The seminar, launched by Yang Berbahagia Senator Heng Seai Kie, the Deputy Minister of Women, Family And Community Development, covered a whole day of talks as well as interactive forum sessions.
"KDU STUDENTS AND LECTURERS AT THE SEMINAR"
We got a student as well as a lecturer to compose their thoughts on the seminar.
KAVITHA A/P SHAGA DEVAN, LECTURER, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
The seminar was informative and very inspiring. The speakers were very entertaining and were able to effectively sustain the audience's interest. For me, I found that the talk give by Low Ngai Yuen about Personal Branding was very inspiring. She mentioned that in order to succeed in our careers, we must be passionate about our work. This is absolutely true, anyone can just do a job for the sake of getting a salary, but to excel in a particular field, we need passion and determination. Sometimes people go about their task in a very monotonous manner and feel as if they are stuck in a rut. This is because there is no challenge or goals to achieve. I think that we must continuously challenge ourselves in order to achieve higher levels of success in our work and personal lives.
I was also inspired by the fact that she was a graduate of biology and chemistry but went on to achieve immense success in a totally different field. Thus, I feel that, just because we studied in a particular field doesn't mean that we are stuck in it for the rest of our lives. Everyone should follow their passion and dreams and never lose hope. Opportunities in this world is abundant, we just have a clear and open mind and try to look at things from different perspectives.
The talk by Sonia Ong was also very good. It was great to see a young person taking such an active role in the community. Nowadays, many people restrict themselves to the small circle of work and family. We seldom see people taking an active role in betterment of the community. She would be a great motivation factor for the youth students to get involved in community service in the spirit of One Malaysia.
"Ready to be the leaders of tomorrow"
Lim Ying Hui, Student, Business DepartmentThis is my first time attending a seminar organized by a government department. It is very encouraging knowing that our Malaysian government is currently taking initiatives to acknowledge and to further embrace women's role in leadership, as well as women's contributions to the country and nation.
Personally, I was inspired by the first and second speakers. The first speaker, Y.M. Tengku Naufal spoke about women's legal rights under Malaysian Constitutional Law. I find that it is essential for each woman to be educated with such knowledge, so that they may exercise their rights in the course of employment, marriage, and divorce. We are also taught on how to deal with social problems such as domestic violence and sexual harassment. As women, I believe that by knowing our legal stand, both crime rates and gender discrimination could eventually be minimized, or at least, dealt with justice.
The topic on Personal Branding by the second speaker, Miss Low Ngai Yuen was interesting and practical. As she shared that education is only partial and not the final goal of our life, it alerted a fresh graduate like me that in order to succeed, one must come with a complete package, i.e. "knowledge, competencies and attitudes". To counter inadequacy such as shortage of working experience, I will need to brand and position myself, identify my strengths and abilities, and develop passion to fulfill my goals. Another point that spoke to me was that one must not be a mediocre if he/she desires to be successful in life. I had always wanted to stay as a mediocre, but now I am inspired to step out from my comfort zone, try my best in every aspect, and stop being one.
Overall, the entire seminar served a great purpose in nurturing students like us who are still young and shallow, so that we may realise our potential and rise up to be future leaders, stand for our rights, and play a different role that may change the campus and change the world."Can you spot the senator?"
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