9th March 2023: Centre for Testing, Measurement, and Appraisal (CeTMA) received a visit from Algerian postgraduate students from the National Higher School of Statistics and Applied Economics (ENSSEA). They are Annane Afaf, Derradj Yasmine, Boulaouad Ibtissam, and Fatiha Boudjemaa.

The session begins with a presentation by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Masnita Misiran on the SDG initiatives on and off campus and specific roles that students can play to help sustain the university and the surrounding community. In response, Derradj Yasmine presented current initiatives and programmes in ENSSEA on the SDG progression.

The programme later conducted a more intimate discussion about the potential roles that can be played by the postgraduate students on the sustainability agenda on campus, irrespective of country differences. Yasmine believes that students should focus more on research towards sustainable development goals, in which they can start by choosing a suitable topic that is related to the SDGs and is still in their field of study.

They also highlighted that more postgraduate students should conduct or join the sustainability group or clubs on campus to raise awareness and encourage sustainable practises among the students, faculty, and staff. The session was a pleasure for exchanging perspectives among ENSSEA and UUM postgraduate students, with many inputs and perspectives shared harmoniously among attendees. The discussion was carried out by Amirul Haziq, an alumni of the MSc in Data Analysis, which is currently attached to CeTMA, and Tengku Nurul Aimi Balqis.