MONASH MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA
MONASH
IN 2016
2016 IN REVIEW
1ST TELE-LEARNING COMMUNITY
HEALTH SKILLS WORKSHOP
The inaugural Tele-Learning Community Health Skills Workshop,
was conducted by academic staff from the Jeffrey Cheah School of
Medicine and Health Sciences together with collaborators from
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University and Burapha University in
Thailand. Funded by the EU-sponsored Trans-Eurasia Information
Network grant and as part of the Millenium Development Goals,
the workshop’s main aim is to engage and empower participants
to develop competencies in basic procedural skills in perinatal care,
required for nursing and Middle Level Community Health Workers.
CIMB BOOK PRIZE
Three deserving Banking and Finance students – Choong Jien
Loon, Lee Jia Wei, and Siska Anastasia – from the School of
Business were awarded the CIMB Book Prize which includes a cash
prize of RM700, as well as an internship at CIMB. CIMB Malaysia
awards high-achieving students from the School of Business
annually.
MBBS SCHOLARSHIPS
Three students from the Young Scholars Program, Calvin Leong
Kah Chuen, Tan Qing-Yi and Jaspreet Kaur Sekhon, received
bursaries from the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health
Sciences, to pursue the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery (MBBS). Each bursary provides students with a total of
RM50,000 (RM10,000 per year), over a 5-year study period.
LAUNCH OF GERONTECHNOLOGY LAB
Monash University Malaysia launched its Gerontechnology Lab,
to serve as a platform for ongoing research in the area of
gerontechnology. The lab consists of a Living Hall Station,
Kitchen Station, Cognitive Station and Health Station.
Construction of the lab cost RM50,000 and was funded by
Khind Starfish Foundation, the CSR arm of Khind Holdings Bhd.
BIOTECHCORP SIGNS COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL
WITH MONASH MALAYSIA
A collaborative proposal between Monash University Malaysia and
BiotechCorp Sdn Bhd was signed to help facilitate industry
placement of Monash Malaysia’s students at BioNexus Status
companies. Students will have the opportunity to take part in
entrepreneurship programs related to the commercialisation of
intellectual property rights, as well as network with Australian
companies for potential investments and research collaborations.
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