Study at Universiti Utara Malaysia : Life Experience

 Universiti Utara Malaysia or Northern University of Malaysia is the public university which located in Kedah, northern of Malaysia.This university located inside of Sintok Forest which has a total land around 1000 hectare. And the interested thing from this university is the location is near the country border between Malaysia and Thailand.

University Utara Malaysia is the best one of management university in Malaysia, it was not suprasingly UUM being the one favorite University in Malaysia. Actually University Utara Malaysia has 18 faculties and divided into three main colleges, are: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), College of Business (COB), College of Law, Government, and International Studies (COLGIS). A lot of student has been studying in University Utara Malaysia, not only Malaysian but thousand international student study in UUM.

The best experience for me when I could study in university utara Malaysia. As the university which claimed as world university, university Utara Malaysia provide all facilities that supporting the process of learning. Starting from the academic facilities until the entertainment facilities for student, UUM provide all the best thing for the student.

Basically, although UUM is located in the Sintok Forest, not to hard to be achieved. There are several ways for us if want to go to UUM. We could use airplane, bus even train. But I am personally never try go to UUM by train.

• If we go to UUM by airplane we can take from Kuala Lumpur (from KLIA or Subang Airport) or other cities in Malaysia to Alor Setar. Alor Setar is the capital of Kedah state. Several airplane company provide flight to Alor Setar such as Malaysia Airline, Air Asia or FireFly. Then, when we arrieved in Alor Setar airport we can continue our trip to UUM by taxi (around 1 hour to UUM). 
• if we go to UUM by bus we can take from hentian Pudu. There are several bus agency that provide ticket to Kedah. We can buy the ticket around RM 50, it will send us by bus until Changlun. but do not worry several bu, enter until to UUM. So we don't need to stop in Changlun, but we can stop in front of our DPP (dormitory). 

The one place that become my favorite in UUM is the library. UUM's library or known as Sultan Baldishah Library is very comfortable for learning, and the collection of this library is very complete. Library also open 24 hours for reading room and until 10.00 P.M for main library. That is very support the student activity in academic field. Many student spend their time in library. Even in exam week, student will be stay in university until 24 hours for study. It's nice good atmosphere to study.

Like I said in the beginning, UUM campus is very big. UUM look as the private city which has everything inside. Until in UUM they have three route of bus, to mobilize the student from one place to another place. Almost student in UUM uses the public transportation to mobilize their activity, but some time they also rent car or even use kereta sapu (name for taxi). Then thing that make UUM has specialty is all student must stay in UUM. They are not allowed to stay outside UUM. So that's way university can control the quality of the student.

In UUM, I took the program of Bachelor International Affairs Management with Honor. Bachelor International Affairs  is the program under School of International Studies. International Affairs of UUM, is best one in Malaysia. Intaff UUM consisted by qualify lecturer from any background. I have some favorite lecturer when I was in UUM. Mr. Debendra my lecturer from India is the favorite one, although in the beginning I was affraid by him, but after took several meeting class, I enjoyed with him. Until I went to his house to sharing, discussing, and dinner together. The another lecturer who become my favorite is Prof. Abdad. Basically prof. Abdad is ancestry of Indonesia. We always talked about the condition of Indonesia in political and economic side. He very enthusiast when discussing about Indonesia. 

A lot of history in UUM, I really miss with that university now. UUM had teach me a lot, in academic side my knowledge increased. Beside that life in UUM, the international atmosphere is very good because UUM has thousand international student.