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Monash University Sunway Campus Malaysia

With its sterling track record in private higher
education, Sunway College was looked upon by
the Government as the ideal vehicle to take the
next great leap towards realising its aspiration
of making Malaysia a regional centre for
excellence in education. Aiming to cater to the
students from the A S E A N region, the
Government initiated the development of its first
international branch campus in the country, the
establishment of Monash University Sunway
Campus Malaysia.
The VfPs (L-R) Datuk Dr Johari bin Mat, Professor Jo
Maloney, HE Mr Robert Cotton, Professor David
In line with the global trend of bringing the
Robinson, YB Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul
classroom to students, Monash University Razak, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Mr Paul
Sunway Campus Malaysia was formalised on Ramler, YA Bhg Tun Omar Yoke Lin Ong, Tan Sri Dato'
23 February 1998 with the invitation by our Seri Dr Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh, Datuk Matnor Daim
Government to Monash University, to set up its
first offshore international branch campus in
Malaysia. The letter of invitation to set up the Malaysia. The process was amply facilitated
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branch campus was presented by our Malaysian the willingness of both Monash University and
and
Education Minister, Y B Dato' Sri Hj Mohd Najib Sunway College to contribute their respective
bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, to YBhg Tan Sri Dato' expertise, experience and resources into th
Seri Dr Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh, Chairman partnership.
of Monash University Sunway Campus Malaysia
and Sunway College, and witnessed by HE Mr An official signing of the Memorandum of
Robert Cotton, the Australian High Agreement between Sunway College an
Commissioner in Malaysia. Monash University preceeded the official
presentation of the letter of invitation. YBhg Ta
Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, signed for
Sunway College and Professor David Robinson,
Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, for the
University.

Professor Robinson said that Monash is proud
to be Sunway College's partner in this grea'
venture, not least because it is fundamental t
the University's strategic vision of a seamless
web of education throughout the Asia-Pacifi
region.
Presentation ofthe Letter of Invitation by YB Dato' Sri Hj
Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul Razak, to YBhg Tan Sri
Dato' Seri Dr Abdul Hamid bin Pawanteh. Witnessing In line with the vision for Monash Universi
are Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah and YBhg Datuk Sunway Campus Malaysia, the campus will hav
Matnor Daim, Director-General of Education. enrolments in excess of 3,000 undergraduate an
post graduate SEAN students by year 2000 - a
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As the Education Minister expressed, Monash mark of its significant contribution to continu
University Sunway Campus Malaysia progress and development in the region.
represented the fruition of months of careful
planning and discussion between the concerned Elizabeth L
parties to realise the branch campus concept in Sunway College
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