Translated by: Shahrul Niza Said

Photo by: Mohd Khairy Mukhtaruddin

UUM ONLINE: Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 July 2022 – Acknowledging the crucial role played by media in rendering news and circulating information, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Haim Hilman Abdullah paid a courtesy call to ANTARA News at Wisma ANTARA.

The UUM delegates received a hearty hospitable greetings from the General Manager of Media and Communication Services, ANTARA, Jaka Sugianta.

Haim Hilman said, his visit to ANTARA is just the ticket for building strategic partnerships with Indonesian media agencies in its pursuance to promoting academic programmes offered by UUM in the country.

According to him, he would like to entice yet more Indonesian citizens to pursue their education in Malaysia by choosing UUM as their first choice.

He further extended his invitation to ANTARA staff who intend to continue their studies to a higher level to choose UUM as the university offers a lot of programmes that are very much relevant to the present circumstances.

"We want to facilitate your career development in journalism in this country by upskilling your knowledge and essential prowess so that you can grow alongside with the progress of the media.

"Besides that, we are also hopeful that with this joint venture between UUM and ANTARA, information about the scholarship program for the people of this country can be circulated to a wider audience," he added.

Also present was the Deputy Director (Media and Marketing), UUM Corporate Communication, Dr. Azahar Kasim.