UUM ONLINE: Perlis - A total of 27 new students received their respective admission offer letters to pursue their studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) for the 2021/2022 academic session at the UUM Prihatin Santuni Mahasiswa Anak Perlis programme held at the Kubang Gajah Multipurpose Hall, Arau, recently.

The presentation of offer letters was officiated by Dato' Seri Dr. Shahidan Kassim, Member of Parliament for Arau and Minister of Federal Territories, who was accompanied by Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) who is performing the duties of Vice-Chancellor.

In his speech, Dato' Seri Dr. Shahidan stated that young people will be able to sculpt their own accomplishments if they establish goals in life such as earning first class in their studies.

“Congratulations to the youths here who managed to secure a place at UUM and I thank and appreciate the noble efforts by UUM for coming personally to present the offer letters to students. This noble action sets a good example.

According to him, education can transform lives and families, even if just one child attends the university.

He stated that education is a necessary component of life and urged young people to stand-up for it, stating that the effort may transform lives.

Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman expressed his delight in being able to share his concern by coming down personally to honour the new students.

"If students demonstrate the highest level of commitment and secure the highest grade possible in their studies, their tuition fees will be converted into a scholarship. Therefore, work diligently to ensure that any loans acquired can qualify as scholarships, and at the same time, we also provide scholarships from corporate sponsors such as Maybank and Petronas.

"Additionally, UUM has 260 associations, so take advantage of the opportunity to hone your abilities not just in terms of academics but also in terms of moral principles," he advised.

He stated that UUM will continue to serve the community through a variety of initiatives focused on caring for others and confronting the real-world realities of the community.

According to him, he wanted the youths to learn how to connect with the society so that when they are appointed as community leaders or industrial leaders, they do not feel out of place, in addition to being adept at carrying themselves in an effort to sow love and devotion.

Ms. Purani d/o Gunalan, a soon-to-be UUM Bachelor of Science in Economics student, stated her successful acceptance into UUM provided her satisfaction because all her hard work of studying had finally shown results, not to mention that UUM is her university of choice.

“I have been studying a lot of materials relating to my field of study at UUM and cannot wait to set foot on campus that is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and a lovely green setting, the best lecturers, and a variety of activities," said the aspiring economist.

UUM ONLINE: Once again, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) has maintained its position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2022 for the subject of Computer Science.

Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) who is performing the duties of Vice-Chancellor, expressed gratitude for the listing despite being in the same position of 601-800 as last year.

"Congratulations and thank you to all UUM denizens, particularly to the School of Computing (SOC) led by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Huda Ibrahim and the School of Multimedia and Communication Technology (SMMTC) by the Dean, Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Sobihatun Nur Abdul Salam on the success.

"This is a proud achievement for the university and it should be further expanded so that other courses taught at UUM can be listed. We should not rest on our laurels; instead, continue to strive to strengthen the university's reputation in the eyes of the world," he advised.

He stated that it was the obligation of all parties to play a role in positioning themselves in the best position in each ranking issue that has the potential to be listed.

According to him, no one can stop UUM from becoming the best university not only in the country, but also at the regional and international levels.

He said the key to this success was unity, mutual respect and courage to make changes in order to elevate the university to a higher position, especially in terms of ranking.

"Hopefully, this success and achievement will inspire all of us to do our best not only for the university, but also for the country, as aspired by the Minister of Higher Education, Dato' Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad, who called on all institutions of higher education in Malaysia to strive to improve the excellence of their respective universities," he said.

Times Higher Education employs 13 indicators divided into five major categories: Teaching: the learning environment (30%), Research: volume, income and reputation (30%), Citations: research influence (27.5%), International outlook: staff, students and research (7.5%), and Industry income: innovation (5%).

The complete results of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022 can be accessed via the website https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject

UUM ONLINE: Perak – Seramai tujuh pelajar dari golongan B40 di negeri ini telah menerima sumbangan komputer riba (laptop) yang disampaikan Dekan Hal Ehwal Pelajar, Prof. Madya Dr. Massudi Mahmuddin, baru-baru ini.

Pengarah Bahagian Perkhidmatan dan Sokongan Pelajar (SSSD), Prof. Madya Dr. Rajwani Md. Zain berkata, misi bantuan daripada SSSD tidak akan pernah berhenti dan pihaknya akan terus mengenal pasti pelajar yang memerlukan.

“Kita akan mengadakan temuduga ke atas pelajar-pelajar terlibat dan penilaian dibuat berdasarkan keperluan semasa mereka,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Timbalan Naib Canselor (Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni), Prof. Madya Dr. Hendrik Lamsali memuji inisiatif yang dilakukan itu demi memastikan kebajikan semua pelajar yang berkeperluan dapat dipenuhi dan dijaga baik.

Menurutnya, usaha itu perlu diperluaskan secara menyeluruh lagi agar tiada yang tertinggal atau terpinggir dalam mengejar ilmu di UUM.

“UUM akan meneruskan agenda kesejahteraan kebajikan dan menyambut baik slogan 'We Help, We Share, We Care',” katanya.

UUM ONLINE: Tanggal 2 Oktober 2021 merupakan hari terakhir operasi Pusat Pemberian Vaksin (PPV) 'Outreach' Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) yang telah ditutup secara rasmi selepas jam 4 petang.

Timbalan Naib Canselor (Penyelidikan dan Inovasi) yang menjalankan fungsi Naib Canselor, Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah berkata, sejak mula beroperasi pada hujung minggu bermula 7 Ogos lalu dan tarikh tertentu, seramai 15,271 orang telah menerima dos vaksin termasuk staf dan pelajar UUM serta penduduk di daerah Kubang Pasu.

Menurutnya, beliau berterima kasih kepada semua pihak yang terlibat terutama Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT), Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) dan Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI) serta petugas dan sukarelawan UUM yang telah memainkan peranan besar sepanjang operasi PPV 'Outreach' IPT UUM itu. 

"Alhamdulillah dan bersyukur kerana UUM telah menjadi sebahagian daripada cerita vaksinasi negara yang merupakan satu inisiatif yang digerakkan secara menyeluruh di peringkat kebangsaan dan di UUM juga turut memainkan peranan tersebut.

"Saya sangat gembira dan berbesar hati menjadi sebahagian usaha ini, malah berpuas hati kerana semua petugas dan sukarelawan telah memberikan khidmat terbaik kepada masyarakat setempat, malah sebelum hari pemberian vaksin, kita telah memastikan segala kelengkapan dan fasiliti berada dalam keadaan terbaik," katanya selepas meninjau operasi PPV 'Outreach' IPT UUM yang beroperasi pada hari terakhir di Dewan Mu'adzam Shah.

Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman berkata, operasi PPV itu akan diteruskan sekiranya kerajaan atau negara atau masyarakat di sini memerlukan komitmen UUM dalam kapasiti sebagai IPT untuk membantu masyarakat

Menurutnya, universiti ini sentiasa bersiap sedia dan ingin merakyatkan UUM dan semua khususnya di Kedah agar mereka dapat merasakan bahawa UUM pernah memberikan sumbangan sama ada secara langsung atau tidak langsung.

Pada masa sama, beliau meminta agar penjawat awam terutamanya di UUM supaya segera mengambil suntikan vaksin sekiranya tidak menghadapi sebarang masalah kesihatan.

Katanya, dengan pengambilan vaksin itu diharapkan seluruh warga UUM dapat meneruskan kerja dengan baik dan sempurna dalam konteks pengajaran dan pentadbiran universiti.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Pusat Kesihatan Universiti, Dr. Adi Azhar Abdul Razak berkata, beliau berterima kasih kepada kerajaan dan KKM serta semua pihak terlibat kerana memberikan kerjasama baik kepada UUM sepanjang pengoperasian PPV 'Outreach' IPT UUM itu.

Menurutnya, sepanjang tempoh tersebut juga, operasi telah berjalan lancar, malah penerimaan masyarakat setempat juga sangat baik.

"Saya gembira dan bangga kerana kita dapat menjadi sebahagian lipatan sejarah dalam membantu negara meningkatkan kadar vaksinasi ini agar kita dapat mencegah penularan Covid-19.

"Kepada yang masih belum mendapatkan vaksin, saya menggesa agar mendapatkan vaksin di PPV terdekat," katanya.