As a parent, after I watched this SOP Vid, I felt sad because I thought we could be a part of it, even if we could only watch through the big screen (and of course with SOP controls). I only have one child, and I've been waiting a long time to see my daughter receive a degree. I am a bit disappointed, but I would be very grateful if USM reconsidered this matter. Thank you.

Hi, USM. Please reconsider back regarding the returning of convo gown. Please allow us student to make some memorable moments wearing that jubah with our family after the ceremony

My dearest respected USM convocation PIC, USM is SO BIG! SO MANY LECTURE HALLS SO MANY OPEN SPACE available in this huge USM. How could you dare to ask our dearest parents the ones who waited so long to see us, WAIT IN THE CAR or LEAVE USM during our convocation?

Atleast letak la screen besar kat padang kawad, atau dalam DUP untuk mak ayah tengok anak mereka naik pentas ambil skrol. Datang dari jauh untuk duduk dalam kereta je. Sedihnya

Sedih la sop macam ni USM, dah la kena tunggu lama untuk convo..tp bila da ada tarikh, macam ni je..langsung tak mesra kpd keluarga nak datang meraikan..

Macam mana nak ambik gambar dengan family n kawan2 kalau mcm ni? Tolong pertimbangkan balik USM.

Mohon pertimbangkan balik sop konvo ni ya. Sekurang-kurangnya bagi masa untuk pelajar bergambar dengan family dan kawan² selepas tamat sesi konvokesyen. Bukan senang nak pakai jubah konvo usm tu ya. Minta tolong juga USM sediakan tempat di luar dewan utk ibubapa tengok anak² mengambil skrol kalau mereka tak boleh masuk dewan. Kesian ibubapa datang dari jauh tapi tak dapat nak tengok anak naik pentas. Bukan selalu boleh tengok moment macam ni. Harap USM pertimbangkan balik ya SOP ni. Terima kasih.

So mmg takleh ke parents dtg masa konvo? N one more thing takleh ke ada gap sat amik gmbar dgn kawan2 n family sambil still wear jubah? Bukan senang nk dpt bergambar dgn jubah. Mohon pihak USM pertimbangkan semula

You know what, when I told my parents eh mother, you can't step in the Dewan and just wait outside, my parents said, so? Can USM pay back the flight ticket and hotel fees?

I really hope USM would reconsider this procedure. Kenapa tak buka dewan kuliah dekat dk foyer untuk keluarga tengok session thru big screen (with SOPs of course)? Parents datang dari jauh nak tangkap gambar semua. Batchmates dah lama tak jumpa nak celebrate the moment together. We’ve waited long enough, please USM.

Tak faham kenapa nk naik bus sbbnya lagi increase risiko jangkitan covid dengan naik bus tu.. dah sempit compact & no ventilation

sepatutnya beri la masa untuk graduan bergambar dgn family dan kawan2 selepas majlis tu before hantar jubah..

Harap pihak USM dapat kaji balik SOP..saat kami bagi tahu family kami mengenai SOP ni mereka kecewa..berubah air muka mereka..😢kami dah buat persiapan untuk konvo dah book hotel semua satu family. kalau tahu SOP begini family x perlu hadir kot kalau kena duduk dalam kereta semata..kami boleh terima ibu bapa x boleh masuk dewan tapi sekurangnya boleh tengok melalui screen besar dan lepas upacara konvo boleh bergambar dalam USM dengan family dalam keadaan masih pakai jubah konvo. Harap dipertimbangkan..🙌

Kecewanya. Impian dari kecil utk meraikan mak ayah...mungkin perlu di tambah baik.. masih ada masa..

Better do online convo compared to this sickening strict SOP.

I believe as soon as convocation date is announced, most of us are anticipating to bring our families to convocation. I understood and expected that guests are not allowed to enter dtsp, so I imagined that our parents will sit at the dk foyer and can watch live streaming from there, with strict SOP (facemask, social distancing, 2 doses of vaccine completed). Most of us already booked hotel/homestay, even renting cars, booked photographers to capture the moment. We are really looking forward to celebrate with loved ones. But upon watching this SOP… even my family start questioning what is the point they come to penang from far if cannot attend convocation at least to watch the live streaming at usm and to take pictures after convocation? How we gonna do that if the jubahs have to be returned as soon as ceremony ends before going back?

Usm please pertimbangkan semula… kesian family yg dtg jauh2 .. habis duit beribu2 nk tgk anak convo…

hancur impian & plan nk bergambar..dah lama tunggu convo yg tertangguh..semangat aku book hotel,beli bju baru,book photographer hbis hampir seribu semuanya..deposit jubah lg 300 and see? mcm ni usm buat? last2 kluar SOP yg mcm ni ? kecewa gila..mak ayah aku sedih weh

nasib baik la pergi penang tu misi utama aku nak makan nasi kandar deen maju. lepastu baru fikir pasal konvo.

Sangat menyedihkan bila lepas dapat scroll di DTSP dah kena pulangkan terus jubah. Tak sempat nak ambil gambar dengan scroll dan bunga sambil berjubah. Even dapat jubah awal sekalipun, takkanlah nak ambil gambar berjubah tapi dengan tangan yang kosong nanti? Dalam Slip Pengambilan Pakaian Akademik dinyatakan tarikh akhir pemulangan jubah adalah pada 2 hari selepas sidang konvo dijalankan. Tapi dalam video SOP ni pulak ditunjukkan perlu pulangkan jubah terus selepas ambil scroll di DTSP. Yang mana satu maklumat yang betul ni? 🤔 Diharapkan pihak USM segera berikan penjelasan supaya tak ada kekeliruan lagi.