By Awwabin Zainuddin
GOMBAK, 11 November 2018: IIUM became the first university in Malaysia to use E-Scroll system for its 34th convocation ceremony that took place this Saturday (10 November) and would continue until Tuesday (13 November) next week.
The E-Scroll system uses Blockchain technology developed by a team led by Prof. Dato’ Dr. Norbik Bashah Idris from Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) to scan the QR code printed on the certificate.
This followed a concern by the Ministry of Education on the issue of fake certificate that has been cited globally.
A total of 5,413 graduands receive their scrolls during the four-day convocation which is divided into seven sessions. The first session involved 470 graduands.
The following are the award winners for the first session:
| Award | Recipients |
| The winners for Royal Education Award | 1.      Nur Hasnin binti Ahmad Raidin, Kulliyyah of Dentistry2.      Mohammad Syafiq bin Mazli, Kulliyyah of Engineering |
| The winner for Best Overall Student Award | 1.      Noor Azalina binti Noor Din, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences |
| The winner for President Award | 1.      Engku Anis Fariha binti Engku Nasrullah Satiman, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences |
| The winner for Rector Award | 1.      Nur Shasha Dilla binti Mohd, Kulliyyah of Economic and Management Sciences |
| The winner for BUDI Award | 1.      Liyana Izyan binti Mohamed Zulkaffly, Kulliyyah of Language and Management |
| The winner for Abdullah Ibnu Maktum Special Achievement Award (Academic) | 1.      Atiqah binti Othman, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws |
| The winner for Amru Ibn Al-Jamuh Special Achievement Award (Co-Curricular) | 1.      Nur Amalina binti Kamsani, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws |
| The winner for Special Recognition Award for Exceptional Achievement | 1.      Azzrulkhan Hasrullah Matsah, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences |
The new award, Ibnu Khaldun Merit Award, was given to a non-government organisation (NGO), the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP).
In his speech at the convocation ceremony on Saturday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maszlee Malik, who is also the President of IIUM, reminded graduands on three values to be practised outside – love, happiness and mutual respect.
œThese are the values and culture we want to instil in our education system in this period of Malaysia Baru,” he said.
In conjunction with this year’s convocation, there will be Stall and Exhibition 2018 (STANEX) organised by the Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC). A convocation festival (CONVEST’18) will be held at Convest Hill until 15 November featuring food and clothing as well as forum and performances.***