Minister of Higher Education attends NUMed Graduation Ceremony Published on: 3 November 2015 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Malaysia (NUMed) welcomed YB Dato' Seri Idris bin Jusoh, Malaysia's Minister of Higher Education, as its guest of honour for Congregation on 31st October 2015. The Congregation (aka Convocation in Malaysia) celebrated the graduation of the 2010 cohort of , and Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Indonesian students who had have completed their intercalated clinical research degrees at Âé¶¹´«Ã½. The Minister was given a brief tour of the state-of-the-art campus and was a real hit with the students and their guests, stopping to be part of their ‘selfies’ along the way. The Vice-Chancellor of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Professor Chris Brink, presided over the Congregation and reminded the new graduates about the ethos of the University where we strive for excellence and strive to contribute to civil society. He asked that they keep in mind two questions with whatever work they do in life: Is it good? And what is it good for? NUMed graduates with Seri Idris bin Jusoh, Malaysia's Minister of Higher Education and Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Graduation success Dato' gave a welcome address and congratulated the University on achieving its primary purpose of providing transnational access to an affordable world-class UK medical education for a broad range of Malaysian and international students here in Malaysia. Accompanying Dato’ was the Secretary General, Ministry of Higher Education, Prof Dato’ Dr Zaini bin Ujang who is an Alumnus of Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Other special guests included Dr Teddy Prasetyono, from the University of Indonesia, who is in charge of selecting and supporting the intercalating MRes students, who were graduating, and Dr Robert Teoh, also an Alumnus of Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Dr Teoh – who is greatly supportive of the University and in particular – handed out awards for top performing students. The student awards included the TM Teoh Award, the funding for which Dr Teoh has kindly provided since the first cohort commenced in 2009. Provost and CEO, Professor Reg Jordan said “We are honoured to have such esteemed guests join us to celebrate such an important milestone for our graduating students. We are proud of our students and wish them all the very best of good fortune in their future careers.” NUMEd Class of 2015 Graduating students and faculty in front of NUMed's Arches in Johor, MalaysiaNUMed Graduation 2015 YB Dato' Seri Idris bin Jusoh addressing the Congregation Congrats Grads! Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, presided over the Congregation Latest News Local knowledge can improve early warnings of glacial lake floods Local knowledge, improved evacuation preparedness and resilient mobile phone-based communication channels can enhance Early Warning Systems to reduce loss of life during glacial lake outburst floods. published on: 3 August 2026 Funding boost moves landmark cancer research centre a step closer A £1.25 million grant from the Wolfson Foundation to Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has brought the Sir Bobby Robson Institute a significant step closer, giving a major boost to its fundraising campaign. published on: 3 August 2026 Statement on potential unauthorised data access Information about a potential unauthorised data access. published on: 30 July 2026 Facts and figures