Annual Review 2016 | Page 11

ACCREDITATION FOR FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The School of Science’s Bachelor of Food Science and Technology was accredited by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), at the 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology held in Dublin. LEADERSHIP SKILLS RECOGNISED PhD student Felicia Lim Phei Lin, was recognised and awarded the Australiasian Peer Leader Award 2016, by the National Centre for Peer Assisted Study Sessions, Australia. The award is in recognition of Lim’s leadership and contribution in the PASS program involving pharmacy students at the School of Pharmacy. Lim is the first winner of the award for Monash University Malaysia and the second successful recipient of the award from Monash University. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY 95 scholarship recipients were awarded more than RM1million in scholarships at the Scholarship Awards Ceremony. LEARNING SCIENCE THE FUN WAY The School of Science hosted more than 500 kids during the annual 3-day BASF Kids’ Lab. Themed ‘Bringing out the Chemist in You’, the interactive science workshop also celebrated its 10th consecutive year in Malaysia. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS The Clinical School in Johor Bahru collaborated with the Mental Health Association of Johor, and Raffles University Iskandar to organise a one-day workshop, ‘Helping Individuals in Distress. This workshop aimed to spearhead mental health training in the region. 9