UMPSA allocates RM6.2 million for student welfare and excellence incentives

PEKAN, 4 October 2025 - Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) has allocated RM6.2 million for student welfare, including excellence incentives, educational incentives, entrepreneurship programmes, and student mobility activities for this year.

According to the Chairman of the UMPSA Board of Directors, Dato’ Seri Abdul Razak Jaafar, who is also the Chairman of Yayasan UMPSA, the university is highly committed to ensuring that student welfare continues to be safeguarded, particularly among the B40 group, who make up 66 per cent of UMPSA’s total student population.

Systematic and continuous efforts driven by Yayasan UMPSA, together with the Student Affairs and Alumni Department (JHEPA), always ensure that no UMPSA student is left behind due to financial constraints or difficulties.

He said that in 2024, a total of RM2.2 million was distributed through Yayasan UMPSA in the form of scholarships, bursaries, zakat, educational assistance, healthcare aid, and necessities.

“Today, a total of RM200,000 is distributed to new UMPSA students through the Yayasan UMPSA Excellence Incentive and Educational Incentive.

“The Excellence Incentive is given on a one-off basis to outstanding diploma, Malaysian Higher School Certificate (STPM), and equivalent qualification holders who choose UMPSA as their first-choice university for bachelor’s degree studies.

“Meanwhile, the Educational Incentive is also given on a one-off basis to new students from B40 families as early support to reduce the burden of registration costs at UMPSA,” he said when attending the Choose to Share Programme held at the UMPSA Multipurpose Hall.

In addition, a total of 12 selected students from underprivileged families received scholarships and bursaries through a collaboration between Yayasan UMPSA and Yayasan Noah, amounting to RM260,000, as encouragement to achieve excellence in academics, character, and co-curricular activities.

He also called on students to make the best use of this assistance with gratitude and to take it as motivation to achieve success in their studies, while later giving back to society and the nation.

Also present were the UMPSA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. Yatimah Alias; Members of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan UMPSA, Datuk Sri Darwis Abdul Razak, Dato’ Ir. Ts. Izwan Hasli Mohd Ibrahim, and Datin Nur Sharmila Shaheen; Registrar, Dato’ Saiful Bahri Ahmad Bakarim; and Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan UMPSA, Mohd Jamil Mohd Ja’afar.

Also present were the Chief Executive Officer of PIBB, Tuan Syamsul Azuan Ahmad Fauzi; Managing Director of Fieldman EV Sdn. Bhd., Razmi Shah Othman; Director of the Centre for Advanced TVET, Associate Professor Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohd Shahrir Mohd Sani; and Assistant Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Nizam Mohmad Kahar.

Dato’ Seri Abdul Razak also exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) document with the Chief Executive Officer of Public Islamic Bank Berhad (PIBB), Tuan Syamsul Azuan Ahmad Fauzi, and received a replica car key along with a PIBB mock cheque representing a Wakalah Zakat contribution amounting to RM75,000 for eligible students.

The event also witnessed the handover of two Changan EADO 460 electric vehicles from Fieldman EV Sdn. Bhd., which will be used for research and teaching in the field of EV technology at the Centre for Advanced TVET.

These vehicles are also capable of contributing significantly to new knowledge in electric vehicle technology and symbolise Fieldman EV Sdn. Bhd.’s strong commitment to supporting the higher education agenda and student development.

More than 200 UMPSA students attended the event to receive the Yayasan UMPSA Excellence Incentive and Educational Incentive during the Choose to Share Ceremony today.

By: Wallid Wahidi, Centre for Corporate Communications

Translation by: Dr. Rozaimi Abu Samah, UMPSA Press