Kolej Yayasan UEM

Kolej Yayasan UEM

Interim Headmaster	Mr Richard Small
School type	Private boarding school
Founded	1998
Location	Lembah Beringin, Selangor, Malaysia

Kolej Yayasan UEM or KYUEM (formerly known as Kolej Matrikulasi Yayasan Saad (KMYS)) is a residential college situated in Lembah Beringin, Selangor, Malaysia. It is owned by Yayasan UEM, and is also part of the UEM Group. KYUEM offers the A-Level programme under the Cambridge International Examinations examination board. Results are good, and every year KYUEM students receive 'Best in the World for Subject' Awards.

Initially planned by Tan Sri Halim Saad, Kolej Matrikulasi Yayasan Saad (as it was then known) is a fully-residential college, modeled upon top British boarding schools. The teaching staff consists of Malaysians as well expatriate teachers from Britain and India. The college attempts to keep the ratio of 60% local teachers and 40% expatriates.

A pastoral care system is utilised, with groups of students being put under the care of teachers. These teachers (referred to as tutors) may or may not teach their tutor group, and function to provide social rather than academic assistance.

Accommodation

The college can accommodate approximately 400 students at any one time. Students live in chalets, and there are 104 serviceable chalets. There are 42 male chalets, and 62 chalets for female students. The football field and the multipurpose hall (MPH) serve to separate both areas.

Each chalet is able to house 4 students, each with their own room. Every room has its own bookshelf, ceiling fan, study table and chair, bed, and closet. The rooms are divided by partitions. Since these partitions do not reach the ceiling, it is possible for students to overhear their chaletmates in other rooms. There are two toilets per chalet, with shower also installed to allow students to maintain a somewhat civilised standard of hygiene. The toilets' partitions too, do not reach the ceiling. In addition, there is a common room which is equipped with an air-conditioner and a wireless-ready desktop computer. Unfortunately internet access here can be faulty from time to time.

In 2006, one of the staff apartments - Block F - was renovated to allow for more student accomodation, due to an earlier shortage of housing. Although the apartments were readied in time for the July 2006 student intake, there were sufficient chalets to accommodate all the students at the time. During that time, alumni returning to college for events such as the annual Alumni Weekend were allowed to stay there. However, the apartments have begun to be used by students in the January 2007 intake.

A new block was also completed in July 2006. The second floor of the block is currently used by the Arts department for classes, whereas the old Arts department classes (on the ground floor of the Academic Block) were converted into science laboratories.

The teachers and staff live in apartments. The teachers' apartments consist of three blocks situated next the boys' chalet area, whereas the staff apartments are located behind the female students' chalet area.

Places of interest

*Academic Block
*Crossroads
*The Great Hall
*Japanese Garden
*Musolla as-Saad
*The New Block (a.k.a The Arts Block or the L.B.B.S)
*Orde Kosmos
*Resource Centre
*Saad Square

Facilities

The college has 10 science laboratories, two lecture theaters, three IT laboratories and air-conditioned classes. Initially there was only one academic block, with only 8 science laboratories. However, a new block was added in 2006, and the non-laboratory classes on the ground floor were renovated to become two science laboratories.

The college is equipped with an Olympic-size swimming pool, a million-ringgit football field, two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a volleyball court and a multipurpose hall. As well as housing two squash courts, the mulipurpose hall can be used as a futsal court, 4 badminton courts, or a basketball court (not simultaneously). Usually it is set up to form 3 badminton courts, with the area of the final badminton court used to set up ping-pong tables.

The college Internet facilities are scheduled to be overhauled by January 2008.

Clubs and Societies

KYUEM students are known best for their leadership and communication skills. This is because there are many active clubs and societies in the College which students themselves organise. Through these clubs and societies, students organise events which exhibit the exceptional abilities of the student body, as well as provide a healthy outlet for creative and free expression.

List of Club and Societies

*Arabic Fellowship,
*Chess Club,
*Chinese Cultural Club,
*Computer Club,
*Creative Club,
*Cultural Club,
*Cycling Club,
*Green Thumb,
*Indian Cultural Club,
*Japanese Cultural Club,
*Model United Nation,
*Musolla Community (MUSCOM),
*Music Club,
*Natural History Club,
*Photography Club,
*Research & Development Club,
*Rotaract,
*Scrabble Club,
*Spanish Club,
*Veritas,

College Song

Midst Malaysia's verdant uplands
Stands the college built for all
Education is its mission
Scholarship its clarion call

Knowledge is the key to freedom
Study is the road to truth
We shall strive to serve our nation
As leaders of Malaysia's youth

Kesukaran diatasi
Kami kan bersatu hati
Menuju puncak jaya
Membela cita semua

Marilah kita berusaha
Tegakkan kebenaran
Demi bangsa dan negara
Kami sanjung setiap masa

External links

* [http://www.kyuem.edu.my/ Official homepage]
* [http://www.akyuem.org/ Alumni homepage]
* [http://muscom.iluvislam.com/ MUSCOM Blog]