“Who’s Behind 42?” Matthijs van Leuven, CIO at Sunway Education Group.

This month, we sat down with Matthijs van Leeuwen, Chief Innovation Officer at Sunway Group and CEO of Sunway iLabs, the visionary behind 42 in Malaysia. With a career spanning Europe and Southeast Asia, Matthijs has turned a passion for innovation into impactful work in sustainability, education, and health. He shares how 42’s bold, peer-learning model fits perfectly with Sunway’s mission — and why they launched three campuses to open world-class tech education to all.

42 São Paulo: Radical education. Real people. Relevant impact.

Since 2019, 42 São Paulo has been redefining access to tech education in Brazil. Using 42’s disruptive model, it empowers diverse talent to grow not only as coders, but as collaborators and problem-solvers, building skills that matter, in a space where everyone belongs.