KUALA LUMPUR: The nation ought to proceed to attempt to produce native graduates to fill high-value professions in the more and more dynamic area of defence and security technique, says Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.
His Majesty mentioned related events comparable to Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) should proceed to discover the most recent fields of data to make sure that Malaysia at all times has a line of thinkers and students ready to formulate long-term plans to defend the nation’s strategic pursuits.
“All UPNM’s strategic partners, especially the Defence Ministry, the Armed Forces and the defence industry, must continue to strengthen the synergies that have been established to elevate UPNM to a higher level,” mentioned His Majesty in conjunction with the college’s eleventh Convocation Ceremony on the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur right here yesterday.
Also current have been Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad and UPNM vice-chancellor Lt Gen Datuk Hasagaya Abdullah.
Bernama quoted Sultan Abdullah, who can also be UPNM chancellor, as saying that the nation wanted to be outfitted with fashionable and high-tech defence and security belongings to face challenges in the security panorama which had developed and have been more and more advanced as they concerned new types of cyber and digital threats.
“An integrated strategy should be formulated to ensure that Malaysia has a strong digital ecosystem to remain competitive in facing digital transformation,” he mentioned.
Congratulating the graduates, Sultan Abdullah additionally expressed his delight in UPNM’s achievements, which continued to dominate the graduate marketability chart amongst public universities.
“This clearly proves that this university has been producing quality graduates with ideal personalities.”
A complete of two,229 college students efficiently accomplished their research for 2020 and 2021 through the convocation, together with 32 recipients who acquired their doctorate diploma; grasp’s diploma (118); bachelor’s diploma (1,518) and diploma (561).
UPNM additionally conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy on three nationwide defence figures.
UPNM pro-chancellor Admiral (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, who was additionally the thirteenth Chief of Defence Force, acquired the Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Maritime Technology.
General (Rtd) Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Zainal who was additionally the 14th Chief of Defence Force, acquired the Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Strategy and International Relations.
UPNM board chairman and Weststar group managing director, Tan Sri Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim acquired the Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Aeronautical Engineering.
