Moulding all-rounded graduates
QUEST International University Perak (QIUP) was conceptualised to nurture Gen Y as inquisitive and socially aware individuals.
QIUP’s Foundation programmes help students develop practical academic skills after SPM to steer them towards higher education.
Its Foundation in Business, Science and Arts programmes focus on providing hands-on experience so that students can gain the skills and knowledge that enable them to participate effectively in tertiary study.
They also have to the opportunity to explore a selection of QIUP programmes to plan ahead for diploma or degree programmes.
For this purpose, QIUP’s teaching staff comprises intelligent, passionate, industry-savvy and highly acclaimed academicians.
QIUP also aims to develop well-rounded graduates who excel academically and actively participate in conferences, competitions and sports.
A team of students under QIUP’s Computer Science programme – Dickson Chin, Wilson Ho, Ivan Fong and Wong Kok – did the university proud when it clinched three top prizes at the recent 40th Science and Engineering Design Exhibition held at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP).
Their project entitled “Intelligent Parking System” bagged three prizes – a gold medal in the Open Innovation Challenge category, the Most Innovative Award and the Best Poster Award.
Similarly, the debating team clinched podium finishes in three categories at the 2017 National English Olympics competition, which was also held at UTP.
In the storytelling category, Sahibzada Mubashir Noor was crowned champion after wowing the judges with his skills.
In the speech category, Kajel Gill clinched the silver medal while Jasdeep Singh was the second runner-up. In the creative writing category, Monissha Thiagu won the bronze medal.
QIUP was crowned the first runner-up in the overall Institutional championship.
QIUP undergraduates also presented papers at the Interdisciplinary ICT Practice Conference and the International Symposium on Mathematical Sciences and Computing Research conference.
Their papers have been published in the International Journal of Computer Networks and Applications.
Besides educational competitions, QIUP students have participated in various sports competitions with outstanding results.
Student Chathura Mihiruk won the Player of the Tournament award during the Perak Super League 2017 (National Inter Club Qualifier) cricket tournament, where the team finished in fourth position overall.
The hockey team clinched the first and third places in the 2017 International Pesta Hockey Universiti Sains Malaysia tournament.
QIUP believes that taking part in competitions helps undergraduates develop competitive and leadership skills needed to thrive in the working world.
QIUP has five faculties: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science and Technology, Faculty of Business and Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy. It offers programmes at foundation, diploma, degree and postgraduate levels.
QIUP’s interim campus is strategically located in Ipoh, away from the distractions of bustling city life, providing a conducive learning environment and lower cost of living.
■ For details, call 05-249 0500, e-mail enquiries@qiup.edu.my or log on to http://www.qiup.edu.my