GRADUATION 2016
Vice Chancellor , Professor Margaret Gardner AO congratulated 706 Monash Malaysia graduates . Prof Gardner and Deputy Chancellor , Dr Christine Nixon , were in Kuala Lumpur for the Graduation Ceremony held on 9 April 2016 .
ENGINEERING STUDENTS WIN BIG AT MALAYSIA CHEM-E CAR COMPETITION
Team Grandiose from the School of Engineering emerged as the overall champion , beating 61 other teams , at the 11th Malaysia Chem-E Car Competition 2016 , held in University of Technology Malaysia ( UTM ).
INAUGURAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS INDUSTRY SPEAKER SERIES
The School of Business hosted its first Industry Speaker Series with Dr Peter Thong , Chairman of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China , who spoke on ‘ GETTING OUT OF THE RUT : Lessons From China ’.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES JOINS HANDS WITH MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
Together with the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences , Agilent Technologies Inc launched a joint research and training laboratory focused on proteomics , metabolomics and multi-omics research in life sciences , located in Monash University Malaysia .
MONASH MALAYSIA LAUNCHES THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
After almost 10 years of being a discipline within the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences , the Department of Psychology at Monash Malaysia was launched .
IT STUDENTS PUT THEIR WITS TO TEST
Two teams of students from the School of IT clinched third place in the categories of World Citizenship and Innovation , at the finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition 2016 .
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS COMPLETE PHASE 2 OF POSITIVE LIVING COMMUNITY PROJECT
Engineers Without Borders ( EWB ) Monash University Malaysia Student Chapter completed the second phase of the Positive Living Community ( PLC ) Project , with the construction of a wood workshop . From preparing the area , mixing cement and laying the foundation to painting , tiling and even cleaning up , EWB student volunteers worked tirelessly , giving up weekends , over the course of 7 weeks , to ensure project completion . They are now working on phase 3 of their project – building PLC residents a new home .
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