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Graduand aggrieved, unable to fulfill grandmother’s wish to celebrate convocation

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – While other graduands rejoiced at the presence of parents and family members at the convocation ceremony, it was the opposite for the graduand of Bachelor of Occupational Safety and Health with Honours, Nur Shafiqah Zakaria, 25, who was aggrieved when her late grandmother’s desire to see her receive her degree at the recent UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony was unfulfilled.

Father’s strength inspires Wan Nur Ainna, receives Yayasan Pahang Excellence Prize

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 – The loss of her beloved mother, Maisarah Hilal Mohd Alwi, in the final year of diploma study due to stroke, made Wan Nur Ainna Amirah Wan Zulkifli bounced back to pursue her bachelor’s degree.

She said her father’s enthusiasm, Wan Zulkifli Wan Abdullah, 57, who worked alone inspired her to obtain Dean’s List Award every semester.

“This award is also a gift for my late mother,” she said.

Son of machinery guard, Cho Bo Wen receives Malakoff Excellence Award

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – The recipient of the Malakoff Corporation Bhd. Excellence Award, Cho Bo Wen aspires to become a successful engineer in the future.

The graduand of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours (Electronics), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) successfully graduated with a CGPA of 3.91.

He said he hoped to help the public and utilise all the knowledge learned at UMP.

Ng Wei Sheng named recipient of Heitech Excellence Award

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – “Do not day-dreaming and live in the present moment. Do not get stuck in the past and fixated on the future”, such are the words held dearly by Ng Wei Sheng, 24 graduate of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), who received the Heitech Excellence Award at the recent UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony.

The graduate of the Faculty of Computing was joyed because his tireless efforts paid off when he obtained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.92 during his four-year study at UMP.

Anis Syazwani Recipient of Puspanita Community Care Award

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 – B.Eng (Hons.) Civil Engineering graduand, Nur Anis Syazwani, 24, received the Puspanita Community Care Award at the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 17th Convocation Ceremony at the UMP Sports Complex Hall.

She graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.83.

Initially, she was not interested and had to take up civil engineering, but she achieved the excellence award by earning the Dean’s List Award every semester seven times in a row.

Unlikely convocation dream - Sakinah

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 - Her unpretentious and always smiling style welcoming the guests present during her duties as a committee member of the Invitation and Welcome Committee at the recent Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 17th Convocation Ceremony turned out to hide a profound sadness in Siti Sakinah Mohtar.

She was also a celebrated graduand at the convocation ceremony when she completed her Master of Business Management (MBA) study.

Nurazyyati receives Professor Dato’ Dr. Mashitah Mohd Yusoff Award

PAYA BESAR, 6 November 2022 - The world was shocked by the COVID-19 pandemic that affected health and finances and claimed many lives.

In addition, it greatly affected students to continue their studies online.

However, it never stopped the recipient of the Professor Dato’ Dr. Mashitah Mohd Yusoff Award from succeeding.

Nurazyyati Inas successfully finished her study in Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical) with Honours with First Class Honours.

15 Management and Professional Talent Enhancement Special Programme graduands receive MBA

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 - Working and pursuing master’s study simultaneously is not an obstacle for 15 Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) staff to complete the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme on a part-time basis which was first offered specially for UMP staff.

The UMP 17th Convocation Ceremony saw 15 pilot MBA programme students receive their master’s degrees from the UMP Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Abi Musa Asa’ari Mohamed Nor on the first day of the convocation ceremony.

Dr. Sreenath Sukumaran and Shafiqah receive UMP Postgraduate Research Prize

PAYA BESAR, 5 November 2022 – Dr. Sreenath Sukumaran, 29 and Shafiqah Hanis Mohd Fauzi, 26, were overjoyed to receive the UMP Postgraduate Research Award at the recent Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 17th Convocation Ceremony.

They were thrilled because the challenges faced throughout the learning process, especially as the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic, were deeply felt.

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