{
  "id": 19252342,
  "title": "UPTM honours 1,131 Dean's Award recipients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/uptm-honours-1-131-deans-award-recipients",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1574326/uptm-honours-1131-deans-award-recipients"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia (UPTM) celebrated the achievements of 1,131 Dean's Award recipients on November 5 with a ceremony that also hosted a career fair involving 45 industry organizations. UPTM Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Sharifah Syahirah Sy Shiekh emphasized the importance of recognizing and celebrating students' talents while maintaining connections with industry players. The Student Appreciation Ceremony was part of UPTM's Academia-Industry Collaboration 4.0: Empowering Talents, Shaping Futures programme held at Dewan Merdeka, World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur. The awards acknowledged students' academic excellence over two academic sessions, and the career fair provided internship and job placements, career consultations, and a resume clinic. UPTM's Programme Manager for Talent Acquisition, Dr Syamsul Fozy Osman, stated that the recognition would motivate recipients, inspire other students to achieve excellence, and boost their confidence in reaching higher grade point averages. He added that such appreciation would motivate faculties to excel further and give parents greater confidence in the university. UPTM hopes the award recipients will continue to excel, become outstanding contributors to society and the country, and eventually return to share their experiences.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia (UPTM) honoured 1,131 Dean’s Award recipients on Nov 5 at a ceremony that also featured a career fair involving 45 industry organisations.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/8-pakistanis-among-global-recipients-of-2026-diana-award-recognising",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:08:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}