MSU President List award recipients flying high
IN the run-up to the recent 20th Convocation Ceremony, Management and Science University (MSU) celebrated another group of excellent MSUrians – those who made it to the President’s List.
A recognition of their academic excellence, the President’s List awards students who accomplished upwards of 3.75 Semester Grade Point Average throughout three consecutive semesters.
Winners this February 2017 number 284 across the bachelor and diploma programmes of the University. This event was officiated by Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr Mohd Shukri Ab. Yajid, MSU President.
Also present were Professor Puan Sri Datuk’ Dr Junainah Abd Hamid, MSU Vice Chancellor, deans, senior management, parent and students. The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) led with 90 students, followed by 60 from the Faculty of Business Management and Professional Studies (FBMP) and 30 from the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering (FISE).
The School of Education and Social Sciences (SESS) presented 45, the School of Pharmacy (SPH) 26, the International Medical School (IMS) 22, and the School of Hospitality and Creative Arts (SHCA) 11.
Professor Shukri reminded the students that education is not only knowledge attainment but also character development.
Attributing academic excellence to personal diligence, lecturer perseverance, and parental support, the President also spoke about the skills of communication, critical thinking, and creativity being especially important to personal and global competitiveness.
Passion and capacity for lifelong learning should be the personal characteristic driving a necessary pursuit of contemporary skills in meeting the needs of a modern, technology-driven world.
Management and Science University (MSU) adopts the holistic approach to education to ensure well-roundedness in its graduates. Recording a national high of 98.6 pct in the number of MSUrians obtaining employment within six months of their graduation, the University has been awarded the QS 5 Stars for Excellence in not only Graduate Employability but also Teaching, Facilities, Social Responsibility, and Inclusiveness.
MSU has also been crowned Best Entrepreneurial Private University 2016 by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
As an applied and enterprise university, MSU offers programmes of study at postgraduate, undergraduate, and foundation levels, through connected pathways that admit students from all walks of life and personal backgrounds.
Steeped in a culture of research and innovation as well as social entrepreneurship, technology driven MSU comprises the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, the Faculty of Business Management & Professional Studies, the Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering, the International Medical School, the School of Pharmacy, the School of Education & Social Sciences, the School of Hospitality & Creative Arts, the School of Graduate Studies, the Graduate School of Management, and the Centre for Foundation Studies.
For more information on programmes offered at MSU, please call +603-5521 6868, fax +603-5511 2848, email enquiry@ msu.edu.my or visit www.msu. edu.my.