UPSI Newsletter July 2018

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UPSI celebrates nearly 100 Media Practitioners
a comprehensive coverage regarding product launches, press
conferences, activities, et cetera.
“We are convinced that with the help and commitment
from our media colleagues, our [UPSI] aspirations to becoming
the No.1 education university will be a reality,” he further
elaborated.
The ceremony began with a breaking fast feast, and briefly
veers into the Maghrib prayer before it was followed by a meet
and greet session between UPSI’s management and the media
practitioners.
Also attending are, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and
International), Professor Dr. Mohd Sahandri Gani Hamzah,
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student and Alumni) Affairs, Associate
Professor Dr. Md Amin Md Taff and Registrar, Dr. Hajah Zainab
Othman.
Kuala Lumpur, 5 June – Nearly 100 media practitioners were
celebrated in a “Majlis Berbuka Puasa UPSI Bersama Media”
function which was held at the Park Royal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato’ Dr. Mohammad Shatar
Sabran stated that the breaking fast ceremony was held as a
token of appreciation toward the media’s mutual collaboration
with the representatives of UPSI.
“We [UPSI] had organized this function as a mean to show
our appreciation and as a sign of gratitude toward the media
for their unabashed support as well as serving as a mean
to further strengthen our relationship with the media,” he
explained.
He also added that after deliberating with colleagues in
the field of media, UPSI is in the middle of creating a “City
Campus” in Puchong as a mean to facilitate the media in doing
Seri Iskandar, 27 June - A Ph.D in
Human Resources Development student
representing the Faculty of Management
and Economics, Tan Chi Hau, manage to
garner third place in a Three Minute Thesis
(3MT) competition under the Social Sciences
category. The national level competition was
held at the CETAL Hall, Universiti Teknologi
Petronas (UTP).
UPSI garners Third Place
during the 3MT Competition
Tan Chi Hau garnered the award through his
thesis entitled “Do you love your job?” thus taking
home the prize money worth RM 700.00.
The prizes and awards distribution was handled
by the Vice Chancellor of UTP, Professor Dr.
Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib.
The 3MT competition was held with the aim
of finding a proper representative of Malaysia to
be sent to Australia this coming September. The
competition was opened to all post graduate
students from both public and private universities
who are interested in sharing their dissertations and
findings to the public.
UPSI was also appointed as primary host for the
2019 competition with Universiti Islam Antarabangsa
serving as co-organizer.
UPSI also sent two other applications under the
Social Sciences and Science and Technology category
respectively: Nor Firdous Mohamed from the Faculty
of Human Development and Muqoyyanah from the
Faculty of Science and Mathematics.
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