BINTULU: Entrepreneurial activities are a catalyst for economic development that can act as the main driving force in enhancing the level of innovation, creativity, and competitiveness of a country.

Entrepreneurial skills are one of the skills encouraged in higher education to produce quality, innovative and creative human capital.

Putra Uptown Program Facilitator 2022 Dr Sharon Ong said the entrepreneurial component introduced through such carnival activities enables students of Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (UPMKB) to think critically, creatively in expressing their potential in a practical manner as well as fostering interest in entrepreneurship.

Thus, she said, the involvement of students from the QKH2104 Credit Co-curriculum Course by taking the initiative to hold the Putra Uptown 2022 Program at Sri Rajang College UPMKB as a very good thing.

She said, Putra Uptown 2022 is a business-based carnival activity program that brings together participation from students and the Bintulu community.

“Multiple types of food stalls and entertainment such as karaoke, Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) competition and mini-games have been prepared,” she explained.

At the same time, the Putra Uptown 2022 Program Director Afdhal Ilhami Afdhal Lutfi said, the program has achieved its objective which is to provide a platform for UPMKB students to do business, increase knowledge on program management and business to UPMKB students.

He said participants, traders and visitors responded positively to the program and hoped that the program could be further organized in collaboration with other parties as well as diversifying the activities of the program.

Date of Input: 06/12/2022 | Updated: 06/12/2022 | lanz