The student’s performance is valued through the conferment of awards as motivation and to mark their academic achievement. One of the greatest achievement was by Grace Alexander when she was awarded the PAQS-IWATA Foundation 2013 Best Paper. Grace Alexander also received USM's Gold Medal for being the School's Best Student. Awards are divided into three levels:
Professional Bodies level: Students of the QS program have the opportunity to be conferred with awards from three professional bodies: a) Institution of Surveyors Malaysia’s Gold Medal Award This award marked the overall achievement in terms of academic, leadership potential and social skills. This is awarded to excellent final year students. Recipients’ list: 2002/2003: Chin Wee Lii; 2003/2004: Ho Shiew Yi; 2004/2005: Lin Shui Man; 2005/2006: All QS Students in Studio 300; 2006/2007: Law Shuw Min; 2007/2008: Lee Sze Yin; 2008/2009: Kelly Ong Kuan Chiat; 2009/2010: Ahmad Hazwan Zulkarnain; 2010/2011: Suriya Abdul Hadi; 2011/2012: Tan Shen Haw; 2012/2013: Grace Alexander; 2013/2014: Tan Peng Kiat; 2014/2015 Tan Bao Yun. b) Royal Institutions of Chartered Surveyors’ Book Prize Award for Best Undergraduate for penultimate Year. This award marked the overall achievement in terms of academic for 2nd year students. Recipients’ list: 2008/2009: Whan Ying Wei; 2009/2010: Kiu Mee San; 2010/2011: Tan Joon Fei; 2011/2012: Grace Alexander (Best Penultimate Year Student); 2012/2013: Tan Peng Kiat; 2013/2014 Loo Shiau Fen. c) Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM) Best Dissertation Award This award is given to the student for their excellent final year research and dissertation writing. For QS students, their dissertation is prepared under the RQL 370: QS studies course. Recipients’ list: 2008/2009: Tang Wie Jie; 2009/2010: Whan Ying Wei; 2010/2011: Chai Cheng Yee; 2011/2012: Tan Joon Fei; 2012/2013: Chin Wei Yong; 2013/2014 Low Chun Fatt. University level: To honour the best students for their overall academic performance as well as their active participations in the School’s activities, USM has introduced Gold Medal award to one recipient every year for every School of USM. In 2010, a QS student, Ahmad Hazwan Zulkarnain, has been awarded the USM Gold Medal. School level: The Dean’s List Award will be conferred to students who have obtained a CGPA of 3.5 in their academic endeavour for every semester. |
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