How KYUEM turns Malaysia’s brightest into global achievers

Free Malaysia Today

Graduates say KYUEM’s culture of excellence and support empowers them to dream bigger, achieve more, and give back to society.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/07/04/how-kyuem-transforms-malaysias-brightest-into-global-trailblazers   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #KolejYayasanUEM #KYUEM #GlobalAchievers

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00:00As College Yayasan UEM celebrates this year's Awards Day, what stands out isn't just the

00:10impressive destinations graduates are headed to but the transformation they've undergone to get

00:14there. Among them is Petronas scholar and Sabah-born Uzair Zuhri Sharif, who's soon heading

00:21to the University of Southampton to study electrical engineering. So I was born in Sabah but

00:27I was raised in Labuan. My father is a teacher but he's currently retired and my mother is a

00:34freelancer worker. Surprisingly I'm the only student from Labuan and every time I mention that to

00:42someone they're always like, huh where's Labuan? It pushes me to do greater and once and for all put

00:47Labuan on the map. What inspired Uzair most was KYUEM's environment, one that not only encourages

00:55ambition but also fosters a culture where students are empowered to speak up and stand out.

01:02From what I've learned at KYUEM, I would say I wouldn't hesitate to ask others for help but you

01:10have to understand that in life there are just some things that you can't really do yourself. When the

01:16time calls just find someone ask for their help because it doesn't really make you less of a

01:24person. I've seen him change a lot and academically, socially his ups and downs but now I can see that

01:32his academics have improved and his social life has improved well also.

01:38Food Uzair's story is just one example of the many journeys students at KYUEM have taken.

01:46This year's Awards Day, held on June 28th, celebrated 268 A-level graduates as they began their journeys

01:54to top universities with proud parents and warm applause honoring their hard work.

01:59Over 25 years, the college has sent 108 students to Cambridge, 38 to Oxford and hundreds more to

02:08top UK and US universities, proving its enduring legacy of excellence.

02:16KYUEM has played a crucial role in shaping its alumni, influencing who they become and the paths

02:21they take long after they finish their studies. This legacy was reflected at this year's Awards Day,

02:28which welcomed back Novan Amiruddin, Group CEO of CIMB and a member of KYUEM's Pioneer Batch.

02:36The college is the turning point for me. It taught me more than just education. We learn to basically

02:43mix around and work with people from different backgrounds, different experiences and different

02:50perspectives. So that diversity is the one that really shaped me and helped me

02:58to navigate the corporate world after that. For students like Namira Lee, a Pomodala National

03:05Burhat scholar who earned a place at Harvard, KYUEM opened doors she once thought were closed.

03:12Before I came to KYUEM, I wasn't thinking of applying to IVs or Oxbridge at all. I come from a

03:19daily school in Terengganu and those kinds of universities, they just felt really far away.

03:25But when you're here, you're going to be surrounded by people who openly talk about IVs or Oxbridge

03:33and eventually something would shift inside of you. So I went from being someone who was unsure about

03:40aiming high to being confident with whatever abilities I have.

03:44We noticed that the KYUEM community is very good, very friendly and here she also finds a lot of friends

03:59who can help her in whatever she do. Yayasan UEM scholar Wan Noorain Adjerana Hassan, who will soon study at

04:09University College London, said KYUEM taught her to adapt to different personalities, a skill she knows

04:16will serve her well. Everyone has different characters. So I feel like that changed me, that

04:22changed my mindset. You know, not everyone is the same. So we need to be able to adapt to different

04:27people. Yeah, I think that's something that I could apply in the future. Acting Principal Kasturi

04:32Thirithi Lagamuni Krishnan said the students' achievements are a reflection of more than just

04:37rigorous academics. Academic excellence is a culture, really. You know, it is a combination of everything.

04:48The teachers, they don't just teach. They don't just deliver lessons. You know, they are always setting

04:56very high standards. They expect a lot and they expect their students to meet their expectations.

05:04You know, they take responsibility for their own learning, that independent thinking. I think it

05:10is those things that make it really work in terms of academic excellence. For KYUEM graduates,

05:20the road ahead is full of possibility and they're more than ready to take it on.

05:25Natasha Beast, FMT

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