March 15th 2024, SERDANG – The School of Graduate Studies (SGS), through the Putra Sarjana Learning Support Program, organized a seminar on How To Be a Successful Researcher conducted by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & International), Prof. Dr. Ismi Arif Ismail in person at the Putra Sarjana Room, SPS. The two-hour seminar was part of the Putra Sarjana SPS Seminar Series, which provides various information, tips, and skills to UPM postgraduate students. The positive response from students and participation from students outside the university reflected the significance of the stress management topic.

The main objective of the seminar is to outline the criteria required to become a successful researcher, so that the postgraduates who are in the process of completing their research, will be able to apprehend the aspects. The importance of structured soft skills was also highlighted by Prof. Dr. Ismi throughout his presentation. The guest speaker has also shared his experience in gaining the approval of related institutions and the challenges he overcame in order to complete a research.

Prof. Dr. Ismi has shared her knowledge through a simple PowerPoint presentation, which captured the students’ attention more than usual. An active Q&A session took place proving the seminar was indeed an interactive and successful one. After a heated session of clarifications, the talk came to an end at 12.00 noon with the photography session. Attendees even had a one-to-one personal discussion with the guest speaker to understand the session even better.

Tarikh Input: 18/03/2024 | Kemaskini: 16/04/2024 | aslamiah