Covid-19: UPM convocation to be held under strict SOP, says vice-chancellor
SERDANG, Jan 6 — A total of 5,695 Universiti Putra Malaysia graduates in various disciplines will receive their scrolls at the 44th convocation ceremony to be held physically under strict standard operating procedures .
“For parents who have travelled from afar, UPM will provide several waiting halls for them till their children’s sessions are over. They will be able to witness the ceremony in these halls via live streaming,” he said. Mohd Roslan said UPM chancellor, the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, will confer PhD, master’s degrees and bachelor’s degrees as well as diplomas to the graduates in the fifth session on January 12.
UPM pro-chancellor Syed Jalaludin will present in the first session on Saturday the Alumni Gold Medal to Lim Jia Yie from the Faculty of Forestry and Environment; Pak Rashid Foundation Gold Medal to Michelle Tiong Chia Weng , Faculty of Educational Studies; and the Putra Agribio Medal to Muhammad Ali Imran Razali , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.