of efficiency rankings, establish priorities and develop strategic plans, enhance future performance, and more.

Interested to hear more on this beneficial topic? Book your calendars and head over to KDU Section 13 campus(LH2) on 18th November 2011. 

Time: 2.30-3.30pm

Speaker: Dr.Goh Pek Chen (KDU Academic Dept Head, Business)

*For further information on the event, do contact Dr.Ha Tshui Hung at (03-79536684/ thha@kdu.edu.my

-Brought to you by KDU Research Committee

Halloween Backyard Terror 2011

It was the Halloween week. The week where people dressed up in their costumes, heading around for trick or treats, attending to Halloween parties, and frightening their friends and even family members. In conjunction with the Halloween celebration, the MICE students from SHTCA (School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts) decided to embrace and enlighten the celebration itself. The students organized the "Halloween Backyard Terror" event, held at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus (Auditorium) on 4th November 2011. There were much effort and hard-work being put into this event. The salute goes to them!

Teacher Advisor, Datin Puteri Juliana, dressed up as "Cruella De Vil", a character from the movie "101 Dalmations". She also mentioned that the students worked extremely hard to make this event a successful one. In conjunction with the Halloween Backyard Terror, the students created a flash mob, which took place outside the Pavilion mall, Kuala Lumpur to promote this event and also a mini Halloween Carnival at KDU Damansara Jaya campus. 

Mystical Prom Night 2011

It is almost the end of the year 2011. Make this year a memorable one. Dress up, get down, and have some fun with your friends and loved ones. The Mystical Prom Night 2011 is calling! Book your calendar on 30th November, 7pm-11pm.
Venue: KDU Damansara Jaya Campus, Auditorium
Dress code: Formal evening wear
Ticket price: RM 70
*To get your tickets/for more information, contact Allen (017-7912006) or Hyril (014-6852033)

10 chosen winners-Internship with Genting Hong Kong

The results are out! 10 lucky winners have been chosen for the "Internship with Genting Hong Kong".
Congratulations to: 

1.     Poo Chooi Ying

2.     Woo Kah Yin

3.     Kudzai Caroline Agnes Hazangwi

4.     Nicholas Ng Tjun Yow

5.     Soonthari d/o Danial Soundra Pandiyan

6.     Ong Hui Zhe

7.     Liyana Amirah Bt Hafizan Aamirus

8.     Chong Wai Seng

9.     Ong Bee Ling

10.  Sik Wan Zhen

Cowboy Concept Dinner

Let's all head to the cowboy town restaurant on 9th November 2011. Students from SHTCA (School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts) will be organizing a Cowboy Concept Dinner at KDU Damansara Jaya campus (Windows of Damansara). They will be serving a four course menu and one complimentary beer (Budweiser) and second glass of beer for only RM 8.99! Come and have some fun and good food with your friends, family and loved ones.

Total price: RM 70

What's in town?

Appetizer

* Mysterious Ceviche Royale *

Wonderfully prepared seafood with cilantro, mint, red onions and spices

Soup

* Cowboy American Pumpion *

Roasted pumpkin soup (Served with corn bread)

Main course

* C-1870 Campfire Rib eye *

Grilled rib eye steak serves with mixed corn and beans & fried onions on top

OR

* Ranch Hand's Striped Bass *

Crispy striped bass with skin served with chilcostle chile sauce leek &

mashed sweet potato

Dessert

* Country Sweet Chocolate Fondant *

Hot chocolate fondants with summer berries and mint froth

Beverage Menu:

Welcome drink - Mocktail

* Oasis of the Desert *

Special mixture of juices with orange, lime and a splash of soda water

Complimentary beer - Budweiser

After meal drink - Coffee or Tea

* For reservations, contact Bianca 012 - 612 8657 or Jophy 012 – 4359958

-Click HERE to find out more

Let's Talk 4G- Fast just got Faster!

We know that technology is growing rapidly in today's era. First, there was the 1G, then the 2G, later on, the 3G, and now, the 4G. The 4G is specifically made for today's internet as demand and expectations of consumers gets higher and more. The 4G technology is fast, reliable, and wide enough for all communication needs. Mr.Ali Tabassi (Chief Operating Officer, YTL Communications) recently presented a topic on this amazing 4G technology at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 2nd November 2011. 

Getting to know Mr.Ali Tabassi

Prior to joining YTL Communications in May 2010, he was the Senior Vice President of Global Ecosystem & Standards for Clearwire, responsible for driving industry standards and the global ecosystem to achieve Clearwire's corporate strategies. He also championed the development and implementation of intellectual property invention disclosures as well as establishing Clearwire's domestic and international roaming programme. He is also responsible for Clearwire's international network engineering and operations, product development, and IT services in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Spain as the CTO of the Clearwire International.

Culinary Workshop for SMK Bandar Utama

written by Ann Teoh

"The best thing about learning is that I can teach others what I've learned, and from teaching others, I continue to improve myself," said Iman Mahfoz (student, lst semester, Diploma in Culinary Arts). "My aunt inspires me as she has taught me a lot about Malaysian cuisine. She used to operate Satay House in the UK and she also managed the operation of the cafeteria in Malaysia Hall, London. Today, it's thrilling for me to meet up with SMK Bandar Utama 1 students, and teach them about canapes."

ASEAN Heritage Food Trail with Datuk Chef Wan

Donned in a Batik shirt and a pair of brown linen pants, Datuk Chef Wan walked in KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus with his broad smile. He is a well-known Celebrity Chef especially among the Malaysians. Those who have watched his culinary skills on television are very fond of him as he takes pride in his work. He has chosen KDU Culinary students to take part in one of his culinary episodes of the ASEAN Heritage Food Trail which was video-ed on 1st November 2011 with Sensix Creations.

The setting took place at KDU's "Connexions" Kitchen with the assistance of Chef Fami Taufeq bin Fakarudin (KDU Chef lecturer).

Awed and inspired by Chef Wan's knowledge and experience of the culinary industry, the students were excited and eager to meet him.

Behind Image Pixels

Many of us are aware and are a user of today's technology and social media networks. However, have we ever come to a wondering point on how it works internally in the technology itself? How faces can be detected by the Blackberry Bold Touch or how auto-tagging is possible on Facebook? Mr.Liang Kim Meng (An expert on image processing and pattern recognition fields who has won awards throughout the years) will be sharing with us the answers to these questions on what used to be science fiction has today become reality with "Behind image pixels" technology. Understand and learn more about the pixel elements and it's technology.

About Mr.Liang Kim Meng 

He received his Master in Science (Image processing) and Bachelor in Applied Science (Hons) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2003 and 1999, respectively. He has devoted 15 years working on image processing and pattern recognition fields.  His successful commercial products includes Pornogrpahic blocking and detection system (Xfilter in TMNET), Vehicle license plate recognition system and currently Automated video surveillance system. He has granted a number of awards and has achieved many outstanding achievements throughout his years of experiences.

Date: 11 November 2011

Venue: KDU Damansara Jaya Campus (LHE)

*Brought to you by the School of Computing, Communication & Media Studies

The Grand Opening of Wizard's Hideout

Let's feast this November! As we slowly enter into year 2012, let's make year 2011 memorable. Come and join us on our concept dinners by students where they are taking their Degree module called "F&B Concepts Development". Come support them and have a great time with your friends, your loved ones or even with your family.

Come and enjoy this concept dinner of the "Wizards Hideout" on 15th November 2011.

Time: 7.00-9.30pm

Venue: KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus (Windows of Damansara, 1st Floor)

Price: RM 70 (Inclusive of mocktail and a glass of wine)

* A mystery door gift awaits you

-For reservation, do contact Mushir (017-3719133) or Boey (014-9302955)

Let's take a look at the menu!

Preview - Professional Accountancy