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Olympia College is honoured to be affiliated with a number of institutions / partners locally and internationally from Malaysia, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Poland, and etc. Together we strive to create better education opportunities for students worldwide.
Throughout the years of experiential leaning, Olympia College has built its global Education Network locally and internationally.
Olympia College offers programmes in numerous fields of Business, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Communication Technology, Hotel Management, Hospitality Management, Hotel Operations, Secretaryship, skill based traning programmes, and language studies at its 6 campuses in major cities of Malaysia i.e. Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, and Kuantan.
Today Olympia College has grown its educational network affiliating with a number of local and international prominent educational bodies from Malaysia, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Poland, and etc.
Olympia College today is one of the “one stop learning centers” offering its programmes at different levels of Short Programmes, Certificate, Foundation, Diploma, Degree, Master and Doctorate with full time and part time study options. more details..
OLYMPIA ACHIEVES TWO ISO CERTIFICATIONS
|November 18, 2012 - Olympia College has broken the barriers of time by achieving not one but two highly acclaimed International Standard Organisation Certifications. The college achieved the ISO9001:2008 for Quality management System and the ISO14001:2004 for Environmental Management System in just two-and-a-half-months. The certifications were issued by Intertek Moody Malaysia of Intertek... [more]
Olympia achieves two ISO certifications
Double ISO achievements for Olympia
NAPEI EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS IN 2005, 2010, 2011 AND IN 2012 FOR BEST LARGE COLLEGE CATEGORY (IPTS LARGE)
For the fourth time, Olympia College is taking home the Education Excellence Award for Best College Category by the National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI). Our first award was in 2005, second in 2010, third in 2011 and the fourth in 2012.
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Olympia College wins at the Ministry of Higher Education Best IPTS Website Competition 2010
On 14 July 2012, the NAPEI Inter-College Futsal Tournament took place as a result of the joint effort between the Student Council of Olympia College and the Executive Council of National Association of Private Education Institution (NAPEI). The event was hosted by Olympia College, Petaling Jaya.
Fourteen schools in the Klang Valley comprising of twenty seven teams had participated in this event.
Over five hundred spectators and participants attended the event including the President of NAPEI, Associate Professor, Elanjsolan Mohan, Vice-President of NAPEI, Mr Raja Mohan, Executive Director of Olympia College, Mr Kevin Pereira, Chief Inspector of Police for Petaling Jaya, Mr. Ahmad bin Awang Ishak (who represented ACP Arjunaidi bin Mohamed) and Olympia College's Petaling Jaya Principal, Ms Lina Tio.
The Student Council President, Mr Isoh Godwin said "The event was aimed at uniting youths from different ethnic background and from different schools and colleges who were brought together under one umbrella for a good cause."
Furthermore, the event promoted sportsmanship, team building and bonding among the students of Olympia College. The young stars happily showcased their skills in the futsal court and they equally had the opportunity to mingle with their peers from various schools.
After the full day event of vigorous competition, Masa College Team 'A' defeated Stamford College to secure the third position and for the finals. Masa College Team 'B' defeated HELP CAT by a 2-1 victory to lift the Trophy and Gold Medal together with a cash prize of RM1,000.
Ms Lina Tio, the Principal of PJ campus said " Overall, the event was successful and the youths were very happy with the organizers for their hospitality as they were given a warm welcome and the response for the tournament was very good and they had requested the organisers to make it a yearly event."
Due to the positive response from last year's event, Olympia College, Ipoh had organized the Amazing Race II on 21 July 2012. A total of 86 teams took part. The participants were aged between 16 and 25 years and came from secondary schools in the city of Ipoh.
Olympia's Amazing Race II consists of 2 people per team. Participants need to complete 9 missions at different locations set by the organizer. The locations were set within a 5km radius around Olympia College, Ipoh. Participants need to use teamwork, patience, intelligence, energy and courage to complete the entire mission.
It was fashioned after The Amazing Race, a reality television game show, which featured teams racing around the world in competition with other teams. Teams were progressively eliminated until three are left; at which point, the team that arrives first in the final leg is awarded a grand prize.
Registration of teams took place at Olympia College, Ipoh from 8:30 am and by 9:30 am, they were given their first puzzle to decipher. The puzzle, when correctly decoded, will tell participants where to go for the first station.
The first station was situated near the McDonalds/Super Kinta, where they had to look for 3 streets and complete the mission there. Then the participants were off to the next station – Ipoh Railway Station, followed by Padang Ipoh, Greentown, Syuen Hotel, Dataran Ipoh, SMK Yuk Choy , Little Genting and Ipoh Parade. Then it was time to head back to Olympia College, Ipoh.
The first team arrived back to the starting point within 1 hour and 24 minutes. By 12 noon, all the teams had returned, sweaty and tired but happy.
The first prize of RM800.00 was won by Khor Heng Tee and Raymond Goh, both students of Olympia College, Ipoh. The second prize of RM500 was won by Roy Cheong and Lee Ming Siang of SMK Poi Lam and SMK Yuk Choy respectively. The third prize of RM 300 was won by Wong Kok Yang and Winnie Chong of Poi Lam High School . The event was part sponsored by Coca Cola Refreshments.
The English Programme (ESOL) students and lecturers recently went to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. Also well known as the "World's Largest Free-Flight Walk-In Aviary", the bird park is the home to more than 200 different species of birds in its 20 acres of verdant valley terrain.
The park is divided into four different zones; Zone 1 and Zone 2 make up the free-flight zone; Zone 3 is the Hornbill Park and Zone 4 is where the birds are placed in separate cages and mini aviaries. Both students and lecturers were amazed with the free-flight concept as the birds are let free in the aviary which closely resembles their natural habitat and are able to breed naturally. The group took the KL Hop-On Hop-Off in front of the Picolo Galleries, located nearby the Bintang Walk. Everyone was very excited as it was their first experience to take a double-decker bus for a city tour.
The bus stopped by few destinations before it reached the KL Bird Park, including the famous Petaling Street, Little India, KL Sentral, National Museum, and National Palace.
It was already noon time when the group reached the bird park. The hungry group immediately went to the Hornbill Restaurant & Café nearby the main entrance for lunch. The wooden Malay Kampung style restaurant has a balcony that reaches out to the park. The students were able to enjoy their lunch while sightseeing the magnificent view of the park and listening to the sweet chirpings of birds.
As expected, the bird park is filled with birds flying and running around freely. The group's hearts were filled with overwhelming sense of warmth as they witness adorable love birds at the Love Aviary. They also get to witness other colourful feathered friends, such as milky storks, peacocks, lorikeets, bulbuls, pheasants and more. The group was thrilled to the birds around and kept feeding the birds.
Some of the places they went in the bird parks were Brahminy Land (exhibits the local eagle species), Bul Bul Land (an oasis filled with multitude of colourful birds), Flamingo Pond (man-made waterfall that's filled with flamingos gracefully sun-bathing), Hornbill Park (exhibits the majestic hornbills), flightless birds aviary (exhibits some of the largest bird species on Earth), education station (showcases the egg incubation processes, types of feathers and eggs etc) and more.
However, the most thrilling experience of the tour was at the World of Parrots. The mini-aviary accommodates 20 different species of parrots, including macaws, cockatoos, lories, and parakeets. The group was able to have a very "close" experience with the adorable yet playful birds in this aviary. They also fed the birds with sunflower seeds and milk. As some of the students and lecturers had the delicious food in their hands, all the birds flew to them and enjoyed the wonderful snacks.
Although it was a humid and everyone was exhausted, yet it was a very memorable journey for the students and the lecturers.
Olympia College, Ipoh had observed Earth Hour recently for the 4th year in a row from 8:00 – 9:30 pm. The college switched off half an hour earlier than the specified time to emphasize its commitment to preserving the environment.
Each year, the college has a theme besides switching off. One year was donating trees to secondary schools to be planted. Another was getting students to bring all empty cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles and old newspaper and magazines for recycling.
This year, about 20 Olympia College Ipoh students carpooled to the Bougainvillea Park to 'Hug-A-Tree'. The significance of hugging a tree is to 'Love a Tree, Love Our Children's Future"
Ms Cindy Chong Evans, Principal of Olympia College, Ipoh said "Olympia College has been a strong supporter of the green movement. Now everyone can do their part by bringing along recyclable bags when going shopping instead of using store plastic bags. They can also reduce the amount of garbage thrown out by recycling soda cans, bottles. They can also switch off lights and other electrical equipment when not in use. Every little bit helps." Since 2008, Olympia College Ipoh has initiated the Going Green campaign by reducing waste and recycling paper, plastic bottles, and switching off lights in classrooms that are not in use.
The Student Council of Olympia College, Kuala Lumpur had organized a Futsal tournament recently which was participated by 6 teams from 5 different colleges including Olympia College, Kuala Lumpur. The tournament was held at the Challenger Sports Centre (Petaling Jaya branch).
The tournament started with the briefing of all players on the rules and regulations of the game by the activity coordinator Mr. Vinod Raj. Ms Asotha and Ms Hannah, the officers-in-charge emphasized to all players the objectives of the tournament which were to promote sportsmanship among students , to build rapport among students as well as to highlight the importance of sports and healthy lifestyle. All the players' shooks hands with each other before the tournament started.
The crowd was thrilled when 3 most powerful teams were vying for the championship. It was fun watching the players battling it out. Finally, INTI College became the champion, followed by Segi College for the second prize and Olympia College KL-team 1 for the third prize.
Olympia College has taken the pledge to reward high achieving students on full-time undergraduate programmes. Two of the students Ms. Cassandra Chan and Mr. Benjamin Oguaju studying towards a qualification in Business and a qualification in Information Technology were rewarded by their center Principal – Mr. Brian Param on the 22nd of Sept 2012 for their excellent academic performance. Both students were rewarded with RM 500.00 as a token of appreciation given by the management of the college as a reward for their hard work and dedication.
According to Mr. Brian the Principal of the center, this programme aims at acknowledging and rewarding deserving students for their hard work as well as creating a caring and supportive network for all Olympia students towards excellence in education thus making them the choice of employers. It creates motivating competition among students to strive for being the best. Apart from offering quality education, the college also prides itself by offering cutting-edge social and sport events to enhance assimilation and teamwork among each other. He goes on to add that with the launch of the BA (Hons) International Business and Leadership 3+0 programme, Master in Science for International Business Management and International Marketing Management which run in collaboration with the University of East London, students are once again exposed to fully recognise and cutting-edge programmes to assist them on sailing into well rewarding careers upon their completion.
Recently, the Student Council Committee of Olympia College, Penang have been invited to participate in the Youth Parliament Programme. A total number of 150 youths attended the inaugural 'Mobile Youth Parliament' sitting at the Dewan Persidangan Universiti, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The event was organized by the Malaysian Social Intellect and Capacity Building Association (Pemkis).
There were total of 4 motions debated during the event. The motions included 'employers want employees who have work experience compared to higher qualifications', 'there should be an automatic registration as a voter for youths at the age of 21', 'the Federal Government should not be blamed for the youths' moral decay' and 'Lynas project brings more harm than good'. The first motion was rejected by the Parliament members while the others were accepted.
At the end of the session, the participants were given the certificate of participation and it is a good exposure for the students to enhance their knowledge and debating skills. The students were accompanied by Ms. Zulfa, the Student Council Advisor. According to the Project Director, Ms. S. Sumathi, the programme was held to empower the youths and hone their skills in debates.
November 18, 2012 - Olympia College has broken the barriers of time by achieving not one but two highly acclaimed International Standard Organisation Certifications. The college achieved the ISO9001:2008 for Quality management System and the ISO14001:2004 for Environmental Management System in just two-and-a-half-months. The certifications were issued by Intertek Moody Malaysia of Intertek plc United Kingdom.
This is an outstanding achievement because it is common for establishments to achieve only one certification in a time frame of about six months to two years. Some abandon the effort halfway or postpone it when they discover that their management system cannot meet the strict and high standards mandatory for this international certification.
The ISO9001:2008 certification provides all Olympia College students with the firm certified assurance that Olympia College has a quality management system in place to provide quality education in Business, Commerce, Information Technology and English Language...[more]