MoU Signing Ceremony – Singapore University of Social Sciences with Bonanza Educare, Perak Academy and Belum Eco Resort

IPOH: Education group Bonanza Educare Sdn Bhd (BE) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) to promote research and development in the field of education in Perak and Singapore.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanged on Thursday, 22 August 2024, BE and SUSS will work together to identify opportunities for joint research and development projects in areas of mutual interest in order to foster innovation and knowledge exchange, with SUSS pledging to provide academic support including faculty guidance and resources.

BE and SUSS will also collaborate on the organisation and implementation of programmes in Perak, including the university’s Impact Startup Challenge as well as workshops, seminars and conferences, aimed at promoting and encouraging exchanges between Perak and Singapore.

Both parties will also be co-designing experiential programmes in Perak to promote exposure and cultural exchange while sharing potential funding opportunities to sustain long-term collaborative projects and initiatives.

The MoU further paves way for SUSS students to pursue work attachment and internship opportunities at schools and learning spaces by BE so as to provide the university’s students with practical experience in relevant industries and ecosystems.

The MoU, which was exchanged between BE chairman and director Dato’ Lim Si Boon and SUSS president, Prof. Tan Tai Yong, was among three separate memoranda of understanding inked by the university.

The other two parties entering into partnerships with SUSS were Perak Academy and Belum Eco-Resort Sdn Bhd.

Prof Tan in his speech said although SUSS was a new university established only six years ago, it had big ambitions to create life-long learning opportunities for its students.

“We do not intend to teach traditional classes but rather, applied learning.

“Our students learn by doing and Malaysia, more so, Perak, offers a wonderful place to explore such learning,” Prof. Tan said during the MoU exchange ceremony held here at 1Lasam, the headquarters of Bonanza Venture Holdings (BVH) of which BE is a subsidiary.

The BE team are pioneers of International and Malaysian National education in Malaysia, with more than 60 years of ‘education heritage’ in the country. The team developed the largest international and private schools group in Malaysia, Tenby Schools, before selling Tenby Educare in 2016.

Bonanza Educare group of schools and learning spaces across Malaysia include international schools – Knewton Global Schools in Miri, Rawang and Ipoh; higher learning institution, Disted College in Penang; language learning centre – Ipoh Learning & Training Institute (ILTI) in Ipoh; language and tuition centre – Language Labz in Seremban; and preschool and kindergarten, Kinder Labz, in Ipoh, Chemor and Seri Kembangan.