By Maryam Iman Binti Norhashimi and Maymuna Gulfam
GOMBAK, 14 August 2022: Graduates need to sow the seeds of strength intellectually and spiritually in solving the modern days problems such as social media abuse and the worsening of mental health issues.
Member of IIUM Board of Governance, Honourable Professor Dr Aminuddin Che Ahmad said this in his speech at the third session of the 37th Convocation Ceremony that commemorated 541 graduands from the various departments conferred their master’s degrees.
Dr Aminuddin explained the relevancy of weapons and armours that IIUM graduates have been equipped with to improve the world today that has “constantly evolving in a reverse manner.”
“Even when thousands of graduands across the country proudly celebrate the success of obtaining degrees from universities, other thousands of young teenagers do not see their future as university students,” he continued.
To develop the generation to come, graduates should rise and take up the lead in getting opportunities instead of waiting because “we are the essence of Rahmatan Lil’alamin,” he emphasised.
Dr Aminuddin hoped that the journey does not stop here and that graduates must continue striving for greater success and return to IIUM to develop the future generation.
The recipients who received the awards in the 37th Convocation’s second session are as follows:
Kulliyyah Level Awards:
- Wan Muhammad Shaker bin Wan Adnan – (AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences)
- Aulia Arifatu Diniyya – (IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance)
- Mohamad Afiq bin Razali – (International Institute for Halal Research and Training)
- Iman Nabihah binti Noor Azam – (Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences)
- Nursyafica Nadia binti Johari – (Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design)
- Muhammad Fadhli bin Mohd Azri – (Kulliyyah of Science)
- Nurhainis binti Ogu Sakim – (Kulliyyah of Engineering)
- Aiin Atheera binti Mat Nepa – (Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology)
- Nur Asyiqin binti Amir Bangsa – (Kulliyyah of Languages and Management)
- Kow Ren Yi – (Kulliyyah of Medicine)
- Rehab Amin Elsayed Ismaeil – (Kulliyyah of Medicine)
- Nurul Ain binti Mohammad Hamdi – (Kulliyyah of Pharmacy)
His address ended with an honourable mention of the graduates’ parents, who he said supported them throughout their journey as students.***