Graduation Marks Stepping Stone for 299 at SEGi

(L-R) Helena Tan (Dean - Faculty of Business and Accountancy), Lydia Foong (Dean - Faculty of Education and Social Sciences), Lee Kok Cheng (Principal of SCSJ), Stephanie Chang, Victoria Ang, Loh Jen-Li, YB Datuk Ong, Dr. Wong Boon Kwei (Dean - Faculty of Engineering and IT), and Daniel Loy (Head of Academics - Faculty of Creative Arts and Design)

18th February 2006 299 students received their diploma award at SEGi College Subang Jaya's annual Academic Awards Convocation ceremony recently. The ceremony was officiated by the new appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education, YB Datuk Ong Tee Keat. Principal of SEGi College Subang Jaya (SCSJ) Mr. Lee Kok Cheng and senior staff members of the college. YB Datuk Ong personally confirmed diplomas and certificates in subjects as ranging from Management, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Multimedia Design, Music, Photography, Video & Animation, Montessori Theory and Methodology, and the International Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy. Hundreds of family members gathered to witness the event amid all the pomp and pageantry appropriate to the occasion.

“I would like to advise all graduates today to develop skills to be all-rounders. As fresh graduates, you should be pro-active in seeking ways to enhance competencies and competitiveness to survive in this era of globalisation,” advised YB Datuk Ong.

“Master multi-lingual skills as it would become an asset as communication is imperative in the advancement of businesses. English should be given prime priority as it is the global language,” said YB Datuk Ong.

In his address, YB Datuk Ong also congratulated SEGi College on successfully implementing the merger of its colleges and successful re-branding exercise. “With the new building and learning facilities, SEGi is going to be a good role model to other private colleges.” SEGi College Subang Jaya was formerly known as PRIME College , MSC International College and Summit International College .

The Principal of SEGi College, Lee Kok Cheng, wished all the graduates success in their future undertakings. “We have had the honour of shaping, training and nurturing SEGi graduates into unique, responsible and credible individuals,” Lee added.

SEGi Colleges, part of the largest private education group, continues to strive to ensure that graduates have a complete learning experience. SEGi's alumni today can boast of 250 First Class Honours recipients from universities worldwide, top student prize winners and annual competition award winners.

Achieving the Outstanding Student Awards from the Faculty of Business & Accountancy is Loh Jen-Li, the Faculty of Creative Arts & Design is Victoria Ang Ling Tze, and the Faculty of Education and Social Science is Stephanie Chang Wai Ping. It is truly girl-power at SEGi as all 3 ladies were the best of their respective faculties.

It was an emotional time for the 3 Outstanding Students as they walked up to receive their awards.

“Our journey of two and a half years (entire period of the Diploma) officially ends today awarding us with our Diplomas in our respective fields. Most of us joined in 2003 as ‘freshies' waiting to absorb the skills and techniques of our disciplines. Throughout this period, many of us underwent bountiful experiences leaving our college days colourful and nostalgic. I and on behalf of my fellow collegemates, thank the staff and lecturers for their assistance and guidance throughout our studies here,” said Victoria Ang who is also President of the College's Student Council.

The variety of graduates from different disciplines made the ceremony joyous and distinctive. The many cheers by fellow classmates and friends had the ballroom echoing with applause. The group of graduates were majority young adults of both local and international. The graduation also saw Datin Chew Leng Chee receiving her Stage II Certificate in Montessori Theory and Methodology, together with fellow course-mate, Pang Wee Heong, a proud father and only male graduate of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences.

SEGi's diploma holders qualify for advanced standing for the Bachelor Degree. They can pursue top-up programmes offered by partner universities of the University of Southern Queensland , James Cook University , the University of Bolton , University of Greenwich , University of Abertay Dundee , Ottawa University and much more. The Diploma is also recognised by more than 200 universities worldwide.

Students can now complete their degree locally in Malaysia as the College as arranged twinning programmes of the Bachelor of Business majoring in Administrative Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management from the University of Southern Queensland; BSc (Hons) Computing from the University of Bolton; and BA (Hons) Business Administration, BA (Hons) Accountancy & Finance and BA (Hons) Marketing from the University of Abertay Dundee.

The ability for students to complete their degree locally without having to go to the UK or Australia translates into huge cost savings. Quality is maintained both by SEGi College and our partner universities. In addition, SEGi's centralised examination department is ISO 9001:2000 certified, ensuring high academic standards.

The learning experience the College strives to bring to its students is a holistic development of knowledge and soft skills. Students are encouraged to participate in extra curricular activities to hone skills of organisation, management, communication, presentation and so on.

“We ensure that our graduates are able to face the working world well prepared and with an open mind to grow to become valuable employees that value adds to the growth and development of the organisation,” said Lee.

SEGi College has 5 other campuses in Kuala Lumpur , Petaling Jaya, Penang , Sarawak and the SEGi College of Technology in Kuala Lumpur . The Group manages more than 100 programmes from its four faculties of business and accountancy, engineering and information technology, creative arts and design, and education and social sciences.