Thousands of students head home for Raya
Published on: Saturday, May 08, 2021
By: Bernama
Students of SM Sains Labuan lining up to take the ferry at the Labuan International Ferry Terminal to head home. – Bernama pic
Kuala Lumpur: Students of higher institutions of learning (IPTs) are beginning to return home in stages from Friday in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.The IPTs have provided special vehicles for the purpose, with strict compliance to the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) had previously announced that the students would head home either via buses arranged by the IPTs, in their own vehicles, or with their parents.
In JOHOR, 1,983 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) students began their journey home at midnight Thursday onboard eight buses provided for the eastern and northern zones, while five more buses heading towards the central zone left in the morning.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs) Prof Dr Shamsul Sahibuddin said 2,073 students had requested to go home, involving 1,983 students from the Johor Baru campus and 90 students from the Kuala Lumpur campus.
He said the university would also be looking after the welfare of almost 2,000 students at both campuses who could not go back to their respective homes during the period.
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“The Permaisuri of Johor Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah, who is also UTM Chancellor, has expressed concern (over the welfare of the students) at both campuses, and has requested that due attention be given to them,’’ he said.
In SELANGOR, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International) Prof Dr Roziah Mohd Janor, who is performing the functions of Vice-Chancellor, said the university provided over 200 vehicles comprising buses, MPVs and cars to smoothen the process of sending home students from 30 campuses involving over 700 personnel in the operation codenamed “Ops Pulang Aidilfitri.”
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She said 400 students from the main campus in Shah Alam, Puncak Perdana, Puncak Alam, Sungai Buloh, Permatang Pauh, Bertam, Sri Iskandar, Tapah and Sungai Petani were sent home using 14 buses today, and the process would continue in stages until May 12.
“A total 16,000 students are involved in ‘Ops Pulang Aidilfitri’, and some have returned home in their own vehicles,’’ she said.
In NEGERI SEMBILAN, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) would be sending home 440 students using 18 special vehicles from today (Saturday) until May 11.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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