Ahmad Karim

Universiti Sains Malaysia

A purpose Driven University The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. Being the only University with an APEX status, Universiti Sains Malaysia will help you discover the answer to your ‘why' and help you to shape it into something meaningful : such as the kind of purpose that drives our academics who are listed in ‘The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds' and our alumnus who won the world's renowned Gilbert Award for Internationalisation or the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science, just to name a few. Since 1969, our team of academics and professionals are trained to ignite the passion in you and to help you in your purpose driven journey. While being best at science, we always believe that being purpose driven requires a touch of the arts. Both science and arts make a powerful team in USM and this will enable you to balance/harmonise your purpose driven journey. Through our network of over 600 partnering organisations all over the world, combined with the mix of local and international experts within the University, we have designed an environment to nurture your passion and above all, to give meaning to it through our own unique concept of sustainability, or locally known simply as ‘Sejahtera'. We have discovered our purpose where We Lead by becoming a Sustainable-Led University. We want you to discover your true potential and we want you to start here in USM, a global University that is respected, referred to and relevant.