MIIT Honours 327 Outstanding Students

Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (UniKL MIIT) honoured 327 students during the Dean’s Award Ceremony on 12 September 2019 (Wednesday).

The event was held at the Bistari Hall of the Chancellery to honour students for their excellence academic achievement in the January Semester.

Nik Ahmad Faisal bin Nik Ahmad Kamal received the Overall Bachelor Programme Best Student award

Information Technology in Software Engineering undergraduate Nik Ahmad Faisal bin Nik Ahmad Kamal received the Overall Bachelor Programme Best Student award while Afrina Batrisyia binti Abu Bakar (Multimedia) received the Overall Best Diploma Student award.

Mohamad Redza Izudin bin Abu Zahrin (Bachelor of Information Technology in Computer System Security) received a special certificate for his outstanding achievement (short course).

MIIT honours outstanding bachelor and diploma programme students at the end of every semester. The Dean of UniKL MIIT, Associate Professor Dr. Zalizah Awang Long, together with Mr Rafidei Mohamad (Deputy Dean, International, Industry & International Partnership (IIIP), Ts. Dr Mohd Nizam Husen (Deputy Dean, Academic & Technology) and Dr Norsazali Abdullah (Deputy Dean, Student Development and Campus Lifestyle (SDCL) presented certificates to the students.

In her speech, Assoc Prof Dr. Zalizah acknowledged that the number of students awarded the Dean’s List has shown a substantial increase in every semester and this augurs well in the overall performance of students.

“And I hope this figure increases during every semester. If we look at the statistics 15.7 per cent of students in MIIT received awards for the January semester. But I want all of you to be more competitive not only in academic but technical aspect as well,” she told the students.

“Your life is surrounds not only in the classrooms. You have to be involved in many projects to stay competitive. Being top students in academic alone will not take you far in the real world. So MIIT expects all of you to double your effort by participating in many projects and competitions,” said Dr.

Zalizah, adding that students should enjoy university lifestyle during their 3-4 years of learning experience here.

Certificates were also awarded to Muhammad Aiman bin Mohd Sharif (Best Male Athlete), Latifah Syamimi binti Mohd Latib (Best Female Athlete), UniKL MIIT Computer Engineering Club (Best Student Development Club) and Kelab Rekreasi UniKL MIIT (Best CL Club).