Virtual Wine Tasting with Barton & Guestier, France

Taylor’s Culinary Institute has recently organized a Virtual Wine Tasting with Barton & Guestier from France, in collaboration with Cave & Cellar. This amazing event was opened to public to experience the diversity of flavors in four types of wine - Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé, Merlot and Médoc.

This event has given an exposure to WSET prospects and also our Diploma & Degree in Hotel and Culinary students. We received very good responses and questions at the end of the session enquiring on more insights of wine and WSET Programme.

We had 91 participants, from a mixture of working adults, wine enthusiast, students, hoteliers, restaurant owners, wine suppliers and many more.

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Collaboration Beyond Classroom: An Insight from NGOs

The School of Education hosted a panel discussion titled "Collaboration Beyond Classroom: An Insight from NGOs" to discuss issues concerning co-curricular activities in schools. Mr. Shavez Cheema, Founder, 1StopBorneo Wildlife, was one of the three panellists. Ms. Chen Yoke Pin, Senior Manager, Arts-ED Penang, and T.S. Dr. M. Umaiyal, Founder, Sayor Mine Network

Dr. Lee Yee Ling of the School of Education moderated this webinar. Taylor's lecturers and educators from various school settings were among those who took part. The three organisations are distinct in their nature of NGO activities which focuses on environmental education and conservation; arts, culture, and heritage, and developing young scientists.

Regardless of the differences, they have been actively involved in co-curricular activities for students ranging from primary to tertiary level. They plan field trips, game-based activities, campaigns, and on-site investigations to provide students with authentic learning experiences. They hold trainings and workshops for both teachers and students in order to improve their knowledge and skills while also raising awareness about local and global issues. Through research projects, they also cultivate the scientific mind.

The panellists discussed the factors that influence the implementation of co-curricular activities, such as student age, classroom management, cost, time, language proficiency, and programme coordination. While co-curricular activities are halted due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the panellists utilized the time to reflect, refine, and redesign their activities in order to provide a better learning experience to their participants.

During the Q&A session, questions were asked about the success criteria of co-curricular activities, the cost involved, and the time frame of activities. The panel discussion concluded with a summary and words of thanks to the panellists and attendees for their participation.

Celebration of Malaysia Merdeka Day - "A Tribute to Tunku"

The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) has successfully organized a thought-provoking webinar to commemorate Malaysia Day on 31st August 2021. This webinar is also part of Taylor's Malaysian Politics and Public Issues (MPPI) webinar series, running fortnightly since 27th May 2021. MPPI webinar series are platforms created collaboratively by Zubedy (M) Sdn Bhd and Taylor's University to educate Malaysians and other interested non-Malaysians about various areas of MPPI knowledge. At the same time, the talk series serves as a resource for students of the Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (International Relations) and Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (Social Innovation and Change) taking the module Politics and Public Issues in Malaysia.

Adjunct Professor Anas Zubedy, the Social Innovation Director for the Bachelor of Social Science programme, moderated the MPPI Webinar Series. The webinars educated the public on topics such as the Malaysian Constitution, Rukunegara, Parliamentary Democracy, Elections, and so on. Prof. Dr. Shad Saleem Faruqi; Dr. Chandra Muzzafar, Ministers and Former Ministers, Members of Parliament, Diplomats, Journalists, and Experts are among the high-profile speakers who were part of this webinar event. To commemorate Malaysia's Independence Day, the Webinar places a spotlight on "A Tribute to Tunku Abdul Rahman."

In addition, the webinar reflects on Tunku's dreams, hopes, and visions for the country. Emeritus Prof. Datuk Dr. Shad Saleem Faruqi's key special talk for this webinar is titled "Tunku and the Malaysian Constitution." This speech explained how Tunku hoped to unite all Malaysians through the Constitution. Over 1000 people attended this webinar via the Zoom platform and Facebook Live.

The recorded session link is https://bit.ly/MPPI31AUGUST21.