Language Olympiad 2021: UniKL romps to victory

Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) representatives romped to an easy victory after sweeping up 13 prizes at UniKL Language Olympiad 2021 which for the first time ever involved other institutions from Government Linked Universities (GLUs) and Institut Pendidikan MARA (IPMa).

Hosted by UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak (UniKL RCMP), the English language-based competition challenged the participants in six categories namely Movie Review Essay Competition, Product Review Video Competition, UniKL Battle of the Voices Competition, Public Service Advertisement Competition, Rising in Unity Photography and Impromptu Speech Competition.

Here is the full list of Language Olympiad 2021 winners :

1) Movie Review Essay Competition

2) Product Review Video Competition

3) Battle of the Voices Competition

4) Rising in Unity Photography Competition

5) Impromptu Speech Competition

6) Public Service Advertisement Competition

The awards were presented in a live Closing Ceremony and Award Announcement of Language Olympiad 2021, which was held virtually today.

Director of UniKL Centre For Student Development (CSD), Assoc.Prof. Tuan Salwani Awang @ Salleh expressed her hope for the competition to be an annual event that will give impact to all participants not only in developing their English language but also in terms of their character and personality development.

“I could not emphasise enough the importance of English language in our life. English language is a beautiful and universal language that, in my opinion, can help you conquer the world.

“Finally, I would like to record heartiest congratulations to UniKL RCMP for being such a great host for the 8th UniKL Language Olympiad. The committee has successfully hosted the event by having the GLUs and IPMa for the first time and not only that but they have also succeeded in inviting YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang in the Rising in Unity Webinar to share his experience and tips to become a successful person,” said Assoc. Prof. Tuan Salwani in her address during the closing ceremony, today.

Also in attendance, UniKL Language Olympiad 2021 Programme Director, Nudiya Idswa Nor Jasni, Senior Management Members of UniKL, juries, participants and Committee Members of UniKL Language Olympiad 2021.

UniKL Olympiad is an annual competition organised by CSD in collaboration with the Student Development Section of UniKL campuses, the occasion has received a total of 106 registrations from other institutions including Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UniTEN), Multimedia University (MMU), Kolej MARA Seremban, and Kolej MARA Seri Iskandar.

It is a combination of several forms of competitions, and some are stemmed from English courses taught at campus level, UniKL Language Olympiad focuses on acclaiming students’ linguistic talent, assessing students’ intellectual input, and their critical thinking skills.

As the year 2021 marks its second year of online learning and activities, therefore, the theme “Rising in Unity” was chosen to promote the spirit of strength and togetherness among the participants.