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STUDENT FEATURE

UNDERGRADUATE

ALMA ARTIN VAQARI Achievements and participations:

•Co-founder of KitaGeenius
•Head of the Strategic Department in The Kalsom
Movement 2020/21, a youth-led movement that
aims to address education inequality in Malaysia
•Spearheaded the Council Policy and Strategy
Division under the International Council of Malaysian
Scholars and Associates 2020/21
•Project Director of the Global Community Service
Project 2020/21. I spearheaded my team in
increasing awareness and Call-To-Action regarding
the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
•Champion in Case4Impact by the Malaysian SOCIAL
Project 2020
•Best Speaker and finalist in Corporate Insights &
I am currently a third-year student pursuing a Empowerment 6.0 by Malaysian Students' Council of
bachelor's degree in Science and Technology Australia, Victoria (MASCA Victoria)
Studies. I specifically chose this field as I realized •First Runner-up in Unilever Future Leaders League
that I have a talent for social science but love 2021
learning sciences at the same time. This degree •Official fundraiser for UNICEF and SUKA society
intersects both fields, that caters to my strength •Anugerah Jasa Bakti KK9 for academic and co-
and learning needs. I have excelled in my curricular contributions
academics, receiving Dean’s list for the past three •Project Director of Global Community Service
semesters. Project 2020/21
•Traditional and creative dancer for FESENI 2019/20
I always find myself passionate about creating •Represented KK9 in netball for SUKMUM 19/20
social impact, where I recently co-founded
KitaGeenius. This social enterprise aims to
increase refugees’ academic and economic
potential through the propagation of future-
focused skills.

In the future, I envision that I will be able to pick
up the skills and experiences needed to build my
own start-up and continue bringing my social
enterprise to even greater heights. I foresee us
becoming a primary learning centre that offers a
holistic learning curriculum for refugees and
other marginalised and underprivileged
communities. I hope always to remain humble
and inspire those around me. It is a huge dream,
but you know what they say! “Shoot for the
moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the
stars”.

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