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The incredible HOT Night 7.0 – a Hawaiian-themed Carnival that brought paradise to life! From the mouthwatering feast to the thrilling games, we had it all! But the real magic happened with the enchanting tunes of Soft Soft Pillow, making the night truly unforgettable! And not forgetting the epic water games that kept everyone splashing and laughing all night long!
The Environmental and Social Responsibilities (ESR) Office of Youth Beyond Boundaries (YBB) UCSI recently organised the much-anticipated "Terrafix: Zero Waste Festival." The event, held at UCSI's campus, was aimed at raising awareness of zero waste practices among UCSI students and educating them on practical ways to reduce waste. The festival's main objectives were to inspire sustainable habits and encourage participants to take action towards waste reduction.
The festival's highlight was the Zero Waste Bazaar, which featured an impressive array of vendors promoting zero waste products. Additionally, the festival hosted two informative talks and workshops, providing students with practical knowledge and insights on waste reduction practices.
The Plastic Waste Workshop focused on educating participants about the impact of plastic waste and provided insights on adopting a zero-waste lifestyle. During this workshop, participants learned how to repurpose used coffee sachets into coasters.
The Used Cooking Oil (UCO) Workshop addressed the importance of managing used cooking oil and its potential transformation into biodiesel and candles. Participants had the opportunity to engage in candle making with UCO.
About 30 companies were present at UCSI Career and Co-Op Placement Fair offering over 700 internships and 1300 full-time positions to our UCSI University students. The hiring teams were from Maybank, Malaysia Aviation Group, Tune Protect, Alliance Bank, J&T Express, Huawei Technologies, Yamaha Music, RHB Bank, ExxonMobil, Public Bank, amongst others.
The "Beach Cleanup" event was held on 6 July as a build-up towards the World Cleanup Day in September, has achieved resounding success, leaving a significant impact on the environment and coastal habitat preservation. The event was organised by ICE-UCSI.
With the hard work and dedication of 107 enthusiastic volunteers, an impressive 224.59 kilograms of rubbish were collected from the beach. There were two kinds of trash: dry waste and wet waste which were segregated, and they included 2 bags of plastics, 3 bags of paper and even 1 bag of cigarette butts!! Each piece of litter removed contributes to a cleaner and healthier marine ecosystem. A group of students from University of Queensland on exchange programme with UCSI and students from Sri UCSI Springhill Private School have also participated.
The "Beach Cleanup" event highlights the significance of collective efforts in preserving natural resources and promoting sustainable practices. Through such initiatives, we pave the way for a greener and more sustainable future, benefiting generations to come.
UCSI University Kuching Campus succeeded in mobilising youth and adults from 39 organisations for a 2-day Capacity Building programme organised and funded by MySDG Academy, on SDGs and Implementations.
With the theme - “Empowering Potential: Youth Beyond Boundaries”, YBB FLES 2023 aims to expose you to current industry trends, inspire you to be the next empowering leaders and catalyse positive changes in Malaysia.
UCSI impressed upon its school students the importance of SDG today and gave various examples on how they can produce projects that promote sustainability. Within the next 10 days, the students having been segregated into groups, are to present each of the group ideas (to be judged by UCSI and partners) and to implement them in the coming academic year. The sessions were contributed by Dr Mabel Tan (Principal of UCSI College), Mr Fauzi Zanil (UCSI Sustainability Ranking Manager), Ms Chin Wen Yen (student at UCSI University) and representatives from Youth Beyond Boundaries of UCSI University.
YAM Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Pro-Chancellor of UCSI University recently launched a Harmoni-Mesra book at UCSI University Kuala Lumpur Campus. As the university champions the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the book was one of the initiatives to promote SDG 16 — Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. It also helps to promote the principles of Rukun Negara's goal and encourage others to learn from the experiences of a Harmoni-Mesra campus.
Aimed to reach wider audience, the book is also available in eBook. To read the eBook, click HERE
UCSI continues to engage with practitioners and thinkers to promote awareness and understanding of sustainability. The conference served as a platform to raise public awareness on the latest challenges and trends in sustainability and spur academic research on sustainability and SDG-related activity. Besides the presentations on various aspects and experiences in SDGs, the audience was given a glimpse of what ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) is all about and why the industries out there are vying for its compliance. The speakers and panellists such as acclaimed scientists, sustainability experts, activists, and farm owners, had given everyone diverse areas on how SDGs and ESGs can be impacted. With UCSI’s strong commitment to sustainability, we expect to see more SDG- and ESG-related initiatives coming our way.
On June 16, UCSI students and staff joined a Design Thinking and Prototyping Workshop in collaboration with Prudential Singapore. They learned about design-to-delivery approach as well as gained valuable insights from the industry experts from all around the globe. UCSI is the key partner of a global Prudential Young Innovators (PYI) competition offering attractive cash prizes and scholarships.
