TWO USM PhD STUDENTS SHINE AT MALAYSIA 3MT COMPETITION

The competition was organised by the Council of Malaysian Postgraduate Deans in response to the widespread interest and enthusiasm among Malaysian universities and students.

Hamidah Mohd Zain, a student from the Advanced Medical and Dentistry Institute (AMDI) USM clinched First Place in the Science, Engineering, and Technology category with her presentation "Nano-Propolis From Kelulut: Extinguishing the Flame of Inflammation”.

This victory qualifies Hamidah to represent Malaysia at the Asia-Pacific 3MT Competition at the University of Queensland, Australia, in October 2024.

On the same stage, Arathai Din Eak from the USM School of Distance Education secured Third Place in the Social Science category with her presentation titled "Screencast Video Feedback: A Revolution in Open and Distance Learning."

Among other contestants from USM who competed in the same competition were Alexander Tan Wai Teng from the USM School of Mechanical Engineering and Vanesri A/P Kasi from the USM School of Educational Studies.