A total of 4,545 students have been offered admission to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for the 2024/2025 academic session, with registration taking place from September 28 to 29, 2024.

According to UMS Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Kasim Hj Mansor, this figure includes 3,640 students at the UMS Kota Kinabalu Campus, 701 students at the UMS International Campus Labuan, and 204 students at the Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture in Sandakan.

"This total consists of 3,286 students (72.3%) from Sabah, 718 (15.8%) from Peninsular Malaysia, 470 (10.3%) from Sarawak, and 56 (1.2%) from the Federal Territory of Labuan.

"The remaining 15 students are international students from five countries: China, Japan, Brunei, Pakistan, and Indonesia," he stated.

He said this during a press conference after conducting a review of the student registration process today.

Kasim also noted that based on the statistics, 1,468 students, or 32%, are male, while 3,077 students, or 68%, are female.

"This intake also includes special pathways under UMS, with 2,579 offers for B40 students through UPUonline, nine students with disabilities (OKU), 11 sports athletes, and two Indigenous students.

"All new students will participate in the Orientation Week program (Minggu Suai Mesra, MSM) until October 6 as preparation to adapt to campus life," he said.

During his visit to the residential colleges, Kasim highlighted that facilities in the residential colleges, including water supply, are in good condition and ready to meet students' needs for the academic session.

"The university administration has also set different registration times for new students as an effort to avoid congestion on registration day.

"Therefore, the atmosphere and process today are very orderly, thanks to the improvements implemented," he added.