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Universiti Utara MalaysiaVolume 2 | Issue 6 30th October 2010
CONTENTS01 @ GENERAL TRAINING-with Tan Sri Dr. Nordin Kardi!
02 FLOOD!-a special report on the situation in UUM
03 OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS- AIESEC in UUMs great partners
Month ICX OGX X+L Total
Goals 235 100 23 358
Actual 36 0 0 36
Total 36 0 0 10.05%
@ GENERAL TRAINING!*as of 3rd November 2010
X-PERFORMANCE
Our Second AIESEC GeneralTraining was conductedunder the auspices of a veryremarkable man. He was
the previous Vice Chancellorof Universiti Utara Malaysia,and an eminent man in
his profession. Tan Sri
Dr. Nordin Kardi hadoverseen the session withour members with the topic
of the night being StudentDevelopment.
With the aid of the facilitators,the junior members weretaken through a journeyof self-enlightenment,
02 CONVOCATION 2010!- Congratulations!
contrasting their currentworries with future ones whilsteliminating them throughdiscussions.
We are extremely grateful forTan Sris kind attendance andmentoring. His wisdom andhumor had rubbed off on allof us that night and indeed,we had benitted greatly fromhis insight and experience
into matters that we tend tooverlook.
Once again; Thank you Tan Sri!
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FLOOD!Due to the recent monsoons, the northernregion of Malaysia including the states ofPerak, Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Kelantanhad been experiencing continuous rainsrainfall and ash oods in low areas.
This affects Universiti Utara Malaysiaand its tenants (including AIESECers) inseveral ways:
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The examination period had been shiftedfrom the original 8th of November - 3rdDecember to the current 21st November -13th December.
Also, the last day of the 2010 Convocationhad been postoponed due to the trafc
conditions leading to UUM.
Practicum period had been shifted as wellto 20 December 2010 - 19 April 2011.
There is no longer a direct route into UUMthrough the North-South Expressway dueto the oods. It will be re-open once theood receeds.
Edit: The expressway is now open (since 8th Nov)
Source: http://www.plus.com.my
To those who are affected by the oods,our hearts are with you.
CONVOCATION 2010!To those who had undergone theirconvocation ceremony recently withoutany hitches, congratulations! Those whohad the not-so-fortunate situation of alater convocation, cheer up! We will stillbe there to celebrate with you! :)
Once an AIESECer, always an AIESECer!
Andy Koay Choon Sean,
BIBMTan Zhi Xian,
BIBM
Yap Pei Chen,
Accounting
Teo Hong Leng,Accounting
Joel Choi Ee Junn,Marketing
Lau Wei Mun,Operation Management
Fum Yin Ting,Operation Management
Kalaivani A/P Gunasekaran,INTAFF
Fabian Koh Tatt Soon,Public Management
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