Dhiyaurrahman Danial, son of government pensioner receives Heitech Excellence Award

GAMBANG, 21 October 2023 - The son of a retired government couple, Danial Mamat, 61 and Nor@Roshayati Hasan, 61 did not expect to receive the Heitech Excellence Award at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) 18th Convocation Ceremony today.

Dhiyaurrahman Danial, a Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering) graduate from the Faculty of Computing expressed his gratitude for the award.

He said that he dedicates the award especially for his parents.

“Not forgetting my lecturers and friends.

“They are always there for me, endlessly supporting and encouraging me,” said the six-semester recipient of the Dean’s List Award.

He added that UMPSA is a university whose performance increases every year.

“According to the 2022 Graduate Employability Study by the Ministry of Higher Education, Bachelor graduates from the Faculty of Computing achieved 98.9% employability.

“The Faculty of Computing provides an up-to-date course syllabus which adheres to the needs of the industry nowadays.

“Not only that, UMPSA also emphasises the development of students’ soft skills in addition to academic learning, thus adding value to UMPSA graduates in an increasingly competitive job market," he said.

Talking about his personality, Dhiya admits that he is not the type of person who meticulously plans everything.

“I am quite spontaneous and will execute the things or tasks that I need to finish depending on my available time and energy.

“Follow the flow is my motto, I believe in destiny and in what Allah has planned for me.

“I am always willing to help people in need,” he said.

Dhiyaurrahman Danial is now a trainee at the K-Youth Development Programme (KYDP) led by Khazanah Nasional in collaboration with GKK Consultants Sdn.  Bhd. and TalentLabs.

The Faculty of Computing graduate finished his studies with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.69 and was among the 124 graduands who received the award in conjunction with UMPSA 18th Convocation Ceremony which took place at UMPSA Sports Complex Hall, Gambang Campus.

By: Siti Nurfarmy Ibrahim, Centre for Corporate Communications

Translation by: Dr.  Rozaimi  Abu  Samah, Faculty   of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology