The safety and wellbeing of nearly 1,000 students of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) in Gambang and Pekan have always been the priority of the university.
Cafeteria and retail outlets that operate from 7.00 a.m. until 7.00 p.m. as well as the internet facilities certainly comfort the students during the Movement Control Order (MCO).
According to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Professor Dato’ Dr. Yuserrie Zainuddin, the university provides free food for students during the MCO.

Lecturers of Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) activated virtual classroom (e-learning) for all teaching and learning activities on 17 March 2020. The switch was due to the announcement through the Administrative Circular No. 3/2020 issued by the university to tackle the spread of Covid-19.
A lecturer from the Faculty of Computing, Ts. Aziman Abdullah, uses online e-learning mode via UMP Knowledge and Learning Management System (KALAM) and Google Classroom.

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) contributed 10 thousand pieces of medical gloves to a hospital at Hebei University, China, due to the outbreak of coronavirus or also known as Covid-19.

The UMP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ir. Dr. Wan Azhar Wan Yusoff handed over the medical gloves to Professor Dr. Guo Fuliang, the Director of China Confucius Institute (CI) UMP, who is also a Professor from Hebei University.

The handover ceremony was held at Confucius Institute UMP Pekan campus on 11 March 2020.

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