{"id":15,"date":"2025-04-07T07:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T07:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fest.utm.my\/alumni-fest\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-06-05T02:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:40:42","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fest.utm.my\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(247,192,165,0.71)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(247,62,49,0.91) 0%|rgba(247,198,106,0.73) 100%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/fest.utm.my\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/04\/banner1-scaled.jpg&#8221; min_height=&#8221;738px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px|||&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; background_image_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/fest.utm.my\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/04\/bannermobile.jpg&#8221; background_enable_image_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-36fd78a7-34bc-404d-873c-dafa34efaae5%22:%91%22colorEnd%22%93}&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;288px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-29px||-73px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||53px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-26px|auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dear Alumni,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are proud to welcome you to the official Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology (FEST) UTM Alumni page! Whether you graduated under FEST or from its earlier formations\u2014the School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (2018-2024), or Faculty of Education UTM (1993-2018)\u2014you are an essential part of our alumni family. This platform connects you with fellow graduates, faculty updates, and exciting alumni programs. 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This experience empowered me to make meaningful contributions to both education and my community. I&#8217;m incredibly honored to have received the Distinguished Conduct Medal from the Sultan of Perak in 2024. UTM shaped who I am today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;50607da8-57bc-4d4b-aaef-f02e41c2cc4a&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Muhammad Sani Abdurrahman, PhD Mathematics Education (2017-2020)&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/fest.utm.my\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/04\/0-1c157c55-ab29-43a2-b340-6081a5dee84f-912&#215;1104.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;203c76fc-aee0-4484-9be1-f0e2ebd81a8f&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My PhD journey at UTM was truly exceptional. 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The programme&#8217;s blend of theory and application, delivered by dedicated lecturers, nurtured my passion for the subject and developed my soft skills. 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