Developing wellrounded students
INTEC Education College in Shah Alam, Malaysia, has more to offer than just education and research facilities. The campus is located in a secluded area, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Besides the buses run by INTEC, students have easy access to public transportation in the area such as buses, trains and taxis to move around.
The information service centre is located in the library. The library was established in 1985 to assist students and staff in studies and research by providing information, library materials, services and the facilities to support their academic needs.
INTEC also accommodates students from various overseas preparatory programmes with Residential Colleges – Cemara, Akasia and Cendana – which are located in Section 18 and Section 6, Shah Alam.
The residential colleges provide living quarters for about 2,500 students.
Cemara, Akasia and Cendana Residential College are strategically located beside Mydin Supermarket, Giant Hypermarket, Ole Ole Mall and near a host of convenience stores as well as a park.
An important part of the residential colleges’ mission is to ensure that students have a smooth transition in adapting to university life with guidance and support provided throughout their stay there.
Events such as inter-college sports, College Day, environmental campaigns and other activities are organised to provide opportunities and encouragement for intellectual and cultural exploration. Students get to participate in non-academic activities that expose them to a different kind of intellectual challenge.
INTEC strives to form well-rounded students who are adept intellectually, socially, physically, creatively and spiritually.
It strongly believes in the development of its students’ creative side. This development is accomplished by encouraging students to participate in art and music events.
In terms of physical activities, students are encouraged to participate in sports such as silat cekak hanafi and taekwondo. In terms of spiritual development, Muslim students can participate in a camp where they learn how to pray and read the Quran and listen to talks by religious teachers.
INTEC strongly believes in cultivating the spiritual side of students. In this context, Islamic and moral courses are mandatory for all students to take.
Students of INTEC have diverse opportunities to be involved in extracurricular activities.
There are student volunteer opportunities such as assisting in soup kitchens and tutoring orphans.
The college encourages students to engage in extracurricular activities to gain experience, learn to manage their time and priorities and maintain a good balance in their lives. The self-management skills that they pick up will be useful to them in the future.
Apart from focusing on the development of students’ intellectual, social, physical, creative and spiritual side, students gain an entrepreneurial experience where they get opportunities to participate in business projects.
Having an entrepreneurial experience is important because universities and employers look favourably on students with work experience.
Furthermore, INTEC takes students’ attendance, attitude and participation seriously. Class attendance is important for successful achievement in college.
Students are expected to attend all sessions for each course that they are enrolled in and to make up for any work that they miss during excused absences.
Students at INTEC are taught to take on a positive attitude as it is the key to success and achieving personal goals.
At INTEC, classroom participation is never taken for granted and students are encouraged to regularly ask and answer questions as well as join class disscussions.
Besides reinforcing a sense of responsibility in students, these regulations also encourage them to develop other qualities that will be important when they leave college to pursue further studies.
For more information, visit www.intec.edu.my