COMMUNITY
We are committed to fostering a connected community of students and staff that is engaged with the wider public. Whether it is by
inspiring public service, promoting inclusivity or running university preparation programs, the goal is to make a meaningful impact on
the lives in our Monash community and those around us.
Engineers Without Borders
Photo by Christopher Oh for MONGA
The Engineers Without Borders student chapter at Monash University
Malaysia (EWB-MUM) are a dedicated group of student volunteers
who are interested in creating change through humanitarian
engineering. These are some of their efforts in 2017.
NGO Day
Monash’s annual NGO (non-governmental organisation) Day
welcomed 17 organisations including Amnesty International and the
Pink Triangle Foundation to promote various causes and explore
collaboration opportunities with students. The day concluded with a
game of Blind Futsal with the National Blind Futsal Team.
Renovating refugee schools
Led by Dr Babak Salamatinia, volunteers gave the Chin Student
Organisation Refugee School smooth walls, fresh paint and new
flooring. They also worked at the ZOMI Refugee School for about four
months, solving their piping and roofing problems, replacing their
rusty balcony grill, and giving the whole place a coat of fresh paint.
Studying dengue viral infections
A community-based study on dengue viral infections was conducted
during Health and Dengue Fever Awareness Day in Shah Alam, which
has been identified as a hotspot dengue zone by health officials. This
was a collaborative project between Monash Malaysia, the Ministry of
Health, and the Section U2 community of Shah Alam.
Lighting up a village
Eighteen volunteers joined Lightup Borneo on a three-day two-night
trip to install a 10kW micro hydro generator for an Orang Asli Village
outside Kuala Lipis, Pahang.
Photo by MONGA
Public Health Campaign
Making music
EWB-MUM teamed up with GoodKids Malaysia, a social enterprise
that aims to empower youth through performing arts, to organise an
instrument-making workshop for participants between the ages of
eight and 18. Using recycled materials, the participants were guided
to create their own musical instruments. Later in the year Monash
hosted the GoodKids League, a performance showcase.
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Monash University Pharmacy Society in collaboration with Malaysian
Pharmacy Students’ Association organised a public health campaign
on campus to improve public awareness and understanding of
antimicrobial resistance. The two-day campaign offered health
screenings, talks and a poster competition.
Monash Business Investment Challenge
This annual event educates pre-university students in financial literacy
through a virtual financial investment and trading challenge. It was
held at the Monash University Sunway Simulated Trading lab, and
was a test of wit, quick thinking and decision-making skills for the
participants.