{"id":21306,"date":"2024-02-09T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T01:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/?p=21306"},"modified":"2024-02-08T21:37:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:37:23","slug":"a-newer-brighter-segi-blazes-into-the-year-of-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/a-newer-brighter-segi-blazes-into-the-year-of-the-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"A Newer, Brighter SEGi Blazes into the Year of the Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The year of the dragon marks many exciting changes, especially for the Chinese community who attribute fame and fortune to the ever-shifting Feng Shui.<\/p>\n<p>But tradition and beliefs apart, SEGi University &amp; Colleges is making a monumental change that is bound to redefine the education industry.<\/p>\n<p>Carrying the tagline \u201cSEGi, A New Dawn,\u201d the group is working towards making education more accessible and affordable to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32100 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Segi-Uni-Dawn-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in this context points not only to the local scene but abroad, with strategic plans being undertaken to target potential students in the continents of Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The call for sustainability has never been more strident, and SEGi has replied with its efforts towards digitalisation to go green and achieve net zero carbon, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Our pioneering research initiatives address the most critical challenges in sustainable development, guided by the principles laid out in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent among them are the study of big data towards agriculture, treatment of rubber industry wastewater, troubleshooting on biogas production and impact of green finance, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>The pinnacle of our digitalisation effort is no other than SEGi MetaCampus, a first in Malaysia, which introduces an immersive 3D, virtual learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>Students of SEGi are no longer confined by their geographical location, being represented by exciting, avatar figures that are able to attend lectures, engage in community events or potential employers.<\/p>\n<p>The SEGi MetaCampus is the incarnation of a well-equipped campus, comprising numerous lecture halls, meeting rooms, libraries, retail shops, student hangouts and concert halls.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, SEGi is broadening its services to include the K-12, consisting of two international and one private school.<\/p>\n<p>The FutureEdge College has also been established to cater to technical, vocational education and training.<\/p>\n<p>All said initiatives are but a peek at the horizon that is steadily transforming into a new dawn for SEGi.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a student, shareholder or stakeholder, there is much in store for the future where SEGi is concerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year of the dragon marks many exciting changes, especially for the Chinese community who attribute fame and fortune to the ever-shifting Feng Shui. But tradition and beliefs apart, SEGi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":21307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[75],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21309,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions\/21309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colleges.segi.edu.my\/penang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}