A Night to Treasure: Unleashing the Fun during the ADTP Social Night Fall 2023

Taylor’s American Degree Transfer Programme (ADTP) Annual Social Night event was recently held on the 5th of October 2023. Under the advisory of Dr. Nurfarhanim Abu Bakar, Lecturer from the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the members of ADTP Student Union (ASTER) organized a spectacular night of fun and games.

The event was specifically knocked into shape to provide an opportunity for both Freshmen and ADTP Seniors to socialize and get to know each other beyond the classroom environment. The event saw a high-level of interest from the outset, with a total of 80 attendees, not including ASTER's 10 Committee Members, activiely participated in the event.

ASTER is a student body that represents all ADTP students and will advocate for the interest, collective needs and concerns of our fellow ADTP students.

The night kicked-off with an ice-breaking challenge, which brought about rounds of laughter and helped the attendees feel at ease. ASTER Committee Members moderated a series of games that received warm reception from the attendees over the course of the next hour and a half. The game sessions focused on providing a platform for attendees to share unique details of themselves and their cultures with other attendees. 

This year’s ADTP Social Night was attended by students of various nationalities, ethnicities and cultures, which provided the perfect opportunity for attendees to learn more about their coursemates in a fun and interactive manner. This wonderful melting-pot of different cultures made the night all the merrier and enabled attendees to experience music from various countries and languages.

Following the game session, attendees enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner provided by the management. The night ended with attendees enjoying the rest of the event by singing, dancing and socializing with their newly acquainted friends. All-in-all, the event successfully delivered on its promise to bring a night of cheer and festivities to all attendees.

Based on the feedback provided, the ADTP Social Night was rated to be excellent and attendees showed great enthusiasm to attend such future events.

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Cross-Country Research Collaboration: Hubert Curien Partnership France-Malaysia Hibiscus

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Puspa Melati Wan Abdul Halim from School of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elise Line Mognard from School of Food Studies and Gastronomy, Taylor's University have presented the highlights of the Hubert Curien Partnership France-Malaysia Hibiscus (PHC Hibiscus), a research cooperative between University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, France and Taylor's University, Malaysia on "Socialization of Eating Practices in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome" at the recent Malaysia-France Convention on Higher Education, Research and Innovation that was held in Kuala Lumpur from 18 to 20 October 2023.

The findings of this research are part of a larger research cooperative set-up for the Hubert Curien Partnership France-Malaysia Hibiscus and aim at France-Malaysia comparisons of the findings. Thus, the methods have been set as a mirror study of the research project titled “Socialisation des Pratiques alimentaires des Enfants avec un Syndrôme Prader-Willi” (SoPAP), translation of "Socialization of Eating Practices in Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome" funded by Association Prader-Willi and The Foundation For Rare Diseases, France. 

This cooperative takes place as part of the research activities of the French Reference Centre for Prader-Willi Syndrome at Hospital Center University De Toulouse, directed by Prof. Dr. Maithé Tauber in partnership with The Center for Study and Research Work, Organization and Power - French National Centre for Scientific Research (CERTOP-CNRS) of the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès. The Hubert Curien Partnership France-Malaysia Hibiscus is one of the bilateral research programme evaluated and funded by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia and Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, including the French Embassy in Malaysia, in connection with the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, France.

Looking into Future Directions for Education through the Insights from Industry Advisory Panel

Taylor’s School of Education successfully organized its annual Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) Meeting which was officiated by Prof. Dr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management (FSLM). The theme was “Inclusive Education: Maximizing Education Opportunity for All” and the agenda included discussion of matters related to efforts on bridging learning gaps among refugees, promoting children’s rights and welfare through education and technology, and educating the urban poor.

A panel which comprised industry experts and academics with relevant experiences and qualifications were invited to the meeting, and more than 30 attendees participated in the meeting. During the panel sharing and discussion sessions, various viewpoints and pertinent issues related to the theme and education in general were enthusiastically shared and deliberated. The attendees were deeply inspired by the insights and vision that all would like to see being realized through the important role every one could play.

The discussion included the need for more research and advocacy work, development of young talents in the teaching profession, critical role of technology, parents and family in education, and adjustment in education post Covid-19.

It was deemed an extremely fruitful meeting in providing input and support to the School of Education’s overall growth and development of programmes and modules.