ALOR SETAR, Oct 31 (Bernama) — A total of 6,611 graduates of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) will receive their scrolls at the university’s 34th convocation ceremony which will take place from Nov 6 to 10 at Mu’adzam Shah Hall, UUM in Sintok.
UUM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah said the five-day ceremony involved nine sessions consisting of 5,537 bachelor’s degree holders and 1,074 post-graduate students.
“…of 1,074 post-graduate students, 227 of them are awarded Doctor of Philosophy; Doctor of Management (2); Doctor of Business Administration (30); Master’s Degree (691) and Postgraduate Diploma (124).
“It also involved 393 international graduates from 28 countries with Indonesia recording the largest number of graduates at 117, followed by China (82) and Pakistan with 43 graduates,” he said at a press conference here today.
He said a total of 868 out of 6,611 graduates or 13.12 per cent obtained a first-class bachelor’s degree.
“On the first day of the convocation, UUM chancellor, the Sultan of Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, will present the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy (ICT Development Management) to Tan Sri Dr Halim Shafie and the honorary master’s degree (Operations Management) to Datuk Che Azmi Murad.
“In addition, a total of 955 graduates have been selected to receive 31 major university awards, including the newly introduced PTPTN Excellence Award,” he said.
In the meantime, he said the graduates and attendees who would be present in the hall throughout the convocation ceremony were required to wear facemasks as a measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
He added that in conjunction with the convocation ceremony, the Convocation Festival (PESKON) will also be held from Nov 3 to 11, from 9 am to 11 pm, at the Expo Site, Palapes Parade Ground and around the UUM area.
“A total of 146 sales lots will be opened in addition to a variety of interesting activities including the sale of vintage goods, a theme park, a haunted house, a ‘neon light’ park and performances from local celebrities such as Wany Hasrita, Ernie Zakri, In-Team and Hael Husaini,” he said.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency