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Cisco Networking Skills Competition 2007

Cisco Malaysia recently held its annual Networking Skills Competition at Universiti Kuala Lumpur on 5th May 2007. The competition is open to all Cisco Certified Networking Associates 1 (CCNA 1) and Cisco Certified Networking Associates 2 (CCNA 2) students of the Networking Academy Program in Malaysia.

A total of 49 teams, comprising 147 students from 14 academies participated in this year’s competition. According to Cisco Malaysia, the main objective of the competition was to promote and nurture the development and understanding of core networking skills amongst students.

In addition, the competition also provided an opportunity for the Networking Academy students to interact with each other and meet with potential employers at a Job Fair held in parallel to the event. Both the skills competition and the job fair were aimed to boost the students’ general confidence as they progress towards joining the ICT workforce.

At the end of the day’s event, six teams emerged as winners in two categories -- the Degree Category and Diploma Category. MMU Melaka G1 from Multimedia University Melaka campus bagged the first prize for the Degree Category, while Team Pluto from Malaysia France Institute won the Diploma Category. Both winners took home the individual trophies as well as book vouchers. In addition to that, Team MMU Melaka G1 was also rewarded with the Challenge Trophy for being the overall winner.

	1st Place (Degree Category) Best of the best: The winning team, MMU Melaka G1 from Multimedia University Melaka Campus, holding aloft the challenge trophy. From Left: Lau Siong Hoe (academy instructor), Koay Choon Ping (student), Yeap Zi Yi (student), Lee Seng Fong (student), Professor Dr. Abu Talib Othman (Deputy President Technoprenuer and SAD, Universiti Kuala Lumpur)
	2nd Place (Degree Category) Three’s a company: Team Cyber3 from Multimedia University Cyberjaya Campus makes it a 1-2 finish for MMU this year. From Left: Tan Han Lun (student), Teng Chuen Cheat (student), and Low Pik Jian
	3rd Place (Degree Category) All smiles: Team “UM02” from University of Malaya bagged the third prize. From Left: Ahmad Shauqi Hanafi (student), Mohd Ashraf Md Sharif (student), Mohd Khayri Mohamed Rozali (student), Professor Dr. Abu Talib Othman (Deputy President Technoprenuer and SAD, Universiti Kuala Lumpur)
	1st Place (Diploma Category) Proud Winners: Team “Pluto” from Malaysia France Institute standing proud with their prizes. From Left: Muhammad Saifulnizam Hamir (student), Ahmad Saufi Zulkifli (student), Mohd Raimi Mohammad (student), Yazmin Abdul Razak (Account Manager, Multimedia Development Corporation)
	2nd Place (Diploma Category) Rose among thorns: Yazmin Abdul Razak , Account Manager, Multimedia Development Corporation and the third prize winner, Team “ARAUX” from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis. From Left: Syed Anwar Shahrim Syed Abdullah (student), Muhammad Akmal Abu Bakar (student), Mohd Hafiz Kamaruddin (student), Yazmin Abdul Razak (Account Manager, Multimedia Development Corporation)
	3rd Place (Diploma Category) Team Spirit: Team “TATI” from Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute isn’t going home without the third prize. From Left: Ezham Hanifah (student), Roslina Abdul Wahab (student), Norlina Mat Ali (student), Yazmin Abdul Razak (Account Manager, Multimedia Development Corporation)
(top picture)	Nett@work: Some of the participants working hard to answer the test questions during this year’s Networking Skills Competition.