Year: 2026

Ler Ming Jun, Lai Jun Yong, Khong Boon Keat, and Jee Kai Zhun, students our Artificial Intelligence programme, secured the Gold Award in the InnoVEX 2026 – Young Science and Technology category with their innovative project, Rice Plant Doctor. 🤩🥇

The team developed an AI-powered mobile application that helps farmers detect rice pests and diseases quickly and accurately using smartphone technology, making advanced agricultural support more accessible to farming communities. 🌾

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement! 💙🙌

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-artificial-intelligence-students-strike-gold-sustainable-farming-innovation-innovex-2026 

#ArtificialIntelligence #InnoVEX2026 #SustainableAgriculture #APU #AsiaPacificUniversity

APU is proud to announce a new partnership with JM Hockey Academy, Malaysia’s largest field hockey academy! 🏑🤝

Through this collaboration, APU and JM Hockey Academy will work together to support hockey development, nurture student-athletes, and create opportunities in sports leadership, research, and innovation.

The partnership will also provide professional coaching support for the APU Hockey Team, scholarship opportunities for talented athletes, and initiatives that explore how technology and data can enhance sports performance.

We are excited to see how this collaboration will create new opportunities for aspiring athletes and contribute to the growth of hockey at APU. 💙✨

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-and-jm-hockey-academy-forge-partnership-advance-hockey-development-and-sports-innovation

#APU #JMHockeyAcademy #Hockey #SportsInnovation #StudentAthletes

Congratulations to Dr TamilSelvan Ramis from our School of Psychology on receiving the PNM Book Award 2025/2026 (Readers’ Choice – English Digital Book Category) for his e-book, Positive Emotions in Teaching and Learning! 🥳🌟

Organised by Malaysia’s Ministry of National Unity, the award recognises impactful publications that make a meaningful contribution to society.

The e-book explores how positive emotions can enhance teaching and learning experiences, helping educators create more engaging, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.

We are proud of Dr TamilSelvan’s achievement and his contribution to advancing education through research, knowledge sharing, and student-centred learning. 👏✨

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-lecturer-receives-readers-choice-recognition-pnm-book-award-20252026

#PNMBookAward #ReadersChoice #Psychology #APU #AsiaPacificUniversity

APU celebrates an outstanding achievement at the Malaysia–Japan International Conference on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Nanoengineering 2026 (MJIC 2026)! 😍🙌🌟

Supported by APU Special Interest Group of Women in Security (ASIGWISE), our talented students made APU proud by securing 2 Gold Awards 🥇🥇 and 4 Silver Awards 🥈🥈🥈🥈 with six innovative projects presented on an international platform.

Their award-winning ideas explored areas such as AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, sustainability, and social impact, showcasing creativity, innovation, and the ability to turn ideas into meaningful solutions.

Congratulations to Chye Yan Tong, Amelia Sow Jing Yi, Cheng Wei Quan, Desmond Chen Wei Fan, Nurumov Artur, Chua Shu En, and Alan Ng Wai Lun for this remarkable accomplishment! 💪🔥

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-teams-excel-malaysia-japan-international-conference-2026

#MJIC2026 #AI #Cybersecurity #APU #AsiaPacificUniversity

APU Jiu-Jitsu Club makes its mark on the national stage! 🥋🏆

Competing at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Malaysia Open 2026, one of the country’s premier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, APUJJ delivered an outstanding performance, bringing home:

🥇 1 Gold
🥈 2 Silver
🥉 1 Bronze

Through discipline, resilience, and months of dedicated training, our athletes rose to the challenge and proudly represented APU against strong competitors from across the region.

Congratulations to the team on this remarkable achievement. Your success reflects the spirit of excellence that defines APU, and this is only the beginning of even greater accomplishments to come. 💪🔥

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-jiu-jitsu-club-secures-four-medals-adcc-malaysia-open-2026

#APUMalaysia #APU #APUSports #JiuJitsu #ADCCMalaysiaOpen2026

Team roticanai_better, made up of students from APU, UNITEN, and UniKL, secured an impressive 2nd place at the Eschaton CTF 2026 Finals in Kochi, India! 😍🥈

After competing against 346 teams from 24 countries in the qualifiers, the team advanced to the global finals and showcased outstanding cyber security skills, teamwork, and resilience in the intense Attack & Defence CTF competition. 👏

Congratulations to all team members for proudly representing Malaysia on the international stage! 💯✨

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/malaysian-team-achieves-2nd-place-eschaton-ctf-2026

#CyberSecurity #CTF #APU #Malaysia #FSECSS

The APU Society of Petroleum Engineers Student Chapter (APUSPESC) has earned the 2026 Regional Outstanding Student Chapter Award by SPE International under the Community Involvement category for the Asia Pacific Region. 🥳🎉

Through STEM outreach programmes, charity initiatives, beach cleanups, and tree-planting activities, APUSPESC continues to create meaningful impact for communities while promoting sustainability and engineering awareness. 👏

This achievement also qualifies the team for the global SPE Presidential Award stage, placing APU on the international engineering education map once again. 🌏✨

Congratulations to all APUSPESC members and advisors for inspiring the next generation through innovation, leadership, and purpose-driven engineering!  💙

Full story on APU News & Happenings in our bio!Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-student-engineers-earn-international-recognition-advancing-engineering-purpose

#Engineering #STEM #Petroleum #SPE #AsiaPacificUniversity

Recently, APU students participated in a series of community engagement initiatives through APU Community Engagement (ACE), supporting meaningful causes through outreach work, food aid distribution, and animal welfare activities. 🥹🤝

From supporting elderly residents and B40 communities to participating in animal welfare initiatives, students experienced the value of giving back through meaningful action. ❤️

Beyond that, these experiences also provided opportunities for students to develop empathy, leadership, and social awareness; values that extend beyond the classroom.

This meaningful journey reflects APU’s commitment towards nurturing socially responsible students who are empowered to create a positive impact within communities. ✨

Read more:  https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apu-students-driving-positive-community-impact

#CSR #Charity #APU #APUMalaysia #AsiaPacificUniversity

 

The first cohort has successfully graduated from the Professional Certificate in Hospitality Supervision Programme, a collaboration between APU’s School of Global Hospitality and Tourism (SoGHT) and Asianhotelier.Org. 🎓👏

Bringing together industry-led training and academic certification, the programme was designed to strengthen leadership, operational, and supervisory skills across the hospitality industry. 🎉

The graduates, coming from diverse hospitality backgrounds including front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, IT, engineering, and security, demonstrated a strong commitment to professional growth and lifelong learning.

Congratulations to all graduates on this meaningful achievement, and best wishes for their continued journey in the hospitality industry. 🥹💙

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/1st-batch-apu-asianhotelierorg-professional-certificate-graduates-celebrated

#Hospitality #Tourism #APU #APUMalaysia #AsiaPacificUniversity

What started as a final-year project at APU is now an internationally recognised innovation! 🤩👏 🏆

APU students Sin Jun Yan and Chin Kah Min earned a Gold Medal at the EUREKA International Brussels Invention and Innovation Contest 2026 for developing an AI-powered industrial inspection rover designed to operate in hazardous environments too dangerous for humans.

Built under APU’s Centre of Excellence for Research and Development of Drone and IoT (CREDIT), the rover combines AI, robotics, and smart sensing technology to help industries improve safety, reduce risks, and support more sustainable operations. 😍

But beyond the award, what makes this achievement even more meaningful is the culture behind it.

The students are now mentoring younger engineers at CREDIT, passing down the knowledge and experience needed to continue improving the technology for future generations. 💙

Congratulations to the team on this outstanding achievement! 🎉

Read More: https://www.apu.edu.my/news/apus-student-led-ai-rover-wins-global-gold-while-training-next-generation-innovators

#EUREKA #STEM #APU #APUMalaysia #AsiaPacificUniversity