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CSR
Winning Words for a Better Malaysia

S wedish climate activist Greta unberg WHEN CRITICAL THINKING MEETS CREATIVE FUELLING STUDENTS’ EDUCATION

was 15 years old when she skipped school
WRITING
Since its inception in 2014, the competition has received more than

to stage a climate protest outside the
19,000 entries to date.
Organised by Sunway Group, the Oxford & Cambridge Society

Swedish parliament in 2018. Sparking the
Celebrating its seventh anniversary last year, the Sunway-Oxbridge Essay

Malaysia, Jeffrey Cheah Foundation (JCF) and Sunway University with
international ‘Fridays for Future’ climate
strikes, unberg was named TIME
Previously, there were two categories – for Form 1 to Form 3 students, and

youths to demonstrate their critical thinking and mastery of the
magazine’s Person of the Year in 2019 for her global support from Sunway Pals, the competition is the perfect avenue for Competition introduced a new category for school teachers’ essay submissions. “Under the Education pillar,
Form 4 to Form 5 students respectively.
impact in raising awareness about climate change. English language to critically dissect current affairs. e competition is open to all Malaysian secondary school we strive towards advancing the
Fifteen years old was also a life-changing age for With topics ranging from climate change and online students and teachers, except for those using the international United Nations Sustainable
Pakistani Malala Yousafzai, who survived an learning to inspire future aspirations of the country, the school syllabus. Development Goal 4 of ‘Quality
assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012 for Sunway-Oxbridge Essay Competition – endorsed by Competition winners receive cash prizes and Sunway
advocating the rights of girls to be educated. the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) – bursaries, giving the students a leg up for further education. Education’. At Sunway, we are
e activist went on to establish the charity, Malala continues to inspire and challenge youths to think e competition even prevailed amidst the onslaught of a deeply committed to the UN-SDGs
Fund, and is the youngest person ever to receive the outside the box. pandemic, with a slightly modified structure. towards enriching the lives of
Nobel Peace Prize. e judging panel comprises the Oxford & is is in line with Sunway’s corporate responsibility communities that we serve.”
As teenagers, unberg and Malala made their Cambridge Society Malaysia and English under its #SunwayforGood initiative consisting of
voices heard, demonstrating the importance of youths teachers from MOE. three key pillars – education, healthcare, and
as a force for good, and how harnessing their thoughts Winning entries are based on originality community enrichment. Tan Sri Datuk Seri Razman M. Hashim
can be a powerful catalyst for change. and flair, adherence to academic writing Deputy executive chairman of Sunway Group
Giving voice to young Malaysians to discuss the standards and competent use of English as
world’s current issues is the Sunway-Oxbridge Essay a written language, which includes proper
Competition, the annual nationwide essay-writing spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
competition for local secondary school students. e Sunway-Oxbridge Essay
Competition is one of Sunway’s CSR
initiatives in collaboration with the JCF
and part of the Sunway English Language
Development Programme that was
introduced to address the challenges of
learning English in the national school
curriculum and to improve English-speaking
proficiency.
Other initiatives under the Sunway English
Language Development Programme include the
annual English Tutorial Programme and the English
Public Speaking Competition.
Sunway Education Group’s CEO Professor Dr. Elizabeth
Lee said that the competition is a great opportunity for students to
refine their command of the English language, develop values as well as the
soft skills necessary for better career prospects.

“ e soft skills include critical thinking,
creativity, emotional intelligence,
complex problem solving, as well as
judgement and decision-making.”

Professor Dr. Elizabeth Lee
CEO of Sunway Education Group

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