A few words from Wendy Wong Wei Wei, founder of ASC
Greetings future actuaries,
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I’m Wendy Wong Wei Wei, founder and President in 2019, and Vice President 1 in 2020 for ASC.
I remember during my freshie days, I often thought about how it could benefit the actuarial students in APU if there is a platform where we can build our network, discuss doubts related to the actuarial field, and acquire skills which are not taught in the classroom. Without such a platform, I observed that students will have to seek for self- improvement independently, and this could sometimes feel like a lonely game.
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My main inspiration came in when I was attending the Actuary Redefined Conference organized by the Society of Actuarial Science of Heriot-Watt University in October 2018. It was a fruitful event where participants from various universities have gained valuable industrial knowledge, and even got the chance to showcase their skills in case study challenges. After the event, I realized that it was my aspiration to unite APU actuarial students and to have a platform where everyone gets an equal opportunity to exchange knowledge, develop skills required for future career, and to excel individually or as a team. This is when I communicated with Dr Raja about my intent to establish ASC.
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Today, I am really happy and proud of the hard work that my team and I have made in promoting the growth of ASC. Besides, I am also grateful that our club advisors, Ms Caryn, and Ms Zawatil have been supportive in our operations. Overall, it is always fulfilling to receive all the positive feedback and recommendations from participants after every event. We are glad that participants are satisfied with what we are doing, and it motivates us in the continuity pursuance of excellence.
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I hope that ASC will continue receiving support from all of our club members. Besides, I also wish ASC success in all future events. I am looking forward for ASC to organize larger events in the future. Hopefully, ASC will emerge as one of the most active and successful actuarial science clubs among undergraduates in Malaysia one day.
December, 2020
A few words from Ong Khai Liang,
president of ASC 2020
Dear future actuaries,
I’m Ong Khai Liang, the Vice President 2 in 2019 and President in 2020 for ASC, thank you for reading our magazine!
Wendy first approached my class when we were in a class and introduced us to the club and told us that there was a vacancy for the Vice President 2 role. Before I got the chance to think about it, my classmates had elected me for that role. During the club orientation, the team vibe was very good and I immediately became friends with the committees and members. From that point onwards, I knew that I could work well with the people in the club. By becoming the Vice President 2 has since given me a lot of opportunities to expand my network including being elected as a Student Representative Council Member in Malaysian Actuarial Student Association (MASA).
In 2020, I was elected as the President by Wendy and I immediately accepted without hesitation. Together with her help, we have recruited a new batch of committees for 2020. After deliberating the tasks for them, everyone was very responsible and got their job done in a very short time! We have reached new highs in 2020 such as creating new social media pages, inviting some professionals from the industry to be a speaker or instructor for our various events held! Based on the feedback received, all of the events organised were very enjoyable and they have learnt a lot of new knowledge that are often not taught during class!
For the calendar year 2021, Wendy and I will be graduating. Thus, we recruited another batch of committees and we have successfully appointed them in November 2020. By seeing all the attitude and passion from them, I can only see that they will bring this club to a higher level and in the future, ASC will be well known in Malaysia and I cannot wait to see what is coming next!
ASC has opened many new doors for me and I would like to thank everyone who has given me this once in a lifetime opportunity throughout the years!
December, 2020