Category: News

Congratulations to our interdisciplinary student team for winning Best Creativity at the Southeast Asia Regional Finals of GCD4F 2026! 🥳🙌

Their project, Eco Raya, combines AI-powered environmental monitoring with bio-filtration to explore smarter and more sustainable ways to improve urban air quality.

Bringing together students from Engineering, Computing, IT and Industrial Design, Eco Raya shows what can happen when different fields come together to tackle real-world challenges.

We’re proud of our students and mentors for turning an idea from the APU Sustainability Hackathon into an award-winning innovation! 👏

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apus-eco-raya-wins-best-creativity-award-southeast-asia-ai-design-finals

#APU #EcoRaya #GCD4F2026 #AI #AsiaPacificUniversity

Congratulations to Sharvin Christopher Adrian, on winning 1st Place (Washington Accord) at the inaugural BEM Young Engineering Innovation Trophy 2026! 🥳🏆

Out of more than 500 submissions nationwide, Sharvin’s winning project uses AI and real-time ECG monitoring to detect heart rhythm abnormalities, with the aim of making heart monitoring more accessible. 🙌

His achievement shows how engineering, technology and a genuine concern for people can come together to create meaningful solutions. ❤️

We’re proud to see Sharvin represent APU on the national stage and turn his ideas into innovation that could make a difference.

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-engineering-student-turns-innovation-hope

#APU #STEM #BEMYEIT2026 #MechatronicEngineering #AsiaPacificUniversity

We’re pleased to formalise our long-standing collaboration with Toon Boom Animation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), strengthening our commitment to industry-relevant animation education. 🤩🤝

As Malaysia’s first Toon Boom Centre of Excellence, our Animation students have access to professional tools such as Toon Boom Harmony and Storyboard Pro from their first semester.

Through this renewed partnership, we look forward to creating more opportunities for our students and academics to connect with industry practices, develop their skills and prepare for careers in the creative industry. 🎨

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-strengthens-long-standing-partnership-toon-boom-animation

#APU #ToonBoomAnimation #Animation #IndustryCollaboration #AsiaPacificUniversity

APU students Chan Hao Wen and Tong Yi Xin have emerged as international champions at the Build Week Hackathon 2026! 😍🙌

🏆 First Place
💰 USD 150 cash prize
💻 Winning project: Agent Escrow

Their Web3 solution uses smart contracts to enable secure, decentralised payments for AI-agent transactions, handling payments, deadlines and refunds without intermediaries.

With over 100 registered participants from around the world, this achievement highlights our students’ technical capabilities, innovative thinking and ability to turn ideas into working solutions.

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-students-crowned-international-champions-web3-solution-built-ai-agent-

#APU #BuildWeekHackathon2026 #Web3 #AI #AsiaPacificUniversity

Congratulations to our Accounting and Finance students, Tan Wen Jie and Leonardo Juwana, on their outstanding achievements at the CMT Investment Challenge – Spring 2026! 🏆

🥈 Tan Wen Jie – 2nd Place, Individual – Single Most Profitable Trade (65.52% return)
🥉 Leonardo Juwana – 3rd Place, Individual – Lowest Max Drawdown (1.74%)

APU also secured strong institutional results, including 2nd Place for Lowest Max Drawdown and 3^rd Place for the Maximum Number of Trades per Qualified Student.

A big shoutout to their mentors, Dr Ahmad Danial Bin Zainudin and Dr Ng Hui Chen, for their guidance and support! 👏

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-students-put-investment-skills-test-global-stage

#APU #APUstudents #CMTInvestmentChallenge #AsiaPacificUniversity #Accounting

Curious about Quantum Computing? Here’s your chance to explore it through hands-on lab sessions, a quiz and a hackathon at APU! 💻⚛️

Join us for Qiskit Fall Fest 2026, an official Qiskit event bringing together students and the public to learn, experiment and dive into the world of quantum computing.

📅 Date: 7–9 October 2026
📍 Venue: APU campus

🧪 Lab Sessions | 🧠 Quiz | 💻 Hackathon
👥 Open to students & the public

🏆 Participants can also earn winner and participation certificates!

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/3PZVJA6BGAVachtL6

Our APU dual degree students headed to DMU Leicester for Summer School 2026, spending the programme exploring new ideas, building skills and experiencing university life in the UK.  😍🇬🇧

They explored AI, sustainability and creative problem-solving, worked on collaborative projects with students from different backgrounds, and gained insights into crime scene investigation, TV production and employability.  🤩🫶

The learning continued outside the classroom too, with visits to Canopy and Curve Theatre, a trip to London, and of course, a little Harry Potter magic at Warner Bros. Studio. 🪄

A few weeks, plenty of new experiences and memories to take home. ✨

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-students-step-global-learning-experience-dmu-leicester

#APU #DMU #DMUSummerSchool #StudentExperience #AsiaPacificUniversity

Our Mechatronic Engineering student Gan Xian Ern has earned a Silver Medal at IIICe 2026 for AquaRov AI, an intelligent underwater robot developed for pipeline inspection and real-time water quality monitoring.

Combining robotics, sensing technology and AI, the prototype has reached an estimated TRL 6–7, demonstrating its potential for real-world infrastructure and environmental applications.

Congratulations, Xian Ern, and her supervisor Ir Ts Dr Reena Sri Selvarajan, on this achievement! 👏

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/final-year-project-international-recognition-aquarov-ai-advances-underwater-

#APU #APUEngineering #MechatronicsEngineering  #IIICe2026 #AsiaPacificUniversity