PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 – Being active in co-curriculum and association at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) is not an excuse for being left behind in study.

This is evidenced by Rashwini d/o Balasuntram, 26, a graduand of B. Eng (Hons.) Chemical Engineering who received the Vice-Chancellor Award at the recent UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony.

The daughter of the couple Manjulah Radakrishnan and Balasuntram Balaraman said, time management is crucial in achieving success.

PAYA BESAR, 8 November 2022 - The Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Convocation Ceremony successfully celebrated 12,174 graduands this year through the organisation of three ceremonies involving graduands from 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The UMP 15th Convocation Ceremony (MKK15) saw 3,556 graduands celebrated from 16 to 20 March 2022 at the Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kuantan, following the standard operating procedures (SOPs) due to COVID-19.

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – While other graduands rejoiced at the presence of parents and family members at the convocation ceremony, it was the opposite for the graduand of Bachelor of Occupational Safety and Health with Honours, Nur Shafiqah Zakaria, 25, who was aggrieved when her late grandmother’s desire to see her receive her degree at the recent UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony was unfulfilled.

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 – The loss of her beloved mother, Maisarah Hilal Mohd Alwi, in the final year of diploma study due to stroke, made Wan Nur Ainna Amirah Wan Zulkifli bounced back to pursue her bachelor’s degree.

She said her father’s enthusiasm, Wan Zulkifli Wan Abdullah, 57, who worked alone inspired her to obtain Dean’s List Award every semester.

“This award is also a gift for my late mother,” she said.

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – The recipient of the Malakoff Corporation Bhd. Excellence Award, Cho Bo Wen aspires to become a successful engineer in the future.

The graduand of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours (Electronics), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) successfully graduated with a CGPA of 3.91.

He said he hoped to help the public and utilise all the knowledge learned at UMP.

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – “Do not day-dreaming and live in the present moment. Do not get stuck in the past and fixated on the future”, such are the words held dearly by Ng Wei Sheng, 24 graduate of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), who received the Heitech Excellence Award at the recent UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony.

The graduate of the Faculty of Computing was joyed because his tireless efforts paid off when he obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.92 during his four-year study at UMP.

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – B.Eng (Hons.) Civil Engineering graduand, Nur Anis Syazwani, 24, received the Puspanita Community Care Award at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 17th Convocation Ceremony at the UMP Sports Complex Hall.

She graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.83.

Initially, she was not interested and had to take up civil engineering, but she achieved the excellence award by earning the Dean’s List Award every semester seven times in a row.

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 – Two Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) graduands, Nur Harizah Mohd Nadzmi, 23 and Chew Yee Ping, 21 received the University Gold Award from the Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Abi Musa Asa’ari Mohemed Nor at the UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony held at the UMP Gambang Campus Sports Complex Hall.

Nur Harizah, a graduand of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Material Technology with Honours from the Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology (FSTI), obtained a CGPA of 3.83.

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – Junior Lieutenant Naval Reserve Officer, Aidilsyahrul Hanif Zulkifli, 24, proved that the hustle in co-curricular activities did not deter him from receiving the Perodua Excellence Award.

He said that every effort and struggle must have its outcomes and rewards.

“Even if I have a short rest period, it won’t make me give up and complain.

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 - Her unpretentious and always smiling style welcoming the guests present during her duties as a committee member of the Invitation and Welcome Committee at the recent Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 17th Convocation Ceremony turned out to hide a profound sadness in Siti Sakinah Mohtar.

She was also a celebrated graduand at the convocation ceremony when she completed her Master of Business Management (MBA) study.