by : news straight times
KANGAR: A video clip produced by the Corruption Prevention Secretariat of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) has won the Anti-Corruption Public Service Announcement 2011 Competition.
The one-minute video clip on "Corruption is about Harm" is eligible for entry into the three-day Anti-Corruption Public Service Announcement Video Competition and Workshop in Hong Kong beginning Dec 7 in conjunction with World Anti-Corruption Day, said UniMAP vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin.
"I am very impressed with the students' determination to produce something very creative and boost the name of the university," he said in a statement today.
"I am very impressed with the students' determination to produce something very creative and boost the name of the university," he said in a statement today.
The inaugural competition, from July 15 to Oct 15, was organised by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Information, Communications and Culture Ministry.
UniMAP Corruption Prevention Secretariat president Muhammad Nasrullah Abd Rahman said the competition drew 14 entries from 10 institutions of higher learning in the country.
Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim gave away the prizes at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 23.
UniMAP received the Dr Rais Yatim Challenge trophy, a trophy, RM15,000 cash and a certificate of excellence.
Muhammad Nasrullah, who is a third-year student at UniMAP's School of Business Innovation and Techno-entrepreneurship, said the university's creative arts club also contributed ideas for the video clip.
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) was runner-up and Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) third in the competition. - Bernama
