Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Malaysia
Malaysian ministry gives RM30,000 food bank grant to USIM student consumer group
The student consumer movement at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia has received a RM30,000 food bank grant from Malaysia's domestic trade and cost-of-living ministry to help students, particularly those in need.
Why it matters: Students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia facing cost-of-living pressure, especially those in need, are the intended beneficiaries of the RM30,000 grant.
According to the university, Gerakan Pengguna Siswa (GPS, a student consumer movement) at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) received an Ihsan Food Bank (i-FB) grant worth RM30,000 (Malaysian ringgit).
The grant came from KPDN, Malaysia's Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living.
USIM said the funding is intended to ease the cost-of-living burden on students, particularly those who are in need.
The university said the grant was presented in conjunction with the Majlis Perdana Gerakan Pengguna Siswa, an event of the student consumer movement.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
USIM students facing cost-of-living pressure, particularly those in need, are the group the RM30,000 Ihsan Food Bank grant from KPDN to the student consumer movement is meant to help.
