UKM - Global Student Mobility Partnerships

 

A Brief History

 

UKM-Global Student Mobility Partnerships (UKM-GSMP) is a summer inbound program, which usually take place in July - August annually. Starting in year 2009, this year it will be the 10th edition of this programme. In this programme, international students will join the local students in 3 weeks educational tour around Malaysia.

 

With the theme "Building Bridges for International Understanding and Friendship", this programme also aim to promote the awareness about the sustainable ecology and multiple unique culture around the world as well as to promote Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Malaysia itself as the world class international educational hub.

 

Student mobility is one of UKM's strategic priorities. Coordinated by International Relations Centre (UKM Global) with collaboration various UKM faculties and institutes, international students get the opportunity to study at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) under the UKM-Global Student Mobility Partnerships programme. It combines experiencing university life at one of Malaysia’s leading universities and experiencing the true nature and culture of Asia. Under this programme, students stay and learn in multicultural Malaysia for a month. During this time, participants get to visit an ancient land mass with its amazing ecology, unique flora and fauna, not seen in other parts of the world.

 

The Courses

 

Students can participate in either one of the following courses in this programme:

 

➥ SKZA 2014 Indigenous Communities of Malaysia (ICM)

➥ STPD 4044 Sustainability of Tropical Heritage (STH)

 

Students will discover knowledge on related issues and acquire first-hand experience when they conduct studies during their field-trips to the relevant sites in Peninsular Malysia such as National Park and Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark.

 

Upon successful fulfillment of course requirements, student will be awarded 4 credits (subject to approval by respective home university).