Eid-Mubarak Activity for International Students (27 Nov 2009)
On 27th November 2009, the International Student Unit (ISU) and International Student Council High Committee (ISC) led by ISC Welfare Exco 1 Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Omer (from Sudan) and ISC Welfare Exco 2 Mr. Issa Abdramane (from Chad) had organised the Eid-Mubarak Celebration Programme at Kampung Trong, Perak.
This programme was participated by 3 local and 32 international students from Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mauritania, Uzbekistan and Ethiopia.
The main objective of this programme is to enhance integration and expose the Malaysian culture amongst our UTP international student especially the international students.
The programme started with a warm welcome from Encik Hamdan, Chairman of the Village. Later, the students were divided into 5 groups and they were brought around the village. In the afternoon, they went for Friday prayers and after that they participated in the Qurban Programme where the villagers slaughtered 3 cows.
Later in the evening, the closing ceremony was held at Dewan Pekerti. En. Hamdan expressed his gratitude because this visit has marked a history to Kampung Trong as this was the first time ever the village had international students celebrating Eid Mubarak with the,.
The university students and the community had a good time and appreciated all the experience gained throughout the programme . It was certainly an interesting experience for the international students as they had the opportunity to learn about Malaysian culture and experience Eid Mubarak to Malaysian way.
