UMP Golf Athlete Lee Jia Huey receives University Gold Award

BESAR, 6 August 2022 - Being good at dividing study time was the main factor in the success of the University Gold Award recipient at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 16th Convocation Ceremony.

Chemical Engineering Diploma graduand, Lee Jia Huey, 22, said, her determination to succeed prompted her to study hard and achieve excellent results.

The Johor-born lady graduated with a diploma with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.93 and is currently continuing her study in B. Eng (Hons.) Chemical Engineering at UMP.

Lee Jia Huey is a UMP golf athlete who won the IPT Golf Championship 2019 for the Nett Women's Individual category.

In addition, she was also a participant in the 2018 Gavin Grant Junior Amateur Championship and the 2018 Higher Education Sport Fest (golf sport).

She added that she always made sure there was a goal in everything so she could divide the time well.

“Throughout the learning, I devised a detailed schedule to engage with what was of interest, including off-campus activities.

“The biggest success and unforgettable experience when I was at UMP was when I won the IPT Golf Championship 2019 for the Nett Women's Individual category.

“I also managed to win the Nett Women's Team category,” she said when she met the reporters at the university.
She said that this was her first achievement during her study at UMP and was very meaningful because she made UMP proud at the IPT level.

“This success will not be achieved without the support and encouragement of the UMP Assistant Youth and Sports Officer, Abu Sufian Mokhtar and my friends,” she said.

The involvement in off-campus activities greatly helped her get this award.

She was heavily involved with various activities during her time at the university and held various programme positions including Director of Elgineers Chess Championship 2020, Deputy Director of UMP Chinese Chess Competition 2.0, Exco Module Arbiter Course and Chess Club Management, Exco Protocol Board Fair 2019, Exco Linesmen Judge UMP Open Badminton Championships 2018 and 2019 and Exco World Program with Youth 2019.

She iterated she was sure that every person’s success is driven by family members.

“The same goes for me; my parents are the pillars of my success.

“My family is unique because I feel my parents are very systematic.

“My mother will support my learning while my father provides support in golf because he is a professional golfer,” she added.

Obviously, when she had difficulties learning, she turned to her mother and miraculously could face the challenge calmly after listening to her mother's advice.

“When I feel that my golfing performance reduces, my father will look into my performance and advise on improvement.

“Not only that, they also provide physical support even far from where I am.

“For example, during the 2019 IPT Golf Championship conducted in Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, they were willing to come from Kuala Lumpur to Negeri Sembilan to provide support for me because at that time I could not return home during the midterm break due to this tournament,” she said.

In addition, they were also willing to fetch me from Kuala Lumpur to UMP if needed, just like this convocation ceremony.

“They are also why I continue to become a child they can be proud of.

“Other than my parents, my diploma friends and the lecturers were also very helpful in terms of learning.

“Whenever I have to represent UMP, I can rely on my friends to take notes and guide me after the competition.

“In fact, lecturers are also very helpful in answering my questions until I fully understand,” she said.

Commenting on the secret to success, Lee Jia Huey said time management and adequate rest are also critical.

“As a full-time student who holds a position in a club as well as an athlete at the same time, it is undeniable that there are times when you feel fatigued.

“Therefore, time management plays an important role in ensuring that I complete the work within the allotted period.

“I admit I need to get at least six hours of sleep a day to stay fresh the next day, but there were times that I only had less than four hours of sleep because I had to complete assignments and study,” she said.

Hence, she would go to bed early the following day to make up for lost sleep so that she could stay fresh to attend lectures.

By: Siti Nur Azwin Zulkapri, Corporate Communications Division, Chancellery Department
Translation by: Dr. Rozaimi Abu Samah, Engineering College/Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology