This document discusses the author's pursuit of academic excellence through sharing his experiences and lessons learned. It outlines his educational background and achievements from 1987 to present. The author believes that excellence is about more than just grades and emphasizes humanizing excellence through student associations, social activities, spirituality, and volunteerism. The document also discusses the author's learning methods, pitfalls to avoid, and encourages readers to make their own plans to achieve excellence.

1. Pursuit of Excellence
Hairul Azhar Abdul Rashid, PhD | Professor, MMU

3. •My experience
•Is CGPA all that matters?
•Humanising Academic Excellence
•Secret Recipe
•My pitfalls

4. sharing hairul’s experience…
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Alhamdulillah … I’ve been blessed

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Grateful to both my parents, who were always there to love, support and guide

7. My lovely wife and kids ..

8. I was made of these …
• The early years in MCKK
• Brass Band
• Volleyball
• Photography
• The ‘politics’

9. My Mentors …

10. COLLABORATORS

11. Last but not least …. the team

12. Is CGPA all that matters?

20. Humanising Excellence

23. How?
• Student Associations
• Social Activities
• Usrah
• Volunteerism
• What do you get?
• Language
• Communications
• Managing relationships

24. Spirituality
Motivation
Learning
Method
Reading
Examination
Volunteer

26. Learning Method

27. Examination

28. Motivation

30. Volunteer!

32. My pitfalls ….

33. Social Life
• Only mingled
among Malay
community
• Mix around
• Especially locals
• Other Muslims

34. Travelling
• Character building
• Open minded
• Learn from other cultures

35. TAKE ACTION!
• Make one for
yourself
• To achieve
excellence

36. JZKK
Thank you
hairul@mmu.edu.my