1 Million Women Purple Walk 2013

Sunday, March 17 was marked as the 1 Million Women Purple Walk in conjunction with International Women's Day. Our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak launched the event at Putrajaya while the Chief Minister did the same at the state level. In Melaka, Stamford College Malacca (SCM) staff and students took the opportunity to participate and be part of this great event. The aim of the walk was to show solidarity with the Government's commitment in empowering women in Malaysia and to celebrate the successes of Malaysian women in various sectors.

The event started with Senam Seni 1 Malaysia. The arrival of YAB Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka and YABhg. Datin Seri Datuk Wira Hjh. Asmah bte Abdul Rahman, was followed by flagging off of 1 Million Women Purple Walk. The event ended with a speech by the Chief Minister.

Senam Seni 1 Malaysia marked the opening of the event

SCM staff and students who participated in 1 Million Women Purple Walk

World Consumer Rights Day 2013

March 15 is marked as the World Consumer Rights Day and it is celebrated all over the world. In Stamford College Malacca (SCM), the Diploma in Corporate Administration (DCA) Club took the opportunity to organise an event in conjunction with the World Consumer Rights Day. The aim is to create awareness and to educate our students on the rights of the consumers as well as other consumer related issues. It was held from 18 till 22 March 2013 with a few activities planned such as an essay writing competition, an exhibition and an educational talk by En. Tarmimi from the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism who spoke on consumer rights and related legislations.

Students who were involved in the World 

Consumer Rights Day Exhibition

SCM’s presentation

En Tarmimi giving a talk on consumer rights and related legislation 

Zero Piracy Campaign 2013

Stamford College Malacca received an exclusive invitation from the Melaka State Government to witness the launching of the Zero Piracy Campaign on Thursday, 14 March 2013 at the Grand Ballroom, MITC. The Melaka State Government through the Information Technology Services Division (PBTM) planned to develop and transform Melaka into a high technology state with new and advanced technologies for industrial business to be more efficient and competitive.

Participants at the registration desk

Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Bin Mohd Rastam

was the guest of honour delivering his talk

SCM’s lecturer, Mr Ahmad Taufiqq and the

students listening attentively to the talk

Stamford English Language Club Bowling Day Out

On 12 March 2013, Stamford English Language Club (SELC) lecturers and students of the December 2012, January and February 2013 intakes went to the Ampang Bowling Centre at Mahkota Parade, Melaka, for a bowling session. It was a day for the 2012 students to celebrate after receiving their certificate. Another objective of the event was to strengthen the relationship between the students and the lecturers.

That’s my lucky ball

I can strike 10 pins with this ball

Students and lecturers having fun in bowling

Tamil Stage Drama Competition

On 9 March 2013, Vanakkam Malaysia Dot Com Sdn Bhd organised a Tamil Stage Drama competition for students from IPTA & IPTS which was held in Tun Hussein Onn Ballroom, University of Malaysia in Batu Pahat. Two groups of students from SCM took part in this competition. They were given scripts from the epic of Tamil literature and they were to enact them. Nineteen colleges from the south zone, including students from Singapore, took part in the competition. Our students did their best, but we were not as strong as the universities and polytechnics. It was a good learning curve for our students.

Students did some preparation for the drama competition by enhancing their acting skills and script reading

Group photo of SCM team

All dressed up for the competition

English Week 2013

English Week was organised by Stamford English Language Club (SELC) from 4 – 8 March 2013. The activities of the week included singing competition, explorace, spelling bee and speech competition. The level of participation among the students was very encouraging. Most of the participants took the opportunity to show their talents and build up their confidence in the use of English Language.

Explorace – Listen to instructions and work as a team to win

Speed Challenge – the fastest with the correct answer

Spelling Bee – a test in spelling skills

International Women’s Day 2013

On 5 till 7 March 2013, the International Club organised the International Women’s Day event. Activities included a debate, crossword puzzle and a talk by Dr. Maria Rufina. The preliminary debate was “A Woman’s Place is the Home”. The final round topic was, “Men have Better Life than Women”. The crossword puzzle competition was also organised to test the students’ knowledge on women’s rights. The highlight of the week’s event was the talk by Dr. Maria Rufina who is the CEO of Cuepec Consultancy. She is a very successful entrepreneur and gave helpful tips and insights on how women are treated in the business world. The talk ended with a brief Q&A session.

Students wrote on the notice board their feelings 

which were displayed at SCM front lobby

FSB students debating DCA students on the

topic “ A woman’s place is at home”

CEO of Cuepec Consultancy, Dr Maria Rufina, and Mr K. Narayansamy giving away prizes to the Champion of the Debating Team

News from the School of Secretarial and Administrative Studies

ICSA Pathway workshop by Mrs Ngu, Deputy Education Director, MAICSA

The School of Secretarial and Administrative Studies organized a workshop for the DCA students, lecturers, counseling and administrative staff on Monday, 4 March 2013. It was held in the Activity Room, 1st Floor, SCPJ. Twelve DCA students, six DES students, four lecturers, one counsellor and two administrative staff attended the workshop.

Mrs Ngu, the former Head of the Secretarial School and currently the Deputy Education Director of MAICSA was invited to conduct the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to educate and to create a better awareness amongst the students and the staff on the ICSA pathway as an alternative route to the completion of the DCA programme.

Mrs Ngu started with an introduction of MAICSA as the Malaysian chapter and the countries where the ICSA examinations are offered. According to the latest statistics, there are 4,000 members, 3,000 students and 800 affiliates in Malaysia. She further added the ICSA is a professional qualification equivalent to any honours degree and that ICSA graduates can become company secretaries who are actually legal advisors to boards of directors on legal matters pertaining to companies.

As for career prospects, Mrs Ngu was very optimistic and emphasized that the prospects are very good. ICSA graduates can become Human Resource Managers, Chief Corporate Advisers, Corporate Managers, Corporate Administrators, Tax Agents, Management Consultants Company Secretaries and Chief Governance Officers.

Mrs Ngu also briefed the students on some of the main duties and responsibilities of Company Secretaries which include:

• Advising the Board and Management on Governance issues.
• Ensuring compliance of listings and related statutory obligations.
• Attending Board, Committee and General Meetings and ensuring the keeping of a proper record of minutes.
• Ensuring proper upkeeping of statutory registers and records.
• Assisting the chairman of the board in the preparation and conduct of meetings

She also pointed out that the DCA programme in Stamford College is the only programme in Malaysia where the students are given the most number of exemptions.

For ICSA graduates wishing to pursue a post-graduate qualification, Mrs Ngu said that they could do the MBA in Corporate Governance which is offered by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

Finally, she explained how the students could acquire an ICSA qualification using the DCA route which covered the following:

• The number of exemptions given on completion of the DCA programme.
• The need to pass the Business Strategies paper in order to qualify for the PDCA qualification and to proceed to the next level which is the IQS.
• How to become a member.
• When and where the ICSA examinations are held.
• Schedule of fees – membership registration and examination.

The students and staff raised a number of questions and found the workshop very informative and useful. Mrs Ngu passed some useful brochures and handouts on the Membership and Examination Fees and Schedule, Business Strategies Syllabus and Reading list as well as the ICSA pathway to the students and staff.

Refreshments were served at the end of the workshop which ended at 5 pm. The lecturers, staff and students thanked Mrs Ngu for conducting an informative and memorable workshop

Malacca IPT Sports Carnival 2013

On 3 March 2013, the Malacca State Government with the collaboration of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) organized the Malacca IPT Sports Carnival. In conjunction with that, 32 IPTs took part in the carnival. Stamford College Malacca (SCM) participated in 14 events. SCM’s staff were involved in the events as committee members and team managers. The carnival was held at UTeM and the Malacca International Bowling Centre (MIBC), Ayer Keroh, from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm. SCM Night Organising committee members took that opportunity to operate a food stall to collect funds for the SCM Night. SCM Basketball team won the silver medal. Mr. K. Narayanasamy gave away the medals during the prize-giving ceremony to all winners, as SCM was the organiser of the basketball tournament in the carnival.

Male basketball players

Female basketball players

SCM basketball players

News from the School of Business and Accounting

The University of Malaya Malaysian Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS) organised the Khazanah National Chair Public Lecture on 27 February 2013. The topic was “Competition policy, market power and trade prerformance: The state of competitiveness in Malaysia’s Manufacturing Industries”. The speaker was Professor Dr Rajah Rasiah, the first holder of Khazanah Nasional Chair.

Twenty-five Year 3 UEL students pursuing the BA (Hons) International Business and BA (Hons) Marketing degree programmes conducted at Stamford College Petaling Jaya attended the talk. Mr Robert Cheong and Mrs Haema were also present.

These students subsequently received individual letters from UMCoRS thanking them for their participation. The speaker was well versed with the topic and our students were given the opportunity to listen to a lecture in Lecture Hall 3, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya.