Vijay Eswaran wins Special Award for Education Entrepreneurship and Leadership

QI Group Executive Chairman, Vijay Eswaran was bestowed the ‘Special Award for Education Entrepreneurship and Leadership’ at the 18th Malaysian Education Summit, organised by the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI).

Malaysia’s Minister of Education ll, Dato Seri Idris Jusoh presented the award held at the SWAN Convention Centre here.

The award recognises Eswaran for his vision, innovation, leadership and success in navigating Quest International University Perak (QIUP) to rapid growth during the last three years. Notably, the university, a joint venture between the QI Group and the Perak state government, is expected to surpass the 1,000 mark student population and extend the programmes offered to 24 by end of this year.

“While I am thrilled to be an award recipient for education entrepreneurship and leadership, this achievement could not have been possible without QIUP’s dedicated teaching staff, our trusted council members, and our students who challenge us daily to improve the way we do things at the university.

“I am also very honoured to receive this award alongside the rest of the accomplished entrepreneurs such as Dato’ Peter Ng of UCSI Unversity and Tan Sri Ir Othman Merican of Sri Kuala Lumpur School, who are all working diligently for the transformation of the education sector as well as to build innovative private education in Malaysia and globally,” said Eswaran.

Eswaran, who is also the University Council Chairman for QIUP, wins this award for showing fine entrepreneurial skills and exceptional management expertise as well as for his role in the development of professional education, education reforms and innovation.

Under the leadership of Eswaran, QIUP is today one of the fastest growing universities in the country, currently offering 20 programmes including medicine and post graduate.

“From its humble beginning in 2011, the QIUP saga is a story of the hunger for excellence and the thirst for achievements. The far-sightedness, courage and determination on the part of the University’s management team in identifying an industry niche and capitalising on core competencies are the mainstay in our quest to turn QIUP into an education hub in the country.

Speaking as a Panelist at the Summit on the topic of “Transforming Malaysian Education in the 21st Century, Eswaran said English language proficiency is fundamental to the transformation of the Malaysian education sector.

“English proficiency in the country has reached a critical level that it can undermine the well-being and international standings of this country in the absence of genuine efforts to curb its decline. It is difficult to conduct economic and commercial activities without a strong command of English.

“The poor, especially those in the rural areas, will suffer from the lack of proficiency in English. Malaysians need to be able to find employment anywhere in the world and proficiency in English can provide access to the international job market, which undoubtedly can help the poor get a decent, good paying job,” explained Eswaran.

The Malaysian Education Summit brought together key stakeholders in Malaysian Education to brainstorm on how best to further enhance the quality of education as well as to discuss critical issues on the implementation of the new education blueprint. The Summit also discussed key trends and identified new opportunities in the education sector.



Receiving the Special Award for Education Entrepreneurship
and Leadership from Minister of Education, Dato Seri Idris Jusoh.

Vijay Eswaran conferred SSAP

At the investiture ceremony in Abu Bakar Palace in Pekan, Vijay Eswaran is conferred the SSAP by Sultan Ahmad Shah

On Feb 2, 2013, Vijay Eswaran was the recipient of yet another honour. In recognition of his contribution to the development of the State of Pahang, he was conferred the royal honour SSAP which carries the title “Dato’ Sri” by  Hi Royal Highness Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang on the occasion of His Royal Highness’ 82^nd Birthday.
The investiture ceremony took place at the Abu Bakar Palace, Pekan in the state of Pahang in Malaysia.

Source: http://www.vijayeswaran.com/2013/02/vijay-eswaran-conferred-ssap/

An important tip for your next presentation.

Vijay Eswaran - Executive Chairman

Vijay Eswaran
Executive Chairman

Leaving corporate America and returning to his roots in Asia, Vijay Eswaran turned his entrepreneurial skills into what is known today as the QI Group.
He is not only the founder of this multimillion dollar conglomerate, but also a successful businessman, best-selling author, philanthropist and accomplished motivational speaker who lectures around the world on a wide variety of topics.
Being a philanthropist at heart, Eswaran has established two Foundations that work on numerous projects in the area of education, women empowerment and youth development worldwide. His charitable efforts around the world were internationally recognised when he was listed by Forbes Asia in its annual list of Heros of Philanthropy in 2011.
He has also been awarded the lifetime achievement award in Regional Philanthropy by leading independent think tank Asian Strategic Leadership Institute in Malaysia and the International Leader in Global Business Strategies award by the GOPIO, the Global Organisation for People of Indian Origin.



To learn more about Eswaran and read his multiple digital profiles, please visit his website www.vijayeswaran.com

Source: http://www.qigroup.com/about/leadership/leadership-2/

Special needs kids flex entrepreneurial muscles

Children with special needs from the Rashid Centre for the Disabled will soon have an opportunity of a unique partnership with e-commerce platform, the QNET, ready to sell their products globally and earn a respectful recognition for them.In this regard, a partnership between the Rashid Centre and the QNET was signed to utilise the potential of special needs children in designing and manufacturing products like abayas and traditional fragrances. Khaled Diab, Regional General Manager at Mena, QNET told The Gulf Today an agreement with the centre has been completed and will support these children.

The Rashid Centre has a huge training workshop on its premises. Many students with special needs are producing a number of products and learning skills from their teachers. The product range is photo frames, tableware, decoration items, wooden fancy boxes, abayas, ethnic jewellery products and a number of bakery items.“During a recent visit to the Centre, we found that children with special needs at the centre manufacture abayas with unique designs which could easily be sold online. Through this partnership, we will ask these children to create more designs every 3-4 months, and these new designs will be showcased online as well as the perfumes being manufacturing by the centre’s students,” he added.QNET will buy products like abayas, perfumes and Oud, a traditional fragrance, designed and manufactured by the Rashid Centre students, and then sell them on the platform of QNET’s direct selling.

He also informed them that a couple of varieties of perfumes made by the Rashid Centre’s students are in the testing phase by a group of users, and soon the line of perfumes will also be on sale at QNET’s platform.
“The Rashid Centre through its comprehensive approach has honed the skills of these special needs children. Many young students are capable of designing abayas in many different ways and could be sold easily worldwide through the internet. These children have the power of designing, and we have the power of marketing and selling, and the joint venture will capture the attention of the entire world,” he said. The long-term partnership will also help the centre raise funds for itself as well as recognise its talented students who possess a variety of capabilities. A portion of the proceeds from the QNET sale will be handed over to the Centre, he said. Khaled Diab added that last year on its 15th anniversary, QNET has launched 15 campaigns in 15 countries. “In the UAE, we provided 5 water purifiers to a number of labour camps and portable water to over 15,000 workers,” he added. Besides these partnerships with local organisations, QNET has also been extending its support to orphans and monthly food packages to deserving families in Ramadan.

Source: http://gulftoday.ae/portal/8d9c3f29-78f2-42ba-b340-61f5571c2725.aspx

The Quality of Excellence

Excellence is striving for quality or merit in all that we do with awareness and attention. It must be tempered by balance, because when we seek excellence in one area, we risk neglecting our other values and priorities. Excellence does not mean being perfect; it means using our abilities and opportunities to their fullest potential. Excellence is not a skill but a habit with the right attitude.It is a spontaneous performance that one prepares for well before hand. It is an art wrought by sustained training that has evolved into habit. One achieves excellence by paying attention to every detail with a focused awareness. Exellence is simply doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Excellence is a brilliant outstanding quality that is superb in its application and sterling in its finish. Excellence does not fade, it just becomes greater by day. In true excellence the path is continuously upward. It means surpassing all others in merit and brilliance.

Excellence in principle is competing against yourself. It is about being better than you were the day before. Excellence is not what you do, but how you do it. It is the best that is in a person. Excellence is not a skill but an attitude. It is clearly habit which builds into a character of excelling. It becomes spontaneous as we progress eventually becoming effective while appearing effortless. It is the demonstration of championship. Excellence is an art perfected by long training, practice, patience, persistence and peseverence . Excellence always excels more in action than in speech. Excellence is unleashing the almost unlimited ability within oneself driven by will power. It raises the quality of every action. Life is like a play, it is not the length but the excellence(as in the quality) of acting that matters. Excellence is always in the details, Excellence is doing even ordinary things in an extraordinary way. It requires the same arduous, patient and painful process of preparation to achieve excellence in all fields. The first sign of excellence is almost always a higher, refined moral sense.

Source: http://www.vijayeswaran.com/2010/07/the-quality-of-excellence/

The essence of network marketing

If you have been in this business for awhile, let me ask you something. What is the essence of network marketing? Is it trust? Integrity? Freedom?

All of these count, but ultimately the essence of network marketing is service. In fact, if you understand what it means to be in service, you will understand network marketing. And if you understand network marketing, you will know how to achieve your goals in this business.

Essentially, service means serving without quantifying, serving in a selfless manner — service above the self! Service is about giving, not taking, because that is where true strength lies.



Let’s be honest here. How many of you are too preoccupied with when your next cheque will come? Are you sometimes so engrossed in calculating profits that you forget what it means to be a leader?

If you keep focusing on the small things, your mindset will remain small. Remember, wealth is not your bank statement; wealth is a state of mind. If the most successful men were suddenly robbed of their riches, do you think they would stay broke? Of course not, because they know exactly how to return to that state of success.

For a network leader to reach that state of success, you must first pass the ultimate test of strength: learning to be in service. Why? Leadership is also about service: you have to carry your team members and serve them willingly, patiently, persistently. When you serve them, they will serve you. That is why true leaders are called servant leaders, and why I am first and foremost a network marketer, not Managing Partner or Executive Chairman.



A fine example of leadership through selfless service is our In Service Brotherhood, comprising our own brothers and sisters in the network who readily volunteer their services for free at each V event.

Being part of the InService tests their level of commitment to humble servitude, an essential lesson to be learned before they can become great leaders and guide their teams to success. It is more than a tradition, it is the way of life of a true servant leader!

Tell me, my fellow networkers: Do you truly understand the essence of network marketing? Are you doing what you must to be a good leader? How can you be of better service to others? Do share your stories with me.