Rockin Away with DISTED Prom Night
On Saturday, October 26, the annual Prom themed Rockin’ 21st organised by DISTED Students Representative Council was held at Hard Rock Hotel Penang. From 7pm-10pm, juniors, seniors and invited guests danced the night away in what was described as a night to remember. Despite the wet weather, students and guests enjoyed the night. It was […]
Penang World Clean Up Day
By Elaine Chan, DISTED School of Business & Administration Senior Lecturer A group of 30 DBS (Diploma in Business Studies) students currently taking the Project Management Module participated in the Penang World Clean Up Day which was organised by Aimpactz, a social enterprise based in Penang. The activity enabled the students to apply project management […]
Excellent Achievement by Yap, Top in World for Maths
DISTED College student Yap Jiong Yan (叶烔彦) was presented with Top in the World Award for securing the highest marks in the Cambridge International Examination at AS Level for Mathematics. Yap was thrilled and delighted when the college called him up and announced the news. “I’m incredibly thankful to DISTED College for providing a great […]
Entrepreneurship Talk By Frank Ee, the founder of Frank Laurent Coffee Roasters.
By Elaine Chan, School of Business & Administration Senior Lecturer The School of Business and Administration initiated an up close and personal session with Mr Frank Ee, the founder of Frank Laurent Coffee Roasters on the 8th October 2019. Frank who is also an alumni of DISTED College gave an insightful sharing of his entrepreneurship […]
DISTED Japan Transfer Program students experience Japanese culture first hand
Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) Penang campus invited current DISTED-JTP (Japan Transfer Programme) students and TUT’s lecturers and students to attend a luncheon on September, 24. The games and activities held during lunch provided an opportunity for students and academic professionals to network in a relaxed environment. Three of DISTED-JTP students namely Tan Jun Yie, […]
Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards – Top in World
Excellent achievement and huge congratulations 🎊🎉 to Yap Jiong Yan being the Top in WORLD 🌏 for the Mathematics subject and Tan Ruey Fern being the Top in Malaysia 🇲🇾 for the English Language subject in the recent Cambridge A-Level examinations. DISTED is a proud producer of Top Achievers in Cambridge A-Level since 1995. It’s […]
The Moon cake Festival Fundraising
By Lee Lai Yong, School of Pre-U lecturer. The Moon Cake Festival Fundraising project’s main objective is to raise funds for the Penang Fo Yi Haemodialysis Society in the hope that DISTED College can help more people with financial burdens to receive treatments more comfortably. If these sick patients delay their treatments due to financial […]
A Step Back in Time Event
DISTED Heritage Club organised “A Step Back in Time” activity to discover the historic heart of George Town. Led by Mr Chow Chee Kit, 16 students had successfully completed the heritage trail. Students were grouped into teams of 4 and thus began the discovery journey of the famous George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. The […]
Teddy Bears Bring Day of Happiness
Some 30 children gathered for a fun and interactive activities on Sunday celebrated the 10th year anniversary of Teddy Project. Each child was given away a teddy bear to love and take home. Under the guidance of Datin Helen Lim, 17 DISTED Pre-U students have successfully organised the annual Teddy project on 15 September at […]
RESUME WRITING AND EFFECTIVE INTERVIEW SKILLS
Some 60 students from School of Business and Administration and School of Pre-U attended the “Resume Writing and Effective Interview Skills” talk hosted by Ms. Renakumari Indran from DELL HR at DISTED College. She shared useful tips on how to write a good resume and prepare for a job interview. In addition, Ms Cindy Chow, […]
Hard Works Paid Off
DISTED College has over 32 years of experience in educating school leavers, 24 of which included courses in the Cambridge A-levels programme and an excellent track record of producing top achievers since 1995. DISTED was one of the earliest higher learning institutions that offers the Cambridge A-Level programme for school leavers as a study pathway. […]
Child Advocacy Workshop
MAU Pi Penang 2019: Child Advocacy Workshop was organised by DISTED Psychology Club, in collaboration with Women’s Centre for Change Penang (WCC) and Monsters Among Us: Youth Advocates (MAU). Mangleswary Subramaniam, a senior social worker from WCC and Nik Shahira, Think Tank officer from MAU co-facilitated the workshop, utilising a slideshow presentation as a visual […]
