Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) has laid the foundation in achieving excellence for UMP Strategic Plan 2021–2025 by targetting four main objectives, which are (1) producing holistic community-driven graduates through high-level Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), (2) communitising technology, (3) generating new advanced technologies via research initiatives, and (4) achieving financial and best practices sustainability.

A total of 200 volunteers consisting of 110 volunteers from UMP Gambang and 90 from UMP Pekan involved in the establishing UMP Campus Pantry at both campuses on 13 March 2020.
They were divided into two groups that managed dry foods and daily necessities such as detergent, toothbrushes and soaps, and the other group managed wet foods such as vegetables, fruits and fish.

Kuantan, 23 Mac- Keselamatan dan kesihatan membabitkan seramai hampir 1000 mahasiswa Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) yang tinggal di kedua-dua kampus sama ada di dalam mahupun di luar kampus sentiasa menjadi keutamaan pihak universiti. 

Dengan kemudahan kafeteria dan kedai runcit yang beroperasi mulai jam 7 pagi hingga 7 malam serta kemudahan internet di kampus pastinya melegakan pelajar yang kini sedang mengikuti Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) di dalam kampus.

Kuantan, 17 Mac- Pensyarah Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) mengaktifkan kelas maya (e-Learning) dalam semua aktiviti pengajaran dan pembelajaran baru-baru ini rentetan pengumuman dalam Pekeliling Pentadbiran Bil. 3/2020 yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak Universiti baru-baru ini bagi menangani penularan penyakit berjangkit COVID-19 yang melanda negara.

Bagi pensyarah dari Fakulti Komputeran, Ts. Aziman Abdullah, menggunakan kaedah e-Learning dalam talian melalui Sistem Pengurusan Pembelajaran UMP (KALAM) dan Google Classroom.

Kuantan, 16 Mac- Berikutan situasi terkini pandemik COVID-19 di negara ini, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) mengambil langkah berjaga-jaga dengan mengubah kaedah operasi di kedua-dua Kampus UMP Pekan dan Gambang berkuat kuasa serta merta mulai 16 Mac 2020 hingga 12 April  2020 ini dalam menangani penularan penyakit ini. Ianya selaras dengan peruntukan Pekeliling Pentadbiran Bil.3 / 2020 yang dikeluarkan pada 16 Mac 2020. 

A travelogue about the journey of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) students in building their business to success entitled ‘Saya Datang, Saya Lihat, Saya Takluk’ (I Come, I See, I Conquer) written by students of Entrepreneurship programme and the Entrepreneurship Centre was launched on 5 March 2020.
Four UMP books were launched during the Big Bad Wolf (BBW) Sale on 28 February until 9 March 2020 at the Sports Complex, UMP Gambang.