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Patrons and the record.

The Ministry that lends its patronage, the university leaders who present the trophies, the universities that send delegations, the press that covers every cycle, and the ceremony itself, the full record of the Graduates' Choice Award since 2018.

The Ministry of Higher Education has supported every edition of the Graduates' Choice Award since it began in 2018.

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Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi MyGRAD NACDA Malaysia
Ministry of Higher Education

Graced by the Ministry of Higher Education, since 2018.

The Ministry has supported every edition of the award since the start. Senior representatives, including Deputy Ministers, Director-Generals and Deputy Secretaries General, have officiated the presentation galas, addressing winners, vote-casters and partner universities.

We are grateful for the attention the Ministry gives to graduate employability, and for its steady efforts to prepare Malaysian graduates for the workplace. Every student who votes, and every university and employer that takes part, plays a real part in that work. The student vote tells employers what graduates look for, and shows the nation where employability stands.

YBhg. Datuk Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman
AZ
Guest of Honour
YBhg. Datuk Professor Dr. Azlinda Azman
Director General, Department of Higher Education
YBrs. Ts. Abdul Razak
AR
Guest of Honour
YBrs. Ts. Abdul Razak
Senior Director Office (Competence), Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education
YBhg. Dato' Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian
MS
Guest of Honour
YBhg. Dato' Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian
Deputy Secretary General · Policy, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
Puan Fazidah binti Mustafa
FM
Special Guest
Puan Fazidah binti Mustafa
Secretary, Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YBhg. Dato' Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian
MS
Guest of Honour
YBhg. Dato' Dr. Haji Megat Sany bin Megat Ahmad Supian
Deputy Secretary General · Policy, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YBrs. Professor Dr. Azlinda binti Azman
AZ
Special Guest
YBrs. Professor Dr. Azlinda binti Azman
Director-General of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
Puan Fazidah binti Mustafa
FM
Special Guest
Puan Fazidah binti Mustafa
Secretary, Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YB Dato' Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Apdal
YA
Guest of Honour
YB Dato' Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Apdal
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YBhg. Professor Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar
HO
Special Guest
YBhg. Professor Dato' Dr. Husaini Omar
Director-General, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YM Dato' Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Jamalullail
SH
Guest of Honour
YM Dato' Syed Haizam Hishamuddin Putra Jamalullail
Trustee, Selangor Youth Community (SAYS)
Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin
CI
Special Guest
Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin
Deputy Director-General, Higher Education (Research & Internationalisation), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YBhg. Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohd Nor Azman bin Hassan
NA
Guest of Honour
YBhg. Datuk Ts. Dr. Mohd Nor Azman bin Hassan
Deputy Director-General, Higher Education (Private Sector), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)
YBrs. Professor Ts. Dr. Arham bin Abdullah
AA
Special Guest
YBrs. Professor Ts. Dr. Arham bin Abdullah
Director, Industry Relations Division, Department of Higher Education
The Presentation

Trophies presented by university leaders.

Winners receive their trophies on stage at the gala from senior leaders of Malaysia's universities, including Vice-Chancellors. The honour comes from the academic community that students belong to.

A Champion team celebrating on stage at the 2025 gala
A Champion team celebrating on stage at the 2025 gala
A winning team on stage with its certificate
A winning team on stage with its certificate
Presenters on stage at the 2024 gala
Presenters on stage at the 2024 gala
Winners on stage with their plaques at the 2023 gala
Winners on stage with their plaques at the 2023 gala
Universities in Attendance

Universities from across Malaysia have sent delegations.

Public research universities, focus universities, technical universities, and private universities. Vice Chancellors, Deputy VCs, career services leads, presenting trophies, participating in audit, or simply attending.

The confirmed institutions ▾
Universiti Malaya (UM)UM
Universiti Malaya (UM)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)UKM
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)UPM
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)USM
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)UTM
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)UUM
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM)UIAM
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM)
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)UiTM
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)UMS
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)UNIMAS
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)UPSI
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)USIM
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)UMT
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)UTHM
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)UTeM
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)UMP
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)UniMAP
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)UMK
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)UniSZA
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA)
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)UPNM
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia (UPTM)UPTM
Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia (UPTM)
Taylor's UniversityTaylor's
Taylor's University
Sunway UniversitySunway
Sunway University
Monash University MalaysiaMonash
Monash University Malaysia
INTI International UniversityINTI
INTI International University
UCSI UniversityUCSI
UCSI University
AIMST UniversityAIMST
AIMST University
Albukhary International University (AIU)AIU
Albukhary International University (AIU)
Asia Pacific University (APU)APU
Asia Pacific University (APU)
Heriot-Watt University MalaysiaHeriot-Watt
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
New Era University CollegeNew Era
New Era University College
University of Cyberjaya (UOC)UOC
University of Cyberjaya (UOC)
University of Nottingham MalaysiaNottingham
University of Nottingham Malaysia
University of Reading MalaysiaReading
University of Reading Malaysia
University of Southampton MalaysiaSouthampton
University of Southampton Malaysia
Multimedia University (MMU)MMU
Multimedia University (MMU)
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)UNITEN
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)UTP
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)
UniSHAMSUniSHAMS
UniSHAMS
Universiti Islam Melaka (UNIMEL)UNIMEL
Universiti Islam Melaka (UNIMEL)
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)UniKL
Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
Kuala Lumpur University of Science and Technology (KLUST)KLUST
Kuala Lumpur University of Science and Technology (KLUST)
UNITAR International UniversityUNITAR
UNITAR International University
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)UNIRAZAK
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)UTAR
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology (TAR UMT)TAR UMT
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology (TAR UMT)
HELP UniversityHELP
HELP University
SEGi UniversitySEGi
SEGi University
MAHSA UniversityMAHSA
MAHSA University
Management & Science University (MSU)MSU
Management & Science University (MSU)
Curtin University MalaysiaCurtin
Curtin University Malaysia
DRB-HICOM University of Automotive MalaysiaDRB-HICOM
DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia
Swinburne University of Technology SarawakSwinburne
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
International Medical University (IMU)IMU
International Medical University (IMU)
KPJ Healthcare UniversityKPJ
KPJ Healthcare University
Xiamen University MalaysiaXiamen
Xiamen University Malaysia
UOW MalaysiaUOW
UOW Malaysia
Brickfields Asia CollegeBrickfields Asia
Brickfields Asia College
And many more
Media in Attendance

National and business media have covered the gala in person.

National broadcasters, business dailies, digital publications, and trade press. Accredited press passes are issued annually through the Award Secretariat.

  • Bernama
  • The Star
  • New Straits Times
  • Malay Mail
  • Free Malaysia Today
  • The Edge Malaysia
  • The Sun Daily
  • Malaysiakini
  • The Malaysian Insight
  • Berita Harian
  • Sinar Harian
  • Utusan Malaysia
  • Kosmo!
  • China Press
  • Sin Chew Daily
  • Oriental Daily
  • Nanyang Siang Pau
  • Human Resources Online
  • HR Asia
  • Says.com
  • Focus Malaysia
  • Business Today
  • Astro AWANI
  • TV3 (Media Prima)
  • Yahoo! News Malaysia
Plus additional syndicated outlets have republished coverage since 2018 · see Press for the full directory
The Next Ceremony

Join the 2026 gala, this November.

Press accreditation, university delegations, and industry guests, coordinate attendance through the Award Secretariat.

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