Creative talent and industry-ready skills were on full display during the final presentation of Independent Design Practices, held on 4 August 2025 at the Theatrette. Featuring Year 3 students from the Diploma in Creative Multimedia programme, the session brought to life months of hard work, innovation, and applied learning in a professional showcase setting.
The event served as a capstone experience, equipping students to meet the demands of an evolving creative industry. As the global digital content market is projected to reach over USD 38 billion by 2030, nurturing talent with real-world presentation skills, cross-disciplinary thinking, and portfolio-ready projects is more vital than ever for graduates stepping into high-impact creative roles.
SEGi College Sarawak hosted the event as part of its commitment to experiential learning and design excellence. Students presented final-year projects across areas such as 3D animation, integrated campaign design, video storytelling, and game production. Each project reflected the student’s unique creative voice while adhering to industry-standard workflows, tools, and visual communication strategies.
A key highlight of the session was the inclusion of guest evaluator Ang Tse Chwan, Managing Director of Illustrato Studio PLT, who offered students direct insight into client expectations, creative direction, and career development pathways in the design sector. Alongside SEGi lecturer Yeeni Ayu Rosita, his feedback helped students refine their understanding of what it takes to thrive beyond the classroom — an essential bridge between academia and industry.
Yeeni, a certified industrial designer with credentials from Sarawak Design Centre and Bandung Institute of Technology, is known for her hands-on, quality-focused approach to teaching. With published research on sustainable design using sago waste materials and advanced interior prototyping, her academic leadership plays a key role in instilling innovation and sustainability consciousness into the curriculum.
The showcase demonstrated more than just aesthetic output; it highlighted the power of education in empowering young creatives to build careers rooted in originality, adaptability, and social responsibility. As creative industries continue to drive job creation and cultural development globally, education providers have a critical role in shaping professionals who can contribute meaningfully to a knowledge-based economy.
This event is organised in support of the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
SDG 4 – Quality Education
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
