NEWCASTLE University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) recently celebrated the graduation of 135 students at its 11th Congregation Ceremony/
The event, which was held at Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre, saw 103 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students and 32 BSc (Honours) Biomedical Sciences students make their way across the stage to receive their scrolls.
With NUMed’s MBBS programme being recognised by both the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) and General Medical Council, UK (GMC), more than half of its graduates will be heading to the UK to commence their Foundation Doctor training, while the rest will embark on their professional careers in Malaysia.
The university also awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering and Marine Engineering to Terence Chin and Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture and Rural Development to Fathir Siddiq during the event. The new graduates now join a global alumni community of over 270,000 members.
The Congregation Ceremony was presided by Professor David Burn, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, UK, who conveyed his pride at the graduates’ achievements and urged them to make a positive impact.
“Seek out the best working environment you can find, one that allows you to be the best you can be, where you feel that you can make a positive difference, and where you feel appreciated and rewarded,” he advised.
“And when talent and opportunity alone are not enough, if there’s one more thing I hope your university experience has taught you, it is that there are no limits to what you can achieve with determination and sheer hard work.”
Several high-achieving MBBS students were also recognised during the ceremony. These include Nisini Imanya Premasara Yapagedara (Year 5), who obtained the Walton Prize, and Win Hay Mar (Year 1), Sok Kee Sing (Year 2), and Abdul Samad Mohammed (Year 5), who received the TM Teoh Prize.
An international branch campus of Newcastle University, UK, NUMed offers MBBS and Biomedical Sciences undergraduate programmes alongside a Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences programme.
The university is ranked 129th in the QS World University 2025 and was awarded 5 Plus QS Stars for Overall Excellence in 2023. – July 30, 2024
