The CEO & Founder – Mr Kenneth has over 22 years of experience in Higher Education Industry in international education development, teaching, recruitment, training, and managing students. He has more than 20 years of marketing experience in diverse countries such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, Mongolia, Iran, Africa Region, South Asia Region & Middle Eastern countries. He has lived in Beijing for over 11 years and traveled to more than 150 cities in China while managing over 200 student recruitment agencies. Since then, he has recruited more than 10,000 international students to Malaysia.

He has had enormous success in building international relations, university collaborations, and franchises in Asia. His long-standing career throughout these years and passion for education have inspired him to set a higher goal in promoting student education internationally across Asia. The universities partner that he has been collaborating in Malaysia includes Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Multimedia University (MMU), Limkokwing University of Creative Technology,  Binary University, University Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST University), IEG Campus, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), HELP University, Taylors University, DRB HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), and Han Chiang University College of Communication.

Apart from the collaboration with the universities, Mr Kenneth has also setup a few offices in USM and UKM to assist the international students he recruited in the universities. A few more offices are coming soon in UM, UPM, UMK, MMU, Limkokwing China, Binary University, UNIRAZAK, UNIMAP, UUM, UMS, ASWARA, AIMST and IEG.

Mr. Kenneth has also invested his time and resources to do research and development in the metaverse technology in education. He has a very aspiring vision and mission for metaverse to be adapt in teaching and learning in education. He has registered Metaverse University LLC in United State in January 2022 to conduct education in metaverse. The first step of success just proven when he has been awarded as the First Metaverse Universities Campus in Malaysia by The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM). Mr. Kenneth and his companies has been leading the metaverse technology in Malaysia to promote teaching and learning in education. The spirit doesn’t end here, he’s keener to explore more in metaverse technology to advance the education system in Malaysia.

Furthermore, Mr. Kenneth has contributed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the pandemic Covid-19. During the pandemic, he has donated food for the needs through his restaurant, Cili Panda. Following with the Bendera Putih campaign for one month of foods for lunch and dinner. The CEO & Founder has also appointed as the Vice President (Malaysia) of United Nation Sustainable Development Goals Project 2030 (#SDG Action 30828 “1000 Children’s Library Project in Poor Area in Asia”) on 6^th September 2019. Moreover, he has given scholarship to 10,000 B40 students in Ri-Yaz College “Rebirth Scholarship” in collaboration with Yayasan Pendidikan Malaysia amounting to RM100 million.

Current Position:

• Founder CEO/President of Phoenix Asia Academy of Technology
• Founder CEO/President of MVU Metaverse Universal Holdings
• Founder of Phoenix Asia Management
• Founder of Phoenix Asia Academy KL
• CEO/President of Ri-Yaz College
• Founder of Phoenix Asia Language Centre
• Founder of MVU Creative Digital
• Founder President of Phoenix AI Education Technology
• Founder of MicroUni Pte. Ltd., Singapore
• Founder of MicroLearn
• Founder of Metaverse University LLC, United States
• Founder of Harmony Asia Homes
• Founder of Cili Panda & Cili Panda Cafe
• K.T (Pingat Kelakuan Terpuji)

 

Education:

• Global MBA, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Swiss School of Management, Switzerland

 

Offices in Malaysia:

• MVU Metaverse Universal Holdings & Phoenix Asia Rebirth Campus
  2 & 4, Gat Lebuh Chulia, 10300 Georgetown, Penang
  +604 – 217 0177

• Ri-Yaz College
  142L, Jalan Burma, 10050 George Town, Penang
  +604 – 226 6455

• Phoenix Asia Language Centre
  Hotel Royal Penang Office Tower, 9th & 12th Floor, Office Tower, Hotel Royal Penang, No. 3 Jalan Larut, 10050 George Town, Penang
  +6019 – 4149479

• Phoenix Asia Centre@USM
  Aras Bawah Bangunan E42, Canselori II, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor
  +60 12-383 4730

• PAWA – Phoenix Art of War Academy
  19, Lebuh Presgrave, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang
  +6016 – 553 5553

• MVU Metaverse Universal Holdings & Phoenix Asia Academy of Technology (KL)
  Unit E-05-05B, Level 5, Icon Tower, No.1 Jalan 1/68F, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, WP, Malaysia
  +603 – 9779 7093

• Phoenix Asia @UKM
  Lot 3.06, Wisma UNIKEB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  +60 17-671 4880
  +60 3-9779 7093

 

International Offices:

• Phoenix @ CHINA (HQ) [China]
  604-1, UNO International, No. 97 of Qingyang Avenue, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China

• Phoenix @ SHANGHAI [China]
  Units 313, No. 288 Hongqiao World Centre, 1588 Zhuguang Road, Qingpu, Shanghai China

• Phoenix @ ANHUI [China]
  14th Floor Office Building, Uanyu International Plaza, Suzhou Government Affairs, China

• Phoenix @ NINGXIA [China]
  No.131, Xuerong Lane, Jinfeng Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous, China

• Phoenix @ JIANGSU [China]
  211 Floor 2, Biguiyuan (Country Garden) East China Centre, Jurong Economic Development Zone Zhejiang, China

• Phoenix @ HUBEI [China]
  1301-Block B, Nova Centre, Dongfengsanlu, Hanyan Wuhan, China

• Phoenix @ GUANGZHOU [China]
  No.64, Dongpinglu, Yicuixinyuan Guicheng, Nanhai, Foshan Guangdong, China

• Phoenix @ XI’AN [China]
  Room 119, Building 6, Yanta Campus Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an City, Shaanxi Province, China

• Phoenix @ GUANGXI [China]
  No. 9, Guokai Avenue, Jiangnan Nanning, GuangXi, China

• Phoenix Asia MICROUNI PTE. LTD. [Singapore]
  6 BATTERY ROAD, Postal 049909

• Phoenix @ KOREA [South Korea]
  1003, 375, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 06620

 

Former Position:

• Senior Director of International @ LimKokWing University
• Director of International Recruitment @ Taylor’s University
• Deputy General Secretary of ASEAN Retails-Chains Franchise Federation, Penang Chapter
• Deputy General Secretary of ARFF Penang Region (ASEAN Retail and Franchise Federation, Malaysia
• Vice President of St John Ambulance Malaysia Southwest, Penang
• Chairman of National Language Centre Association Malaysia
• Special Advisor to the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to China
• Special Advisor to Kwong Wah Jit Poh Newspaper, Malaysia
• Special Advisor to Beijing Guangming Daily Study Abroad Magazine, China
• Special Advisor to DRB-HICOM University of Automotive and Kuala Lumpur University (UNIKL)
• Committee Member of MAYCHAM ( Malaysia-China Chamber of Industry and Commerce )

 

Summary of Achievement:

• Recruited more than 10,000 international students to Malaysia
• Dec 2008, invited as a TV Guest on China’s most famous Celebrity Show called “DAY DAY UP” on Hunan TV Channel
• Oct 2010, TV guest for 3 episodes on The Travel Channel, China
• Elected By Malaysia Business Community in China as Committee Member of Malaysia China Chamber of Commerce and
• Industry in 2009 and 2013
• Guest Speaker of 2010’s 3rd Annual Meeting of New Trends in Chinese Real Estate by the China Urban Development and
• Public Relations Association
• Special Guest of a media interview in 2009: Sohu Education Channel and Ciein.com online Magazine
• 2011: Appeared in Kwong Wah Jit Poh, Malaysian Chinese Newspaper (twice), and China’s People Century Magazine
• 2011 and 2012 Global Kung Fu Magazine, Global Entrepreneur Magazine China
• Trained 42 Students in Mandarin Intensive Program and Internship Placement in China through the Malaysian Education
• Ministry and Albulkary Foundation
• Hosted the Minister of Education from Rwanda’s visit to Chengdu and Chongqing and successfully secured more than 20
• scholarships/sponsorship from the Rwanda Government.
• Recruited about 200 students to USM in the last 2 years (2018)
• ASEAN Most Recognised Leading Brand in International Education and Student Management (2019)
• KWYP DR. SUN YAT SEN SME BUSINESS MODEL AWARD (2019)
• THE BRANDLAUREATE AWARDS (2020)
• PINGAT KELAKUAN TERPUJI (P.K.T.) by Penang Governor (2021)
• MOVERS & SHAKERS’ AWARD BY ASIA HRD AWARD (2021)
• INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARDS – FIRST METAVERSE UNIVERSITIES CAMPUS IN MALAYSIA BY PIKOM, TECHFEST 2022, WCIT & PCCC (2022)