UNIVERSITY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMMES
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B40, M40, and T20 refer to the household income classification in Malaysia. B40 represents the Bottom 40%, M40 represents the middle 40%, whereas T20 represents the top 20% of Malaysian household income.UTeM follows the income classification that the government has set.
Income Classification in Malaysia 2021
UTeM believes that access to proper and quality education is vital in breaking the poverty cycle, which is key to transforming the lives of families and communities. Based on the data on student admission, in 2022 UTeM has admitted 1103 undergraduate students (43% of student intake) who came from low-income families.
Based on the demographic of undergraduate UTeM’s students of 10,587, 60.6% of the students (or 6,418) come from the B40 group, which is the household income range is below RM4,850.00. Meanwhile a total of 1216 (11.5%) students are students who belong to the category of asnaf, whose family income is below RM1,169.00.
Picture B: UTeM data for student bottom 40% household income group (BL40 & B40)
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B40, M40, and T20 refer to the household income classification in Malaysia. B40 represents the Bottom 40%, M40 represents the middle 40%, whereas T20 represents the top 20% of Malaysian household income.
UTeM establishes holistic support systems to ensure that all students have an equitable opportunity to successfully graduate within 4 years. The support systems are hoped to help especially the lower income students but are not exclusively for them.
Based on the total number of graduates for the year 2022, there are 30% of the lower-income group students have managed to graduate. The data are presented in the table below.
The support system that UTeM has prepared for students includes financial aid, donated goods or in kind to UTeM students throughout the study period them. The Student Welfare Unit has identified student needs especially financial problems especially tuition fee financing, daily expenses as well accident and death charity. Increased cost of living also affects students in living daily life and needs to be dealt with as best as possible so as not to affect the focus students throughout their studies.
Picture: Distribution of zakat among UTeM students as a form of monetary assistance
However with the acknowledgement that the B40 students are more impacted by their financial situation, UTeM has distributed financial assistance amounting to RM64,250.00 to help this group of students. UTeM goes to the length to help the financially strapped students to realize their dreams by providing scholarships to eligible students, waiving semester fee and giving mpnthly allowance.
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The UTeM Endowment Fund, the UTeM Donation Fund and the UTeM Waqf Fund are charitable funds established to collect funds and provide opportunities for corporate companies, external agencies, the public, individuals, alumni and UTeM staff to donate to further stimulate the activities of science scholarship at UTeM. For information, the amount of contributions collected from various parties including UTeM staff until 31 August 2023 is as much as :-
In addition, UTeM students also receive financial assistance from Short Term Loans (PJP), where in the year 2023, a total of 148 students have received benefits from this loan involving an amount worth RM65,480.00.
The UTeM Student Charity Fund has been introduced to help students who have suffered calamities such as accidents, natural disasters, death of mother/father/spouse/child, medical treatment assistance, and special cases are subject to approval. In 2023, a total of RM37,705.00 in charity aid for UTeM students has been provided as a result of the collection student charity fee of RM10.00 charged to students for each semester. Here is the performance comparison of the distribution of Student Fund aid allocations in 2023.
Facilities Provided for Students’ Welfare
The event organized by the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) brought together the recipients of contributions from initiatives based on the spirit of KPT Prihatin consisting of students, asnaf students and community representatives from all over Melaka.
Among the initiatives is the handing over of the UTeM Golden Child Program assistance to 3 students who will receive funding for learning and living costs throughout their studies there which is the result of the efforts of the UTeM Chancellor's Foundation.
UTeM also launched the TUAH Care Food@Campus application which is expected to facilitate aid distribution and transactions for about 1,500 of their B40 students under the Malaysian Family Student Menu initiative introduced by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Also at the ceremony were 50 IPT students from all over Malacca who received tablets each donated by the Malaysian Family Student Initiative which was launched by YAB PM on 3 September.
In addition to UTeM, PTPTN also supported Malaysian Malacca Families through the SSPN Prime Savings Account Donation amounting to RM 60,000 which was allocated for the benefit of approximately 600 asnafs which was presented to six area representatives in the state.
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- https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/2022/09/rohana-jadi-anak-emas-utem/
- https://www.melakahariini.my/utem-hulur-sumbangan-kepada-pelajar-b40/
- https://malaysiagazette.com/2023/01/29/penuntut-b40-utem-terima-bap-untuk-teruskan-pengajian/
This is continuos initiative to help UTeM student especiallty category bottom income.
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The support system that UTeM has prepared for students includes financial aid, donated goods or in kind to UTeM students throughout the study period them. The Student Welfare Unit has identified student needs especially financial problems especially tuition fee financing, daily expenses as well accident and death charity. Increased cost of living also affects students in living daily life and need to be dealt with as best as possible so as not to affect the focus students throughout their studies.
In conjunction with the launch of the UTeM Sejahtera KPT Prihatin Tuah Sejahtera program, the YB Minister together with the YAB Chief Minister of Melaka completed the handover of Peranti Siswa to 50 students from UTeM, UiTM, Politeknik Melaka, Politeknik Merlimau and Melaka International College of Science and Technology (MiCoST). Package Peranti Siswa Keluarga Malaysia is a government initiative in collaboration with selected telecommunication companies to supply a tablet device to every B40 student at IPT to help their Teaching and Learning (PdP) process.
A total of 65,898 students from all over the country applied for device facilities under the Peranti Siswa Keluarga Malaysia's second phase within a month starting last August 1.
1. The UTeM Endowment Fund, the UTeM Donation Fund and the UTeM Waqf Fund are charitable funds established to collect funds and provide opportunities for corporate companies, external agencies, the public, individuals, alumni and UTeM staff to donate to further stimulate the activities of science scholarship at UTeM. For information, the amount of contributions collected from various parties including UTeM staff until 31 August 2023 is as much as :-
2. In addition, UTeM students also receive financial assistance from Short Term Loans (PJP), where in the year 2023, a total of 148 students have received benefits from this loan involving an amount worth RM65,480.00.
3. The UTeM Student Charity Fund has been introduced to help students who have suffered calamities such as accidents, natural disasters, death of mother/father/spouse/child, medical treatment assistance, and special cases are subject to approval. In 2023, a total of RM37,705.00 in charity aid for UTeM students has been provided as a result of the collection student charity fee of RM10.00 charged to students for each semester. Here is the performance comparison of the distribution of Student Fund aid allocations in 2023.
4. Facilities Provided for Students’ Welfare
The event organized by the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTem) brought together the recipients of contributions from initiatives based on the spirit of KPT Prihatin consisting of students, asnaf students and community representatives from all over Melaka.
Among the initiatives is the handing over of the UTeM Golden Child Program assistance to 3 students who will receive funding for learning and living costs throughout their studies there which is the result of the efforts of the UTeM Chancellor's Foundation.
UTeM also launched the TUAH Care Food@Campus application which is expected to facilitate aid distribution and transactions for about 1,500 of their B40 students under the Malaysian Family Student Menu initiative introduced by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Also at the ceremony were 50 IPT students from all over Malacca who received tablets each donated by the Malaysian Family Student Initiative which was launched by YAB PM on 3 September.
In addition to UTeM, PTPTN also supported Malaysian Malacca Families through the SSPN Prime Savings Account Donation amounting to RM 60,000 which was allocated for the benefit of approximately 600 asnafs which was presented to six area representatives in the state.
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UTeM assists students through employee opportunities and endowment funds.
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) has allocated RM10 million for its Kesidang Scholarship programme, which will be offered over the course of five years to individuals who wish to pursue their studies at the university, including those from troubled nations such as Palestine.
The scholarship covers tuition fees for students pursuing diploma and postgraduate degrees at the university. The Kesidang Scholarship, which is internally funded by UTeM, is one of the university's initiatives to assist local and foreign students, such as those from Palestine, who are unable to continue their studies at UTeM on humanitarian grounds. UTeM have received two applications from Palestinians for the Kesidang Scholarship.
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COMMUNITY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMMES
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UTeM helps local start ups through coaching and courses
Entrepreneurship is one of the driving forces behind the growth and development of our society. From creating jobs to generating innovative ideas and products, entrepreneurs have the power to change the world and shape the future. Their impact can be felt in all aspects of life, from the economy to culture and even politics.
Entrepreneurship education is an essential component of the country’s vision of an innovative society. It is also part of a broader objective to raise employment levels and create a more inclusive labour market, more particularly to include young people not in employment, education or training. Having this realization, UTeM has provided coaching and training programs to help local start-ups, not only for UTeM students.
UTeM has collaborated with local agencies such as National Entrepreneurship Institute (INSKEN) and Ministry of Youth and Sports, to conduct programs related to entrepreneurship. Collaboration also includes companies such as Nestle, Sugar Bomb, Celcom Digi and others. Among the activities included in this dimension are: such as buying and selling activities including digitally, Entrepreneurship Talks, Entrepreneurship Courses, practical activities in business science, Night Market, Kiosk Business and Business, Incubator Program, Gig Economy, Job on Campus, Job Creator session other business partnerships related to it.
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- https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/wanita-perlu-terokai-bidang-keusahawanan-teknikal-366723
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=662591599237264&set=a.460032726159820
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=690591366437287&set=a.460032726159820
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=696457759183981&set=a.460032726159820
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=689011763261914&set=pcb.689011843261906
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UTeM has jointly organized a pitching competition together with Ministry of Higher Education. The competition was named NATIONAL MICRO ENTERPRISE PITCHING COMPETITION. This national level Entrepreneurship Program aims to train, guide and produce more student start-up companies, especially those based on technology and innovation.
The winner may use the seeding money for the entrepreneurship ideas that they has presented.
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For the benefits of students and community, UTeM organized programs that aims to help improving the access to basic services for all. As a Higher Education Institution (HEI), UTeM focuses on education and academic development as the basic service that should be easily accessible to all aspect of community. With this aspiration, UTeM has conducted training programs for the community where they can improve their needs for education and academic development.
UTeM has also established a specialized training programme named “TVET Wanita JELITA Academics (Job Empowerment by Learning and Inclusive Techinal Advancement). This programme is jointly co-ordinated by UTeM and Kolej Universiti Agrosains Malaysia (UCAM). It provides TVET based training for women with the aim to further improve the economy of women.
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UTeM was significantly involved in one of the government’s initiatives to further improve the economy of women in the country. The establishment of TVET Wanita JELITA Academics (Job Empowerment by Learning and Inclusive Technical Advancement) is aimed to produce more career-oriented, professional and competitive women through the development of their talents, skills, and knowledge.
The programme is part of a strategic collaboration between Kolej Universiti Agrosains Malaysia (UCAM) and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), whose role are to provide training and develop skilled workers of quality specifically for women.
It also offers an exclusive study preparation package as a result of collaboration with industry partners who are ready to offer more than 1,000 job opportunities according to market needs.
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