Sahabuddy

FROM 28TH FEBRUARY 2021
UNTIL 12TH JUNE 2021

ORGANIZED BY KULLIYYAH OF LANGUAGES AND MANAGEMENT
STUDENTS' SOCIETY (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)

SAHABUDDY
ADVISOR &
ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
LINE UP

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ADVISOR PROGRAMME ASSISTANT PROGRAMME

Dr Nurul Hidayah binti Abd MANAGER MANAGER
Rahman
Nur Syahirah binti Zainoor Muhammad Irfan bin Kamal

Hisham (MLCOM) Zukhairi (ENCOM)

SECRETARY TREASURER SPECIAL TASK

Tengku Anisa Najwa binti Nabila Alisha binti Farra Surhana Sofea binti

Tg Firhad Bustaman Kamaruddin (ENCOM) Mohd Supian (ENCOM)

(ENCOM)

PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLICATION AND
PROMOTION
Deena Sophia binti Shamsul
Muhammad Zuhairi bin
Fazily (ENCOM) Umar (ARCOM)

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STNETNOC FO ELBAT

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1 INTRODUCTION

9 PROGRAMME OUTLINE 15 PARTICIPANTS FINDINGS

I SAHABUDDY'S ADVISOR 15 PARTICIPANTS' FINDINGS
AND ORGANISING
COMMITTEE LINE UP 39 POST MORTEM
41 Feedback
1 INTRODUCTION 43 Achievements
3 Overview 45 Shortcomings
5 Objectives 46 Suggestion
7 Impacts 47 CREDITS

9 PROGRAMME OUTLINE SAHABUDDY |  IV
11 Programme Details
13 Flow of Activity
14 Budget

INTRO

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DUCTION

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OVERVIEW The initial period when the
international students first arrive in
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overwhelming at the same time,
especially since they are yet to
become familiar with Malaysia.

Sahabuddy is designed to assist new
international students with the
challenges associated with the early
stages of their university experience.
We believe that the local students can
help new international students by
sharing experiences, providing
insights into university life, and
addressing their questions and
concerns.

To achieve these objectives, the local
students will be paired with the
incoming new international students.
This programme also offers a platform
for the students to establish
friendships, as well as provide the
opportunity to share and learn foreign
customs, traditions and lifestyles.

This programme is also open to the
current international students as this
programme can expand their
knowledge in Malay culture and
language. The local students will also
benefit from exchanging cultural
knowledge with these international
students, thus strengthening their
bond with each other.

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OBJECTIVE Firstly, in order to make this
program a successful one, we have
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program. These objectives are to
help international students adapt
to their university lifestyle in a new
country and provide assistance and
advice regarding campus facilities
and support services.

Besides, this program can help the
international students adapt to the
Malaysian culture and community
while giving them the opportunity
to connect with the local students
from the same and different
courses.

Not only that, both international and
local students would be able
to establish their social network
through this program.

Furthermore, from this Sahabuddy's
program, they would be able to
exchange cultural knowledge
between the international and the
local students while at the same time
strengthen the bond between the
students in Kulliyyah of Languages
and Management (KLM).

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IMPACTS

IIUM MISSION IIUM VISION

Internationalisation To become a leading international
Integration centre of educational excellence that
seeks to restore the dynamic and
This programme will ensure progressive role of the Muslim
internationalization by engaging with Ummah in all branches of knowledge
the international students and and intellectual discourse. It can be
exchanging cultural knowledge achieved by strengthening the
alongside integrating the international relationship with the international
students into not only the IIUM students and promoting IIUM to their
community but also the Malaysian home countries.
community.

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SUSTAINABLE MAQASID SHARIAH
DEVELOPMENT GOAL
Hifz Ad-Din
SDG 4: Quality Education Hifz Al-‘Aql
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Both parties will gain knowledge of Forming and maintaining good
each other’s differences and relationships with others is essential in
similarities in terms of education and Islam to strengthen the ukhwah. This
culture. It will lead to better programme will help the international and
understanding and appreciation of the local students to create a bond that
both parties, thus strengthening the will help them to learn to appreciate and
bond with each other. respect each other’s culture.

NATIONAL EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY

Focuses on building a comprehensive and integrated individual so
that they are mentally, spiritually, psychologically, physically and
harmoniously healthy and founded on strong faith and deep
devotion to Allah S.W.T.

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PROG
OUTLI

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RAMME
INE

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PROGRAMME
DETAILS

Before the programme started, we got Duration: 28th February 2021
a list of 45 local students that were (Sunday) – 12th June 2021
interested in the programme. (Saturday)
However, due to fewer participants Platform: (Depends on the
from the international students, we participants) – WhatsApp Video
had to choose only 18 local students. Call/ Google Meet/ Zoom
During the programme, one group had
to drop out of the programme as the
international student in that group was
busy with his career and studies, so the
number of participants after that
became 24.

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PARTICIPANTS: 27
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS: 9

LOCAL STUDENTS: 18

PARTICIPANTS

GROUP NAME COUNTRY
NUMBER PROGRAMME (INTERNATIONAL)

Nurhani Binte Rehan ARCOM Singapore
1 Ainunnura Binti Azhar ENCOM
ENCOM
Nuha Najla A’riff Binti Ariffin

Majingda ARCOM China
2 Noor Hasbullah ‘Arif Bin M. Effandy ENCOM
ARCOM
Nur Najihah Binti Mohd Najid

Syahirah Binte Sha'ary ARCOM Singapore
3 Muhammad Irfan Bin Hamzah MLCOM
ENCOM
Nur Farihah binti Fawi

Zakiya Yunita ARCOM Indonesia
4 Iffah Sakinah binti Othman MLCOM
ENCOM
Nasreen Qistina binti Mohd Nasir

Haji Farah Mohamed ENCOM Somalia

5 Amni Umairah Binti Abdul Aziz ARCOM

Sarra Surfina Sofea binti Mohd Supian ENCOM

Adelina Rego ENCOM Timor-Leste
ENCOM
6 Anna Zulaikha binti Mohd Zainal
Munshid ENCOM

Nurul Faizah binti Takril

Ardhitya Mulya Raharja ENCOM Indonesia
Ahmad Najmi Najimie Bin Ahmad MLCOM
7 Raihan
Wan Nur ‘Ain Binti Wan Zulwani @

Mohd Helmi ARCOM

Salwanee Che-moo ENCOM Thailand
8 Nurul Sakinah binti Nordin ENCOM
MLCOM
Nurul Fatihah Hisham

Muhammad Nazli Saiba Al - Bana ENCOM Indonesia

9 Ainin Najwa binti Adnan ENCOM

Wan Ahmad Azri Bin Wan Ab Rahman ENCOM

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Before the programme started, we FLOW OF
made a Google Form to see how many ACTIVITY
local students would be interested in
joining this programme. The same goes We provided them with a Google
for international students. Once we Drive file for them to submit proof
collected the list, we paired them in a of their activities. This is to see
group, consisting of 1 international their progress throughout the
student and 2 local students. semester. Each student is
responsible for coordinating the
During the programme, each student time for the respective activity to
was given an activity book that find a suitable time in the case of
contained the rules and regulations different time zones. We also
and fun weekly activities that they can posted the weekly activity’s poster
do together throughout the semester. in KLMSS’s Instagram story as a
The minimum number of activities that reminder.
they needed to do is seven activities.

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After the programme, we checked BUDGET
each group’s submissions to make sure
that all of them submitted at least This programme did not require
seven submissions. Some groups did any budget because all the
not manage to do so, as some of them activities and materials were in a
were busy, especially starting from the digital format.
middle until the end of the semester.
We had notified the groups and given
them time to complete at least 7
activities. Fortunately, some of them
managed to do 7 activities. Groups
that managed to do 7 activities were
given an e-certificate, while all the
participants were given Starpoints for
participation.

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At the beginning of the programme,
participants were given an activity booklet
detailing all future activities in the
upcoming weeks as well as suggestions on
how these activities may be conducted.
They were also given access to a
submissions folder in Google Drive to
submit any creative work or report.

PARTIC
FINDING

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IPANTS'
GS

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1 YTIVITCA

INTRODUCING
MY BUDDY

28/2/2021 - 5/3/2021

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Once the participants were added into
WhatsApp groups with their respective
buddies, it is up to them to get to know one
another. They were required to record a
video of their first meeting through Zoom,
Google Meet or any online platform, and get


to know their buddy’s name, course, year of

study, and country of residence.
They were also recommended to ask
intriguing and exciting questions such as
“What makes you laugh out loud?” and
“What are you most passionate about?” to
make the activity even more engaging.

Every new friend is a
new adventure...

The start of more
memories.

Patrick Lindsay

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2 YTIVITCA

MY BUDDY'S
FACE

7/3/2021- 12/3/2021

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Group 4 demonstrated their
drawing abilities as they
drew portraits of one
another.

Participants were required to get
creative and draw each other's face.
While bonding and getting to learn
more about each other through video
call, they may draw their buddy’s face
on a piece of paper or on any drawing
apps or software.

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3 YTIVITCA

MY BUDDY'S
FAVOURITE

14/3/2021- 19/3/2021

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This is the week where participants get to
discover their buddy’s favourites. They were
encouraged to ask about their buddy’s
favourite food, drinks, emoji, song, scary
movie… the possibilities are endless! Once
they had asked plenty of questions, they
were required to make a poster listing down
some of their buddy’s favourites.

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4 YTIVITCA
MY BUDDY'S
CUSTOMS,

TRADITIONS AND
SUPERSTITIONS

21/3/2021- 26/3/2021

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Since each group consisted of participants
from different countries, they were likely to
have different customs and traditions as
well. Participants were encouraged to share
the customs, traditions and superstitions
that they grew up with. Some might have
even found that their buddy’s customs to be
similar to theirs! They were then required to
create a poster or film a short video sharing
their customs, traditions and superstitions.

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5 YTIVITCA

PLACES TO VISIT
AT MY BUDDY'S
COUNTRY

28/3/2021- 2/4/2021

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Participants from
Group 6 shared their
top-rated places to visit

in their country

Every country has its own beauty.
For this activity, participants
were required to share with their
buddies some unique and exciting
places to visit in their home
country. It could be famous
tourist attractions, popular cafes,
secluded scenic forests, or even
haunted places! They must then
design a creative poster of these
must-visit places.

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6 YTIVITCA

MY BUDDY'S
FAVOURITE

LOCAL SONG
4/4/2021- 16/4/2021

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MALAYSIA INDONESIA

Siti Nurhaliza Sri Rossa

Bukan Cinta Biasa Atas Nama Cinta

CHINA THAILAND Growing up in different
countries means having
Aaron Kwok Mark Prin different local celebrities.
What better way to learn
Para Para Sakura Real Love more about their buddy’s
country than to jam to
some local favourites?
This activity required
participants to share their
favourite local song with
their buddies, and come
up with a fun way to bond
with music. They could
translate the songs
together, have a song
reaction session, share the
significance of the songs,
or even create a playlist
together.

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7 YTIVITCA

TRADITIONAL
GAMES THAT MY

BUDDY PLAYS
18/4/2021- 23/4/2021

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Traditional games play a huge role in a
country’s culture. Participants were
encouraged to learn about their buddy’s
traditional games and share them through
creative artwork such as posters or videos.

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MY BUDDY’S
TRADITIONAL CLOTHES,

FOOD AND HOUSES
25/4/2021- 30/4/2021

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CHINA For this activity, participants
continued to learn unique and
Traditional House amazing things about their
buddy’s country. They were
encouraged to present their
traditional clothes, food, and
architecture creatively, such as
through a virtual cooking
session, a fashion show, or by
touring Google Earth together!

MALAYSIA THAILAND

Nasi Lemak Pad Thai

MALAYSIA THAILAND

Baju Kurung and Baju Melayu Chakkri

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9 YTIVITCA

HEART TO HEART
TALK WITH MY
BUDDY

2/5/2021- 7/5/2021

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After learning so much about each other’s
cultures, participants were encouraged to
have a personal heart-to-heart talk with
each other to further strengthen their bond.
They may share any concerns or worries, or
simply talk about anything on their minds.
They may submit any creative work relating
to their talk, such as pictures, videos, or a
simple write up.

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01 YTIVITCA

CELEBRATING EID
AL-FITR WITH MY

BUDDY
23/5/2021- 28/5/2021

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Group 1 shared pictures
of themselves on Eid and

how they celebrate it in
their country.

Yeaayyy, Hari Raya !! As Eid al-Fitr arrived, participants may share
how they celebrate Eid in their respective countries. They may also

introduce their buddies to traditional Eid cuisine and clothing!

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11 YTIVITCA

THANK YOU
TO MY BUDDY

30/5/2021- 4/6/2021

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As the Sahabuddy programme came to an
end, participants were encouraged to thank
their buddies and reflect on the fun
activities they have carried out throughout
the semester. They may design a final
creative work to showcase their friendship.

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POST

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MORTEM

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FEEDBACK

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At the end of the programme, we distributed a feedback survey via Google
Form. Overall, participants were very satisfied with the programme and
managed to make new friends and widen their knowledge about other
cultures and languages. They also gained insight into how their buddies
carried on their daily lives in their respective countries, and how they are
adapting to learning with Malaysians, as most of them have yet to set foot in
Malaysia.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ FEEDBACK



Farah : I’m very happy to talk to them all
Nazli : It is such a great event so we know each other.

LOCAL STUDENTS’ FEEDBACK



A mn i: Very suppo r t i v e f r i e n d s . . . I l o v e b o t h o f t h e m s o m u c h
Sarra: Both of my sahabuddies are so fun to be with. They have such
good personalities and fun stories to hear. At first, it was kind of
awkward to talk to each other but that's a process I guess. I would
like to meet them in real life if the pandemic is gone.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

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THE SAHABUDDY PROGRAMME
WAS A SUCCESS

5 Most groups managed to get
along with their buddies and

4 learned many things from their
3 buddies.

2

1

0

Friendly
Helpful
Perceptive
Entertaining
Kind

Participants had acquired communication Not only that, but it also increased their
skills, as well as ethics and professional teamwork skills, all of which will prove
morality. valuable to them in the future.
Participants also found the activities to
be participative, adequate, and fun.

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Participants agree that this programme
is fun, helpful and so on.

SHORTCOMINGS Participants mentioned that a
reminder about the activities
they are required to do from the
organising committee would
have further smoothened the
programme.

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