600 Students Participated in the IEEE UniMAP SB Colour Run

Arau, 20 November - More than 600 students participated in the IEEE UniMAP SB Colour Run event which was organized for the first time by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Universiti Malaysia Perlis Student Branch (IEEE UniMAP SB) at Pauh Putra Campus, UniMAP.

The event involving a distance of 5 kilometers was celebrated with various antics which were supplied with water pistol filled with colorful powder during the run.

Besides local and international students of UniMAP, the event was also attended by UniMAP staffs and their family members.

UniMAP Vice-Chancellor Datuk Prof Dr. Zul Azhar Zahid Jamal said, the organization of the event is an initiative to cultivate a healthy lifestyle by the IEEE UniMAP SB.

He added that the program aims to produce students that can achieve balance in both academic and physical aspects and have a high level of competitiveness.

However, he said, what is more important and beneficial that should be refined by the students and the participants is that it is important to participate in any academic professional bodies for the benefits of the students after their graduation.

"It is fine to have fun and enjoy in an event like this, but what is more important is to look at the organization structure of the professional body such as IEEE UniMAP SB that will act as a network between the students and the outside world.

"The networks are the ones that will help the official business and daily work smoothly in line with the objectives of the IEEE SB UniMAP which to help give electronic access to the students for a wide variety of sources, discounts or rebates on entry fees for the conferences organized by the association , "he said.

He was expressing at the Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony of IEEE UniMAP SB Colour Run at Dewan Kecemerlangan UniMAP, Pauh Putra Campus yesterday.

Also present were the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni of UniMAP, Assoc Prof. Dr. Mohd. Foad Sakdan and the Counselor and Advisor of IEEE UniMAP SB, Assoc Prof. Dr. Azremi Abdullah Al-Hadi.