UM aims for smoke-free, green campus
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Universiti Malaya deputy vice-chancellor (academic and international) Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Amin Jalaludin (centre), deputy vice-chancellor (development) Professor Dr Law Lake Tee (right) and Institute of Postgraduate Studies dean Datin Professor Dr Norhanom Abdul Wahab, at the press conference recently.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Only about half of the 4,644 applicants for post-graduate courses in Universiti Malaya (UM) were offered places for the first semester of the 2008/09 session.
A total of 2,367 applicants, comprising 1,577 local and 790 international students, secured places in UM's 12 faculties, five institutes, two academies and three centres of learning.
"Many applicants were rejected because demand for places in the university was much more than the available places," said deputy vice-chancellor (academic and international) Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Amin Jalaludin at the welcoming ceremony for new students recently.
He said UM was the only Malaysian university to be given a five-star rating by the Higher Education Ministry and it was also named as a trusted brand in higher education in Malaysia by Readers' Digest for 2007/08.
"Our Master's in Business Administration programme is accredited by the International Accreditation Board, Association of MBAs, United Kingdom.
"We are the only non-UK institution with the accreditation."
Mohd Amin said the university was pushing for a "green campus" and a smoke-free environment.
"We will not allow the first-year students to drive into campus. The ban will continue when they are in second year.
"We will provide shuttle buses at 15-minute intervals within the campus.
"It is our target that by 2012, all students will stay in residential colleges and postgraduate students will live within walking distance of the campus."
Mohd Amin said freshies would plant 750 trees in the campus as part of their orientation programme.
Deputy vice-chancellor (development) Professor Dr Law Lake Tee said decorative plants and trees would be planted and tagged.
"We want to green the campus and provide shade as well as replace some of the old trees.
"The students will also take care of the trees for the duration of their studies."
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