PREPARATIONS FOR 2025 HAWANA CAMPUS TOUR CLOSING CEREMONY IN PIS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- Preparations for the Closing ceremony of the 2025 National Journalists’ Day (HAWANA) Campus Tour With Polytechnic Students, scheduled to take place at the Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan (PIS) in Pasir Gudang tomorrow, has been progressing smoothly with final touches being applied to ensure the event's success.

Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) Chief Executive Officer and HAWANA 2025 Working Committee Chairperson, Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin, said that meticulous preparations, including technical setups and rehearsals, had been undertaken by Bernama staff since early morning.

“The Bernama team has been gathered at PIS since morning to prepare for the 'HAWANA 2025 Campus Tour with Students' at the Polytechnic level, which also serves as the closing event for the HAWANA 2025 celebrations.

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"Looking at the preparations and rehearsals conducted, Insya-Allah (God willing), I am confident this event will achieve its goal of sharing communication-related insights with polytechnic students,” she said when met at PIS here today.

Also in attendance were Editor-in-Chief Arul Rajoo Durar Raj, Acting Deputy Editor-in-Chief Mohd Shukri Ishak, Head of Management Services and Finance Sharifah Zaini Syed Zain, Head of Strategic Planning Harlina Samson, Head of Commercial Department Mastura Hassan, and Head of Corporate Strategy Mariati Mohd Arif.

Also present was PIS Deputy Director of Academics, Tengku Nadzion Tengku Ibrahim, who is also performing the duties of PIS Director.

Commenting further, Nur-ul Afida explained that the closing ceremony was originally planned for last December but was postponed to January due to examination schedules and semester breaks.

She noted that over 500 students from four polytechnics and two community colleges are expected to attend the event.

As a gesture of ongoing support for educational institutions, Bernama - as the implementing agency under the Ministry of Communications - will present a smart television set to each participating institution.

Regarding future plans, Nur-ul Afida stated that preliminary work for HAWANA 2026 has already begun, and similar programmes will continue to be expanded to other polytechnics and Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA).

“For this year, the enforcement of Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA) has commenced, so as a news agency, we can perhaps assist the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in sharing relevant information.

"At the same time, we want to highlight the field of communications itself, as we see that career prospects for polytechnic graduates also exist within the media industry,” she added.

--BERNAMA