CAM’s Open Day ~ The best platform to guide students in their academic matters

Translation by: NADIRA HANA AB HAMID, FACULTY OF MANUFACTURING AND  MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Centre for Academic Management (CAM) Open Days was successfully held in both campus Pekan and Gambang on 4 and 5 October 2019. 

It is seen as the best platform for the students to know and to get advice on the services offered for them throughout their duration of studies in this university. 

Director, Centre for Academic Management (CAM), Associate Profesor Dr. Mohd Shahrir Mohd Sani said, main objective of this initiative is to deliver the best academic management service to all universities’s stakeholders in line with UMP’s vision and mission. 

 “The organization of this programme is significant with the latest updates in new academic system thus becoming the reference centre in undergraduates academic management. 

“With the theme ‘Togetherness #WeCare’, it also brings together the involvement of those responsible for academic support services.

“Number of activities were planned for students in this open day, including Academic Briefing, GPA/CGPA Calculation Clinic, Direct Entry Briefing and also audition to become UMP TV newscaster. UMP TV is a medium in which latest news on campus development is conveyed,” he elaborates further. 

Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Shahrir Mohd Sani was present to launch the Pre Amour (pre-loved) Project, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme targeting UMP students with financial difficulties. 
 
He added, Pre Amour Project was inspired from the ‘Gerobok Rezeki’ Project, in which one dedicated corner were set up and stuffed with pre-loved items such as clothes, scarves, bags and shoes for students to choose and bring home for free. 

This project is also a continuation of MyGift UMP programme that is being actively pursued throughout the year in an effort to assist UMP students and the local community.
 
Students from Faculty of Industrial Management, Siti Nabirah Amran, 22, said that this programme has been a great benefit to the students especially to learn the facilities, roles and functions of each departments in UMP. For example, the function of Centre of Instructional Resources & e-Learning (CIReL) in offering online education through the Global Classroom Lecture initiative.

Other than CAM, other departments participated in this open day were Centre for Marketing & Academic Admission, Office of the Vice-Chancellor (PNC), Student Affairs & Alumni Department (JHEPA), Counselling Unit, Bursary, Institute of Post Graduates Studies (IPS), Centre for International Relations and Information, Communication & Technology Centre (ICT).