FIRST Lego League Championship - Team SMK BU 3, Go for Gold!

KDU UC’s School of Engineering (SoE) has adopted Sekolah Menengah Bandar Utama 3 (SMK BU3) for the FIRST Lego League Championship 2011 to be held on 19th February 2011.

With this adoption, SMK BU3’s team for this championship is being guided and advised from SoE’s lecturers. With this collaboration, the SMKBU 3’s team will use KDU sponsored Lego Mindstrom Kit. They will also be trained to operate the kit.

The dedicated teachers, Puan Asmani bt Morad and Cik Yusuiza bt Ahmad, have accompanied the team members to KDU UC for the training, the design and assembling of the prototype model of a robotic bio-medical carrier. Practising hard with a touch of humour in their presentation, this 10-member team is ready to go and give their best shot in the display and presentation of their lego model.

Slam-dunked at KDU College!

It was an intense Saturday for 16 teams from across ten Klang Valley schools as they battled it out in their quest of vying for the title and bragging rights of being the inaugural KDU Basketball Invitation Cup champion.

The event, which was held last Saturday at the college’s Damansara Jaya campus auditorium, was in conjunction with the college’s Open Day weekend where a number of other activities, talks and workshops were also held.

KDU College’s CEO & Principal, Dr Chia Chee Fen, was present to launch the Basketball Invitation Cup and in her opening speech, applauded a healthy lifestyle, saying, “One should strive to lead a healthy lifestyle, and KDU believes that one should excel not only academically, but also in extra curricular activities and games, as it encourages a healthy mind.”

After presenting tokens of appreciation to the secondary school teachers in attendance, Dr Chia was game enough to start off with the first match.

Winning teams from SMK Bandar Utama 3

by: Ann Teoh

Captains of the Champion Basketball teams
(L-R): Wong Shin Ying and Ron Chueng

19th July, Petaling Jaya

It's been a winning streak for SMK Bandar Utama 3. On 1st July, their student, Tew Zi Yi, won the 3rd prize at the annual KDU College Math & Science Quiz 2010. Two other students, Loo Yee Ying and Kua Wee Nie also won the 10th and 19th placings respectively. Tew Zi Yi professed that "to improve in Math, you have to do a lot of self-practice. Also thanks to our Math teacher, Puan Norazlina and Add Math teacher, Pn Gan, who are inspiring teachers." Yee Ying who aspires to be an Engineer, and Wee Nie who aims to be a doctor, shared that they both have the passion and interest for Math and this has enabled them to do well.