TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER – In keeping with the principles of being patient and diligent when performing each task, a graduate from a struggling family can now breathe a sigh of relief as he had successfully completed his Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Creative Arts at the 16^th Universiti Malaysia Sabah Convocation Ceremony.

Originated from Machang, Kelantan, Muhammad Fakhrullah Musa said the success was a gift for his parents.

According to him, his parents had hearing and speech impairment.

“Their persistence impressed me and they never made these hardships as a barrier in ensuring that all of us got educated,” added the 9^th of 13 siblings.

Muhammad Fakhrullah who aspired to be a writer and educator also shared his experiences in studying arts in Sabah while still an undergrad.

“The opportunity to study on the uniqueness of the local art and literature in Sabah is my fondest memories while still in UMS,” he told Chancellery media.

Muhammad Fakhrullah Musa was among 3,857 graduands who received their bachelor’s degree at the recent UMS convocation. – HH (fl)


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MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER – A pair of identical twins who majored in the same field in Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), Faculty of Engineering became the centre of attention at UMS 16^th Convocation Ceremony recently.

Joanne Joseph Madis and Jolene Joseph Madis, 23, were dressed in the Kadazan costume at the ceremony which was held at Dewan Canselor (Chancellor Hall), UMS.

They were accompanied by their mother and siblings who expressed pride and gratitude to the university for all its services and knowledge given.

“We have a lot of invaluable experience during our studies here. What made it even more interesting was that we went through it all together,” said the twins.

Both aspired to become an engineer and expressed their sorrow of not having their father to share their success, as he died in 2009.

“We are all sad when our dad was gone. But this success belongs to our father and mother as well,” said them both. – SS (fl)


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MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER – A total of eight graduates received the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) highest awards in conjunction with UMS 16^th Convocation Ceremony which ended this morning.

For the Royal Academic Award, Bumiputera Category, the recipient was a student of Industrial and Organisational Psychology Programme, Faculty of Psychology and Education (FPP), Muhammad Yusuf Mohd Sobery.

The same category but for Non-Bumiputera went to Kimberly Yap Chun Ying, a student of International Business Programme, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy.

The Chancellor’s Gold Medal was awarded to a student from the Industrial and Organisational Psychology Programme, FPP, Azliza Sanimin, whilst Yeo Sze Kai from the same faculty major in Education with TESL Programme was awarded the Vice-Chancellor Gold Medal Award.

Alumni Gold Medal Award was accorded to Phang Siew Thing of the Chemical Industry Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources.

Also awarded at UMS Convocation ceremony this year was the Tun Zaki Tun Azmi Award which was divided into two categories, Postgraduate and Undergraduate.

For the Postgraduate category, prizes were awarded to Raymond Alfred @ Jenry from the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, who graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ecological Processes).

As for the Undergraduate category, it was awarded to a student under the Doctor of Medicine Programme, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lim Hai Yuen.

The final award named Zainal Abidin Bador Prize belonged to Junia Anilik, a student of Biology Conservation Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources. – SS (fl)


Photo: Ernest Berinus


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