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Issue no. 1 | 2022
The FASS Strategic Workshop 2022

On the 13th and 20th of January 2022, the top
management of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
participated in Series I and II of the faculty’s strategic
planning workshop at VE Hotel, Bangsar. Series I began
with the Dean providing an overview of the faculty’s plans.
Subsequently, the Deputy Deans and Administration
discussed and presented their planning for the year 2022.
In Series II, members of the Dean’s office met with the
Heads of Department from across the faculty to discuss the
outcome of the strategic planning for the year. Each
session was deemed a success and the faculty looks
forward to a fruitful new year.

Students at the Department of Indian Studies

Receive Laptops

By Dr Silllalee A/l S. Kandasamy

Students proudly displaying their donated laptops together with members of the faculty and Mr Saravanan

Right:
Some of the
students with
their new laptops
given by the
NLFCS
Students at The Department of Indian Studies received Datuk B. Sahadevan, the Managing Director of NLFCS
donated laptops from two separate events recently. The handed out the laptops to the undergraduates. The event
first was at the “Laptop Giveaway” event held on the 28th was also graced by Tan Sri Kumaran, President of the
of March 2022. Mr. Saravanan Dato’ Sangaralingam, the Yayasan Ko.Sarangabani Foundation. During both events,
founder of Continental Management Resources Sdn Bhd, the Dean of FASS, Professor Danny Wong Tze
donated five laptops to students who are currently Ken,expressed gratitude to the donors for their generosity
experiencing financial difficulties. The second “Laptop and hoped other future leaders from the Indian Studies
Donation Event” held the following month on the 5th of Department and FASS would later also continue in the
April 2022, saw 29 students from the department spirit of helping society. Both Mr. Saravanan and Datuk B.
receiving free laptops courtesy of the National Land Sahadevan motivated students of the department to use
Finance Co-Op Society Limited (NLFCS), under the Tan Sri every opportunity they had to succeed and become
Soma Language and Literature Foundation. model citizens.
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