Of late, the environmental condition in the country has become worrisome as a result of the prevailing extreme high temperature, during a season of dry weather when the count of average monthly rainfall has dipped below the normal level.

The Air Quality Index in a number of districts, like Rompin, Balok, Shah Alam, Putrajaya, Bukit Rambai and Malacca City, has risen to the levels of “Orange: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups”.

By: MOHD FERDAUS MUSA, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

Some 35 undergraduates and scholarship recipients from University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) participated in an eye-opening programme of a Village Tour to the natives at Pos Menson in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, on March 23, 2019.

Johor Bahru, March 26 – Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) signed a corporate agreement with CIBA Vision Johor Sdn. Bhd known as Alcon Johor  that will build technical depth for business sustainability.  This paves the way for research and development activities as well as industrial training placements and exchange programme for university staff and students.

By: WAN NURULHUDA WAN ZAKARIA, UMP LIBRARY

In support of the on-going UI Greenmetric Programme, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Library has embarked on a payment mode of fines dubbed Waste4Fine – via plastic drinking bottles and cans – and has implemented it beginning March 13, 2019.

By: SITI NURFARMY IBRAHIM, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

Acting as the liaison between academicians and the industries and communities, the Department of Industry Partnership and Community Relations (ICoN) at University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) has, this week, expanded its strategic networking to include a number of agencies in Sabah on March 19, 2019.

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) undergraduate from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing (FKMP), Hassan Al Faiz Mohamed Ahmed Hafez – who is undergoing the dual-degree programme coordinated by UMP and HsKA University of Applied Sciences of Germany, for a Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) in Automotive Engineering – lucked out when he was selected to be the recipient of the Mercedes-Benz (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (MBM) scholarship for the duration of his baccalaureate.