HE is the sole recipient from Sibu this year to win the prestigious Junior Chamber International (JCI) Malaysia’s Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award (academic leadership and accomplishment).
He is currently in-charge of UCTS technical working committee.
UCTS is the first university in the world to be platinum-rated for Green Building Index (GBI) award. It is the world’s most environmentally friendly and sustainable university
He also served in Sibu Muncipal Council (SMC) for two and half years and headed the Standing Committee of Petty Traders and Market of the council.
Prior to that, he was active in promoting higher education development of Sibu.
A graduate of the University of Western Australia with a Masters of Economics, he helped the state government set up Sarawak Maritime College, University College of Technology, Sarawak and the development of Laila Taib College.
He has also played a key role in transforming Institute Executive Kuching to become Executive College Kuching.
He has for 15 years devoted himself to education service since his return from Australia in 1998, at the age 21.
He started working with United College Sarawak in 1999 and helped transform the college into what it is today.
The college, renamed Laila Taib College in 2010, is housed in a new campus with land and buildings donated by Espirit Wealth Sdn Bhd and KTS group of companies respectively.
Andrew has almost single-handedly been responsible for setting up Sarawak Maritime College with financial assistance from the state government and Shin Yang Group Of Companies.
For two years, he played a key role in setting up University College of Technology Sarawak.
He said when he was first made CEO of United College Sarawak (UCS), he was only 25 years old.
Critics also said then he was too young. One even said the college would collapse under him within two years.
But, as Wong remarked, today, UCS, renamed Laila Taib College, is standing tall, providing free higher education.