00:00The Jeffrey Chia Foundation, JCF, held its annual scholarships and awards ceremony on
00:07Monday, dispersing 75 million ringgit in scholarships this year.
00:12The foundation, Malaysia's largest education social enterprise, has dispersed more than
00:18745 million ringgit in scholarships to date, benefiting thousands of deserving students
00:23throughout the years.
00:25Her Royal Highness, Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, and the foundation founder,
00:31Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Chia, presented the scholarships for students to study at the
00:36various entities under the Sunway Education Group.
00:40I want to give a scholarship to help as much as possible.
00:44We have limited funds, we are not a government, but we try our best to showcase what good
00:53quality education is all about.
00:55If you give good quality education, right values, and all this to a young person, he
01:02will be gainfully employed, happily employed, and usefully employed.
01:07And he will be a good contributor to nation building.
01:11That's what we need in this country.
01:14So I think that's what Sunway is doing all these years.
01:20And hopefully Sunway University and Sunway Colleges and Sunway International School will
01:28be here forever, and we will continue to give back to society with good quality education
01:37and values.
01:39The awards ceremony saw the presentation of scholarships in various categories, including
01:44the Chancellor's Scholarship, Sunway Excellence Scholarship, and Toon Dr. Siti Hasmah Muhammad
01:50Ali Scholarship for Creative Arts and Music.
01:53Chia, who is also the founder and chairman of Sunway Group, is a strong advocate of quality
01:58education, world-class research, and sustainable development, and it is his personal aim to
02:04award several billion ringgit worth of scholarships in his lifetime.
02:08Well, it's seven, four, five million now.
02:13So if I live another, hopefully, 20 years, there will be a lot of scholarship given out.
02:29So that's my hope and my aspiration, to really help the nation educate the young in the proper
02:38manner, good values, quality education, and become a world citizen, so to speak, and contribute
02:47to humanity.
02:48Chia also paid tribute to Her Royal Highness' firm dedication to elevating the Malaysian
02:54education system.
02:55I am deeply humbled, privileged, and honored that Her Royal Highness is greeting us with
02:56Tuanku's presence today.
03:08Tuanku's firm dedication to elevating the Malaysian education system and promoting ethical
03:18values and harmony is most inspiring.
03:24Hope Sunway Group and the Jeffrey Chao Foundation strongly share Tony Bruce's ideas.
03:32Smile everyone, this is a very special day for all of them, these particular students.
03:38Please give them a round of applause for their achievements and for being where they are today.
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