TAR UC Strikes Gold in PNB 1Malaysia Investment Quiz Competition 2016

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College’ s (‘TAR UC’) team of students from the Bachelor of Finance and Investment (Hons), namely Yuan Ting Jing, Seow Chun Pin and Kok Soong Yang had clinched the Champion title in the PNB 1Malaysia Investment Quiz Competition held on 23 – 25 October 2016. This is the third time that TAR UC has been crowned the Champion for this competition. The team outperformed others to be selected as one of the top 4 teams after the semi-final and then they went on to win the top prize in the final.

The competition’s objective is to educate university students on financial management. This year’s quiz was the 16^th edition of the competition with 30 universities including TAR UC participating in it.

There were three parts to the competition, the preliminary round consisted of a multiple-choice test that contained questions on financial management. Then, at the semi-final, 8 different events took place. They were an investment quiz, crossword puzzle, logo puzzle, anagram, word pyramid, IQ test, sudoku and product matching, all of which were related to finance. Finally, the top 4 teams would undergo three rounds of quizzes on stage. TAR UC team bested the teams from three other universities to win the Champion prize.

Yuan Ting Jing, who has won top prizes in a number of investment competitions before, spoke highly of his fellow teammates. “We form a very good bond. We have our individual strength that we use to our advantage and we complement each other.”

Besides that, Ting Jing also said that what they had studied in the TAR UC syllabus, from Diploma up to Bachelor’s degree level, has equipped them well for the competition.

The other team member, Seow Chun Pin, felt that they had won due to a few reasons. “We were relaxed during the competition, confident, thought positively, prepared well and put in a lot of hard work for the competition,” he said. 

Kok Soong Yang, on the other hand, had some advice for those who would like to participate in such a competition. “Instead of memorising, make an effort to understand the concept because the questions given will come in different forms.” 

Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok, President of TAR UC, was very proud of the students’ win and praised them for their efforts. He said: “I am really proud to see our students achieving the best they can in all the competitions they take part in. What the students have demonstrated is the result of the education that we provide at TAR UC which is developed on the three key pillars namely being professionally driven, entrepreneurship-focused and industry-relevant. At TAR UC, our main aim is not only to provide tertiary education but we strive to deliver a holistic education that moulds and strengthens individual’s potential in addition to academic learning. This win is the new addition to the long list of awards and accolades garnered by our students and it further cements the outstanding quality of TAR UC’s education”.