From the Vice Chancellor’s Desk

Happy 2016 Independence Day

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Salam Ilmu, Keikhlasan, Kecemerlangan UniMAP

MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!......Alhamdulillah, we have been celebrating independence for 59 years and we will also celebrate Malaysia Day on  16^th of September. Praise Allah Azza Wajalla for still blessing us with peace, prosperity and tranquility.

However, albeit the prosperity achieved, we must never take for granted the sacrifices made by our elders towards achieving independence. In the process of independence, all races in Malaysia have stand united and I believe that the spirit can be maintained until today. Without unity from all races, it is not impossible that we can lose our hard fought independence. I urge everyone in UniMAP to always maintain this harmonious relation and not easily influenced by certain agenda intended to damage this relationship.

I would like to also use this opportunity to welcome our new degree students for the 2016/2017 Academic Session whom have registered on 28^th of August. We in UniMAP would like to give our warmest welcome to all of you.

Please bear in mind that your parents are hoping for your success. Please cherish the opportunity given and do not take it for granted.  Strive for excellence and let that be your gift towards your parents.

On behalf of the university, I hope that you will be determined, focused, and after you have tried your best, pray that Allah Aza Wajalla will grant you success in your study. InsyaAllah, you will be successful students.

Let’s hope that Allah Azza Wajalla will bless our effort and ease our endeavor for success..

Wabillahittaufiq Walhidayah, Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

From the Vice Chancellor's Desk

Januari 2016

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Salam Sehati Sejiwa

Salam Ilmu, Keikhlasan, Kecemerlangan UniMAP

Alhamdulillah, I am thankful to Allah Azza Wajalla for his grace in giving us chance to welcome the year of 2016.

I wish everbody Happy New Year, may this year bring more success to all of us.

Time flies, and now we are in the year of 2016, where everthing is fast paced. As an individual, we need to stay positive and also to continuously making effort to improve and to move forward.

Looking back over the years, I am sure each of us has several things that we wished to improve on, from old habit or negative behavior to a whole new resolution. However, the most important thing to note is when to start and how to make it all happen.

UniMAP, too will start 2016 with a new resolution to move at part with seven key performance indexes (KPI) set by the Ministry of Education (KPT).

In response to new challenges, UniMAP is commited to achieve the KPI through all the initiatives that has been arranged and planned in order to face the challenging 2016. Cooperation and commitment from all is vital to achieve the university's aims and goals. In the beginning of this New Year, i am hoping for us to put our hands together and make it happen.

My hopes and wishes will be to all UniMAP staff and academicians, let's work together to positively change our attitude, mindset, habits and working practices for the better. This is to ensure UniMAP is still able to always play its role in educating our nation's gems.

From the Vice Chancellor's Desk
December 2015

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh and Salam Sehati Sejiwa

Salam Ilmu, Keikhlasan, Kecemerlangan UniMAP

Alhamdulillah, I am thankful to Allah Azza Wajalla for his grace in allowing me a moment to write an article for the final month of 2015. I am thankful that our beloved UniMAP has become more mature and more renowned for its successes worldwide. The highest congratulations I give to the entire UniMAP community, thanks for your hard work all these years. Only Allah Azza Wajalla will be able to repay your deeds.

Alhamdulillah after 14 years since our inception, UniMAP is now among the top 524 universities in the world from the assessment of QS World University Rankings by Faculty Area. We can take pride in our rankings in focused fields as UniMAP is ranked 473rd in the world in Chemical Engineering, 474th in the world in Engineering, Mechanical & Aeronautics and 515th in the world in Electrical and Electronics.

Meanwhile in the QS Asian University Rankings which assesses institutes of higher education in Asia based on several assessment criteria which covers employer feedback, teaching-learning, research and internationalization, UniMAP is at 226th position and the 10th best university in Malaysia. In the QS World University Rankings, UniMAP is between the 750th to the 780th position and in 2020 we have targeted UniMAP's position to be among the top 500 universities in the world. May UniMAP's road ahead for the coming years be filled with ease. Insya ALLAH.

Before ending this article, I would like to wish Good Luck to UniMAP researchers who will be participating at the 2015 International Conference and Exposition on Inventions of Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA) which will take place from 4 to 6 December at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. I hope that we will be able to retain the title which we had previously won. I think that is enough words from me for now, and may what has been conveyed here be guidance for us all.

That's all from me, Wabillahittaufiq Walhidayah,Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 10th  UniMAP CONVOCATION GRADUATES

Assalamualaikum W.B.T

Alhamdulillah, the 10th University Malaysia Perlis Convocation held on the 19^th  to 21^st  September had successfully ended.  UniMAP has successfully supplied ten cohorts of graduates for the nation’s human capital needs.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the 2,075 graduates who have successfully graduated at this convocation. I wish you all success in life.

UniMAP has existed for 14 years, and this convocation has paved history as it was held at Dewan Ilmu for the first time and, for the first time too, five sessions were conducted. My heartiest congratulations also goes to the entire secretariat who had worked tirelessly to ensure the smooth operation of this convocation.

This month also host another important event as the 2015 Public University Autonomous Readiness Audit (AKA) will be conducted by experts and auditors from The Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC).

The purpose of the audit is to award autonomy, which is the hand over of responsibilities to the university, in order to make effective decisions in achieving excellence in the higher education agenda by upholding the principles of integrity and accountability.

Among the aspects that will be audited are Institutional Governance, Finance, Human Resources and Academic. Let us pray together for the smooth running of this audit process and hope that UniMAP will be awarded with the autonomous status.

Before ending my message, I would like to thank the UniMAP Board of Directors and everyone from UniMAP for trusting me with the title of Professor Emeritus at the Special Convocation recently. I truly believe that this is not the result of my efforts alone, but it is the contributions of everyone from UniMAP in upholding the name of the university that we all care about. Only Allah Aza Wajalla can repay all of you.

Wassalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Taala Wabarakatuh