Two teams of Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) Cambridge A Level students beat 18 other competing teams to bag the Champion and First Runner-Up at the Inaugural Universiti Malaya Civil Engineering Quiz.
The quiz competition was one of the activities under Universiti Malaya Civil Convention 2022, which was jointly organized by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Club Universiti Malaysia (CEEC) and Institution of Civil Engineers Universiti Malaya Student Chapter (ICEUMSC).
Aptly named ‘CiviQ’, the quiz competition aims to introduce pre-university and upper-secondary level students to the world of engineering through a challenging yet fun quiz in hopes of cultivating the next batch of leading civil engineers. The one-day quiz took place on 17 April 2022 and was held at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya. Participants also had the opportunity to tour the faculty and its lab facilities and got to learn more about the engineering industry from UM’s lecturers and students.
The two representing and winning teams from MCKL were:
Winning the Champion, RM1,000 cash prize, a team trophy and medals and certificates for all team members — the ‘Polybridge Engineers’ team that consisted of Lee Cheng Zhen (team leader), Edgar Wong, Ahilan Suresh Kumar, and Dayalan Suresh Kumar.
Bagging First Runner-Up, RM750 cash prize, a team trophy and medals and certificates for all team members – ‘Team Civil Titans’ that consisted of Joyton Fu Hung Li (team leader), Derek Loh Jia-Yang, Yap Shi Ying, and Kang Ee Ming.
The competition process was not an easy one. Separated into two sessions, the elimination round required each team to take an exam-style test and the final round involved a buzzer round and a jeopardy-style event.
Lee Cheng Zhen said that they had a good head start into their research work before the competition. “Our coach shared the research scope and topics with us ahead of the competition. There were multiple topics involved so we decided to delegate researching and studying a few topics,” he said.
Joyton said that it took a lot of teamwork as each team member have different area of expertise and skillset. “A high level of spontaneity was required as the final round was quite intense.”
Both teams felt proud of their wins. Cheng Zhen said that the team did not expect to qualify for the final round let alone crowned as the Champion.
“We intended to gain experience instead of win. Holding the trophy on the podium was a huge moment of pride for us and for MCKL, especially since both teams from MCKL achieved the top two spots!”
Heartiest congratulations to both teams for their success in the competition!
MCKL is one of the earliest tertiary institutions in Malaysia to offer the Cambridge A Level programme as an education pathway for school leavers to further their studies globally. MCKL’s A Level programme is one of the most affordable and internationally recognised in Malaysia. The Cambridge A Level programme offered by MCKL is now open for July 2022 enrolment. For further information, visit www.mckl.edu.my. To contact MCKL KL Campus, email to admission@mckl.edu.my, or call +603-2300 0998. For Pykett Campus Penang, email to admission.pg@mckl.edu.my, or call +604-217 5088.
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(From left to right) The Civil Titans team taking First Runner-Up — Kang Ee Ming, Yap Shi Ying, Derek Loh Jia-Yang, and Joyton Fu Hung Li (team leader). The Polybridge Engineers team winning Champion – Lee Cheng Zhen (team leader), Dayalan Suresh Kumar, Edgar Wong, Ahilan Suresh Kumar.