Malaysian Student Department Jordan

Malaysian Student Department Jordan
Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia Jordan
الملحقية الثقافية الماليزية السفارة الماليزية عمان
Malaysian Student Department Office In Sweifieh, Amman.
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
Agency overview
Formed	1996
Preceding agency	Malaysian Students Center Jordan
Headquarters	Putrajaya, Malaysia
Employees	8
Agency executives	Hj. Sulaiman b. Ismail, AMP, Director Mr. Saifuddin b. Hussin, Education Attache Mr. Azmir Suzli b. Ibrahim, Assistant Education Attache
Website
www.msdjordan.jo

Malaysian Student Department Jordan (Abbreviation: MSD Jordan / MSDJ / JPM Jordan / JPMJ], Malay: Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia Jordan, Arabic: الملحقية الثقافية الماليزية) is an agency of the (Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It serves under the umbrella of the Embassy of Malaysia in Amman, Jordan. MSD Jordan is an agency established to specialize in providing various services for the Malaysian students in Jordan and Syria including welfare, facilities, educational consultancy, guidance and also information and guidelines for local students who are going to further their studies in Malaysia.

Introduction

Staff of MSD Jordan (2011), Back row : Yasmeen, Mahmud, Zeyad, Ibrahim & Nawal. Front row : Azmir, Hj. Sulaiman & Saifuddin

MSD was established as the Malaysian Students Center in Jordan on March 1, 1996. It was initially headed by the Education Attache and one Locally Recruited Staff (LRS). The office was located at the Ground Floor of the Malaysian embassy. In 2005, the center was upgraded to a department.

Currently, Malaysian Student Department is operating on its own from a rented building which is located in Sweifieh, Amman. Staffing includes three Malaysian Home Based Staff (HBS) and five Locally Recruited Staff [1]. Department's operation are divided into Student Affair Unit, Financial & Administrative Unit and Promotion Unit.

Previous and current Home Based Staff (HBS)

Director	Education Attache	Assistant Education Attache
Previous : Hj. Jaafar bin Ahmad	Previous : Mr Arman bin Md Rusoff	Previous : Mr Mujakil bin Hj.Otoh
Current (Since May 2007) : Hj. Sulaiman bin Ismail, AMP	Current (Since Jun 2010) : Mr Saifuddin bin Hussin	Current (Since May 2007) : Mr Azmir Suzli bin Ibrahim

5 Local Recruited Staff (LRS) who are mainly Jordanians filled the post for Clerks, Personal Assistant (PA), Caretaker and Driver.

Profiles

Vision
Giving the Best Services.

Mission
Giving services, focusing on welfare, providing facilities, guidance and encouragement to our students in studying comfortably and excel in their studies to serve the nation in the future.

Motto
To Serve and To Guide

MSD Objectives
MSD Jordan was established to achieve and provides a high quality of services and guidance for Malaysian students who are studying in Jordan as well as local students who are interested to study in Malaysia. Therefore; MSD Jordan has the following objectives to be accomplished:

• Ensuring human capital development programs being done to create competitive and holistic Overseas Malaysian graduates according to nation’s aspiration.
• Ensuring Malaysian student’s welfare is taken care of throughout facilities and services provided by Malaysian Student Department.
• Ensuring data management and information on Malaysian students are accurate to cater nation’s human capital planning.
• Developing MSD as a one stop center for student’s welfare, security, education and career.
• Initiating internationalization programs to promote Malaysia as center of higher education excellence.
• Ensuring MSD management of administrative and financial operations are well managed to meet the department’s objectives and goals.

Functions
The MSD Jordan is committed to:

• Focus on student’s welfare beyond other matters, so the students can excel in their studies.
• Encourage and guide the students on the right track, in line with nation’s aspirations.
• Plan and execute programs, which help students in enhancing their personal excellence in education and personalities.
• Enhance MSD Jordan management system from time to time, to ensure fast services and compatible with current situation.
• Promote Malaysian Higher Education system and facilitate interested foreigners who wish to study in Malaysia.
• Build good relations with students, universities, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education & Research in Jordan as well as sponsors.

Facilities

The Malaysian Student Department building, is a 3 storey villa located in Sweifieh, Amman. Ground and first floor of the building consists of Management and Administrative rooms, Meeting Room, Guest Hall, Student Hall, Mini Library and a Kitchen. A room specialized for Promotion Unit has been set up to cater the needs of locals students inquiring about studying in Malaysia.
Student Council Executive Room, Washing Area, Bedroom and Praying Hall is situated at basement level of the building. The level serve as an activities area for Malaysian students in Jordan.
A number of in house games and equipments such as table tennis, television, computer and a treadmill is also provided for the students. Other equipments such as badminton racket, soccer ball, sepak takraw, volleyball and netball can be borrowed from the office. Students can also enjoy free Wi-Fi facility within the building vicinity.
The outside area of the building within the same compound provides parking area and a mini gardens of flowers, grapes, apples, peaches and oranges trees.

Universities

Malaysian students at Yarmouk University.

Malaysian students at Jordan University of Science & Technology.

Malaysian students at Mutah University.

Malaysian students at Al al-Bayt University.

Part of MSD Jordan's roles is to build the collaboration between universities of Malaysia and Jordan in G2G environment. This enhanced the area of scientific research, education, higher learning and exchange of idea as well as students. List of universities that has been accredited from both countries are :

List of Accredited Malaysian Universities in Jordan :

1. University of Malaya (UM)
2. Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
3. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
4. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
5. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
6. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
7. Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
8. Multimedia University (MMU)
9. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
10. Sunway University College
11. The University of Nottingham Malaysia
12. Monash University Malaysia
13. University College Sedaya International (UCSI )
14. Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (UTEM)
15. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
16. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
17. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
18. International Medical University (IMU)
19. Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
20. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)

List of Accredited Jordan Universities in Malaysia :

1. Jordan University
2. Philadelphia University
3. Al-Balqa Applied University
4. Amman University
5. Hashemite University
6. Mu'tah University
7. Al al-Bayt University
8. Yarmouk University
9. Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST)
10. New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Jordan

Students

Malaysian Students Excellence Achievement Carnival (MEKAR) 2009

Malaysian Students Sport & Culture Carnival (KARISMA) 2009

Malaysia Independence day celebration at MSD Jordan

To date there are 769 Malaysian students throughout Jordan and 519 in Syria, studying in various universities, fields and levels. Major courses taken are Medicine, Dentistry, Arabic Language and Islamic Study.
Malaysian Student Department Jordan also act as an umbrella for Malaysian Students Council, Malaysian Students Zone Societies and Malaysian States Students Welfare Body, both in Jordan and Syria.

List of students societies registered with Malaysian Student Department Jordan are :

1. Malaysian Student Council Jordan (Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar Malaysia Jordan)
2. Malaysian Student Society Syria (Persatuan Pelajar Malaysia Syria)
3. PRISMA
4. PPMA
5. PERMATA
6. PERMAI
7. BKASJ
8. KMKJ
9. MPKJ
10. MUTIARA
11. BAKSIS
12. BKAPJ
13. BKMNS
14. BKPJJ
15. IANERIS
16. PUTRA
17. BKMPJ
18. KPTS
19. KKDS
20. BKPS
21. BKAPS
22. BKASS
23. HUKAMAK

Activities

MSD Jordan involves and support activities and programs organized by Malaysian students in Jordan and Syria. Activities mainly evolved educational, spiritual and sporting events. The department also held a yearly grand event for the Malaysian Independence Day and Eid Ul-Fitr celebration.

External links

• Malaysian Student Department Jordan
• Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
• Malaysia Education Promotion Center