Monash Arts scholarships
Thirty students from Sunway College, City of Islington Sixth Form College, and City
University participated in the annual Monash Arts Scholarship Contest. The three
winners were awarded scholarships. The half-day event introduced the social
sciences and humanities, and the various areas of study available at the School of
Arts and Social Sciences to pre-university students through four challenges. A
similar contest was also organised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for 32 participants from
various colleges, international and national schools such as the British School in
Colombo, Bishop’s College, and Devi Balika Vidyalaya.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS
The Engineers Without Borders student chapter at Monash University
Malaysia (EWB-MUM) is a dedicated group of student volunteers who are
interested in creating change through humanitarian engineering.
Living with Parkinson's
With the intention to educate patients and
enable them to communicate with health
professionals, the Jeffrey Cheah School of
Medicine and Health Sciences and Malaysian
Parkinson’s Disease Association co-organised
a seminar on Parkinson’s disease. It was
attended by 73 patients and caregivers.
Monash Science Cup
Around 80 Year 12 students from various
colleges and high schools participated in this
science competition, completing six activities
in food science, chemistry, environmental
science, genetics, biomedical science and
microbiology. More than 30 staff members and
postgraduate students helped to make this
event a success.
Positive Living
The Positive Living Community is a centre that provides shelter and
support to people living with HIV and AIDS. In 2015, led by Dr Babak
Salamatinia, our students began a three-phase project with BlueScope
Steel to renovate the centre's residence in Selangor. The project is now in
its third and final phase with the roofing system and external walls
completed, and the interior walls and electrical wiring soon to follow.
GoodKids
Teaming up once more with GoodKids Malaysia, a social enterprise that
aims to empower youth through performing arts, our students supported a
series of activities throughout the year. Volunteers helped the children build
musical instruments for GoodKids League, a performing arts competition,
and organised a basic electrical and programming workshop as part of the
GoodKids Career Day for the older children. Finally, EWB-MUM hosted the
GoodKids League competition on campus where the children used recycled
and handcrafted instruments to deliver a musical performance.
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