Self-made entrepreneur gives back to alma mater TAR UMT with RM1mil annual contribution

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The Silent Foundation founder and executive chairman Teng Ngiek Lian has pledged a lifelong annual contribution of RM1mil to his alma mater, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/28p45jwc  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Wealth alone is not enough, as leadership must come with heart.

00:06This is the belief of self-made entrepreneur Teng Ngeklian.

00:10Teng has pledged one million ringgit annually during his lifetime to his alma mater,

00:14Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, TARUMT,

00:18to cultivate socially responsible leaders who combine success with compassion.

00:23Launching the Silent TARUMT Fund on Wednesday,

00:26Teng, who is the Silent Foundation founder and executive chairman,

00:30stressed the urgent need for morally grounded graduates who can drive societal progress,

00:35not just economic gains.

00:36Because I hope our alumni association is of these people at college.

00:43We want to pass down good value to others.

00:48Hence, it paved the way of setting up this plan.

00:52So, I hope it's the kind of thing that we want successful enterprise.

00:58We'll use great successful people.

01:01But the great part has got to incorporate subhuman energy.

01:06So, that is why when I come up with the fund,

01:12I incorporate that one third of the fund

01:15to do with the purpose of how to be socially responsible in this.

01:21I'm completely honored and emotional.

01:27I come back to the start.

01:31Thank you so much.

01:33It's been my life.

01:35A proud alumnus of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology,

01:40TARUMT, Teng pledged a lifelong annual donation of 1 million ringgit to the university

01:45via his Singapore-based foundation,

01:48which aids marginalized or silent sufferers.

01:51The 1 million ringgit annual fund will be channeled equally into three core areas.

01:56The first tranche will support research efforts by TARUMT students

02:00and staff in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence,

02:04green energy, robotics, automation, and financial technology.

02:09The second tranche is aimed at fostering racial harmony

02:12among TARUMT students and with other institutions.

02:16The third tranche will fund student-led social initiatives

02:19to nurture compassionate, socially responsible leaders.

02:22The initiative was formalized through a memorandum of agreement

02:26signed with TARUMT President Professor Datuk Dr. Lee Siwei.

02:31TARUMT Board of Governors and Alumni Council Chairman Tan Sri Chan Kong Choi

02:35lauded the initiative, saying it reflected Teng's life philosophy of uplifting the voiceless.

02:41Through this foundation, he champions courses offered for cotton

02:47from migrant workers to mental health patients,

02:52from women's rights to environmental protection.

02:57He believes in impact, in outreach, and in quiet deeds

03:02that leave a lasting legacy.

03:05I believe all of us here, especially our younger Tarsians,

03:10have something to learn from our super-cedure, Mr. Teng.

03:15Chan added that Teng's story is a powerful reminder

03:18that success is not defined by one's starting point

03:21but by how one lives with humility, resilience, and gratitude.

03:25Thank you very much.

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