Cyryx College has won the boys and girls category of the Inter-College Handball Tournament 2016 with a comfortable victory over Villa College.

This is the second conservative win for Cyryx College’s boys team, who are now champions of the year 2015 and 2016.

In the girls final, Cyryx College defeated Villa College by 9 goals to 2 while in the boys final Cyryx College triumphed over Villa College by 19 goals to 5.

Five players from Cyryx College; Dheema Mohamed, Hawwa Riusha, Naabith Ismail, Shaushad Zameer and Ahmed Razunee were among the six best players selected from the tournament.

Conducted by the Handball Association of Maldives, the tournament was participated by Cyryx College, Villa College, MI College, Islamic University of Maldives and Arabiyya School. The tournament was held on the Kulhivaru Ekuveni Dhandu.

Mohamed Inaz, Expert on Sustainable Development, delivered a guest lecture at Cyryx College on 13th August 2016. With a Masters in Geo-Information System from Wageningen Agricultural University and the Institute for Aerospace and Earth Sciences in Netherlands, he specializes in viewing development through complex lenses and layering solutions for long term sustainability.

The lecture was on the topics ‘Leadership-The Sustainable Perspective.’  He explained how sustainable development tries to make interaction between Social, Economic and Environmental aspects of a society. He also emphasized the importance of a balance between these three pillars.

Mohamed Inaz is the latest in a series of guest lecturers to visit Cyryx College.  At Cyryx College, Diploma, Bachelor and Master students are offered a range of Guest Lectures, Workshops and Seminars by nationally and internationally recognized leaders in various fields each year. This Leaders @ Cyryx College: Guest Lecture Series provides our students with the opportunity to hear from and interact with high-profile leaders and professionals in government, industry or community organizations practicing in their field.

Cyryx College has met with a team from Microsoft (Asia Pacific Region) to explore industry academia collaboration and technology in higher education. Vice Rector, Academic Affairs, Mohamed Shareef and Deputy Dean, School of Business, Aminath Shahida of Cyryx College met with Education Director, Public Sector for Asia Pacific Region, Don Carlson and APAC Devices Solutions Specialist, Public Sector – Education, Amit Pawar of Microsoft to present and discuss areas of collaboration between Microsoft and Cyryx College with the aim of enhancing academic activities at Cyryx College.

During the meeting, Vice Rector Shareef highlighted that Cyryx College has been the premier trainer and education provider in information technology in Maldives for over two decades and that Cyryx College believes that partnership with industry is the key for developing and maintaining the position in the future. The members of the Microsoft team expressed their interest to partner with Cyryx College in a number of areas that would bring in new opportunities and enhance quality of education delivery at the College.

Cyryx College welcomed the newest batches of Bachelor’s Degree students this Saturday, 16^th July 2016. Orientation session held at Cyryx College Galolhu Campus was hosted by Vice Rectors Mohamed Shareef and Jothi Stalin.

During this session, Vice Rector Stalin presented details about the structure of programs offered at Cyryx and explained various aspects of student life on and off the campus to maximize learning during their time at Cyryx. Vice Rector Shareef highlighted the importance of Education and urged students to utilize their study life in the college to achieve their personal aspirations and goals in life. He also advised students to take full advantage of the support that will be offered to them and to make wise use of their time as mature learners.

Furthermore, both Vice Rectors briefed students about the resources and support services available at the college.

11 journalists from various media groups in Maldives have completed the two-day refresher workshop orgnanised by Cyryx College under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme. The workshop was designed to provide the participants with soft skills and knowledge in several areas that are essential for carrying out their work and to increase their impact on the Maldivian society. Topics covered in the workshop include sociology and society, research skills, media and human rights, as well as communication skills.

  

At the closing ceremony of the workshop, certificates were handed over to the participants by the President of the Broadcasting Commission, Mohamed Shaheeb. In his address to the participants, he emphasised the importance of training and skill development for journalists in order to improve the quality of the media in general. He also thanked Cyryx College for taking the initiative to provide skills development opportunities for journalists, which he stressed will contribute positively towards developing a stronger and more responsible culture of journalism in Maldives. Vice Rector Ahmed Shahid outlined key areas covered in the programme and expressed that Cyryx College will continue to provide such opportunities to various sectors of the society in order to make a positive educational contribution to the Maldivian society.