#FUYOOMSU 2017 boosts soft skills
MSU President Professor Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid receiving the RM20,000 contribution to the MSU Foundation.
AS part of initiatives to enhance students’ soft skills and enrich their personal competencies, the Management & Science University (MSU), through its School of Hospitality & Creative Arts, recently organised a five-day event called #FUYOOMSU 2017.
Held at the MSU main campus in Shah Alam, the event called on the teamwork between 85 students from the Bachelor in Event Management, Bachelor in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Bachelor in Culinary Arts, Bachelor in Outdoor, Leisure and Adventure Management, and Bachelor in Patisserie Arts programmes.
#FUYOOMSU 2017 showcased creativity through the application of theories learned in various disciplines of expertise. Its aim is to encourage student involvement in social entrepreneurship, including community engagement and charity work.
Among the activities were Flash Mob: High School Musical, Rock-A-Ture Fashion Show, Musician Buskers, Game of Throne, Brain Wars and Entrepreneur Bazaar. There were also Cruise-cation and Diffuse Your Vitamin Sea seminars, and the SHCA Excellent Award ceremony.
The highlight of #FUYOOMSU 2017 was the charity concert attended by almost 2,000 people, including the management team, staff, industry partners and students. Guests were entertained through the night by local artistes Awie, Noh Salleh, Drama Band and Elda Susanti.
A contribution of RM20,000 to the MSU Foundation was also made on the same night, presented to MSU president Professor Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid by #FUYOOMSU 2017 host, School of Hospitality and Creative Arts.
Shukri said #FUYOOMSU 2017 was an initiative by the university to support and highlight the creative talents of its students.
He thanked both staff and students of SHCA for making the event a success.
He said besides pursuing excellence in the academic field, students must also keep developing and improving their soft skills to be more versatile, competent and marketable in the future job market.
For its Teaching, Facilities, Graduate Employability, Social Responsibility and Inclusiveness, MSU rates five stars on the QS World Universities Rating System. MSU entered the QS World Universities Ranking for the first time this year, yet managed to place 217th among the top 1.8 per cent of QS Asia Ranking 2018 best universities.
MSU has also been certified by the Asia Pacific Institute of Events Management as its first Malaysian International Centre of Excellence, simultaneously according international standard to MSU’s event management programmes offered at the School of Hospitality & Creative Arts.
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