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Leading with Purpose
Messages of the Vice Chancellor SELECTED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

uring the final two sessions of the 65th Universiti Malaya
11 DECEMBER 2025 Convocation which I chaired, both dedicated to our
graduates of UMCCeD, I shared not merely reflections
Dbut a vision of a new humanistic and hopeful future.
These sessions may have been for UMCCeD, but their message
belongs to all our human capital as we move forward together.

Our graduates step into a world marked by deep uncertainty and historic disruption.
Over 3 billion people live under constant ecological threat. Nearly 60% of global jobs
will be reshaped by automation. AI, quantum computing and synthetic biology are
now redefining civilisation itself. Yet amid this turbulence, I remain confident, because
this generation carries not only knowledge, but conscience.

The global development gap continues to widen dangerously. More than 244 million
children remain out of school, many in conflict and impoverished regions. In Sub-
Saharan Africa, nearly 40% lack access to basic healthcare, while over 5 million
children under five die each year from preventable diseases. These are not just
statistics, they are a moral indictment of our global priorities.

Even more disturbing, the world spent over USD 2.4 trillion on military power last year
- while far less went to education, healthcare and disease prevention. This imbalance
reflects a civilisation that too often chooses weapons over wisdom, destruction over
dignity, and power over compassion. The new generations must correct this moral
misalignment,and this means all of our students and graduates.
238 You are the most highly educated, socially aware and technologically empowered
generation in human history. You are not merely inheriting the future - you are