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ACADEMIC PROGRAM


                                          Q U E S T I O N S   F R O M
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           IN THIS CHAPTER
                                                      by   Dr. Koh You Beng & Dr. Yap Seong Ling


           STUDENT SOFT SKILLS                        Q (Students): What are the soft skills that are important
                                                      to students?


           INTERNSHIP AND                             A (Associate Professor Dr Rosli Ramli): Soft skills such as
           STUDENT EXCHANGE                           communication skill, teamwork, leadership skill and
           PROGRAM                                    presentation skill. These skills are not only to be
                                                      developed in lecture hall but also in all campus activities.

            LEARNING NEW
            LANGUAGE
                                                      Q (Students): In this current situation, what is the impact
                                                      on student internship and exchange program ?
            ADVICE TO STUDENTS
                                                      A (Associate Professor Dr Rosli Ramli): UM has suffered
                                                      quite a lot of budget cut, but we have no problem with
                                                      local industrial training program as industries are keen to
                                                      take our students. Overseas exchange program

              Q (Students): May you give us           however is short in fund. We have collaboration with
              some advices to be holistic             many good international universities for student
              graduate ?                              attachments or exchange program, we hope industries
              A (Associate Professor Dr               can join us in funding such program, where they can also
              Rosli Ramli): This is your best         be benefited with technology and knowledge transfer.
              time, you should enjoy, study
              hard and enjoy the hardship
              in learning. University is a            Q (Students): Do you think we should also learn a new
              learning and practice ground,           language?
              students can make use of all
              resources, practice the                 A (Associate Professor Dr Rosli Ramli): The need to learn a
              learned skills here. It will be         new language depends on the field the students are
              your fault not to design your           pursuing and their location. It will be good
              path and plan your future               to master Mandarin, if most of the colleges and clients are
              well.                                   communicating in Mandarin. A new language is always a
                                                      plus point, but not a must. Mastering the language
                                                      requires your time, commitment and passion !
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