First City University College students amass 72 awards

PETALING JAYA: First City University College students won 72 awards at state, national and international levels this year.

Year 3 Interior Architecture and Design student Leong Chun Kit received a silver award during the Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards (Apida) 2016 in Hong Kong.

Apida is an international competition organised by the Hong Kong Interior Design Association and is a highly coveted competition open to interior design students across Asia.

Edmond Yap Kam-Yuan from the Business Management programme received a Silver (Sparring) and Bronze (Team Sparring) during the Korea Open International Festival and Asia ITF Taekwondo Championship.

At the national level, First City University College students won the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID) Reka Awards 2016, Johor Interior Designers’ Association Award 2017 (Jida) and Malaysian International Jewellery Fair (MIJF) Jewellery Design Award 2017.

Other awards bagged by First City University College students include the Asia Pacific Robotic Competition 2017 and a grand prize at the e-Genting Bug Hunt 2016.

On the academic front, Australian Matriculation (Ausmat) student Choo See Yuan and a GCE A-Levels student Vishnoo Ravi earned the WACE Special Certificate of Distinction for English as an Additional Language/Dialect and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards for Cambridge International AS Level English Language in the June 2017 examination series.

“The outstanding performance by our students both on the local and international front is a testimony that the university college has moulded them to be well-rounded in all aspects of life, be it in academics or in sports.

“We are proud with their achievements and I am sure that there will be more awards in years to come,” said chief operating officer Yeong Yin Cheng.

First City University College provides the best learning experience through state-ofthe-art teaching and learning facilities.

With its well qualified and experienced teaching force, the institution provides a wholesome education journey.

First City University College graduates are hired right after their graduation and in many instances even before graduation.

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