Civic Responsibilities of Students in Tertiary Education

Stamford College welcomed a very special guest, Datin Panduka Marina Mahathir on the 26^th September 2013 to give a talk on Civic Responsibilities of Students in Tertiary Education.  The event was attended by Stamford College students from both Petaling Jaya and Melaka campuses. Datin Marina highlighted the things that the younger generation need to do more, such as being aware of the latest news that impact our society, familiarizing ourselves with our national constitution, upgrading ourselves through acquiring new skills, getting a tertiary education and many more. She shared several inspirational stories of how others have done their part in creating a change in the lives of others, namely a young entrepreneur providing English lessons in Bangladesh to the poor children living in the slums who have limited access to proper education under the organisation named Jaago. Datin Marina also touched on a local non-government organisation, StArt which provides various artistic programmes for underprivileged children with the aim of rebuilding their self-esteem. She encouraged the young audience to be more proactive in initiating change in their environment and not be afraid to practise their rights as Malaysians.