MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) is always committed to valuing and recognising the excellence of students in various fields.
PMU director Hisamudin Mohd Tamim stated that this included academics, character, and extracurricular activities.
“PMU also directly recognises and encourages students who demonstrate leadership excellence through active involvement in various areas of personal development that contribute to their potential.
“This is the right time, not only to nurture and emulate talent and achievements but also to encompass disciplines such as sports, culture, volunteering, innovation, entrepreneurship, public speaking, and so on,” he said.
He made these remarks while officiating at the Outstanding Student Awards ceremony organised by the Ministry of Higher Education, recently.
Commenting on the awards, Hisamudin said that all nominations would be narrowed down to 18 recipients according to categories and one overall award, namely the National Outstanding Student Award.
“As such, PMU also focuses strategically on student empowerment programmes based on physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual development.
“This is in line with the National Education Philosophy in the continuous effort to further develop the comprehensive potential of individuals.
“This effort is also aimed at producing knowledgeable, skilled, morally upright Malaysian citizens who are responsible and capable of achieving personal well-being and contributing to the harmony and prosperity of families, communities, and the nation,” he explained.
At the same time, the PMU Trade Department successfully retained the Overall Trophy for the Department’s Outstanding Inspiration Award at the PMU Student Awards Ceremony for 2023, organised by the PMU Student Representatives Council in collaboration with the PMU Department of Student Affairs and Development.
A total of five Academic Departments competed for this award, and the Outstanding Inspiration Award is presented to the department based on the positive impact of student activity organising.
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Therefore, this event serves as a platform for identifying the most eligible candidates for the Student Outstanding Award, who demonstrates excellence leadership in line with the goals of the Higher Education Development Plan (Higher Education) from 2015 to 2025.
In attendance were Academic deputy director Iskandar Reduan and Academic deputy director (Support) Sophian Sout.
