Annual Review 2017 | Page 7

Student athletes represent at SEA Games Four of our students were part of the nation’s pride when they bagged medals in four events during the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Farah Ann Abdul Hadi and Sivanantha Gobal Krishnan took home the gold for gymnastics (team all-round and floor) and cricket respectively, Yong Jin Kun the silver for taekwondo (men's team and mixed pair), and Chai Jie Lun the bronze for aquatic water polo. Image via Vision KL US Embassy officials visit JCSMHS Diplomats from the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur visited the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) at the Clinical School Johor Bahru. Recently arrived in Malaysia, Deputy Chief of Mission Dean Thompson met with faculty to learn about their areas of research and collaboration with US universities. Monash Malaysia R&D is launched Monash Malaysia launched its subsidiary, Monash Malaysia R&D Sdn Bhd (MMR&D). As an approved R&D status company by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, MMR&D strives to influence and impact local organisations to invest in research and development that will enable Malaysia to be an innovation-driven economy. Additionally, it aims to provide leading-edge research and development expertise to industries and organisations, to discover innovative solutions that enhance their global competitiveness. Monash Business is accredited by AACSB The School of Business received its own accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), independent of its counterpart at Monash Australia. We remain the only private university in Malaysia to have been accorded this recognition. The School also became a signatory member of the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative. 6