TARC students score big in IT contests

UNKU Abdul Rahman College (TARC), being a premier institution of higher learning with more than four decades of excellence is committed to provide active, collaborative, creative, integrative and evaluative aspects of education.

In line with this, TARC School of Arts and Science (SAS) has the privilege of hosting the next Cisco Malaysia Networking Skills Competition, NetRiders Malaysia 2011 after having bagged five wins, as champion, first runner-up, fifth and seventh positions as well as the Best Cisco Academy 2010 Award last year.The top two winners went on to represent Malaysia in the Asia-Pacific NetRiders Challenge 2010.The event will be held on April 2 at the Cyber Centre in KL Main Campus with student participation from IPTA, IPTS and Polytechnics nation-wide.This annual competition aims to showcase the students' talents in the networking field and serves as a platform for instructors to measure their students' competency level.On top of this grand hosting by TARC, a first year student of the Advanced Diploma in Science cum BS Degree (Computer Science and Computer Mathematics), Lim Wei Hsiang, obtained a Distinction Award inthe eGENTING Programming Competition 2010.These continuous wins of SAS students bear testimony to the fact that TARC provides an all-encompassing and evolving educational process of teaching, learning and knowledge.SAS offers various market-driven programmes such as Chemistry and Biology, Sport and Exercise Science, Information Systems Engineering, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Microelectronics, Internet Technology and Interactive Software Technology and Food Science.The unique advantage of SAS students is that they are able to obtain an American degree from Campbell University without having to go overseas.The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, USA to award the BS Degree conducted at TAR College.Until last year, this dual qualification has benefited more than 12,371 graduates.These efforts bring TARC to an upper echelon of education as it continuously enters into collaborations and partnerships with organisations and institutions to provide students with the latest industry-based technical know