Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC) had opened a booth at University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Open Day Exhibition 2016. The event was held at Sport Complex, UMP Campus Gambang on the 7th-8th February. The objectives of MLCC booth exhibition were to promote the Mandarin courses offered by the MLCC as well as Chinese art and cultures. Among the MLCC programs promoted were Mandarin Short Courses, Preparatory Course for Hebei University, China Further Studies Program and Intensive Mandarin & Tour Twinning Program. Chinese Tea, Chinese Paper Cutting and Traditional Chinese Costumes were among the highlights of Chinese art and cultures promoted during the exhibition. During the exhibition, MLCC had organized two activities session which were Chinese Tea Brewing Demonstration and Art of Paper Cutting and AngPao Decoration on 7th and 8th of March respectively. Both sessions were conducted by Ju Meng , Wang Wen Ying and Sun Yun Feng, volunteer teachers of MLCC. Students of all races were attracted to join in the activities session.

Thursday, 18 February 2016|Yong Ying Mei Edited by: Ahmad Nasaruddin Bin Sulaiman

MLCC had organized a Newspaper Handover by sponsor and Certificate Awarding Ceremony at Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang Campus on 17^th February 2016.In 2016, Dato’ Alex Teh Boon Sing, Executive Chairman, Nilaitek (M) Sdn. Bhd will sponsor 1095 copies of Sin Chew Daily for Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC). The company will donate three newspapers a day for a year with estimated value of RM1423.00.

In his speech, Dato’ Alex Teh strongly recommended Mandarin language for the students because the developmental trend of the world suggested that Mandarin would become an important language economically.

MLCC Director, Ms Yong Ying Mei in her welcoming speech expressed her gratitude towards YH Dato’ Alex Teh for his generosity in sponsoring Sin Chew Daily newspapers since 2012. The ceremony was officiated by Dr Jamal Rizal Razali, Head, Department of Foreign Languages, Centre for Modern Languages and Human Sciences.

Besides that, MLCC had organized a certificate awarding ceremony to give away certificates to 56 participants who had successfully completed Mandarin course in 2015. Ten non-native speakers of Mandarin managed to obtain excellent results in International Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK Test) after they had completed Intermediate Mandarin course. Dr Jamal Rizal Razali gave away the certificates to the students. In his speech, he congratulated all the participants and expressed his appreciation over their persistent effort in completing the course.

Also present were Mr Tan Kee Seng, East Coast Manager of Sin Chew Daily, Mr Tan Kian Seng, Sin Chew Daily Newspaper Reading Programme Executive, Mr Chong Ah Kow, Madam Kang Mei Feng and Ms Ju Meng from MLCC.