Study Smart: A Creative Discussion By Students for Students on Exam Stress and Tips for Exam Season!

Embracing the final examination season, Taylor’s Psych Society, from the Bachelor of Psychology programme, organized a creative discussion on how to maintain mental health and ‘study smart’ for their fellow peers. This initiative was led by Psych Society’s Board Member, Siti Farah Najwa Mohd Saiful, a 1st year Bachelor of Psychology student. The aim of this event was to help students of the Bachelor of Psychology programme with personal organizational skills as preparations for the final examination taking place early July.

After all, “He who fails to plan is planning to fail”- Sir Winston Churchill.

The Psych Society aspires to provide opportunities for all Bachelor of Psychology students to become top class, competent graduates who have deep understanding and knowledge in the field of Psychology. Pursuant to their mission, three high achieving senior Bachelor of Psychology students who have demonstrated their competence were identified as panel speakers to share their study routine and exam preparation tips to provide a guide to students who face concerns on how to study effectively for the upcoming exams. The speakers were Brendon Ban Ren Jie, Former Psych Society President & Perseus Award Winner; Leen Ahmed, Recipient of Best Presenter Award at Malaysian Psychology Student Assembly (MAPSA) 2022, Perseus Award Winner & Student Representative at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Programmes Committee; and Li Yi Xin, CGPA 4.0 student.

Throughout the session, the panelists shared their time-tested methods of studying and examination tips through a series of questions discussing the importance of note-taking strategies such as the use of Feynman technique, usefulness of productivity apps to aid students’ time management, methods to promote essentialism, active recall and tips on answering essay questions as well as reminding the participants the importance of their physical and mental health. Participants also asked questions to the speakers to quell any curiosities on their part.

At Taylors, we believe in facilitating collaborative learning through interactions between students as a step towards their academic achievement. Students are encouraged to take control of their learning and be a part of formal and informal discussions about their learning experiences. Collaborative learning also encourages social integration, which fosters a sense of belongingness to the campus community, which in turn brings on a lively campus atmosphere that promotes optimum academic performance.

“Collaboration allows us to know more than we are capable of knowing by ourselves” – Paul Solarz

Closed Borders Opened Doors: How a Global Pandemic Affects Malaysian Voice Actors by Azman Zulkiply

Professional Voice Actor and Voice Director Mr. Azman Zulkiply was invited by the School of Media & Communication (SOMAC) to share his experiences on "Closed Borders Opened Doors: How a Global Pandemic Affects Malaysian Voice Actors" with the students of Creative Design for Advertising and Professional Media Workshop (Advertising).

Mr. Azman has worked on commercials for brands such as Audi, Mercedes, Huawei, Adidas, Spotify and Astro. He has also worked on the animation projects such as Ejen Ali & Boboiboy as well as the movie and video games like No Straight Roads.

He shared how he got into the voice acting and how the industry shifted to accept more remote work, thus opening up possibilities for projects outside of the Malaysia.

He also talked about how Malaysian Voice Actors turned to their own little projects during the pandemic as a way to give back to the community and keep themselves occupied. A total of 110 participants from within and outside of Taylor’s University attended the webinar.

Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management Convocation Ceremony March 2022 at Taylor’s Lakeside

Convocation is one of the major highlights of our students’ life journey here in Taylor’s University. After 2 years of perseverance and hard work during the pandemic, we now able to celebrate and congratulate graduands physically at our Taylor’s Lakeside Campus. On 19th and 26th of March 2022, we celebrated a total of 1,422 undergraduates and 206 postgraduates from the 6 academic schools; School of Education, School of Food Studies & Gastronomy, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Events, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, School of Media & Communication and Taylor's Culinary Institute. Part of the graduating cohort were 379 international students who came from 27 countries, including Indonesia, China, India, South Korea, and Maldives amongst others.

This monumental celebration was joined by the Chancellor, Tan Sri Dato’ Dr. Syed Jalaludin Bin Syed Salim; Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer, Professor Dr. Pradeep Nair; Executive Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, Professor Dr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan; Chair of Food Studies, University of Toulouse, Professor Dr. Jean Pierre Poulain; Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Enterprise, Associate Professor Dr. Anthony Ho; Registrar, Ungku Nazli Ungku Ismail; Head of Schools; Head of Departments; Academicians and Graduands’ family members.

We are grateful to all Taylorian Community for their continuous support in our journey to pursue balanced excellence in education and continue to rise with the best. The faculty were pleased to celebrate all graduands success and wish to see the positive and significant impacts that they will bring to community around us as leaders of the world.