OUR STORY

MISSION

UKEC’s mission is to contribute towards nation building by championing our brand of student activism, one that contributes in:

– Community Development

– Tackling Brain Drain

– Developing Employability

– Strengthening Unity

– Providing a Platform for Non-Partisan Intellectual Discourse

HISTORY

UKEC – an acronym for the United Kingdom and Eire (Ireland) Council for Malaysian Students is an umbrella body for Malaysian student societies across Britain and Ireland.

Officially founded in 1995, the council serves as a common platform of interaction for Malaysian students across the region, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. UKEC traces its humble origins as far back as the pre-war years when a group of hopeful students initiated an unofficial student movement in London.

This movement was instrumental in creating a socio-political network among the educated Malayans back then. Camaraderie created through this network pioneered the fight for independence and later helped establish Malaya’s post-Merdeka governments. The country’s first two premiers, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj and Tun Abdul Razak were among the prominent members of the network. It has been widely said that the nation first two premiers started discussing the road to independence in the 1940s.

However, this united movement disintegrated from the 1960s, when more Malaysian students attended British universities outside London. Malaysian societies in these universities were then founded and hence the need for a centralized organization was muted. As time progressed and the Malaysian student population burgeoned, the need for a common platform for Malaysian students across the country resurfaced. To address this need, a group of pioneering undergraduates formed an organization which brought together the leaders of Malaysian student societies in universities nationwide.

This new council tapped on the new technology; most importantly the internet in connecting with the student population at large. The union of Malaysian students then spearheaded many beneficial activities with emphasis on raising awareness of national issues among the bright young minds. In 2006, the council unanimously voted to include Malaysian societies in the Republic of Ireland under its wings and embarked on a re-orientation program to make itself relevant to the changing demographics of the Malaysian student population. From then onwards, UKEC, a politically neutral student movement has grown beyond leaps and bounds into becoming a mature student movement with the assistance from the Malaysian Student Department (MSD) and financial aid from generous corporate sponsors as well as government agencies.

In the 2008/2009 Annual General Meeting, the Supreme Council mandated the National Executive Council to lead a re-branding and restructuring program to improve the student movement’s delivery and ensuring sustainability of the organization in the future. The council headquarters is currently located at Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, London – a site hosted by the MSD.

OUR SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSORS

CIMB Group is a leading ASEAN universal bank, one of the largest Asian investment banks and one of the world’s largest Islamic banks. They are headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and offer consumer banking, commercial banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking and asset management products and services.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network. It is the largest professional services firm in the world, and is one of the Big Four auditors. They provide industry-focused assurance, tax, consulting and deals services for public and private clients in four areas: corporate accountability, risk management, structuring and M&A and performance and process improvement.

Sunway is one of Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates with core interests in real estate, construction, education, healthcare, retail, and hospitality, with a unique build-own-operate business model. With a presence in more than 50 locations primarily in the Asia region, Sunway Group comprises 13 business divisions – real estate, construction, retail, hospitality, leisure, healthcare, education, financial and investment services, trading and manufacturing, building materials, quarrying, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and digital. In all that Sunway does, it’s driven by Sunway’s core values of Integrity, Humility and Excellence.

GOLD SPONSOR

Maxis is the leading communications service provider in Malaysia, enabling individuals, families and businesses to do more in an Always On world. Maxis aims to provide an unmatched end-to-end internet experience to their customers – bringing together advanced always on connectivity and always great tech care.

RHB Banking Group multinational regional financial services provider that is committed to deliver complete solutions to our clients through differentiated segment offerings and an ecosystem that supports simple, fast and seamless customer experience, underpinned by cohesive and inspired workforce and relationship built with stakeholders

Headquartered and listed in Malaysia, RHB Banking Group is the longest established local bank, formed though the mergers of several banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1913. RHB Banking Group and its subsidiaries provide a full range of services ranging from retail banking, business banking, corporate and investment banking, Islamic banking, transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management, private equity and stockbroking services.

CAREER PARTNER

For 20 years, GRADUAN® has been the number one and most trusted career resource for Malaysian talents, guiding them to become part of the energetic workforce in Malaysia. It is also the preferred partner for top Malaysian employers when it comes to talent recruitment, helping corporations find the cream of the crop.

STRATEGIC PARTNER

The ICAEW Malaysia regional office is based in Kuala Lumpur. The region offers a wide range of activities to meet the needs and interests of their members. They play a key role in raising the profile of the Institute in the region through building relationships with key stakeholders and by ensuring that members’ views are promoted effectively on accountancy and business issues.