Student Experience
EMGS Complaints & Concerns – Message from Member of Parliament Dr. Ong Kian Ming
I have heard and read a lot about the passport and visa problems international students have been facing lately, and most of it is related to EMGS (Education Malaysia Global Services). And while several students have contacted us regarding the problems they have been facing related to EMGS and the new visa renewal scheme in […]
5 Reasons to Attend TEDxUNISEL 2014
TEDxUNISEL 2014 is the second official TEDxUNISEL event and it’s right around the corner. Attending conferences can be a great learning and networking experience, and TEDxUNISEL is the perfect opportunity to see and learn from some of the most creative, diverse, and interesting speakers in Malaysia. You would not want to miss this event. Here […]
International Students Fed Up: Passport Delays, Expired Visas, Immigration Arrests, and Bribery
Over the years, I’ve heard from my international friends the problems they face with the International Student Office. Most of the complaints I’ve heard are concerning their passports and visa renewal. But during the last semester, the stories got worse, ranging from several month passport delays to arrests due to expired visas and bribery. A […]
UNISEL Denies its IT Students the Freedom to Choose Where to do Their Internship
One evening while having dinner outside with a couple of friends, they started discussing a new training scheme that would replace the usual internship program in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. The conversation went along the following lines. Friend 1: Where did you do your training Sam? Me: I did my internship […]
UNISEL Interview: Mustapha Taiwo
Our 16th interview in the series is with Mustapha, a Software Engineering major and technology and sci-fi geek from Nigeria who just completed his studies. When he’s not working on projects or attending competitions or tech meetups, he likes to spend his free time reading books, catching up on current affairs, watching TV shows, or […]
UNISEL Names and Shames its Students
Before yesterday, one of my friends bumped into me as I was leaving the Chancellery building and shared with me some troubling information. Him: Hey Sam, guess what! My lecturer sent me a text message telling me I have outstanding fees and should pay up or she will bar me from her paper. Me: Yeah, […]
Who Said Smoking is Prohibited in UNISEL?
It was a normal afternoon in the final week of the semester and I was sitting in a boring class when the lecturer decided to give us a 5-minute break. As usual, the first ones out of the door were the smokers, who it seems were anxiously waiting for the class to be finished so […]
UNISEL Interview: Neelamjeet Kaur Purba
For our 15th interview in the series, we have a chat with Neelamjeet Kaur Purba, a student from UNISEL’s Shah Alam campus. Although Malaysian at heart and a true Kuala Lumpur native, Neelamjeet, or Neel as her friends call her, also identifies with her Punjabi roots and has great love for her grandparents’ ancestral homeland […]
Why Does UNISEL Collect an Extra RM6000 From Each New International Student?
Daylight robbery. Rip-off. Banditry. Fraud. *@!#$*. &*(^%$#! Those are just a few words among many other words in colorful language that the international students in UNISEL use to describe the university’s exorbitant ‘International Student Management Fee.’ Among other fees, UNISEL charges each international student RM 6000 upon registering as a new student. The remaining fees […]
Attention Needed at the FCSIT Open Lab
A look at the recent state of events and things in the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSCIT), one could say, in general, that all is well. Not to sound too dramatic though, but some important amenities needing attention have been neglected. An example is the air conditioning system at the open lab. […]
Class Canceled
Shafiq finally wakes up after repeatedly hitting the snooze button for the past 30 minutes. His class is almost two hours away but he needs to get up so he can get ready and catch the next bus that goes to UNISEL. You see, he lives in Tasik Puteri and on a good day the […]
Terrific TESL Theater Performances
Being a student in a very technical field where we adhere to established scientific laws and form always follows function, with little room for imagination and artistry, it was very nice to sit back and enjoy some art for once. I missed last year’s theater performances and could only envy those who went when I […]
What Happened to the Culture Night Program?
The International Culture Night (ICN) is an event for people to celebrate the cultural diversity and unity in University of Selangor. Organized by the International Student Society (ISS), guests are treated to an evening of international fashion, music, dance, and booths showcasing traditional crafts, food and artwork. The event, which first began in 2009, saw […]
UNISEL Interview: Reem M. Abdul Satar
For our 12th interview in the series, we have a chat with Reem M. Abdul Satar, a final semester engineering student from Iraq. Aside from a love for reading, drawing and solving problems, she loves to run and one day hopes to learn the violin. A humanitarian with a positive outlook in life who loves […]
Hostel Conditions Left Behind by Students
Who has been to the hostel lately? Ever since the university’s sudden choice to remove students from the campus residential complex, I kept a mental note to go back one last time and check out what has become of our hostel. I finally got my lucky break away from studies a while back and managed […]
Life in UNISEL 