Griffith University alumnus Lee Sin Tiew has won the Distinguished Young Alumni Award at the 2022 Malaysian Australian Alumni Council (MACC) awards.
The awards recognise and honour exceptional Malaysian graduates from Australian universities and institutes of higher learning, and showcase excellence in Australian tertiary education.
Lee Sin Tiew is a Malaysian entrepreneur and educator who has used her finance background to launch a creative arts empire and become a powerful advocate for arts education.
After completing a Master of Commerce in 2010 at Griffith University, she quickly climbed the corporate ladder and led a nationwide chain of creative arts schools in Malaysia.
She is also a philanthropist, who was inspired by her own humble beginnings to give back to marginalized communities in her homeland. A full scholarship from the Malaysia Australian Alumni Council allowed her to fulfil her dream of studying abroad.
She used the skills and knowledge she attained during her studies at Griffith University to take over the Artivo School of Creativity – showing how a creative arts education can transform young lives, one child at a time. She is now the managing director of 19 centres in Malaysia, juggling her business with two young children.
Lee Sin Tiew has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including most recently being named a Global Peace Ambassador for Global Peace Chain, as well as being named an MACC Scholarship Ambassador. She was also awarded Griffith Business School’s 2021 Outstanding Young Alumnus award.
Read more of Lee Sin Tiew’s story here.
