From Ariel, via e-mail
I’m an ex-Utar student from the Kampar, Perak, campus. I studied foundation in science for a year and I got terminated before moving on to my next semester.
The reason given was I failed the subjects that I’m supposed to pass in order to move on to my next semester.
The absurd part was my coursework marks were way too high for me to fail because it was beyond the set passing mark.
I forked out money to appeal against termination and for a review of both papers, but the results were the same.
I approached several heads of department and even talked to the director but I was brushed aside. I was very disappointed because I was terminated without valid reasons.
I believe they tampered with my results. So much money was spent on my course and my accommodation but it’s now all wasted.
It was heartbreaking for me because I looked up to this university and I was determined to graduate from there as well, but now everything turned topsy-turvy.
Now reading those articles in FMT, it’s really disheartening. My parent’s hard earned money was burnt just like that.
There are so many students out there from the same university who experienced the same thing I did.
Some even got kicked out in their third year. I bet right now students studying in Utar feel insecure.
