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Taylor's University College Malaysia
 



Since our inception in 1969, Taylor's University College has gained significant recognition as a leading private education institution. Our exhaustive list of accolades range from national to international - testimony to our unwavering commitment towards excellence in teaching and learning.


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  University College

2010
  Taylor's have been rated as 'Tier 5: Excellent' by the Ministry of Higher Education in the 2009 MQA Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (SETARA ’09) announced on July 13, 2010. This acknowledgement is truly a feather in our cap. Read more »  
Taylor's was awarded Gold Award in the Education and Learning category at the inaugural Putra Brand Awards 2010, a consumer research that measures the most preferred brand in Malaysia
 
 
2009
For the second time in a row, Taylor's University College has been voted the "Most Popular Private College/University in Malaysia" in 2009. Read more »
 
 
2008
Brand Excellence Award (Services) - Industry Excellence Awards 2008 by Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI), Malaysia
 
GTI Students' Choice Awards 2008 - Most Popular Educational Institution
 
Industry Excellence for Education Award 2008 (First Runners-up) from Malaysia Canada Business Council
 
 
2007
BrandLaureate Award 2006/2007 for brand excellence in the Education industry.
   
2006
Taylor's College upgraded to University College by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, for our unwavering commitment towards excellence in teaching and learning.  Read more »
 
 
2005

Excellence in Research and Development Award, awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.  Read more »

First in Malaysia to be awarded the Cambridge International Fellowship Centre by the University of Cambridge International Examination Syndicate

Enterprise 50 Award from SMIDEC (Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation), in recognition of our global competitiveness.

   
2004
Listed as a top private institution of higher learning in Malaysia in a survey by The Star, based on academic reputation, good facilities, and conducive environment

Small-to-Medium Sized Enterprise of the Year 2004 Award from the Malaysia Australia Business Council for the University of Technology Sydney - Taylor's Business Degree programme

Industry Excellence for Education Award 2004 and the Canadian High Commissioner Award 2004 from the Malaysia Canada Business Council.  Read more »

National Creativity & Innovation Award 2004 for ‘Outstanding Brand Building' by Malaysia Design Technology Center

Certificate of Merit in the NPC Productivity Award 2003, by The National Productivity Centre

2003
Special Award from the Private Education Department, Ministry of Education
   
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  Schools/Students


School of Architecture, Building and Design
2009
A group of Diploma in Architectural Technology students took home five awards at the 21st Architecture Student Workshop 2009.
School of Architecture, Building & Design alum Amanda Tan won 1st prize in the Great Australian Pub Project 2009 sponsored by the Australian Hotels Association in Melbourne.
School of Architecture, Building & Design alum Lee Wei Kit won 2nd prize in the Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Chapter Student Design Competition 2009.
 
2008
A group of Diploma in Architectural Technology students won four awards in the 20th Architectural Student Workshop 2008.  Read more »

A team of five final-year Diploma in Architectural Technology students won first place in the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) Student Exhibition 2008 Booth Design Competition

School of Architecture, Building and Design alum Goh Kian Foong won the John B. Johnston Prize at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland for emerging best overall student in the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Architectural Studies programme
   
2007
SABD won the Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize Measured Drawings Grant 2007 from Badan Warisan Malaysia to document the historic 77-year-old Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement
Students from the SABD Student Society emerged champions in the Hilton Petaling Jaya Christmas Train Display Competition 2007Read more »
Final-year Diploma in Architectural Technology student Tristyn Andrea Soliano won first place in the SBC-Taylor's Architectural Design Awards 2007 for her "Youth Community Centre" project. Read more »
   
2006
Final-year Diploma in Architectural Technology student Tan Li Vee won first place in the SBC-Taylor's Architectural Design Awards 2006 for her "The Link" project.
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School of Communication
2009
Two teams of students from the Foundation in Communication programme emerged 1st and 2nd runner up in the nationwide Jiwa Baru Short Film Competition 2009.
A group of Bachelor of Arts (Communication & Media Management) students won 3rd prize in a Video Blog Competition 2009 themed "My Life, My Way" organised by Media One Asia and DiGi.
Bachelor of Arts (Communication & Media Management) student Siti Khadija Jaafar bagged the "Best Non-Native English Speaker Award" with her eloquent speech titled "The Gift" at the International Public Speaking Competition 2009 in London, England.
 
2008
Team Red Ant, comprising five final-year communication degree students, emerged champion in the Marketing Agencies Association (MAA) Worldwide Global Academic Challenge 2008. Read more »
 

School of Computing
2010
Taylor's School of Computing & IT and School of Engineering win four medals at the 9th Malaysia Invention and Innovation Awards 2010. Read more »
 
2009
Taylor's School of Computing (SOCIT), represented by students from Team SES and Team Bastion, claimed two major awards at the inaugural F-Secure National Inter-Varsity Security Tech Quiz Championship 2009. Read more »
Bachelor of Computer Science student Ivan She won a bronze medal at the 8th Malaysia Invention & Innovation Awards 2009 for his project entitled "Real-time IP Surveillance System (RISS)".
 
2008
Bachelor of Computer Science student Ignatius Sia claimed 3rd prize in the eGENTING Programming Competition 2008.
 

School of Engineering
2010
Taylor's School of Computing & IT and School of Engineering win four medals at the 9th Malaysia Invention and Innovation Awards 2010. Read more »
 
2009
Taylor's was voted the First Runner-Up "Most Popular Private College/ University in Malaysia" for Engineering. The results were based on the Malaysian Student Survey 2009 conducted by GTI and trendence, Europe's leading consultancy on employer branding and recruitment research. Read more »
 
2007
21st Symposium of Malaysian Chemical Engineers 2007 - Taylor's Engineering students were the only undergraduates participating, and won the Best Poster Award
 

School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts
2010
A team of students and chef lecturers from Taylor's School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts (TCHT) participated in Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) Culinary Challenge 2010 and successfully brought home a total of 12 medals. Read more »
 
2009
Taylor's was voted the "Most Popular Private College/ University in Malaysia" for Hospitality & Tourism. The results were based on the Malaysian Student Survey 2009 conducted by GTI and trendence, Europe's leading consultancy on employer branding and recruitment research. Read more »
The team of students and chef lecturers from Taylor's School of Hospitality & Tourism (TCHT) emerged with an outstanding 20-medal haul of 5 golds, 5 silvers and 10 bronzes at the Culinaire Malaysia 2009. Read more »
Diploma in Culinary Arts students Wong Jianshen and Lim Yeh Wan won Gold medals in the categories of One Tier Sugar Paste and Black Box respectively in the Creative Pastry Competition 2009 organised by Secret Recipe and Pastry Pro.
Team Quintessance, comprising Diploma in Culinary Arts students Ammie Khoo, Calvin Soo and Wong Jianshen, bagged a Gold medal for Patisserie (Contemporary Asian Dessert) and two Silver medals for Western Hot Cooking (Meat/Poultry/Game) and Asian Hot Cooking (Meat/Poultry/Game) in the MIHAS (Malaysian International Halal Showcase) Apprentice Chefs' Competition 2009.
TCHT Course Leader (Culinary) Chef Bala Murali won Silver and Bronze medals in the categories of Fish & Seafood Hot Cooking and Meat & Poultry Hot Cooking respectively in the 12th Penang Battle of the Chefs Competition 2009.
Chef Rex Lee claimed a Silver medal in the category of Fish & Seafood Hot Cooking while Chef Sharizan Mohamed Zamzuri bagged a Bronze medal in the category of Meat & Poultry Hot Cooking in the 12th Penang Battle of the Chefs Competition 2009.
Bachelor of Hospitality & Tourism Management student Victor Ng won a Silver Medal for the category of Apprentice Hot Cooking in the 12th Penang Battle of the Chefs Competition 2009.
 
2008
Taylor's School of Hospitality and Tourism (TCHT) is proud recipient of the PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Gold Award 2008 for Education & Training.
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Bachelor of Hospitality & Tourism Management student Wong May Ki won a Silver Medal in the category of Hot Dessert Practical and emerged as Most Outstanding Apprentice in the bi-annual MIBC (Malaysia International Bakery & Confectionary) 2008 Challenge.
Diploma in Culinary Arts student Ammie Khoo and Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management student Soon Pao Voon won three Bronze medals in the categories of Hot Dessert Practical and Pastry Showpiece respectively in the bi-annual MIBC (Malaysia International Bakery & Confectionary) 2008 Challenge.
Diploma in Culinary Arts students Benjamin Tan, Cassandra Law and Shane Tan joined forces to emerge "Best Overall Team" in the inaugural Taste of Italy Cooking Competition 2008.
   
2007
Taylor's School of Hospitality & Tourism (TCHT) clinched the prestigious Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA) for Hospitality School of the Year 2007-2008.
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At the Culinaire Malaysia 2007, the team of Lim Jenn Joe, Lim Wee Wee and Keith Krsna Nair emerged as champions of the Best Dream Team Challenge, while Eugene Liew secured the coveted title of Most Outstanding F&B Personnel.  Read more »

Keith Krsna Nair was named Champion in the T.G.I. Friday's National Bartenders Championship 2007. He was previously Best Bartender in the Malaysian Open Mix Master Competition 2006.  Read more »

Yap Shiau Teng of Taylor's College School of Hospitality and Tourism (TCHT) emerged Best of the Best Cook Off champion at the inaugural Nestlé Foodservice Culinary Arts 2007 Award competition.  Read more »
   
2006
Jessie Sui Sze Sze and Cheah Wen Hsin won gold and bronze medals respectively in the Lee Kum Kee Young Chefs Challenge 2006 (Student Category).
   

School of Pre-U Studies
2009
Taylor's was voted the "Most Popular Private College/ University in Malaysia" for Pre-University Studies. The results were based on the Malaysian Student Survey 2009 conducted by GTI and trendence, Europe's leading consultancy on employer branding and recruitment research. Read more »
The Number 1 A Level Programme in Malaysia - The Cambridge A Level results for June 2009 saw Taylor's University College once again triumph with an exceptional 99.6% pass rate, with 106 students achieving 5As, and 109 students achieving 4As.. Read more »
 
2008
SAM Results 2008
JPA Scholar, Siow Yi Huan is the worldwide top scorer with TER 99.95
68 students with perfect scores (Merit Certificate)
156 students achieved straight As
441 students with TER 90.00 and higher
A total of 1,860 As obtained
Cambridge A Levels 2008 - Record-breaking achievements by two Korean twin sisters, Bang In Jin and Bang Jae Jin who scored 6 As. Read more »
Taylor's Cambridge A Levels (CAL) students clinched the 1st and 2nd placing in the ‘Top Classes' category and made the Hall of Fame at the World Maths Day Challenge 2008, beating more than a million students from 20,000 schools across 150 countries. 
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International Canadian Pre-U (ICPU) top student Chong Wen Cheng who achieved 97.33% won The Governor General's Medal and the Chairman's Award, as well as Special Award for Mathematics and Science.  Read more »
   
2007
894 South Australian Matriculation (SAM) students at Taylor's ranked impressively in the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), achieving a total of 1,453 A's. 123 graduates achieved 5As and were among 323 students ranked in the top 10% obtaining a Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) of 90.0 and higher.  Read more »

7 Taylor's students broke existing records by emerging as top achievers in the world in 7 of the international A Level subjects. On top of that, another 5 students were placed as Malaysia's top scoring candidates. Joshua Tan claimed top spots for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. Lim Tim Weng was placed top in the world in Further Mathematics, while Yeoh Su-Ann was the best in the world in Mathematics.  Read more »
 

Taylor's Business School
2009
Taylor's was voted the "Most Popular Private College/ University in Malaysia" for Business/Accounting/Management. The results were based on the Malaysian Student Survey 2009 conducted by GTI and trendence, Europe's leading consultancy on employer branding and recruitment research. Read more »
Taylor's Business School students were the national champions in the CIMA Global Business Challenge and represented Malaysia in the international finals held in Singapore. They also emerged as winners of the CIMA Business Flight Simulator game, triumphing over teams from UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, India, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Read more »
Nathanael Ho achieved 2nd placing for the Best Young Speaker of Business English in Asia 2008/09 hosted by Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) which took place in Singapore (Feb 2009)
 
2008
Chua Chin Soon from Taylor's Business School is the top graduating student at University of Technology Sydney Graduation in 2008. He was also the top student in Accounting & Finance, the top international student and won 4 university medals.
AIESEC TUC won Best Finance & Administration Team and Best Talent Management Team awards at the AIESEC Malaysia Awards Night 2008, an amazing feat for a 4-year old organisation up against others with decades of experience.
 
2007
Taylor's Business School students Alwyn Chin, Helisa Yip and Venus Chai, were the only Malaysians invited to take part in the Delta Forum organised by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) which saw participation from 14 leading universities from China and Hong Kong.
   
2006
Mervynn Lee, Melissa Tan Lin Peng and Ken Choon Aik of Taylor's Business School won the Gold Award in the HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards 2006/2007.
Ng Khai Lee and Samuel Wee of Taylor's Business School took home the highest honour at the HSBC Young Entrepreneur Regional Award 2005/2006, beating competition from the University of Hong Kong, Thailand's Chulalongkorn University and the Philippines' Manila University to win the overall Best of the Best Award. Read more »
   

Taylor's Law School
2010
"Taylor’s Law students won the Championship Trophy at the LAWASIA International Moot Competition 2010. Nabila Binti Kamarudin, Aida Binti Zulkifli and Foo Sue Symm, did Taylor’s Law School proud by defeating UTM, IIUM in Preliminary Rounds, while in the Final Rounds they trumped KDU and UTM. Nabila also emerged First Runner-Up for the "Best Mooter" Prize."
 
2009
Taylor's was voted the "Most Popular Private College/ University in Malaysia" for Law. The results were based on the Malaysian Student Survey 2009 conducted by GTI and trendence, Europe's leading consultancy on employer branding and recruitment research. Read more »
Taylor's Law School was appointed a member of LAWASIA in Feb 2009, the only law school in Malaysia to be awarded such a membership. (LAWASIA is an international organisation of lawyers' associations, individual lawyers, judges, legal academics, and others which focuses on the interests and concerns of the legal profession in the Asia Pacific region.)
 
2008
Taylor's Law students emerged First Runners-Up in the recent LAWASIA National Moot Competition hosted by Taylor's University College. Shaun Kang Wei Hsiang, Tracy Wong and Lee Mei Chieng went on to participate in the International Round, going up against final-year and postgraduate law students from around the region. Another team from Taylor's secured the first runners-up spot for the Best Memorial Team in the National Round.
Taylor's law students garner Top 5% Achievement Award (£1,000) in Year 1 & Year 2 examinations by University of Reading School of Law in December 2008.
Taylor's Law School hosted the 3rd LAWASIA International Moot Competition held for the first time in Malaysia in 2008.
2008 - In the LLB (Hons) twinning programme with the University of Reading, Taylor's Law School students graduated with 100% passes. Karen Foong topped the graduating class with a First Class Honours. 30 Taylor's students obtained second class upper honours while 18 obtained second class lower honours.  Read more »
   
2007
Sharizal Mohd Sidek, Varunnath Viswanathan, Kan Ming Choi and Tang Qi Wen won the Taylor's Inter. College Law Debate in 2007 and 2006.  Read more »
   
2006
Foo Yen Ne, Aarthi Jeyarajah and Samantha Ho won first runner up in the LAWASIA Moot Competition (11 teams representing 9 countries from the Asia Pacific region) held in Hong Kong.  Read more »
   
 
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  Academics

2010
Senthil Ilangovan, Taylor's University College's CPE consultant, achieved the Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) Certification, the highest professional certification in the hotel industry by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Senthil was recently awarded the Facilities Management Professional (FMP) Certification, the highest certification in the Food and Beverage Industry. Senthil was acknowledged with the honor for his expertise, knowledge and experiences by the National Restaurant Association (NRA), USA. There are about 100 CHA certified professionals and a small group of FMP certified professionals in Malaysia. Taylor's University College is proud to have someone from this elite group of professionals as part of its team.
Dr. Thirunelveli Narayana Pillai Padmesh from Taylor's School of Engineering has been honored with the "Young Scientist Paper Award" for his paper entitled "Kinetic, Isotherm, Thermodynamic & Column Studies of Biosorption of Lead [II] by Modified Shells of Portunus Sanguinolentus", at the 5th International Conference of Environmental Science and Technology 2010 held in Texas, USA. The conference was organized by the American Academy of Sciences (AASCI) to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of new approaches from the relevant areas of environmental sciences, to promote integration of the latest developments in technical research into engineering applications and to facilitate technology transfer from well-tested ideas into practical products, waste management, remedial processes and ecosystem restoration.
Associate Professor Dr. Lim Chia Sien, the Acting Director of the Graduate School, and academic staff of Taylor’s School of Computing was recently awarded the MOHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) of RM29000 for his project entitled, “Relations between Asymptotic Behaviour of Graded Local Cohomology Modules and Linear Diophantine Equations.” The project aims to study the significance of cohomological computation in understanding a class of linear Diophantine equations which have applications in discrete optimisation problems.
Associate Professor Dr. Vickneswaran Nair, Director of the Centre for Research and Development, Taylor’s University College, was recently appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (APJTR). APJTR, founded in September 1995, is the official journal of the Asia Pacific Tourism Association. It publishes both empirically and theoretically based articles which fosters tourism education, research and professionalism in the Asia Pacific region.
   
2009
Dr Vikneswaran Nair Sehkaran, Director of the Centre for Research & Development (R&D) at Taylor's University College won The Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award 2009 in Academic Leadership & Accomplishment. Read more »
Mr Hariandra Muthu, Head of Department of the Cambridge A Level Programme at Taylor's College Sri Hartamas, received the Certificate of Honour from the prestigious Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. The award recognises the influence of inspirational pre-university teachers on their students who have gone on to become top scholars at NTU. Read more »
Dr Marwan Shamel, Unit Coordinator of Chemical Engineering Dept, Taylor's School of Engineering won Silver Medal for his joint research with UM at 8th Malaysia Invention & Innovation Awards 2009, Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE)
Ms Rajeswari Kanniah, Programme Director, Taylor's Law School was appointed Member of the LAWASIA Moot Committee. (LAWASIA is an international organisation of lawyers' associations, individual lawyers, judges, legal academics, and others which focuses on the interests and concerns of the legal profession in the Asia Pacific region.)
   
2008
Dr. Vikneswaran Nair was the first Malaysian to be elected as the President of APacCHRIE, which is the Asian Chapter of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE) based in USA from 2007-2008. Subsequently he is now elected as the Chairman of APacCHRIE until the year 2009.

   
2007
Dr. Vikneswaran Nair and Ms. Karen Ho, lecturers at Taylor's University College School of Hospitality & Tourism (TCHT), became the first Malaysians to lecture French Master's students in English at the prestigious University of Toulouse (UoT) in France in March 2007.

   
2006
Dr. Vikneswaran Nair has also won The Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award 2006, making him the first academician from a private college to be honoured for his accomplishments and contributions in the areas of hospitality and tourism.

   
2004
Ms. Hema Subramonian, received the "Best Paper Award - Hospitality & Tourism Education" at the Third National Tourism Educators Conference 2004. Her winning research paper was entitled, "Bridging Industry Experience to Education through Knowledge Management". At the same conference, Dr. Vikneswaran Nair, received the "Best Paper Award -Tourism Research" at the Third National Tourism Educators Conference 2004. His winning research paper was "Application and Analysis of Ecotourism Principles in a Selected Eco-Site in Malaysia: A Case in Summerset Colonial Hotel and Villas at Rompin, Pahang, Malaysia".

Ms. Nancy Vathsala of TCHT, received the "Best Research Paper" award at the Second Asia Pacific CHRIE Conference 2004 in Phuket, Thailand. Her winning research paper was entitled, "The Challenges of Microbiological Food Safety Risk in Malaysia".

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