Increment in Fuel Surcharges of Flight

Dear MP's,

For those who are flying Glasgow by EMIRATES, the fuel surcharges has been increased.MSL just received news from most airlines today regarding on the increment. It was said that the new fuel surcharge has been announced due to the escalating fuel prices.

New charge for those who are taking:

one-way flight: RM120

two-way flight: RM240

In addition, Mr Hira prefers to settle all the payments only after we have received our CAS letter.

Another striking news is that the British High Commissioner might change their policy regarding on requirement of IELTS. I knew we were informed by the officers of Uni of Strathclyde that it's no longer a requirement for us during our last briefing in IMU. However, Mr Hira mentioned that there might be changes regarding on this issue and he will inform us latest by next week.

Please spread this to your friends!!thanks.

Slip and CAS letter

Dear MP's,

I've just received news from AAD. Ms.Santha said there is a SLIP which contains our personal log in ID to University of Strathclyde, in that slip, we will know how to log in by using the ID.This is important as Uni of Strathclyde will send us our CAS LETTER to this account later and we are required to print it out. Therefore we need to check the new account on and off once we get the slip.

We need to get the SLIP directly from IMU INDIVIDUALLY as this relates to personal ID log in. For those who are unable to get it directly from IMU, it is a MUST to prepare a letter authorizing another person or your friend to collect the slip which contains the personal ID on behalf of you.

The slip can be collected from TODAY onwards. An important note here is CAS letter will be released any time by this or next week.Therefore please log in to the new account and check it routinely.

Please spread to your friends!!Thanks.

Application of Letter of Good Conduct

Dear MP's,

Just got informed that the application for the Certificate of Good Conduct (CoGD) is now MUST be done ONLINE. The old form which we got from e-mail can no longer be used.

1. Go to http://kln.gov.my/web/guest/home
2. Select the MFA homepage, then select e-consular on the right side of the webpage
3. You need to register in order to fill in the form. Use your IC number as your user ID.
4. Log in and fill in the application for the CoGD
5. Fill in everything except the employment part
6. Upload your photo (optional). You can paste your photo later if you do not have the soft copy.
7. When you are done, print the completed form (make sure you print it with colour printer, because black and white photo is not acceptable).
8. Sign and date the form
9.You still can use the old Akuan/Declaration form and get the Pesuruhjaya Sumpah signature.
10. Submit the form either by counter/postage.

Please refer to the web page regarding on important things to submit, and please tell you friends around. Thanks.

Sincerely apologize for those who have printed out the form which I've previously sent to you guys. Very sorry.

Yee Lin

2nd Health Awareness Day

IMU will be organizing the second health awareness day on:

Date: Saturday, 9^th April 2011

Time: 9 to 12 noon

Venue: Atrium, IMU Bukit Jalil.

The following activities has been lined up for public, staff & students of IMU:

1. Free dental check-up

2. BMI

3. Blood Pressure

4. Blood sugar

5. Body Fat measurement, Nutrition & diet counseling

6. Back, neck & posture evaluation

7. Chinese medicine consultation

8. Public talks

9. Poster’s display

Please come and support us

Fly off preparations

Dear MP's,

I know that most of you are anxiously waiting for news about CAS letter but sorry that I still haven't get any reply from AAD. Withouht the CAS letter we cannot start application for VISA. Here are some of the things which we can do meanwhile.

1. Download the VISA application forms and Appendix 8 self-assessment form. Here are the link extended from the vfs website:
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/vafs
select the VAF9 PBS and Appendix 8

2. For the letter of Good Conduct, I've sent you guys the application form. Please check your mailbox.

3. For those who haven't take the VISA photos, remember that the background should be white and the approximate size should be 45mm X 35 mm

4. Prepare some of the passport size photos as they are needed for the Student Card, 2 photos are needed to be submitted to Mr Hira, please write your name and student ID behind the photos and I'll collect it when we need to settle the VISA application (which is more important). The letter of good conduct requires passport size photo too. So it's better if you prepare more just in case.

5. Read through the MSL's Study Abroad Travel Insurance's brochure for those who wants to apply for it.

6. I've sent you guys the list of things needed to bring to UK to your mailbox. Check it.

That's all for now. Sorry for the late updates and any inconveniences caused.

Results Releasing Time

Dear MP's,

Sorry for the late update for those who didn't/couldn't go to IMU and were waiting for the results. Results would definitely not be out today as Uni of Strathclyde hasn't reply IMU till now.

According to Prof Kang, we aren't guarantee to get our result even on Monday as it all depends on Strathclyde there for the validation of our results. IMU can only release once they've confirmed the validation but no news from Strathclyde till 6 something just now.=S

Please tell your friends. Thanks.

Results Releasing Time

Dear MP's,

Important notices!!!results would definitely not be released by 4pm as IMU is still waiting for the confirmation from Strathclyde!!!and AAD will call Strathclyde at 5pm. Everything is not sure yet.They don't know when exactly the results can be released until they confirm with strathclyde.
PLEASE SPREAD THE NEWS!I will be informed once the results is out. AAD advises not to go IMU first!!!!Just got their call. Sorry for those already there or on their way there.

Yee Lin

Answers for Queries

Dear MP's,

Hi guys,just some updates here to clarify things which have been queried by some of you. I've asked Mr Hira about the following issues:

1. We will only need to pay the FULL AMOUNT of AIR FARES by APRIL as he said that we have to see whether any policies change. For those who haven't know about the options of the air flight please ask your friends in order to decide which way you would prefer to come back Malaysia.

2. We will only start settle things after we get our EOS results and CAS letter. Those things include VISA fees, air fares, insurance forms and photos.

3. The passport size photos (2 copies) which are for the student card (not for the VISA) are not needed that urgently. We can settle that after EOS result or CAS letter. The photos for the student card need not be in white background. For those who have prepared, please write your name behind the photos.

4. The most important thing for now is to ensure that you have prepared the Amount of money needed in your bank account.

5. I noticed that some of you guys do not have the checklist which we've got during our 1st briefing with Mr Hira. My suggestion is to refer your friends who have so that you would not miss out those things mentioned in the checklist.

6. For now what we need to prepare is to download the forms from the vfs website (I've stated the link in previous post) and fill it up. Just like other things, these forms are required only after we get our CAS letter.

That's all for now.=)

Yoga Club Announcement

IMU Yoga Club is offering a free yoga try out session for the staff and students in IMU. Please do join us and invite your friends along!

A Scent of Morning Breeze

Date: 18th March 2011(FRI)
Time: 7.30am-8.30am
Venue: Green Court
Remarks: Bring ur own mat. If it rains, it will be postponed.

Pre-Departure Briefing

Dear MP's,

Just a reminder.As we've being informed, UoS visiting lecturer would be conducting the Pre-departure briefing for Sem 3 (P1/10) and Sem 5 (P1/09).
The details of briefing are as below.

Date: 16 March 2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:00pm

Venue: MPH 1-3

Thanks

Collecting deposit

Dear MP's,

Sorry guys, change of plan! Please meet up in front of MPH3 on 7th March (Monday) at 1.15pm. Since 2pm might be kinda rush for us to settle and go into exam room.

Please please spread to your friends.

Thanks

Yee Lin

Link

Dear MP's,

Ooopps...this is the website which we can download the forms. Take note!

http://www.vfs-uk-my.com

Thanks

Collecting deposit

Dear MP's,

Please gather at MPH3 at 1.45pm (7th March) to hand me the deposit as Mr Hira would be there at 2pm.

Things which you need to prepare: The RM500 deposit (in cash or cheque) and the blue colour form.

Passport-sized photos are not needed that urgently so I will only collect them after EOS.

Please spread to your friends!!

Thanks

2nd briefing-ISSUES

Dear MP’s,

For those who could not make it to the briefing, here are some points mentioned by Mr Hira.

-The CHECKLIST is important; it guides us to complete all the documents or statements needed.

- The website for the signed application form can be downloaded from the website. Look through/ download the signed Appendix 8 self-assessment form as well. Sorry guys, I’ll post the link here once I got from Mr. Hira.

-For those who have more than one passports, you need to show all of your OLD passports and make sure you bring it along when applying VISA. If you couldn’t get all the OLD ones, you need to write a letter stating that you have misplaced the passports.

-The Current VISA fee is RM1122

-Passport-size photo with WHITE background, it’s better to prepare more copies, just in case.

-We will only get the CAS letter after we received our EOS’s results.

-Maintenance part (in the checklist) is important, as emphasized by Mr Hira, the AMOUNT in the bank account should be more than 28 days. Read the checklist!

-If you are applying with your parents’ account, you need to have your birth certificate translated into English

-AIR FARES! As mentioned in the previous post, you need to pay a deposit of RM500 to secure a seat in EMIRATES first, regardless whether you have made a decision on which way to return Malaysia or not. For those who didn’t get the leaflet, please ask from your friends to refer or you can get it from me on our 1^st day of EOS.

- The deadline for the RM500 payment is on 7^th of March (our 1^st day of EOS), for those who haven’t pay, it’s better you pay by cheque as I need to collect them by that date.

-You need to fill up the blue colour form and prepare 2 passport-size photos (please write your name behind!) and hand them to me on the same day (7^th of March)

- The passport-sized photos are for our international student ID, it can be in the normal blue colour background (the WHITE colour background is for the VISA! Do not confuse)

-For those who have made their payment but have not submitted the photos, you can submit to me on the same day.

- Read through the Health Insurance Package and decide whether you want to get it.

-For sponsored students, you are still settling your VISA with Mr Hira, and you can apply the student ID by submitting photos but there is NO NEED to fill in the blue colour form.

-For JPA sponsored students, we have some issues to deal with. I will contact Safwan the leader in some time. Sorry for being late!

That’s all for now. Please keep yourself updated! Make your habit to check blog regularly as any updates will be posted here. For those who wish to contact Mr Hira personally. Here is his contact: 03-4047 2198 Hp: 013 3687874

Updates about Briefing tomorrow!

Dear MP's,

According to Mr Hira, the form which we need to fill up is the blue colour one(Student Connections to Britain/Ireland), we need to prepare a passport size photo. It's for our ID photo in future. For the insurance form he said he will brief us tomorrow. He mentioned that not to worry about the form first. Anyway he will tell us the details tomorrow.

For the air fares, it will be up in April by EMIRATES but Mr Hira manage to get the booked seats sticking to the original price. RM2120 if I'm not mistaken.(confirm with him tomorrow!) But there is a condition for that, we have to pay a deposit amount of RM500 first to the airline. So guys, he said it's better if you could prepare the RM500 tomorrow. Very sorry for informing this late as I only get to know this.

Mr Hira will tell us the details about the air fares, forms and VISA applications tomorrow.

Thanks a lot.

p/s: An apologize here for the malay students who need to attend friday prayer and can't go to the briefing tomorrow. Very Sorry for did not take into consideration of this before arranging this briefing.

Student Power Lecture IMU

Student Power Lecture IMU - It's tomorrow

Back in Sixties, it was the golden age of the student movement in Malaysia. However, the young generation nowadys seem have forgotten about the history behind - the struggle that has rocked the campus and the national politics nearly half a century ago.

Fahmi Reza, a filmaker, will be the speaker of the lecture. His documentary "10 Years Before Independence" had won the "Most Outstanding Human Rights Film’ in festival filem Freedom Film Fest in 2007. He will unveil the true story of the rise time of the struggle of students in the era '60an through public lectures. The lecture will be delivered through multimedia presentation, by using images, photos, videos, newspaper articles, archival material and interviews to IMU students.

The FB event link is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192115920817923
Invite your friends that might be intersted!!

This is the promoting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBbsQ0hSIKk

This is probably the lecture you will never have in IMU. Please make your effort to attend the event. See You there.

Date: 17 Feb 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 7.30pm - 10.00pm
Venue: International Medical University. Lecture Theater 2 (3rd floor)


Best regards,
Jenny Chai

IMU Ball and more events!

Dear MP's,

IMU BALL is coming UP and the date,venue,price and theme have been finalize.

Venue: Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Date : 2nd April 2011
Price : RM 130+++ nett
Time : 6.30pm - 11.30pm
Theme: FLIGHT DE FANTAISIE

Take some time to think about this, for those who are interested, please inform me/jason via mail or directly. We have to confirm the number of people going by next Tuesday (21/-2/11).

Notices from imu ball committee: For all graduating batches ( batches which are leaving imu this year!!!!) pls pls come up with a committee that is in-charge of the batch magazine and the batch video?!?!! thanks.. this is also a crucial part to make the ball a memorable and success one!!!


More announcements: IMU GOT TALENT IS COMING UP!!!! =D

lastly, PROM KING AND QUEEN!!!! each graduating batches are suppose to send ONLY ONE GUY AND GIRL to compete!! so decide the best lady and gentleman.. =D



REMEMBER THIS IMU BALL IS FOR EVERYONE!!!! IS FOR ALL DIFFERENT FACULTIES!!! IS NOT A MEDICAL THING!!!!! IS A IMU EVENT!!!!! =D


Thanks

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

2nd briefing with Mr Hira

Date: 18-02-11 (Friday)

Venue: MPH4

Time: 2pm

I can't inform all of you one by one..so Please Spread to your friends!

Thanks.

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

We will probably be meeting up with Mr Hira on next Friday (18 Feb 2011), still in the process of confirming venue and time (but it would probably be in the Afternoon) with AAD. Mr Hira would brief us about the VISA stuffs and we need to keep things moving from now onwards.Do fill up the form which we got during our 1st briefing with him.

Just to let you guys know before hand so that some of you will stay here after hospital attachment. Do clarify anythings in the coming briefing. I will confirm with you guys about the date/time/venue latest by next Monday. Sorry for being late. Please spread the news.

Thanks a lot.

Yee Lin

Secret Valentine's Day

Course Evaluation

Dear MP's,

Please be informed that P1/09 Semester 5 Online IMU-REEM and Course evaluation is schedule for tomorrow, 10 February 2011 (Thursday). Please be reminded on the following:

Online IMU-REEM and Course Evaluation

Date: 10 February 2011 (Thursday)

Time: 10.30am – 12.45pm

Venue: E-Lab 4

Please take note the attendance will be taken. CtME would really appreciate your participation of this exercise and your co-operation is highly appreciated for curriculum development.

Regards

Rohayati Raben

CtME

IMU Drama Club-Walk-in Audition for PLAY

1) IMU Drama Club presents:

WALK IN AUDITION FOR PLAY ON PALESTINE AWARENESS WEEK on 10th february, dance room.

a) ACTORS NEEDED: prepare monologue regarding the Palestinian issue.

b) CREW NEEDED: Props, Lighting, Sound, Photography/Videography, Costumes, etc.

2) VOTING FOR VALENTINE's best bf/couple etc has begun as of today on FACEBOOK. SEARCH FOR: imu valentine's campaign

lots of love and appreciation,

shahd.

--

Student Representative Council
International Medical University

Bits about PP2 exam

Dear MP's,

Sorry for the late inform, as some of you guys haven't been informed that we are NOT allowed to bring in BNF or MEP for our coming exam. Please be noted.

Thanks.

IMU Open Day Students Helpers

Dear MP's,

Whoever has helped in IMU Open Day can start to claim their payment. However, there is a different way of issuing payment now, which is bank-in straight into students' bank account. Therefore, every student helper need to fill up a form in order to get their payment. Please proceed to SRC office and fill up the form. We will pass the forms to SSD. If you were recruited by your lecturers and you cannot find your name in our list, please ask your lecturer or SSD ms.Ishiah for further information.

Thank You

Regards,

Chong Dee

Student Representative Council

Briefing with Mr Hira

Dear MP's,

According to Mr Hira, the air-flight fares have not been confirmed yet since it's 2011 now. We will have second briefing with him after Chinese New Year and he will probably confirm by that time.That's all for now.=)

Thanks

Becoming a student ambassador

Dear MP's,

Ever thought of becoming a student ambassador?
If you have, your opportunity is finally here! SSD and Student Ambassadors 2010 will be hosting an event to share with you what being a student ambassador is all about.
It will be held on the 18th of January 2011 from 5.30-6.30pm at SR4

I don’t want to leave you clueless, so here is a sneak preview of what a student ambassador does and the many benefits of signing up as one:
Student Ambassadors (SA) are a group of selected students who represent IMU in various activities, (Both in and out of IMU).
The SA liaise and interact with students, alumni, faculty, staff and even the public.
Our role is also to prepare and assist students in making the transition from the varsity life to a working one.

On top of having an impressive C.V and various other benefits, the student ambassador will receive FULLY PAID training sessions as part of the programme such as leadership camps, personal development, team-building activities and the list goes on.

I certainly hope that I have piqued your interest!
If you would like more information, a fully detailed information sheet is available at SAD.
Just look for Ms Aznah and grab a copy.

Regards,
SingEan
Student Ambassador & ND108 BatchRep

Secret Valentine's Day

Dear MP's,

31st Jan is the deadline to SECRET VALENTINE's nomination for the following categories:

Category A- BEST boyfriend (only for singles)

Category B- BEST girlfriend (only for singles)

Category C- MOST compatible couple

Category D- MOST compatible POTENTIAL couple

Category E- MOST caring lecturer

To nominate your friends, please email their name and photo to the following address.

imuvalentine@gmail.com

a message from Student Representative Council

Prof Brian Furman Lectures DD2

Dear MP's,

According to AAD, Prof Brian Furman's lectures have been uploaded on I-drive. I'm not sure where it is located. Please check them out. Tell your friends too!

Thanks.

P111 Orientation

Hello Guys and Girls! :D

P111 Orientation is currently on the progress and here are the schedules for the specific days.

Day 3 (10/01/11) [Monday]
Welcome to Tooney Town and Mini Games
Time: 5.30pm to 9.00pm
Venue: LT2 and around IMU

Every member from each group will be assigned to different cartoon characters where they would have to dress up accordingly to the criteria given to them.

Day 4 (11/01/11) [Tuesday]
Project Go Green and Mini Games
Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Venue: LT2 and around IMU

Every group will be given different themes which they are then required to design two sets of costumes based on the assigned theme. Two sets of costumes, one for a girl and the other for a guy must be made using only recyclable materials. Groups will then be judged based upon the interpretation of the theme and the fulfillment of the 3R principles.

Day 5 (12/01/11) [Wednesday]
Steal the Limelight
Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Venue: LT2 and around IMU

Teams will be given a CDR containing a short video clip during Senior-Junior Meeting 2. They have to act the particular scene of a movie. The video clip for each team will come from different movies. Scenes should not contain excessive violence, provocative features, or religious sensitive issues.

Day 6 (13/01/11) [Thursday]
Detective Game
Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Venue: LT2, IMU Basketball Court, IMU Car Park and Commonwealth Hill

The "Doll and the Shadow" video will be shown to the juniors. The video contains vital info needed into determining the identity of the culprit. After the video, juniors will need to collect clues upon completing each station games. From the clues collected, encrypted messages which are hints are to be solved. These encrypted messages will aid juniors in determining the identity of the true culprit.

Day 7 (14/01/11) [Friday]
The Night
Time: 6.30pm to 9.00pm
Venue: LT2 and 4th Floor
Theme: Ballroom
Dress Code; Male: Formal (black, white and/or red)
Female: Dresses (no indecent or excessively revealing dresses are allowed)

The "Secrets of Love, Unveiled" video will be shown to the juniors. Apart from that The Night is a night of celebration and appreciation of the participation of the P111 cohort in the P111 orientation event. A price giving ceremony will be held and dinner will also be served.

As for us, we'll have to pay rm7# (no profits gained) for the meal if you want.

Please come and support them!