NUMed celebrates diversity at its cultural festival
KUALA LUMPUR: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia ( NUMed) was transformed into a global wonderland during its Cultural Festival 2018, on Nov 16.
Organised by the university’s Student Association, the event, which saw the university’s clubs and societies representing the different countries of the world, was attended by the university’s Medical and Biomedical Sciences students.
The cultural festival was aimed at cultivating greater cultural diversity at the university, and helping to foster understanding, instilling collaboration and cooperation among students.
According to chairman of the Cultural Fest and president of the Student Association, Dania Bassim, a second-year Biomedical Student, there were many activities going on at the university.
“Our student body is represented by a diverse population from all over the globe such as Dubai, Singapore, Maldives, Egypt, New Zealand and more. With such a vast range of nationalities and cultures, we sought to provide this platform to highlight and introduce the cultures of our students to everyone,” she said.
Vice president of the Student Association, Aisswarya Vasu, a second-year Medical student, said they wanted to include as many of the world’s cultures as possible through this event.
“It was interesting to witness the harmony amidst the diversity. The interaction between the lecturers and students from all three of our medical courses, who hail from different backgrounds, has been heart-warming,” she said.
The festival culminated with a special fundraiser, which started a month ago with the collection going to National Cancer Council Malaysia ( Makna).
Funds surpassed the threshold of RM1,000 and the committee took on the Ice Bucket Challenge of being doused with buckets of ice.
Overall, the students of NUMed had a great time together.