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TOTAL FOCUS: Students engrossed in finding the right answers for the Maths Challenge ¨C a joint collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, EMGS and REXPO that took place in Cambodia.

I GOT IT! Participants celebrating on getting the right answer during the Maths Challenge ¨C a joint collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­, EMGS and REXPO that took place in Cambodia.

WINNERS (From left): Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Centre for Pre-U Studies Director Assistant Professor Mabel Tan (far left) and Education Malaysia Director Helmy Sulaiman (far right) presenting a mock cheque and certificates of participation to winners of the Maths Challenge.

WELL DONE (From right): Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Centre for Pre-U Studies Director Assistant Professor Mabel Tan presenting a certificate of participation to a student during the Maths Challenge in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­), Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) and REXPO Group of Companies (REXPO) joined efforts to organise the ¡®Mathematics Challenge¡¯ in Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh in December 2013.

A government-backed private firm, EMGS aims to promote Malaysia as a global education hub that provides quality study programmes while REXPO is a company that provides institutions with comprehensive international marketing solutions.

Notably, the challenge aimed to instill a passion for mathematics and enhance problem-solving skills among students from various high schools in Cambodia. These include Sovannaphumi School and Phnom Penh Thmey High School, to name a few.

Segregated into ¡®individual and group¡¯ categories, the quiz saw active participation from over 200 students and received positive feedback from REXPO General Manager Steve Santhosh.

¡°We¡¯re very pleased that the event ran smoothly,¡± he said. ¡°The organisers were very accommodating and I could see that all who attended (the event) had a great time.¡±

Sharing the same sentiment, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Centre for Pre-U Studies Director Assistant Professor Mabel Tan highlighted that the quiz was fun and interactive.

¡°There was a lot of audience participation and I was happy that the students stayed back till the end of the event,¡± says Tan.

¡°It was very well done and I look forward to being a part of similar events in the future.¡±

Apart from the quiz, an insightful presentation on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University and scholarships ¨C amounting to USD51,000 in total ¨C were awarded to quiz winners.

Other prominent industry leaders who were in attendance include REXPO Senior Partner Ahmad Rezal Chan; and EMGS (Malaysia Education Promotion Centre Vietnam) representatives Director Helmy Sulaiman and Specialist (Education Department) Nguyen Vinh Trung, among others.