NEWS: Smiles of success

A TOTAL of 39 students were recently awarded scholarships worth RM1mil via the 8TV Scholarship Fund set up by 8TV, together with SEG International Bhd (SEGi).

The fund is an effort to nurture deserving young scholars in Malaysia.

The scholarships covered the students’ tuition fees for degree, diploma and foundation level courses in various disciplines.

The 8TV Scholarship Fund, started in 2006 with a total of RM300,000, helped nine deserving students pursue diploma or degree programmes that year.

This year's scholarship recipients posing for the camera after the awards presentation ceremony.

It was increased to RM800,000 in 2007, and benefitted 21 students.

“We are proud to be able to provide financial aid to help these deserving students,” said 8TV chief executive officer, Ahmad Izham Omar.

“I hope that the scholarships will encourage the students and motivate them to study hard so that they may excel and succeed further in their studies.”

“The SEGi Group of Colleges is pleased to work with 8TV to award these scholarships to deserving students,” said SEGi senior vice-president (Academics) Dr Tan Beng Cheok.

“What better way is there to help the younger generation than by investing in their education?” he asked.

The 8TV Scholarship Fund covers tuition fees for programmes such as finance and accounting, business and commerce, law, science and engineering and human resources.

The scholarship recipients were selected from more than 1,000 applications received from all over the country.

Among this year’s recipients is business administration student, Nur Shahila Amir Amzah, who was one of the two finalists in the recent hit singing talent reality show, One in a Million.

Nur Shahila is pursuing a diploma in business administration.

SEG International Bhd pledges RM2 million to help schools through Youtheme Online

SEG International Berhad has accepted Youtheme Online's invitation to become its first National Sponsor for our flagship project - the Youtheme Online School & Youth Community. By doing so, SEG International pledges RM2 million under its Corporate Social Responsibility program, in supporting the project to benefit its participating schools and youths.

During the auspicious Youtheme Online launching on July 23rd 2007, SEG International's President Dato' (Dr) Patrick Teoh Seng Foo presented a mock cheque of RM2 million to Youtheme Online's CEO, Mr. Adrian Chai and this was witness by Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, President of MCA and Minister of Housing and Local Government, together with Dato' Clement Hii, CEO of SEG Internationl and Mr. Lee Kok Cheng, COO of SEG International and Principal of SEGi College Malaysia.

RM1 million out of the RM2 million will be in the form of scholarships offered to Youtheme Online's members to aid those qualified students in pursuing their tertiary education with SEG International. The other RM 1 million will be utilized as funds and resources rendered to help secondary school to have access to fully sponsored ICT facilities, to name a few: Educational technology for school administrative management, e-Learning platforms, and systems & ICT trainings provided to teachers and students.

On behalf of Youtheme Online and its participating schools and youths, we would like to thank SEG International for its gracious sponsorship!

Edu. Consortium - SEGi College

SEGi Group of Colleges is one of the largest private higher education institution in Malaysia - having 6 facilities nationwide, serving over 14,500 students from all over the world. SEGi partners with many world's renowned universities to offer wide range of programs in various disciplines - from vocational training to IT certifications to popular bachelor/master degree programs.

Here's their leaflet.

Youtheme joins a powerful consortium!

In order to provide end-to-end and enhanced services to our schools, Youtheme Online, under the invitation of Dato' Patrick Teoh Seng Foo, President of SEG International Bhd, has become a strategic partner of the newly formed Edu. Consortium.

Since education is an integral part of our lives, noticing the significant of education and the advancement of providing up-to-date education through ICT, several leading companies in educational technologies have therefore come to accord to join forces in the provision of unmatchable, cutting-edge, end-to-end solution in the realm of educational technology. This consortium is therefore named Edu. Consortium.

Amidst Youtheme Online, other allieds in Edu. Consortium are SEGi Group of Colleges, Andaman Publications, Eduspec, and i-Station Solutions. Currently, the consortium is chaired by Dato' Patrick Teoh, President of SEG International Bhd.

The consortium will cover a wide spectrum of technology, aiming at pre-school, primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions. These include:

1. Software and services solution
• School administrative software systems
• E-Learning platforms
  
• Educational portal systems
• Library management systems
2. e-Learning content solution
• Electronic workbooks from pre-schools to secondary levels
  
3. Hardware and services solution
• Computer lab solution
• Educational aid systems
  
4. Human capital development and training solution
• IT short courses
• Professional IT certifications
• Soft skills training programs
  

With the formation of the consortium, we believe that we are enabled to better serve our respective clients with a broader solution.

Here's the printed material (folder) for the consortium.




















As well as the leaflet of Youtheme Online.















I will update more details of the consortium member, individually.

Youtheme Online Launching - Speech By Dato' Patrick Teoh Seng Foo

Speech by Dato’ (Dr) Patrick Teoh Seng Foo, President of SEG International Bhd at the Launch of Youtheme, 23^rd July 2007, 10.00am to 12.00noon


Good morning

• Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Ting, Minister of Housing and Local Government
• Yang Berbahagia Datin Linda Ngiam, Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer of Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad
• Yang Berbahagia, Dato’ Clement Hii, Group Chief Executive Officer of SEG International Bhd
• Mr. Adrian Chai, Chief Executive Officer of Youtheme Online Sdn Bhd
• Mr. Lee Kok Cheng, Chief Operating Officer of SEG International Bhd and Principal of SEGi College, Malaysia
• Ladies and Gentlemen:

First of all, I would like to welcome all of you to our newly opened SEGi College Malaysia campus for witnessing the launch of Youtheme Online School & Youth Community, a project aiming to produce a connected school and youth portal to accommodate school ICT needs, youth aspiration, expression, actualization and youth creativity. I strongly believe, this project will support the government's plans to obtain the status of a developed nation by the year 2020 and to gain a competitive edge with other developed countries in the global economy.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Building online youth community and bridging internet technology to schools require not only an effective model, but also having adequate financial resources to sustain it. Similarly, in Malaysia, we only have few initiatives to train and support locals such reform. Therefore, business leaders of today have much opportunities and could contribute to the effective use of technology in school and for youth development.

SEGi, as one of the largest institutes of higher education in Malaysia, is constantly striking a fine balance between business and corporate social responsibilities, we have made it our business in making higher education accessible to all and are always on the lookout to find ways to reach out to youths, particularly secondary school students, to inform them of higher education opportunities. Youtheme Online School and Youth Community project offers us the great opportunity to achieve these objectives.

SEGi is favourable with Youtheme’s concept of benefiting education and the students’ communities to increase learning opportunities and employ-ability, and bridging the digitally divided by providing fully subsidized technology such as School Information Management System, e-Learning tools, and collaborative web portal. Their objectives and goals are very much in line with SEGi’s in helping today’s youths.

As such, SEGi is proud to be a National Sponsor of Youtheme under our Corporate Social Responsibility Program, sponsoring RM2million in its cause to reach out to today’s youths. This sponsorship is to assist schools in IT implementation and students in obtaining higher education. Everyone is welcome to apply for the scholarships regardless of gender, race and background.

Technology is not the answer, but it is an important tool. With technology, our youth can reap more fruits than we used to; without technology, the world will pass them by. The scarce resource is corporate leadership. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage other corporate leaders to support this program, as we owe it to our children to provide that.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have here today the latest school to join Youtheme family of 20 pilot schools, SMK La Salle PJ attending today’s event. Students, most of you will soon be sitting for the SPM examinations. It is time now to think of your future and what programme you are interested in to achieve your dream career. SEGi has over 100 programmes, and on top of that, millions worth in scholarships to be given out to deserving students. SEGi has for years played a role in making dreams come true, by providing scholarships and loans that assist many who thought it impossible financially to achieve their degree. This is an opportunity for all of you to consider higher education.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

To end my speech today, I would like to thank Youtheme for partnering SEGi Group of Colleges in the school outreach programme. I would also like to express our gratitude to Yang Berhormat Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Ting, for taking the time to be here today in support of higher education for everyone.

Thank you.

Youtheme Online was launched!

The Youtheme Online School & Youth Community, a project to provide connection and interaction between schools (secondary and tertiary) and youth organizations to enhance collaboration among administrators, teachers, parents, and youths, was launched on 23^rd July 2007 in SEGi Kota Damansara Campus by Y.B. Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting, Minister of Housing and Local Government, and President of MCA.

Youtheme Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Chai said one of its objectives was to provide access to technological resources where inequalities exist, allowing free access to all sorts of computing technologies in an environment supportive of learning and interaction to its participating schools or youth organizations.

"We aim to foster thinking, knowledge creation, and innovation culture in decision-making and participation, as well as to inculcate Malaysian values among youths to produce a generation of caring, peace-loving and environmentally-concerned citizens, whilst being technology savvy," he said.

Chai said schools and youth organizations could have a free portal incorporating School Information Management Software, e-Learning Software, and Portal Software, serving as a platform for all stakeholders, among other things, school administration, correspondence, collaboration, and e-learning.

"Building online youth community and bridging internet technology to schools and youth organizations require not only an effective model, but also having adequate financial resources to sustain it. Youtheme.org is able to provide fully subsidized technology to our participating schools and youth organizations thanks to corporate leaders like SEGi, contributing in terms of sponsorship to the effective use of technology in school and for youth development." He added.

"Currently, 20 schools have joined Youtheme in the pilot run, and 60 other schools have shown interest," he told a press conference after the launch. Earlier, SEG International Berhad President Dato' (Dr) Patrick Teoh Seng Foo handed over RM2 million to Youtheme Online Sdn Bhd Chief Executive Officer Adrian Chai as sponsorship for Youtheme.

Youtheme can be accessed via http://www.youtheme.org . For schools or youth organizations who wish to join the Youtheme.org, they could write to participate@youthemeonline.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or make enquiry at +604-229 4342 / 012-3709039.