by admin | Mar 28, 2018
In many local universities and colleges, it is common to a student’s day to largely consist of sitting in the lecture theatre, listening to a lecture, and taking notes in preparation for an exam or quiz. In Taylor’s, we recognise that life learning and leadership skills is the core to be a productive leader who gives back to the society. With that, the institution aims to provide holistic education and instil learning for the head, heart and hand. Therefore service learning has an essential part of preparing students to take their productive place as leaders in the global community.
Earlier this month, the Foundation students of Taylor’s University Business School embarked on a 3-week journey with the PPR Gombak Setia participants of the Program Keusahawanan Taylor’s-CIMB Islamic 2018. Named as ‘The Apprentice Initiative’, students in groups created mock companies with their vision, mission and objective to equip the community with business and marketing knowledge. The companies, completed with company logos and organisational structures, were given the assignment to act as the consultant to the participants, who was then their clients. This gave students an opportunity to explore academic interests through a real world lenses.
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by admin | Nov 7, 2017
Thirteen business owners of Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Sri Pantai were awarded business grants at a ceremony on 7 November as the finale of phase two of Program Keusahawanan Taylor’s-CIMB Islamic 2017. The impact drove programme is a partnership between Taylor’s Education Group and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, aimed to educate and cultivate entrepreneurs from the underserved community. For the past three months, over 100 residents from PPR Sri Pantai have engaged with representatives from Taylor’s Education Group and CIMB Islamic via two phases; the Motivation phase and the Education phase. The next and last phase will be the Implementation phase.
The first phase saw the residents attend eight sessions with entrepreneurs like Syireen Rose from Peaches & Pens, Mariq Marzuki from Mariq Jewellers and Rizal Rashid from Neuroworks International among others as well as Wan Dazriq Wan Zulkiflee from Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) who shared about social entrepreneurship experiences. The purpose of this phase was to provide a platform for the residents to hear from other entrepreneurs and be inspired by them.
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by admin | Sep 13, 2017
As a continuous effort to combat poverty through sustainable programs for the urban poor community of Project Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Sri Pantai, Taylor’s Education Group in partnership with CIMB Islamic Bank deployed the Taylor’s – CIMB Islamic Program Keusahawaan. It is an impact driven programme aimed to educate and cultivate entrepreneurs from the underserved community.
The journey began 5 months ago, with 109 residents from PPR Sri Pantai participated in the Motivation Phase of the program. A total of 8 entrepreneurs volunteered their time and effort to speak to the residents to inspire and motivate them to seize the opportunity of winning the CIMB Islamic business grants. Despite not completing their tertiary education and lack of experience in entrepreneurship, 31 of them applied for the program and went through a 2 month classroom learning session in preparation for the business presentation session. Lecturers from Taylor’s Business School designed the program module and volunteered their time during the weekends to teach basic entrepreneurship using the facilities in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus.
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by admin | Aug 5, 2017
Many people in low-wealth communities have big dreams, but no way to put them into action. Those in underserved neighbourhoods often have difficulty getting start-up funding for businesses due in part to poor credit, lack of capital, and limited access to bank services. With middle-income jobs in decline, entrepreneurship offers an increasingly promising pathway out of poverty; but few low-wealth PPR folks are currently taking this route to economic self-sufficiency.
Program Keusahawanan Taylor’s-CIMB Islamic is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs from PPR Sri Pantai. The programme, led by Group Communications & CSR department’s Taylor’s Community team with the aim to give encouragement, innovative and sustainable solutions that contribute to the reduction of poverty, exclusion and unemployment within the urban poor.
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