KUANTAN, 19 March 2022 - Four years of commuting from Melaka to Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Pekan on a journey of almost 482 kilometres each week is not an easy matter.

However, that was what a group of 25 teaching staff from Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) faced in order to obtain their degrees.

The bittersweet experiences they had to go through, along with their increasing age, almost made them not finish their studies.

KUANTAN, 17 March 2022 – “This Convocation Ceremony meant so much to me that I was able to receive this degree together with my beloved wife.

“In the beginning, we were unable to attend this ceremony together, but after having a vacancy in the first session, I was able to join my wife today,” said the graduand of the 15th Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Convocation Ceremony, Muhammad Fat-hi Aljuwaini Pahrol, 27.

Kuantan, 18 March 2022 – Being active in co-curricular activities and associations did not prevent Nur Syuhadah Abu, 25, from obtaining a Cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.75 and thus obtaining a First Class Degree during her study at Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP).

Nur Syuhada, a student at the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology (FTKEE) obtained the Dean’s List every semester.

KUANTAN, 17 March 2022 – A Diploma in Chemical Engineering (Process Plant) graduand, Ng Khay Wey, 23, did not expect to be selected as the Excellence Prize Setegap Ventures recipient Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. in the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 15th Convocation Ceremony.

She received the prize presented by the Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Abi Musa Asa’ari Mohamed Nor during the first session of the ceremony held at Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Kuantan.

KUANTAN, 17 March 2022 – Leadership needs to be cultivated in individuals in order to produce people who are confident, wise in planning and able to encourage others to do something to achieve the objectives set.

According to Nurul Maherah Md Mansor, 25, many platforms can be used to hone this leadership talent including obtaining it at the university through formal training.

KUANTAN, 17 March 2022 - It must be the dream of every graduand to attend the Convocation Ceremony after years of studying and receive an award at the 15th UMP Convocation Ceremony.

However, with the constraints of her mother’s ailment, Soo Mann Sian, 26, was willing to forgo attending the convocation ceremony to take care of her mother, who has cancer.

She was the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor Award and said that her mother’s health was more important than everything else.