LECTURER VS STUDENT: The Centre’s lecturers Emily Lim (left) and Lee Su Vei (right) give their all in a tough badminton match against their students during UCSI’s recent Pre-U Sports Carnival. The sports event saw Pre-U students battle against their lectu

QUICK MOVES: A Pre-U student goes all-out to net a slam dunk while another student tries to block his path during a competitive basketball game.

TOTAL FOCUS: One of UCSI’s Pre-U players prepares to strike the shuttlecock over the net to his opponent, giving his undivided attention to the doubles match.

GOOD GAME: It takes real character to give your all, fall short and still congratulate your opponent with dignity. Shaking hands after a challenging badminton match, UCSI’s Pre-U students display good sportsmanship and respect for each other.

ALL WORTHWHILE: In his speech, organising chairperson Chong Cheng Fang points out that organising UCSI’s Pre-U Sports Carnival was challenging but it was worth the effort as the committee members took away important skills like time management.

WINNING SMILES: The Centre’s director Asst Prof Mabel Tan (most left) proudly awards winners of the UCSI Pre-U Sports Carnival with medals. Throughout the games, the winners showed impressive team spirit and a fierce determination to win.

PROUD WINNERS: Proud medalists, lecturers, committee members and the Centre’s director Asst Prof Mabel Tan (second row, second from left) take a group shot to celebrate the end of UCSI’s fourth annual Pre-U Sports Carnival.

EAGLE EYE: As the dodgeball tournament gets intense, a participant is bent on searching for a weakness in his opponents. Dodgeball is still an emerging sport and as such, UCSI’s Pre-U Sports Carnival promotes better understanding of the game.

UCSI University (UCSI) recently organised its fourth annual Pre-U Sports Carnival – one that saw spectacular sportsmanship and teamwork. 

Over 115 students and lecturers – under UCSI’s Centre for Pre-U Studies – participated in the carnival, battling each other in a series of exciting games namely, badminton, dodgeball and basketball. 

Needless to say, the event provided the ideal platform to bring students – from different programmes under the Centre – together. 

“This promotes more interpersonal relationships across programmes because participants are required to create their own teams and as such, they are able to find new friends,” says the Centre’s director Asst Prof Mabel Tan. 

“It has been four years since this annual sports event took flight and we have found that this really helps the students and staff bond.” 

Organising chairperson Chong Cheng Fang is of a similar view and points out that the event also aims to expose learners to fun activities that take them outside the class. 

“It is common for university students to just spend time in the classroom and then head home,” he says. “So why not spend some time together, have fun, get a chance to win a prize and be healthy – all at the same time?” 

Organising committee secretary Ernest Ong also echoed his sentiment, adding that he found the diverse mix of students refreshing.