Sunway College Johor Bahru Celebrates 20th Anniversary with a Massive Education Roadshow

Sunway College Johor Bahru established its presence in the southern state of Johor in late 2004 and moved from its temporary city campus to the present purpose-built campus in Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru in 2005. Celebrating 20 years of educating young minds, primarily from within the state as well as a small population of international students, the college aptly adopted ‘Two Decades of Excellence - Building Dreams, Shaping Futures’ as it’s celebratory theme. 

Naturally, such a significant milestone would not be complete without its share of celebration and fanfare. However, the management and staff wholeheartedly embraced the chosen theme and instead of delivering the usual, took on the challenge of bringing the celebrations to the heart of community with a massive 7-district education roadshow. With the endorsement and support of the Johor State Education Department (JPNJ) and in collaboration with Eduplay, the roadshow saw the mobilisation of staff and students over several Sundays which took them to the districts of Pontian, Kluang and Batu Pahat as well as 3 days of on-campus roadshows where we hosted school teachers and students from the Johor Bahru, Pasir Gudang, Kulai and Kota Tinggi districts collectively. In total, the education roadshow presented an outreach opportunity to engage with over 3,500 students and 400 school counsellors over 6 weeks!

Every roadshow checkpoint was an activity-packed day offering knowledge, insights, hands-on learning experiences and lots of opportunity to win exclusive Sunway College JB anniversary premiums and college-branded merchandise as well as F&B and retail vouchers. School counsellors accompanying their students attended a workshop conducted by our Guidance and Counselling unit on the topic of fostering positive teacher-student relationship. The activity, led by Ms Jessica Law received raving reviews from participating teachers and lauded by the assistant director of the JPNJ student development sector Pn Hasdhatul Norasyikin binti Md Said for her on-point choice of topic. Students on the other hand were introduced to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) through workshops and live interaction with Eduplay’s AI personalised learning chatbot NA.VI while exploring the Sunway College JB learning showcase.

Extensive preparations went into the learning showcase as each academic department pulled out all the stops to present the best of what each had to offer, ensuring truly experiential discovery and hands-on learning opportunity. These included science laboratory equipment and apparatus to conduct on-the-spot experiments, table linen for demonstration on banquet napkin folding styles, winning IT projects by students and even a world map with mock foreign currency to explain the concept of international business with the help of a ‘Monopoly’ style game.

“Sunway College Johor Bahru is honoured to have been part of the Johor education landscape these past 20 years and what better way to commemorate our anniversary than to bring our celebrations to the schools, teachers and students.”

– Mrs Hor Poh Choo, Principal.

As the curtains draw to a close on this part of our anniversary activity, the College extends its appreciation to all involved in making the Education Roadshow a roaring success. Memories were created, new connections established, and countless young minds were positively engaged in our effort to nurture future generations and shape brighter futures. The success of this endeavour will undoubtedly prompt future plans to roll-out projects of similar scale to provide opportunity for growth, innovation and community engagement. Here's to 20 years of excellence and to many more years of inspiring and empowering the youth of Johor and beyond!