Publication: Berita Harian, p 21 Date: 13 October 2007 Headline: First hand experiences in the Middle East: Undergraduates benefit

from SMU's Internship Programme

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Rasa sendiri pengalaman kerja di Timur Tengah Mahasiswa raih manfaat daripada program kenal suai SMU

TERPIKAT dengan rantau Timur Tengah yang sedang pesat membangun, En& Mobammad Dzarrin Alidin memutuskan untuk euba menjalani program kenal suai di sana.

Lantas, beliau mewhubunei ba- pa seorang kenalan y& b e r k a a dengan syankat perkapalan Dub= Drydwh d m d e n p banruannya, berjaya mendapatkan peluang t~ kerja sementara di saoa selama li-

kena & sana " ka& E G A oha am- mah ~zarr in : 23 tahun.

Encik Mahammad Dzarrin ada- lah antara enam mahasiswa Uni- versiti Pengumsan Singapura (SMU yang menjalani program kp nal suai di Timur Tengah.

Yang lain termasuk Eneik Tham Tian Seng, Encik Muham- madYusoff Shah Khamarudin, Cik Norbanna Yumi Ibrahim, Cik Ha- midah Aidillah Mustafa dan Cik Christina Tan.

Para pelajar tersebut adalah ant- mmbongan 35 pelajar yang ke Timur Tengah bagi Misi Belajar Perniagaan (BSM) ke sana pada Mei lalu.

Lawatan seminggu itu ad.alah sebahagian daripada modd BSM yang ditawarkan di s m .

BSM bagi Timur Tengah adalah antara pelbagai BSM yang dianjur- kan SMU ke luar negara.

Sebelum hi, ia turut menganjur- kan BSM antaranya ke New York, Bangalore dan Hanoi.

Menurut Cik Norhanna Yumi, 22 tahun, yangjuga penolong guru bagi BSM ke Timur Tengah itu, idea memperkenalkan pmgram ke- nal suai ke Timur Tengah timbul hasil ~erbincaneannva denean Dm-

-Lainah, k m euba berhubung dengan ayankrl-ayirrrkal d~ aana d m spabda Ketua Pegawal Ek. rekuul .CEO Akar Proprrtrcs ds-

tang ke Singapura, karni berjumpa dengannya untuk menyarankan idea tersebut," kata CikNorhanna, pelajar jurusan pemiagaan.

Idea tersebut disambut baik CEO Akar Properties, En& S d - tan Hareb Al-Falahi. Ini membuka peluang bagi Cik

N o r h m a dan Cik Hamidah men- jalani pmgram kenal suai beraama Akar Pmperties di Dubai selepas tamat lawatan BSM.

Penginapan dan pngangkutan mereka berdua di Dubai turut di- tanggung Akar Properties.

Penginapan Encik Mohammad Dzarrin bagaimampun tidak dita- ja Dubai Drydoeks, namun beliau menumpang di rumah keluarga kawannya.

Menyentuh pengalaman di sa- na, Eneik Mohammad Dzanin ber- kata ia bukan setakat memberinya peluang bertugas d i Dubai dan mengenali g a p hidup dan sekita- ran bekeja di sana, malah men- dedahkannva k e ~ a d a cara bekeria - . orang d m pelbag& negara

"DI hbr t l terdapat ram= pker- la aslna dan dl sana say3 ddedah- kan kepada eara bag&- orang- orang & bekezja.

"Ada kaldtangan dari India, Pa- kistan dan banyak lagi," tambah mahasiswa tahun ketiga j u w a x wrniaeaan itu.

B& Clk Norhanna. behau ber- mlu& bertueas s e l k dua seten- &h buian di &a.

"Sekitaranbelierja di sana lebih relaks berbanding di S iapura ," jelas Cik Norhanna, 22 tahun.

Di sana, beliau membantu penyelianya mengemaskhi jaba- tan oeniualan dan oemasaran.

memiiih untuk m e n j a l h &gam kenal suai di Dubai kerana ingin meluaskan pengalanwnnya.

Walaupun sekitaran kerjanya lebih relaks dari di Singapura, Dubai adalah sebuah kata yang bersemangat dan pesat memban- gun,"kata Cik Hamidah, 22 tahun, yang merupakan pelajar tahun ke- empat j u r u s a n Sains Ke- masyarakatan.

S e o r a n g l a g i p e l a j a r MelayulIslam yang ke sana, En& Muhammad Yusoff, ditugaskan membuat kajian pasaran bagi srarikat setempat D&D Financial Services, di ~ u b a i :

Mahasiswa tahun ketiga itu, yang juga pesilat negara, meng- habiskan tiga bulan di sana.

WAR1 KONGSI PENGAUMAN: Pan ptlajar SMU. (bariran depan, dari kin) Encik Tham Thian Seng, Encik Muhammad Y u d Shah. Cik Norhanna Yumi Ibrahim, tncik Yang Cheng Kang serta (barisan belakang, dari kiri) Encik Mohammad Dzanin Alidin, Cik Hamidah Aidillah Mustafa dan Cik Nur hilah kil yang telah melawat Doha, Abu Dhabi dan Dubai bertukar-tukar kirah mereka dan melihat gambar-gambar yang dirakam di m a .

fOTO: NORHANNA YUMl IBRAHIM LUASKAN MINDA: Para pelajar SMU berpeluang melihat model sebuah pembangunan baru di Qatar yang dipanggil The Pearl semara di Doha.

KUNJUNGI DUBAl DRVWCKS: Pan pelajar SMU termasuk Cik Norhanna Vumi loalina kananl. Cik Hamldah ldua dari kanan) dan Entik Mohammad Dzanin (pal?; W) bergaya mengenakan pakaian seragam smasa mengunjungi syankat Dubai Drydock, rebuah syarikat limbungan kapal yang merupakan anak syarikat Dubai World.

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Publication: Berita Harian, p 21 Date: 13 October 2007 Headline: First hand experiences in the Middle East: Undergraduates benefit

from SMU's Internship Programme

Six of SMU's undergraduates undergo various internship programmes in the Middle East to gain new experiences. Journalist Suryani Omar uncovers these experiences with a few students.

Lured by the Middle East's fast paced development, Mr Mohammad Dzarrin Alidin decided to embark on an internship programme in Dubai with the help of his father's friend, thus landing him a place to intern at Dubai Drydocks for five weeks.

"Hearing about Dubai's fast paced development made me interested in experiencing how the place is really like and how it would feel to work there," says 23 year old Mr Mohammad Dzarrin. He is among the six undergraduates from Singapore management University who underwent an internship programme in the Middle East. The other students are, Mr Tham Tian Seng, Mr Muhammad Yusoff Shah Khamarudin, Miss Norhanna Yumi Ibrahim, Miss Hamidah Aidillah Mustafa and Miss Christina Tan. These students are part of the 35 undergraduates who went on a Business Study Mission to the Middle East last May.

The Business Study Mission module is part of the SMU curriculum where students get to go overseas. Prior BSM's include places like New York, Bangalore and Hanoi.

According to the BSM's Teaching Assistant, 22 year old Miss Norhanna Yumi, the idea of coming up with an internship programme came about as a result of discussions with her Professor. "We tried to contact companies in Dubai and when the CEO of Akar Properties came to Singapore, we jumped on the opportunity to share with him the internship idea." The idea was well received by the CEO, Mr Sultan Hareb Al-Falahi, adds the business management student. This move allowed for both Miss Norhanna and Miss Hamidah an opportunity to intern with Akar Properties after the completion of their week long BSM. Akar properties also provided for their accommodation and transportation fees while interning in Dubai.

Although Mr Muhammad Dzarrin's accommodation was not sponsored by Dubai Drydocks, he was fortunate enough to stay with a family friend in Dubai. Mr Mohammad Dzarrin says that the internship not only gave him the opportunity to work , but it allowed him to understand the lifestyle and work environment there and also allowed him to interact with workers from different countries. "There are workers from India, Pakistan and many more", adds the third year business management student.

Miss Norhanna interned for two and a half months where she finds the work environment there much more relaxed compared to Singapore's. There, she assisted her manager with revamping the sales and marketing of the company.

Ms Hamidah attributes her desire to do an internship there so as to enrich and widen her experiences. "Although Dubai's work environment is more relaxed than Singapore's, it is a vibrant city which is full of life and which is developing rapidly," says 22 year old Miss Hamidah who is a fourth year Social Science student.

Another Malay Muslim student, Mr Muhammad Yusoff, was tasked to perform market research on Dubai for a Singapore firm, D&D Financial services. He was in silat.

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