UTM Vice-Chancellor Address 59th Convocation

ADDRESS BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA YANG BERBAHAGIA PROF. DATUK IR. DR. WAHID BIN OMAR 59TH CONVOCATION CEREMONY UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA DEWAN SULTAN ISKANDAR, UTM JOHOR BAHRU WWW.UTM.MY

‫سم ﷲ الرﲪن الرحﲓ‬ ‫السﻼم ليﲂ ورﲪة ﷲ ورﰷته‬ Salam Sejahtera, Salam Muafakat Johor, Salam Negaraku Malaysia and A Very Good Morning

‫اﶵد رب العاﳌﲔ‬ ‫الصﻼة والسﻼم ﲆ اﴍف ن اء واﳌرسلﲔ‬ ‫و ﲆ وﲱبه ٔﲨعﲔ‬

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HEARTFELT APPRECIATION

With deep reverence to Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Permaisuri of Johor, Chancellor of UTM. I would like to express the gratitude of the entire UTM community to her Majesty for consenting to grace this 59th UTM Convocation Ceremony, and to bestow degrees and awards to the respective award recipients and UTM graduates.

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SEEKING THE CONSENT OF HER MAJESTY

Your Majesty, Please allow me to speak to the audience.

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SALUTATION

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri – Tan Sri Pro Canselor and Puan Sri Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Chairman of the University Board of Directors and Puan Sri His Excellency Dr. Ramadhani Kitwana Dau, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania WWW.UTM.MY

SALUTATION

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri – Tan Sri, Datuk - Datuk, Members of UTM Board of Directors and Yang Berbahagia Puan Sri and Datin, Distinguished Guests, Senior Officials and University Senate Members, Professors and Lecturers, Graduates, Parents and Family Members of Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen.

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GREETINGS

First and foremost, praise be to Allah Subhanahu Wataala for with his grace and blessing, we are able to gather here at this 59th UTM convocation ceremony.

On behalf of UTM, I warmly welcome all distinguished guests, parents and family members of graduates, alumni and invited guests.

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NUMBER OF GRADUATING STUDENTS

At this 59th UTM Convocation Ceremony, a total of 5,402 graduates will be conferred their respective degrees, comprising: 394 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, 906 Master’s degrees, 2,505 Bachelor’s degrees, 558 Diplomas, and 1,039 Bachelor’s degrees and Diplomas from UTMSPACE Collaboration Programmes

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UTM INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

From this total, 325 graduates are international graduates from 30 countries.

In this session there are 394 Doctor of Philosophy and 906 Master’s degree recipients, in addition to various academic award recipients.

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UTM INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES

For the record, up to this 59th Convocation, UTM has produced a total of 186,827 graduates of whom 7,789 are international graduates from over 70 countries.

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS

At this Convocation Ceremony, YBhg. Tan Sri Datin Paduka Siti Sadiah binti Sheikh Bakir will be procaimed as a UTM Pro Chancellor, while YBhg. Tan Sri Azman bin Hashim will be conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Leadership Management for his great contribution to the country and global community.

The convocation session this morning will also witness the conferment of Dr Ahmad Kamal bin Idris and Dr Shamsuddin Hj Mohd Amin with the title of Emeritus Professor for their distinct and distinguished service to UTM. Heartiest Congratulations!

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MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STRENGTH OF KNOWLEDGE Having met challenges head-on In attaining knowledge and gaining experience, lighting the path of life Equipped with knowledge, you are now able to advance further As of today, you are officially a graduate Nevertheless, what is the meaning of success Without paying homage to those who have assisted and made sacrifices in ensuring your success WWW.UTM.MY

SHOW OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION Thus, Graduates, get off your seats and stand up Turn around and look behind you, see the happy faces filled with hope Your parents, family members, lecturers and all those who have contributed towards your success Give them a big round of applause to show your utmost appreciation WWW.UTM.MY

PARA GRADUAN

SILA BERDIRI DEAR GRADUATES,

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CONGRATULATORY REMARKS

The entire UTM community and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all graduates on successfully completing your studies at UTM. The conferment of your degree today is just another milestone in your life, and not the end of everything.

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CAPABILITY FOR FACING THE CHALLENGE

However, it is proof that you are capable of facing challenges, developing your self confidence and achieving great success, which cannot be done by just anyone.

Therefore, you should always be grateful of your achievement and ready to chart the next move into the real world.

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CAPABILITY FOR FACING THE CHALLENGE

If before this you are educated, instructed and guided in UTM, you will be facing the challenges of the new world without borders after this.

The challenges can be immense, but opportunities are also abundant. Your role is definitely not small in leading and carrying the beacon for the good of mankind and universal prosperity.

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CAPABILITY FOR FACING THE CHALLENGE

We have heard the acronym VUCA, which reflects the challenges you need to face namely volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.

As we have often been reminded, we are now facing new challenges, one which is mostly talked about is Industry 4.0, where the role of humans in implementing tasks is becoming less significant.

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THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION

It has been said that jobs of the future are jobs that cannot be done by robots.

And those who are relevant are the ones capable of being innovative, communicative and entrepreneurial, and creating opportunities.

In communication, one of the strengths is the ability to master a second language and in the present context is the English language.

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WORDS OF WISDOM

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IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

In relation to this, the entire UTM community and I would like to express our utmost appreciation and gratitude to Your Majesty for your concern of the English language proficiency level of UTM students, and has consented to attend several discussion sessions with the students, which have directly encouraged and supported the students in enhancing their English language proficiency level.

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UTM QS RANKING

UTM is continuously and diligently striving towards enhancing its reputation, holistically through creative, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Now UTM is among the top 1% of the world's best universities, and is one of the top 50 universities in Asia.

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DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO UTM COMMUNITY

To the entire UTM community, I commend you, for all your tireless efforts in positioning UTM as a reputable and renowned institution.

Whether academics, management and professional staff, or operational staff, your commitment and contributions are indeed significant towards developing an ecosystem that is conducive to producing quality human capital, in addition to generating research and innovation that are able to enhance universal prosperity.

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HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO UTM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chairman and Board of Directors of UTM, for their invaluable support and guidance in ensuring that UTM continues to be on the right track.

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UTM ALUMNI

You are now an UTM Alumni. Thus, the entire university community and I welcome your experience, contribution and expertise towards further advancement of UTM. We also welcome contributions in various forms including to the UTM Endowment Fund and UTM Wakaf Fund, to be utilised by needy students. For the record, to date, UTM has received donations exceeding RM 3 million from UTM alumni of the total Endowment amounting to RM82 million.

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POEM Kindness is reciprocated, Gifts are enjoyed, Do not forget to repay your PTPTN study loans, The UTM fund is always there to be filled.

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POEM You will venture across the country and travel to all corners of the world To devote and make contributions Nonetheless, wherenever your are, at any moment in time If your ever think and picture UTM in your mind Do remember that this is your HOME Do come back please come visit UTM will always be waiting for your presence and contribution WWW.UTM.MY

HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO HER MAJESTY

Before I end my address, on behalf of the entire university community, I would like to once again express our heartfelt appreciation and would like to wish Her Majesty Duli Yang Maha Mulia Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Permaisuri of Johor, the Chancellor of UTM, good health, and be blessed by the Almighty Allah Subhanahu WaTaala WWW.UTM.MY

UTMOST GRATITUDE

I would also like to express my most sincere gratitude to UTM ProChancellors, Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, academic staff, administrative staff and both local and foreign guests for taking the time to attend this convocation.

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POEM Cempaka flowers blooming in the garden, Smelling sweet with radiant beauty, Insyaallah, God willing We will meet again at another time WWW.UTM.MY

Before I end my speech, I once again would like to express my utmost appreciation and gratitude to Your Majesty for gracing this Convocation Ceremony.

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