莱佛士大学

LAUNCHING EVENT

LAUNCHING OF RAFFLES UNIVERSITY MEDINI CAMPUS

[14 January 2023]

Raffles University successfully held the “Launching of Raffles University Medini Campus” at Medini 7, Iskandar Puteri, on 14 January 2023.

Raffles University is the University of the Future. We are at the cutting edge of higher education in teaching and learning and business practices. Our innovative and stimulating programmes promote – Doing while Learning and Learning while Doing.

Raffles University was honoured to invite YB Liew Chin Tong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Iskandar Puteri and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Perling, the president of Raffles University, Associate Professor Gregory Pritchard, the chairman of Raffles University, Mr Chew Hua Seng and the executive director of Raffles University, Madam Doris Chung Gim Lian to witness the prestige milestone of Raffles University. The host of the day was Mr Nico Jean M. PEETERS.

The event started with the speech of Associate Professor Gregory Pritchard. He has shared about Raffles University’s direction to move toward the University of the Future through innovation and technology, Life-Long Learning through Upskilling, Reskilling and Cross-skilling, and Commercialisation and Sustainability & Regenerative Design.

YB Liew Chin Tong also provided a speech on the stage. He shared some exciting development of Iskandar Puteri in the Future. On top of that, Mr Alan Goh, CEO, Co-founder at NDR Medical Technology Pte Ltd, shared about NDR Medical from Singapore. Raffles University and NDR Medical will work hand-in-hand with Raffles University to prepare the graduates for the future industry.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony followed the event. YB Liew Chin Tong, Associate Professor Gregory Pritchard, Mr Chew Hua Seng and Madam Doris Chung Gim Lian completed the ribbon-cutting ceremony that signifies the official launching of the new campus of Raffles University.

Raffles University appointed 6 Industry Partners to join the Industry Advisory Board on the launching day. In establishing Industry Advisory Board, RU seeks to actively engage and develop relationships with key practitioners in areas related to the university’s core business and seeks to promote RU’s position as the university of the future that emphasises doing while learning and learning while doing.

Dr Jason NG; Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NDR Medical Technology Pte Ltd, Singapore
Mr Marco NEELSEN; Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of Port of Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd
Ms LAW Lee Kiau, Founder and CEO of Homlux Interior Furnishing Sdn Bhd
Mr Liong Hang Cek; Founder and CEO of Photovoltaic Foundry Pte Ltd
Mr Ben TEO Gee Lian; Managing Director of Top Flow Engineering Sdn Bhd
Datuk Wira Dato (Dr) Calvin Khiu; Founder of OE Academy

The event was followed by Mini Fashion Show, a total of 40 fashion garments from 5 fashion collections were showcased on the stage of Raffles University Medini Campus. The 5 collections were the major studio project that were created by the young design talents from our Bachelor of Fashion Design (Honours) programme. These aspiring designers worked under very stressful circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic to complete their studies.

Too Much – Jasmine AU Jie Min
Happiness EXPEDITIONS – WONG Zi Qing
The Earth – Elvie CHEW Hui Qi
I AM – LOK Zi Tong
ME & I – Zoe TEO Cai Qing

The “Graduate Showcase” illustrated how fashion design students discover the key design techniques, expressions and styles that may be trend-setting in the fashion scene of the near future.

Raffles University also took the opportunity to hold the MOU ceremony with University Malaysia Kelantan (UMK). The MOU areas of Collaboration include sharing and exchanging knowledge of expertise among the academic and specialist staff, development of educational and professional programs and joint research for mutual publication effort.

The Raffles University Medini campus is home to a brand new AI & Digital Design Lab. The AI & Robotics team of Raffles University is a prominent partner in various industry projects and research initiatives and is at the forefront of some ground-breaking developments in this field.

The programme director of the faculty of AI & Robotics – Associate Professor Dr Sasa ARSOVSKI, took the opportunity to demonstrate his latest research prototype: “Deep Learning Architecture for Decoding EEG Brain Signals. In simpler words: controlling a drone with your mind.

Wearing only a portable headband, Dr Sasa could control a drone and steer it upwards, down, left, and right and make it flip – all with his mind. This promising technology can be applied to a drone or machine, and as it is further fine-tuned, it may become the next industry standard.