FSKTM SHINES AS TOP PERFORMER IN UPM GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY AWARD 2024 AT TALENT FEST & FUTUREPRENEUR 2025.

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FSKTM SHINES AS TOP PERFORMER IN UPM GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY AWARD 2024 AT TALENT FEST & FUTUREPRENEUR 2025

Serdang, 27 May 2025 – The Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has been crowned the overall best-performing faculty for 2024, achieving a perfect 100% Graduate Employability Rate (GM), an 84.1% Graduate Employment Rate (GE), and a 65.4% GE for graduates employed in their field of study.

This remarkable achievement was celebrated during the official opening of the Talent Fest & Futurepreneur 2025 (TFF2025), held on 27-28 May 2025 at the Dewan Besar, Pusat Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, UPM.

The Talent Fest & Futurepreneur 2025, co-organized by UPM’s Centre of Entrepreneurial Development and Graduate Marketability (CEM) and the UPM Student Representative Council (MPP), in collaboration with strategic partner Talentbank, brought together over 40 companies and organizations.

The event offered more than 1,000 job opportunities and served as a platform for students and graduates to engage with industry leaders, explore career prospects, and foster entrepreneurial aspirations.

Officiating the event, Puan Fazidah Mustafa, Undersecretary of the Strategic Planning Division at the Ministry of Higher Education, lauded UPM’s commitment to producing highly employable graduates.

She said, “Programs like Talent Fest & Futurepreneur 2025 play a crucial role in bridging the gap between academia and industry. Through this program, students and graduates have the opportunity to interact with employers, understand the demands of the job market, and explore opportunities in entrepreneurship.”

She further emphasized the significance of the event’s name, noting that it reflects the spirit of nurturing young talent who not only have the potential to excel in their careers but also possess an entrepreneurial vision to create future opportunities.

Commenting on the faculty’s success and the event, Associate Professor Dr. Hizmawati Madzin, Director of CEM, expressed her pride in UPM’s achievements.

“We are thrilled to see the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology lead the way with a 100% Graduate Employability Rate, reflecting UPM’s dedication to preparing graduates who are not only job-ready but also equipped to innovate and lead in their fields.

Events like Talent Fest & Futurepreneur 2025 are pivotal in bridging academia and industry, empowering our students to seize opportunities and shape their futures as futurepreneurs,” she added.

UPM previously secured a stellar achievement, earning recognition from the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) for achieving a 99.7% Graduate Employment Rate (GE) through the Graduate Tracer Study System (SKPG), placing UPM as the second highest among Public Universities (UA).

The event highlighted UPM’s impressive 99.7% Graduate Employment Rate (GE) and 99.6% Graduate Employability Rate (GM) for 2024, surpassing the national target of 86.4% set under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12). With six faculties achieving a perfect 100% GM, UPM continues to strengthen its reputation as a leading institution in producing high-quality, industry-relevant talent – CEM.

UPM GE FACTS

The Graduate Marketability Rate (GM) for Malaysian citizens at UPM in 2024 was 99.6 percent, an increase of 0.2 percent compared to 99.4 percent in 2023. UPM’s GM rate surpasses the target set under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12), which is the national Graduate Marketability Rate (GM) for 2024, established by the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) at 86.4 percent, and also exceeds UPM’s own Graduate Marketability Rate (GM) target for 2024, which was set at 95 percent.

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