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2013 2017

Je rey Cheah Professorships were established Sunway iLabs, the innovation arm of Sunway Group,
at Harvard University as part of a landmark aims to foster entrepreneurship and stimulate
partnership between Je rey Cheah Foundation market-driven solutions, with a vision to become
and Harvard University to advance research on ASEAN’s leading innovation lab.
Southeast Asia studies. 2014 2017

Je rey Cheah Foundation and Oxford University forged ties to embark on A state-of-the-art RM18 million water treatment plant was
academic and cultural collaborations, including the establishment of Je rey Cheah commissioned in Sunway South Quay to ensure water security
Professorial Fellows at Brasenose College, Oxford University. for communities in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur.

2015

e Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) – Sunway Line is
Malaysia’s rst public
transport system powered
2015 by electric buses that run on
specially designed elevated
Je rey Cheah Foundation and Cambridge University lanes, enhancing connectivity
established academic link to advance research in medicine, and accessibility in Sunway
and set up Je rey Cheah Professorial Fellows at Gonville City Kuala Lumpur.
and Caius College, Cambridge University. 2020

Located at the University of Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Je rey Cheah 2020
Biomedical Centre is the centrepiece of the largest biotech cluster outside the
United States, and a renowned hub for research and development on Sunway FutureX is a venture and skill-building
immunology, stem cells as well as translation of pioneering research in hub based on three pillars: Farm, Talent, and
therapeutics and immunology into practical application. Campus. It houses Sunway XFarms, Sunway
Group’s agritech arm, 42KL, a groundbreaking
coding school, and a campus to facilitate
collaborations between young talents, researchers
and tech companies.

2016

Sunway Velocity Mall opens as part of a 23-acre
self-sustainable integrated development comprising 2020
residential, commercial, healthcare, education and
2016 hospitality components in the south of Kuala Lumpur. 42KL is the rst coding school of its kind in
Southeast Asia with a disruptive education model
e Je rey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University – zero tuition fees, zero teachers and zero
was established through a gift of USD 20 million by the Je rey Cheah traditional classrooms.
Foundation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions
Network, headed by Professor Je rey Sachs.

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