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Visitors from
China.
Mr Andrew receiving a
souvenir from Mr Yang Gui Quan (4th from
left). Looking on are senior staff of
Stamford.
The Vice President of Xinjiang Agricultural
Vocational Technical College, Mr. Yang Gui Quan, visited Stamford
College on 22-23 January 2007.
Mr. Yang, who was accompanied by his colleague Ms.
Song Yan, was greeted warmly by Mr. Andrew Choo, Director of Legal
and Administration, and senior management of Stamford. The purpose
of the meeting was to seek further collaboration between
the two colleges and to secure an agreement from the Xinjiang
Agricultural Vocational Technical College to send more students to
Stamford College.
The meeting started off with video footages from
the two colleges, showing student activities, students�
testimonials as well as Stamford's academic
activities.
Star Education
Fair
Stamford pledges scholarships to the Star
Representatives of universities and
colleges with their scholarship pledges
The Star Education Fair was in full
swing this year bringing in 163 exhibitors who took up 370 booths.
The 19th Star Education Fair was held at the Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) for two days: Saturday, 6 January
and Sunday, 7 January 2007.
In her opening address at the
official opening of the fair, Dato� Ng Poh Tip, Group
Editorial/Education Advisor of the Star Publications
described the fair as the ideal platform for students to make
their choices for academic courses after their SPM/STPM
results.
In his speech, Y. B. Datuk Seri Dr
Fong Chan On, Minister of Human Resources, commended the Star for
assisting to promote education in Malaysia.
"The Star has exceeded itself. It
has been truly exceptional in promoting education in this country.
The education fair plays a pivotal role in helping to make
Malaysia a regional hub of educational excellence," he
said.
The Minister also touched on
unemployment and soft skills. To help graduates become employable,
the government has introduced a six-month course, which focuses on
soft skills. However, he also mentioned that students could
enhance their soft skills by taking part-time
jobs.
The official opening culminated with
presentation of scroll to the representatives from universities
and colleges that awarded the scholarships. A total of 322
scholarship awards have been pledged to students.
Stamford College has pledged
scholarships in Engineering, Business Studies, Hospitality
Management, Media Studies, Executive Secretaryship and Corporate
Administration.
Prominent
Chilean academic visits Stamford
From left: Mr Oh Kong Lum, Mr Ganapathy,
HE Patricio Torres, Mr Menon, Dr Rocha, Dr Chua Tee Tee and Dr
Mah.
Dr Gerardo Rocha, the President of
Universidad Santo Tomas, a prestigious Chilean private university,
recently visited Stamford College on Monday, 8 January 2007. His
Excellency, Patricio Torres, the Ambassador of Chile, accompanied
him together with Mr A. Ganapathy, the former Malaysian Ambassador
to Chile.
The delegation met with Stamford's
senior management to discuss bilateral issues including student
exchange programmes and the various programmes offered by the both
Stamford College and Universidad Santo
Tomas.
UEL Representatives at Stamford
Mr John Cocking, Ms
Lesley Duncombe and Mr John Sparrowhawk, representatives from the
University of East London, were at the School of Business and
Marketing on 26 January to chair the Field Board (exam board)
Meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to ratify the results of
the students in the international business and marketing
programmes.
Mr John Cocking
and Mr John Sparrowhawk with SOBM staff at the staff development
training
Besides conducting the Field
Board Meeting, the UEL panel conducted a staff
development-training programme to brief SOBM lecturers to enhance the
delivery and teaching skills of the UEL modules in the business
programmes.
(From left) Mr
Menon, Ms Lesley Duncombe, Mr Robert Cheong, Dr Chew Tek Ann, Mr
John Cocking, Mr Andrew Choo and Mr John
Sparrowhawk.
School of Hospitality and Tourism
Management
Once
Again!
Stamford College has been rated the No 1 Hospitality School of the
American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute for 2006
in the Asia-Pacific once again this
year.
This is the second consecutive year that the
School has achieved this.
Congratulations to the Head of
School, Mr Reginald Pereira, all lecturers and staff of the School
in Stamford KL, Melaka, Kuching, Sabah and Penang.
NEW
APPOINTMENTS
Mr Raja
Mohan
Mr Raja Mohan has been appointed as the Assistant
Centre Director, Stamford KL Group with effect from 5 February
2007.
Congratulations
Mr Mohan!
Dr Gregory
Thong
Dr Gregory Thong Tin
Sin has been appointed the Head of School, School of
Human Resource Management. He retired from the University of
Malaya as Professor of Business Administration and has served as
Chairman in the Division of Business Administration and Deputy
Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of
Malaya. A life member of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource
Management and member of the Institution of Engineers,
Malaysia, Dr Thong was also a Visiting Professor to the Graduate
School of International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima
University, Japan. He was also Head of the Human Resource
and Industrial Management Division as well as Associate
Professor in the School of Accountancy & Business at
the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Mr Baljeet Singh
Mr Baljeet Singh,
LLB Hons (Wales/Aberystwyth, 1992), CLP (2003), and Advocate &
Solicitor (2004) has joined the Stamford College School of
Education & Law as Law Coordinator and Lecturer as
from 8 January 2007.
Law
Preview
A Law
Preview will be conducted at SCPJ Jalan 223 Auditorium on
Saturday 10th Feb 2007, from 10am to 11.30am, with the following
speakers and topics:
Ms Gurmit Kaur - Why Study
Law
Mr Baljeet Singh - Life as
a Practising Lawyer
Encik Wan Azlan - 'The
Relationship between the Government and Citizens.'
Dr Tan Seng Teck -
Importance of Criminal Law in a Chaotic Society
Each presenter will speak
for 10 minutes followed by questions and comments from the floor.
The next Certificate in Teaching
Course (CITC) will be conducted at SCPJ Jalan Barat on
Saturdays 10th, 17th, 24th March, and 14th April 2007, from 9am to
1pm and from 2pm to 6pm."
For details contact Dr
Chua Tee Tee at Tel: 03 7958 5532.
Indonesian Delegates at Stamford
Dato' Halim
with Mrs Irbar Masri and Mr Rizky Ridwan. Looking on are Mr
Andrew and Dr
Chew
A four-day conference at PWTC organised by PT
Indonesian Human Resource System (IHRS) was attended by more than
150 delegates representing vocational schools throughout Indonesia
and state government officers involved in manpower planning.
As the exclusive representative of the American
Hotel and Lodging Education Institute in the Asia Pacific region,
Stamford College was invited to deliver a presentation on
Hospitality Education. Mr. U.K. Menon and Mr. Reginald Pereira
delivered the presentation on 25 January 2007.
The Chairman of PT IHRS, Mrs. Irbar Masri, and
Managing Director of IHRS Malaysia, Mr. Rizky Ridwan, subsequently
visited Stamford College on 26 January. They met with the senior
management to discuss the hospitality certification programme in
Indonesia. Present at the meeting were Dato� Hj Abdul Halim, Mr.
Andrew Choo, Mr. U.K. Menon, Dr. Chew Sing Buan and Mr. Reginald
Pereira.
Stamford School of Education and Law
Professor Dr Wayne
Morrison visits Stamford
Professor Dr Wayne Morrison
(centre), Director, University of London External Undergraduate
Laws Programme exchanged views with Stamford College Academic
Director Mr U K Menon, Head of SoEL Dr Chua Tee Tee, Law
Coordinator Mr Baljeet Singh (left), and Law Lecturer Ms Gurmit
Kaur (extreme right) at Stamford College on 16th Jan 2007.
Training in Sabah
Mr Philip Tan, Trainer, was in
Stamford Sabah on 13 December to conduct training for lecturers,
administrative staff and counsellors on ' Telephone Techniques and
Excellent Customer Service'.
Mr Philip Tan (left) and staff of
Stamford Sabah.
The
Management of Stamford College wishes all Chinese staff and
students a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New
year.
" Gong Xi Fa Cai"
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