APU student bags top awards at the E-Genting Competitions
Students of Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) achieved astounding success at the E-Genting Bug Hunt
- Asia Pacific University students win the E-Genting Bug Hunt (EGBH) 2014
(EGBH) 2014 and E-Genting Programming Competition (EGPC) 2014 by bagging all the top 3 awards from the Bug Hunt, as well as 2 Merit Awards from the Programming Competition.
The students walked away with over RM6,000 in cash prizes. The prize presentation ceremony was held in Kuala Lumpur.
The competitions saw participation from Malaysian public and private universities. 6 students of Asia Pacific University took part in the Programming Competition, whereas 3 students participated in the Bug Hunt.
Among 131 participants who attended the event, 2 APU students, Seyed Mohammad Daneshvar and Morrison Kho CuiZhi, stood out as the Merit Award winners and bagged RM200 cash each based on their outstanding performance at the written competition.
On the other hand, all 3 participants from APU who took part in the Bug Hunt emerged as the Top 3 winners at the competition, based on their brilliant software testing documents which were produced on the 5th of December 2014 at Wisma Genting.
All 3 winners, Lee Chia Ping, Tan Wai Loong and Lai Wen Leong, are recent Software Engineering graduates of APU. Apart from
- Asia Pacific Students win awards at the E-Genting Programming Competition (EGPC) 2014
the cash prizes of RM3,000, RM2,000 and RM1,000 respectively, the winners were also entitled to a job offer from E-Genting.
“The students have performed at a very high technical level which is a testament of the education they have received at APU via an in depth knowledge transfer process from the academicians based on industrial relevant curriculum. The potential that the IT based students have is very apparent as they constantly get hired by employers such as Genting Berhad who have high regard for the education process at APU,” said Prof. Dr. Ir. Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Dean of Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology (FECT), APU.
The Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) is amongst Malaysia’s Premier Private Universities. APU offers a wide range of degree programmes in collaboration with Staffordshire University, UK with Technology as a common core, including Information Technology, Engineering, Business & Management, Accounting, Quantitative Studies and Media.
Asia Pacific University, An Award-winning University in Malaysia
Asia Pacific University has earned an enviable reputation as an award-winning University through its achievements in winning a host of prestigious awards at national and international levels. It was announced as among the Highest Rated Universities in Malaysia, being rated at TIER 5 (EXCELLENT) under the SETARA 2013 and the SETARA 2011 Ratings by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
As a testimony of thatAsia Pacific University (APU) is the best university for computing, computer science and ICT in Malaysia, they and their students have won the following awards:
UTP - HAX National Hacking Competition 2014
- 2014 - 1st Runner Up
- 2014 - 4th Place
Big App Challenge 1.0
- Asia Pacific Students win awards at the E-Genting Programming Competition (EGPC) 2014
- 2014 - 1st Runner Up
International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX)
- 2014 - 1 Gold Award for the Invention, Innovation and Technology category
- 2014 - 1 Bronze Award for the Invention, Innovation and Technology category
- 2013 - 2 Silver Medals for the Invention, Innovation and Technology category
- 2013 - 2 Gold medals for the innovator category
Makeweekend Robotics Challenge 2013
- 2013 - Winner of Water Drone Competition
- 2013 - Winner of Awesomeness Challenge
Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) Malaysia (Multimedia Development Corporation)
- 2013 - Top Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2012 - Top Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2011 - Winner of ‘Special Jury Award’ by the Prime Minister
- Jasmine Kaur, Asia Pacific University student, winning the International Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) 2013 – ‘Best of Tertiary Student Project’
- 2011 - Top Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2011 - 2 Merit Awards for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2010 - Top Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2008 - Top Award for 'Best of e-Inclusion & e-Community'
- 2005 - Top Award for 'Best of Applications & Infrastructure Tools'
- 2004 - Top Award for 'Best of Education & Training'
- 2004 - Top Award for 'Best of Applications & Infrastructure Tools'
- 2004 - Merit Award for 'Best of Research & Development'
- 2003 - Merit Award for 'Best of Research & Development'
- 2002 - Merit Award for 'Best of Smart Learning Applications'
- 2001 - Merit Award for 'Best of Smart Learning Applications'
- 2000 - Merit Award for 'Best of Smart Learning Applications'
- 2000 - Top Award for 'Best of Student Projects'
- 1999 - Merit Award for 'Best of Student Projects'
International Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA)
- 2012 - Merit Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2011 - Merit Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2010 - Merit Award for 'Best of Tertiary Student Project'
- 2004 - Merit Award for 'Best of Education & Training'
- 2004 - Merit Award for 'Best of Applications & Infrastructure Tools'
NAPEI Awards (National Association of Private Education Institutions, Malaysia)
- Asia Pacific ICT Award 2012 (APICTA 2012) for the Best of Tertiary Student Winners from APU
- 2011 - Award for Educational Excellence
- 2007 - Award for Educational Excellence
- 2004 - Award for Educational Excellence
Microsoft Imagine Cup (Microsoft Inc.)
- 2012 - Winner of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Malaysia)
- 2012 - Top Award for ‘MDeC Special Innovation’
- 2011 - Winner of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Malaysia)
- 2011 - 1st Runner-up of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Malaysia)
- 2011 - 2nd Runner-up of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Malaysia)
- 2011 - Top Award for ‘MDeC Special Innovation’
- 2011 - Top Award for ‘Presentation Superstars’
- 2010 - Winner of Microsoft Imagine Cup (Malaysia)
- 2010 - Top 6 finalists at World Championship in Poland
- 2010 - Top Award for 'Best Presentation Team'
- 2010 - Top Award for 'Best Implementation of Multipoint'
- 2004 - 3rd Prize Award for 'System Government Elections Software'
Malaysia Cybersecurity Awards (Cybersecurity Malaysia)
- APU students win Gold and Bronze awards in the 25th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX)
- 2013 - Award for 'Information Security Training Provider of the Year'
- 2012 - Award for 'Information Security Training Provider of the Year'
- 2009 - Award for 'Information Security Training Provider of the Year'
Industry Excellence Awards by Ministry of International Trade & Industry
- 2011 - Winner of Prime Minister’s Industry Excellence Award
- 2011 - Winner of ‘Special Jury Award’ by the Prime Minister
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Awards
- 2008 - Top Award for 'Best Website Design'
Ministry of Education Excellence Awards (Ministry of Education, Malaysia)
- 2003 - Award of Excellence in Research & Development
- 2003 - Award of Excellence for Development of Overseas Centers
Prime Minister's Golden Hands Award (Ministry of Works, Malaysia)
- 2004 - Top Award in Network and PC Maintenance category
PIKOM - Computimes ICT Awards (Association of Computer Industry in Malaysia)
- 1st Runner Up in the 2014 Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) GLOBAL Business Challenge Malaysia - Ali Atiq, Nikita Arabel Pironti, Kasimova Shafia and Veeresh Roy Joggesser, who are all third year BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance students from Asia Pacific University (APU)
- 2005 - Product of the Year Award for 'URL Checker'
- 2004 - Product of the Year Award for 'Screenshield Suite'
DEBATE COMPETITION 2011 (Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia)
- 2011 - Champion of HEP- IPTS Debate Competition 2011
Deloitte Inter-University Tax Competition 2011
- 2011 - Merit Award
Game Design Challenge 2011 (GameCareerGuide.com)
- 2011 - Best Entry ‘Game Design Challenge: One Button Challenge’
- 2011 - Best Entry ‘Game Design Challenge: Think Of the Children’
BOSCH Power Tools Asia Cordless Race 2011
- 2011 - Consolation Prize
ITEX 2009 Awards - Won by APU Graduates (International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition)
- 2009 - Gold Award for 'Best Invention - SmartSurface'
- 2009 - Special Award for Corporate Invention
Stanford University’s Global Innovation Tournament 2009
- Asia Pacific University offers electrical & electronic engineering and mechatronic engineering degree courses
- 2009 - Winner for Global Innovation Tournament Global Challenge
1Malaysia Innovation Tournament (1MIT) 2010
- 2010 - Winner for 'Best Animated Award'
- 2010 - Winner for 'Most Scariest Video Award'
Hack In The Box (HITB) International Competition 2010
- 2010 - 2nd Prize for 'Weapon of Mass Destruction'
Malaysia Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award 2010 (Won by APU Graduates)
- 2010 - Award for 'Emerging Human Computer Interface Technologies'
World University Debates Championship 2010
- 2010 - Runner-up in the Grand Final
MSC Malaysia Creative Industry Awards 2009 (Games Category - Student)
- 2009 - Award for 'Best Game Design'
- 2009 - Award for 'Best Technical'
Asian Innovation Awards (Far Eastern Economic Review, Singapore)
- 2004 - Only Malaysian Finalist
- A campus tour with professional advise helps EduSpiral's students to make a better decision. Pic - Some of our clients touring Asia Pacific University
DKSH-CSSC Award
- 2006 - First Prize for DKSH-CSSC Media Challenge 2006
Enterprise 50 Award (Accenture & SMI Development Corp)
1998, 1999, 2000 - 3rd position in 2000 among top 50 Malaysian organisations
e-Genting Programming Competition (R&D Division, e-Genting)
- 2006 - First Prize for 'Software Program Design and Development'
- 2004 - First Prize for 'Software Program Design and Development'
- 2003 - First Prize for 'Software Program Design and Development'
- 2002 - Merit Award for 'Software Program Design and Development'
HSBC Young IT Entrepreneur Awards (Hong Kong Bank)
- 2004 - Gold Award for 'Universal Wireless Charging' solution
- 2004 - Judges Award for 'Security Transmitter & Detector' device
- 2002 - Silver Award for 'Business Edutainment Access Medium'
MSC-IHL Business Plan Competition (Institutions of Higher Learning Business Plan Competition by Multimedia Development Corporation)
- 2012 - Merit prize for Business Idea Category
- Team Yolo from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) achieved the 1st Runner Up of the UTP-HAX National Hacking Competition 2014
- 2005 - Grand prize for Business Idea Category
- 2005 - Merit prize for Business Plan Category
Asia Student .NET Awards (Microsoft Inc.)
- 2003 - 3rd Prize Award for 'Automobile Manufacture Service' software application
- 2003 - 5th Prize Award for 'i-Mall' software application
Forum Nokia Mobile Challenge Java Competition (Nokia Inc.)
- 2002 - Top 3 winners worldwide for a Java-based e-mail client application for Nokia devices using J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition)
Dare to be Digital Programming Competition (British Council / University of Abertay, Dundee)
- 2003 - 1st Prize Award for a Multiplayer Online Game
- 2003 - 3rd Prize Award for a Role Playing Strategy Game
Business Excellence Award 2006 (Malaysia Canada Business Council)
- 2006 - Bronze award for Industry Excellence for Education
Asia Pacific University’s achievements in winning a host of prestigious awards at national and regional levels over the years bear testimony
- Asia Pacific ICT Award 2012 (APICTA 2012) for the Best of Tertiary Student Winners from APU
to their commitment to excellence in higher education and training, as well as innovative research and development and comercialisation.
- UCTI has now been upgraded to university status hence the name change to Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)
- UCTI (through APIIT) is Malaysia’s first Institution to achieve Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Company Status
- The only Institution to have won the prestigious MSC Asia Pacific ICT Awards every year since the inception of the awards in 1999.
- UCTI’s academic programmes are all approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia and the qualifications are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
- Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) was established when Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was officially awarded University College status by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, in 2004.
The new University College is now called UCTI for short. Recently in July 2012, they have received university status and therefore is now known as the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU)
Research & Development Achievements for Asia Pacific University (APU)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering lab at Asia Pacific University
URLchecker
• Winner of "ICT Product of the Year 2005" at PIKOM Computimes ICT Awards 2005
• Winner of "Best of Application and Infrastructure Tools" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2005
• Winner of "ICT Product of the Year 2005" at PIKOM Computimes ICT Awards 2005
• Winner of "Best of Application and Infrastructure Tools" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2005
The Screenshield Suite
- Winner of "Best of Application and Infrastructure Tools" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2008
- Winner of "ICT Product of the Year 2004" at PIKOM Computimes ICT Awards 2004
- Merit Award Winner of "Best of Application and Infrastructure Tools" at APICTA Awards 2004, Hong Kong
- Winner of "Best of Application and Infrastructure Tools" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2004
- Finalist at Far East Economic Review Asian Innovation Awards 2004 - Improving Quality of Life
- FileShield - Best of R&D, Merit Award at MSC-APICTA 2003
iSMART
• Merit Award Winner of 'Best Education and Training' at APICTA Awards 2004, Hong Kong
• Winner of "Best of Education and Training" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2004
• Merit Award Winner of 'Best Education and Training' at APICTA Awards 2004, Hong Kong
• Winner of "Best of Education and Training" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2004
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C.A.R.P.E.T.
• Merit Winner of "Best of R&D" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2004
• Merit Winner of "Best of R&D" at MSC-APICTA Awards 2004
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