21 Students Selected for Outbound Mobility Programme to UUI

Pauh Putra, 26 August – 21 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) students has been chosen to attend the student mobility programme to Universitas Ubudiyyah Indonesia (UUI) for two weeks beginning today.

UniMAP Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Affair and Alumni (HEPA) Prof Madya Dr Mohd Foad Sakdan said that the student mobility programme to UUI would be certain to provide invaluable experience to the participants.

He hoped that the students who had been selected to UUI to convey a good image there considering UUI has had a very close relationship with UniMAP as a result of a number of earlier collaborations.

“I also hope that every student would be able to follow well the programme arranged by UUI and return home with the experience and knowledge to be shared with other students for discussions later,” he said in his address at the Outbound Mobility Programme Departure Ceremony at the Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Library (PTSFP) Auditorium.

Also present was the director of the UniMAP Centre for International Affairs (CIA) Dr Nurhafiza Muhammad.

Meanwhile, a School of Environmental Engineering third year student  Chen Wen Li expressed excitement over attending the programme even though semester holidays would be cut short.

The Sabah-born student said that flight tickets to Pulau Pinang has been booked the week before to return to UniMAP to attend the programme.

“I do not mind returning to UniMAP earlier before travelling to Acheh because I can't wait to see the region myself for the first time,” Chen said.

Fellow coursemate Safya Abdul Malik said that she was surprised at being contacted by her School in June and be informed of her selection to UUI.

“I did not expect to be chosen to go to UUI because of several stringent criteria required for it and am very grateful to be given this opportunity,” she said.

School of Human Development and Technocommunication (iKOM) student Nurhafiz Abdul Razak said that he submitted the programme application form before the semester break and did not think he would be selected.

Starting last year, UniMAP concentrated on student inbound and outbound mobility programmes in an effort increase its academic reputation at local and international stages.

Recently eight students were selected to attend a similar programme at Nahda University in Egypt.