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== History == |
== History == |
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Sunway University was established in 2004 as Sunway University College. It was upgraded by the [[Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)|Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education]] to full university status in January 2011 and became Sunway University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History {{!}} Sunway University|url=https://university.sunway.edu.my/our-history|access-date=2021-05-09|website=university.sunway.edu.my}}</ref> |
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Sunway University is a hub of multicultural interaction, a platform for sharing, learning and networking. In its aim to deliver quality higher education, Sunway University works closely in partnership, collaborating with world-class partners Lancaster University and Le Cordon Bleu International. With the partnerships, Sunway University’s home-grown degrees in areas of business, accounting, banking and finance, financial mathematics and statistics economics and management, psychology, communication, computing and information systems, biological and medical sciences are validated by Lancaster University while its international hospitality management and culinary management degrees are accredited by the Le Cordon Bleu. The University also offers degrees in various other areas which include nursing, engineering, biomedicine, actuarial studies, contemporary music (audio technology), music performance, design communication, interior architecture, global supply chain management and international business. |
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The University also offers the American Degree Transfer Program which enables students to transfer to top 10% universities in the United States, for example John Hopkins, Cornell, Washington University in St Louise, and Michigan Ann Arbor. Sunway University also partners Harvard University, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge to promote a two-way flow of scholars and researchers. The University also partners the University of California, Berkeley to develop Sunway University’s entrepreneurship programmes, and to commence a bi-directional information exchange, in areas of Entrepreneurship and Technology, between the University and the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET) at Berkeley. |
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Sunway University has received recognition placing it on a par with long established international institutions<ref>{{Cite web|title=QS Top Universities - Sunway University|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/sunway-university|url-status=live}}</ref>. The QS World university ranking and rating organisation, regarded as one of the most authoritative of its kind in the world, awarded Sunway University an overall 5 stars. The QS Stars ratings focus on areas such as teaching and employability. Sunway University has been rated 5 Stars in these categories: employability, facilities, inclusiveness, social responsibility and teaching. In the QS Asia Rankings 2021, the University moved up to position 172 out of more than 13,000 higher education institutions in Asia. |
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In its aim to deliver high quality education, conducive study environment and overall learning experience, Sunway was recognised in the Student Barometer Survey <ref>{{Cite news|title=Sunway University tops for student satisfaction|work=The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/starpicks/2021/03/27/sunway-university-go-top-of-the-class-for-student-satisfaction}}</ref>(SB Autumn 2018) - a global benchmark survey administered by igraduate, revealed that institutions in the Sunway Education Group achieved high student satisfaction for Physical Library and Financial Services, with the highest score out of 23 Asian institutions. A high score was also achieved for Learning and Living experience, highest out of 12 institutions surveyed in Malaysia. |
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High scores were achieved in the area of living experience in accommodation, financial support, safety, facilities and transport links. For support services, high scores were given by the students for financial services, accommodation office, Muslim prayer room and campus cafeteria. For arrival, accommodation topped the list. |
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In the inaugural Sin Chew Education Awards in 2019, Sunway University won the “Outstanding Educational Institutions for Private Universities or Colleges” award. |
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In recognition of the quality of the University's education in the information technology field and its commitment to the use of advanced digital technology across the institution, Sunway University was one of the 11 universities to be awarded the Premier Digital Technology University status by MDEC (Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation) in 2017. |
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In the SETARA (Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education) in 2019, Sunway received a 5-Star (Excellent) rating in the Emerging University category. It is also an ISO 9001: 2015 certified institution further amplifying the University’s commitment to quality on all levels in the higher education provision. |
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For the first time Sunway University entered the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sunway University Recognised As Leading Institution For Sustainability In Malaysia|work=Business Today|url=https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2021/06/03/sunway-university-recognised-as-leading-institution-for-sustainability-in-malaysia/}}</ref> which measures universities’ commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and officially became the highest ranked private university in Malaysia and. Sunway University is also credited to be within the Top 200 for SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, once again making it one of the world's leading institutions in this most noble & topical of categories which reflects dedication to creating career and business opportunities, safe and affordable housing, and building resilient societies and economies. |
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== Academic Structure == |
== Academic Structure == |
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Revision as of 07:04, 10 June 2021
Universiti Sunway (Malay) | |
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Former names | Sunway University College (2004–2011) |
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| Motto | Fortuna Eruditis Favet ("Fortune Favours the Prepared Mind") |
| Type | Private - not for profit |
| Established | 2004 |
| Chancellor | YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, AO[1] |
| President | Professor Sibrandes Poppema |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Graeme Wilkinson[1] |
| Provost | Professor Peter Heard |
| Location | , , 3°04′05″N 101°36′15″E / 3.0681°N 101.6041°E |
| Colours | Gold, Black, and Light Blue |
| Affiliations | Sunway College Monash University Lancaster University Le Cordon Bleu University of Oxford University of Cambridge Harvard University ACCA ICAEW MAPCU |
| Website | university |
Sunway University is a private university in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It has a 10 hectare (24 acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks adjacent to the Sunway Lagoon theme park.
It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes taught in English.
The President of Sunway University, Professor Sibrandes Poppema was appointed in 2021, further strengthening the University’s capacity and strategic leadership in a global setting. Professor Poppema joined Sunway University in 2019 after retiring as the President of University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Professor Poppema, a Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Distinguished Professor is also an advisor to the establishment of the new medical school at Sunway University. [1]
Its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Graeme Wilkinson, who was appointed from the UK in 2012.[2][3] He is supported by a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and a Provost. In 2018 the University established its own academic publishing arm, Sunway University Press.[4]
History
Sunway University was established in 2004 as Sunway University College. It was upgraded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to full university status in January 2011 and became Sunway University.[5]
Academic Structure
Sunway University is a broad-based university offering academic programmes both at undergraduate level (diploma programmes and bachelor's degrees) and at postgraduate level (master's and doctoral degrees).[6]
The university is structured into the following seven schools, each led by a dean and each comprising a number of departments, centres and institutes:
- Sunway University Business School[7]
- School of Engineering and Technology[8]
- School of Arts[9]
- School of Mathematical Sciences[10]
- School of Hospitality and Service Management[11]
- School of Medical and Life Sciences[12]
- The School of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Centre for English Language Studies
- Center for American Education
- Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development
- Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia
The School of Business is the largest school in the University.
Quality Recognition
Sunway University's academic programmes have attained accreditation and are compliant with Malaysia's framework for higher education qualifications, programme standards and quality systems as laid down by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. Sunway University has been rated Tier 5 "excellent" three times in a row by the Malaysia Rating System for University and University College Excellence (SETARA) of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, with the most recent rating obtained in "SETARA 17".
Sunway University is also rated internationally as a 5-star university overall by the university rating and ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), with 5-star ratings for teaching, employability, facilities, social responsibility and inclusiveness.[13]
Academic Programmes
The School of Business offers a diploma in business administration; bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance, business management, business studies, business analytics, global supply chain management, marketing, financial analysis, and financial economics; a master of business administration (MBA) programme as well as master's programmes in marketing and human resource management; and a doctor of philosophy programme in business. The School of Business offers the University's largest academic programme by student enrolment, the Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
The School of Science and Technology offers a diploma in information technology; bachelor's degrees in computer science, information systems, information systems (business analytics), mobile computing with entrepreneurship, information technology, information technology (computer networking and security), software engineering, biomedicine, biology with psychology, medical biotechnology and psychology; master's degrees in computer science, information technology, life sciences and psychology; and doctor of philosophy programmes in computer science, psychology and in biology.
The School of Arts offers degrees in communication, digital film production, contemporary music (audio technology), music performance, interior architecture, and design communication; a master's programme in visual communication and media studies; and diplomas in performing arts, interior design, and graphics and multimedia design. [14]
The School of Mathematical Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in actuarial studies and industrial statistics, a master's programme in actuarial science, and a doctor of philosophy programme in mathematical sciences. The actuarial studies bachelor's degree was the first degree programme in Malaysia to gain full accreditation by the Malaysian Finance Accreditation Agency.[15]
The School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences offers a diploma in nursing.
The School of Hospitality offers diplomas in culinary arts, events management, and hotel management; and bachelor's degrees in culinary management, international hospitality management, and conventions and events management.
The School of Interdisciplinary Studies offers a master's programme in sustainable development management through the Jeffrey Sachs Center for Sustainable Development, and an American Degree Transfer Programme (ADTP), through its Centre for American Education, which enables students to study part of a bachelor's degree programme and then transfer to universities in North America to complete their studies.
Research Centres and Institutes
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[16] | 701-750 (2021) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[17] | 172 (2021) |
Sunway University has a number of research centres and institutes across various fields of studies[18] including:
- Centre for Commercial Law and Justice
- Centre for Higher Education Research[19]
- Research Centre for Biomedical Physics[20]
- Centre for Research - Creation in Digital Media (CRCDM)[21]
- Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research[22]
- Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia (JCI),[23] established as a think tank to undertake research and policy analysis relating to the economies, societies and cultures of southeast Asia. The Institute's president is Professor Datuk Dr Woo Wing Thye.[24]
- Jeffrey Sachs Center for Sustainable Development,[25] which conducts research and teaching related to the implementation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in southeast Asia.[26] The Center is chaired by Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, USA.
- Research Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation[27]
- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials[28]
- Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology[29]
- Graphene and Advanced 2D Materials Research Group
- Centre for Accountability and Governance Research
- Joint Research Centre in Information Technology, established in collaboration with Huizhou University, China
- Future Cities Research Institute, jointly established with Lancaster University, UK
- Research Centre for Human Machine Collaboration
- Asia Pacific Centre for Hospitality Research
- Centre for Actuarial and Analytics Research
International partnerships and collaborations
Sunway University has a partnership with Lancaster University, UK since 2006,[30] in which some degree programmes are offered as dual awards offered by both institutions. The partnership model was the subject of research by the UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education which produced a case study on it.[31] Sunway University also has a collaboration with the international culinary training organisation Le Cordon Bleu[32] which enables graduates from certain hospitality programmes to receive professional certificates from Le Cordon Bleu.
Through benefactions from the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation,[33] professorial fellowships have been established in perpetuity both at Brasenose College, University of Oxford,[34] and at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge,[35] to develop academic ties with Sunway University. The Jeffrey Cheah Scholars-in-Residence Programme has also been established through benefactions at Brasenose College and at Gonville and Caius College, to allow two academics or postgraduate students from Sunway University to spend up to four weeks each year for research or study in Oxford and Cambridge.[34]
Sunway University also supports Harvard Medical School's Southeast Asia Healthcare Leadership Programme which is delivered partly at Sunway University.[36]
Sunway University has articulation partnerships with a number of international universities to enable students to study partly at Sunway and partly at an overseas university to complete their degrees. One of the longest such partnerships has been with Western Michigan University, USA.[37]
Governance
Sunway University a leading private university in Malaysia, unlike most others, is a not-for-profit institution. The University is owned and governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation [2] overseen by an eminent Board of Trustees.
The University is managed by the Senior Management Group, chaired by the President, Professor Sibrandes Poppema, who works in tandem with the Chancellery of the University, Deans of Schools, and the support and administrative departments of the University. [3]
Sunway University is governed by a Board of Directors, chaired by the Chancellor, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, and senior industrialist, academics, civil servants and educationists. The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the University. [4]
Academic governance is effected by the Academic Senate, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, which includes all full professors, deans and heads of department among its membership. The detailed responsibilities of the Board and the Senate are described in the University's constitution, which has been approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. [5]
Sunway Education Group
Sunway University is a member of the Sunway Education Group, which is owned by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. The Foundation was officially established as a registered charity in March 2010 from its predecessor Sunway Education Trust, set up in 1997. It was founded by Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, AO, Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group of companies. All of the educational institutions that operate under the Foundation are not-for-profit; surpluses are channelled towards scholarships and bursaries to students, as well as towards grants for research. Besides Sunway University, the Sunway Education Group includes Sunway International School, Sunway College (several campuses), Sunway-TES Centre for Accounting Excellence, and Monash University Sunway Campus, besides several other institutions.
On 25 July 2017, Sunway Education Group celebrated its 30th anniversary.[38] The highlight of the celebration was the three-dimensional projection mapping show in which images were projected on the facade of the university's building from four projectors.[39]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Sunway University Governance and Leadership".
- ^ "Sunway University Announces Appointment Of New Vice-Chancellor". Pendidikan Malaysia.
- ^ "The sunny side of leading a Malaysian university". Times Higher Education, 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Sunway University Press".
- ^ "Our History | Sunway University". university.sunway.edu.my. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Sunway University Prospectuses".
- ^ "Sunway University Business School".
- ^ "School of Science and Technology".
- ^ "School of Arts".
- ^ "School of Mathematical Sciences".
- ^ "School of Hospitality".
- ^ "School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences".
- ^ "QS Stars University Ratings".
- ^ "Sunway University Prospectus" (PDF).
- ^ "Sunway University Receives First Full Accreditation For Actuarial Studies Programme From FAA". Finance Accreditation Agency.
- ^ QS World University Rankings 2021
- ^ QS Asian University Rankings 2021
- ^ "Research - Research Centres & Institutes". Sunway University.
- ^ "Centre for Higher Education Research". Sunway University.
- ^ "Centre for Biomedical Physics". Sunway University.
- ^ "Centre for Research-Creation in Digital Media". Sunway University.
- ^ "Centre for Virus and Vaccine Research". Sunway University.
- ^ "Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia". Sunway University.
- ^ "Finance expert helms institute". The Star Online, 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development". Sunway University.
- ^ "Sunway sets up hub for sustainable development".
- ^ "Research Centre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation". Sunway University.
- ^ "Research Centre for Crystalline Materials". Sunway University.
- ^ "Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology". Sunway University.
- ^ "Lancaster University and Sunway University Partnership".
- ^ "UK Collaboration in Malaysia: institutional Case Studies, University of Lancaster and Sunway University College" (PDF). QAA, January 2010.
- ^ "Sunway University College and Le Cordon Bleu Sign A Joint Alliance".
- ^ "The Jeffrey Cheah Foundation".
- ^ a b "RM1bil pledged for education by Jeffrey Cheah Foundation". The Star online, 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Sunway ties up with Cambridge". The Star online, 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Harvard Medical School Southeast Asia Healthcare Leadership Programme".
- ^ "President Dunn heads to Malaysia to celebrate 25 year partnership". Western Michigan University.
- ^ http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/thirty-years-academic-excellence-sunway-education-group
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2017/07/28/30-years-of-lighting-up-students-way-sunway-education-group-fetes-students-and-community-in-conjunct/
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