By L. Puvaneswaren
The visit from the group of the School of Business & Economics of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) ‘Project Ke Semenanjung & Singapura’ took place on the 9th and 10th of January 2008. The delegation which consisted of 9 female students, 4 male students and 1 male lecturer arrived at the Melaka Sentral from University Sains Malaysia, Penang at around 6pm and were immediately taken for prayers and then for a seafood dinner in Umbai using the MMU bus.
With late notification over their tour to MMU Malacca campus, swift preparation to host the UMS touring group took place with several divisions lending a helping hand. Most notable was the officers from the Students Affairs Division (STAD), School Relations & Promotion Programme (SRPP) and the Corporate Communication and Chancellery (CCC) divisions that relentlessly helped the SRC in terms of accommodation, transportation, briefings and goodie packs to ensure that the delegation’s stay in Malacca would be comfortable and fruitful.
Being the first local university and only the second university to be hosted in the history of SRC MMU after the University of Prince Songkhla of Thailand which came two years ago, the team led by the SRC president, Mohd Hamdan Bin Mohd Sharif briefed the UMS team about the university through verbal and video presentation. Due to the fact that the tour coincided with the Awal Muharram holidays a comprehensive tour around the campus was not possible. Yet the group was given an insight of how the campus was by visiting the presidents square, the library and the Common Lecture Complex (CLC).
Soon after the briefing the group from UMS was treated to a sumptuous lunch at the Sri Zamrud (SEC) before heading to Malacca town to visit several historical sites such as the Fort A Famosa. Fort St. John and Perigi Hang Tuah. Before leaving back to Melaka Sentral the whole team consisting SRC MMU Malacca and the touring group from UMS moved on to the Mahkota Parade as well as to the Melaka Mega Mall in Dataran Pahlawan for shopping of souvenirs. The MMU bus headed to Melaka Sentral to bid adieu to the group as they were moving down south to University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) under their Project Ke Semenanjung Dan Singapura program. Their bus to Johor left around 7pm with memories and praises over the way the MMU teams hosted them back here.
Regards,
UMS Tour Hosting Committee,
Students’ Representative Council 2007/08
Multimedia University (Malacca Campus).
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