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2 CSR THE STAR, TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2018
Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah (fifth from right) and Tan Sri Razman M. Hashim (sixth from right) with volunteers for Sunway's #zerofoodwaste campaign provides unserved hotel food to
Sunway's Rise Against Hunger campaign. impoverished families.
THE STAR, TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2018 CSR 3
> FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The first batch intake is full for Sunway iLabs Makerspace to European Commission will fund development of entrepreneurship
this programme. Classes will promote entrepreneurship among the Sunway Social Innovation and innovation skills.
Sunway Education Group also commence in January next year. ambitious students who aim to Support Unit to extend assistance “Sunway iLabs’ initiatives and
launched the Master in Sustainable lead the future with new to social innovators while its the launch of the Sunway iLabs
Development Management under
JSC in October. This programme
Joining hands in innovations.
Partnering with Google, IBM,
partnership with UC Berkeley will
help it develop entrepreneurship
Makerspace facility ensures the
availability of future talent by
aims to equip people from innovation Hitachi Sunway Information programmes. equipping students with the
multidisciplinary backgrounds to Systems, Xperanti IoT and General The A3 Global Collider necessary skill sets and preparing
become adept at management and Aside from building a Electric, the Sunway iLabs partnership will fund and nurture them for the Fourth Industrial
problem-solving using analytics community of sustainability, Makerspace is equipped to help start-ups for regionalisation and Revolution as aligned with the
and systems thinking guided by Sunway is keen on creating students and entrepreneurs with a internationalisation. It is Higher Education Ministry’s
global concerns. entrepreneurs who will carry on collaborative space and tools for anticipated that the partnership commitment to equip students
Prof Woo Wing Thye, director of its vision that is aligned with innovation. will provide students and holistically to enable their success
the JSC and president of Jeffrey UNSGDs. It teamed up with KK At the launch of Sunway iLabs, entrepreneurs with additional in the 21st century,” said Dr Siti
Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, Fund to set up a venture capital three new international sources of capital, mentorship Hasimah.
elaborates, “The programme aims fund (Sun SEA Capital) with plans collaborations were announced. and links to international markets. The state-of-the-art space has
to empower individuals and to spend up to US$50mil These collaborations are with the At the event, the Higher all the right tools for innovation
organisations to develop (RM208mil) on digital start-ups in European Commission-funded Education Ministry director- such as 3D printing machines,
innovative solutions towards Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South East Asia Social Innovation general Datin Paduka Dr Siti laser cutters and electronic
achieving the Sustainable Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam Network, UC Berkeley and Silicon Hamisah Tapsir commended gadgets.
Development Goals in actionable and Hong Kong. Valley accelerator A3 Global Sunway iLabs’ commitment to
ways in their specific sectors or Sunway also launched Sunway Collider. advance the higher education n For more information, visit
areas of work.” Innovation Labs (iLabs) and Sunway’s partnership with the industry by encouraging the www.sunwayforgood.com
(Standing in the middle) SK Puchong Perdana principal Nor Azian Ashar (second from left), Seri Serdang Community
Sunway iLabs Makerspace promotes entrepreneurship among students who Centre special officer of welfare Sulaiman Ibrahim (centre) and Sunway Group brand marketing and communications
aim to lead the future with new innovations. CSR and events assistant general manager Bernard Paul (second from right).