ALUMNI
Alumni engagement in 2016 saw encouraging development in the growth of faculty-based alumni networks. Specific alumni events for the School of Arts & Social Sciences, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of IT, and School of Science were organised, with significant input and assistance from the alumni.
One major highlight was the official launch of Monash Malaysia Business Alumni Chapter in August. MMBAC has since organised two very successful events – The MMBAC Speaker Series in November, which featured industry leaders in an engaging forum with the topic“ Talent needs of tomorrow: an insight into the Malaysian marketplace”; as well as a charity event in December.
Together with Dapur Jalanan KL, MyAvengers from MyXpats Centre, and Canggih Kilat Sdn Bhd, MMBAC volunteers prepared, cooked, and distributed food to the needy at Jalan Panggong, Kuala Lumpur. They also funded and distributed toiletry care packages to those most in need.
In October, following a successful alumni networking reception organised by the School of Arts & Social Sciences( SASS), the SASS Alumni Association was formed.
78 alumni, representing all five engineering disciplines, attended the alumni networking event organised by the School of Engineering and School of Information Technology in November. Divided into small groups according to their engineering disciplines, our academics had the opportunity to gain insights into how to best leverage on our relationships with them.
At the November Graduation 2016, Joel Neoh, Founder of KFit and serial entrepreneur, was awarded the inaugural Monash University Malaysia Distinguished Alumni Award. As a prominent alumnus, Neoh continues to show great support to the campus as School of Business Industry Advisory Board Member.
Joel Neoh received the inaugural Monash Malaysia Distinguished Alumni Award 2016, from Yehudi Blacher, Deputy Chancellor of Monash University.
Leonard Ariff, Group Managing Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad was one of the VIPs invited to launch the Monash Malaysia Business Alumni Chapter.
Monash Malaysia alumni in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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