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Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Malaysia

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia opens student kitchen and launches linked donation fund

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia officially opened Dapur Siswa MADANI @ USIM, a student kitchen, and launched a donation fund bearing its name on 26 October, as part of efforts to help students access food.

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Why it matters: Students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia are the intended beneficiaries of the newly opened student kitchen and the donation fund launched alongside it.

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) said it officially opened Dapur Siswa MADANI @ USIM, a student kitchen, on 26 October 2026 as part of efforts to help students gain access to food.

At the same event, the university launched the Dapur Siswa MADANI donation fund through its Portal Jom Infaq USIM, an online giving portal, according to USIM.

The ceremony took place at the Nilam Court residential college (KKNC) in Nilai and was officiated by USIM's vice-chancellor, Professor Dato' Ts. Dr. Sharifudin Md Shaarani, the university said.

USIM described the initiative as strengthening student welfare.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

USIM students are the stated beneficiaries of the student kitchen opened on 26 October, and the university has launched a donation fund for the kitchen on its Portal Jom Infaq USIM.

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