A few announcements

• The practical letters for the 2nd years shall be ready next week. The other years' practical letter will take some time.
• Those who were informed by Deanery that on 5th May 2009 (Tuesday) the classes are canceled, has been misinformed. The classes are as usual on 5th May 2009 (this new announcement was received at 1.03 p.m. on 30th April 2009 from the Deanery).
• Malaysian students who went to Volgograd by official means but have problems with the teachers seeking permission for missed classes, please call Faiz Najmi with the name of the teacher and the current cycle. Some of these teachers who have not been properly informed by the Deanery shall be informed next week.

 

Faiz Najmi

(MSA President 2008/2009)

Volgo Games 2009 - NNSMA Chapter

Our 95 men contingent participated in 9 of the 10 offered games (we did not participate in badminton) and managed to obtain 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronzes:

Gold: Volleyball Male

Silver: Futsal Male

Bronze: 400m Male - Iqbal
4X400 Female - Shaleene, Safuraa, Erna and Rebecca
Basketball Female
Handball Male
Handball Female
Futsal Female
Tug of War

Although we were placed last on the medal tally, behind champions - VSMU, KSMU, M2, M1 and MAI, I would like to congratulate all our athletes for your superb effort and your excellent display of sportsmanship. Above all, both our supporters and athletes had great fun. From my point of view, these are more important than winning or losing and that's what makes you guys the best!!

Also, congratulations to VSMU for being such a brilliant host. Surely, it will be hard for any other host to imitate their accomplishment.

KSMU will host the 7th edition of the Intervarsity Games in 2010.

NIZHNY CONTINGENT

Students going to Volgograd, are requested to gather in front the
3rd Hostel at 5.45am on Thursday, the 23rd of April.

The buses will leave at 6.00am sharp.

Please don’t forget your:
- Passport
- Migration Card

We have hired 2 buses.
Please check your nearest notice board for the bus list.

Volgogames - Important Briefing for NNSMA Contingent

Volgogames Briefing

Venue: 3rd Hostel Hall

Date: 22nd April 2009 (Wednesday)

Time: 8.00 p.m. (T-minus 10 hours prior to departure)

 

• Attendance is compulsory for players and supporters.
• Please bring 2000 roubles for Volgogames Committtee and 1400 roubles for the bus - if you haven't paid yet.
• Please come on time.

 

Regards,

Faiz Najmi (MSA President 2008/2009)

C A U T I O N

Monday, the 20th of April is Adolf Hitler’s birthday.

Thus, students are advised to:
- Travel in groups to classes and lectures
- Avoid going to the Mosckovski Vokzal area
- Not go out in the evenings
- Postpone EPC classes to other dates

Volgo Games 2009 Updates no.3

ALL CAPTAINS of the respective games should start collecting 1400rub for the transport fees to Volgograd.

The payments should be submitted to Faiz Najmi latest by Saturday, the 18th of April at Room 420, 3rd Hostel.

We hope there will be full cooperation from all the students going to Volgograd.

Also, students going to Voglograd should collect their migration cards from the Dean’s office by your own selves (representatives are not allowed) before going to Volgograd. All students must collect before Wednesday, the 22nd of April 2009.

Students who would like to request for Vegetarian Meals at Volgograd can do so by leaving a comment here. Please include your full name in the request. Thank you.

Volgo Games 2009 Updates no.2

Today, 48 students, went for the Chest X-ray at the Military Hospital, a very good turn out I should say. The MSA would like to thank these students for their excellent display of responsibility, even though the notice came on the eleventh hour. We hope that tomorrow, the remaining 46 students will follow suit.

Once at the Military Hospital, students should go to room 53 (near the conference hall / students' cloakroom) to register and get their referral slips for the X-ray. After obtaining these slips, they should proceed to room 8, also on the first floor, to queue for the x-ray procedure.

According to Mikhail Mikhalovich, on Friday, a team of medical professionals consisting of therapists, surgeons, a neurologist, and a couple more other doctors, will be deployed. He mentioned that everyone will have to undergo an ECG and a routine blood test.

The check-ups will begin at 8am on Friday, the 17th of April at the Russian Department in the 3rd hostel. I would like to stress that, all athletes and supporters should NOT go to class on Friday unless they have completed their check-ups at the 3rd Hostel.
(Added at 1.50pm, 15th April by Galen Sha)


Dear fellow students,
- All students going to Volgo Games 2009 (both players and supporters) are required
to undergo a compulsory medical check-up which consists of:

1. A Chest X-Ray
- At the X-ray Cabinet of the MILITARY HOSPITAL (ГУВД), on Wendesday, the 15th or Thursday, the 16th April 2009.
- From 9am to 1pm.
- Students who have performed their medical examinations (to attend classes) earlier should still bring their results (their medical books) to the hospital, but need not undergo another X-ray procedure.
- Please check your schedule on the list at your nearest notice board.

2. A Medical Check-up
- At the RUSSIAN DEPARTMENT in the 3rd Hostel on Friday, the 17th of April 2009.
- Beginning from 8am onwards,
- On Friday, ALL players and supporters should NOT go to class to attend this medical check-up.

- These are orders by the Dean’s office to make sure that everyone is healthy before going to Volgograd.
- Students who have classes during the whole process are exempted from classes by the Dean’s Office.
- All medical check-ups will be FREE OF CHARGE. Mikhail Mikalovich stated that those who do not complete the medical check-up cannot go to Volgograd. (Edited @ 8.38pm 14/04)

Additional:
All players and supporters should pay 1400 rubles for the transport charges to their captains. This money will be collected over the weekend (18th and 19th April). MSA would appreciate full cooperation from all players and supporters to pay on time to their respective captains. (The 2000 rubles collected earlier is for participation fee-which has been transferred to the Volgo Games 2009 Committee).

- = Elective Posting Updates = -

Dear fellow students,

The appeal for postponement of the ruling on Summer Elective
Posting (SEP) this year has been approved by both the MMC and
the Deans Office. Malaysian students can start applying for
elective posting this summer in Malaysia.

Here are the steps for application for you to conduct your SEP
in Malaysia:
1. - Application for SEP to Practical Department of NNSMA –
students who wish to do undergo SEP in Malaysia can obtain
the forms from their respective MSA representatives:
a. 2nd Year – Shakti Yeoh
b. 3rd Year – Darren
c. 4th Year – Suvindran Raj and Galen Sha
d. 5th Year – Faiz Najmi
- Students can also print out your own copy of the form from:

- Fill in the application forms and submit applications to
respective representative or directly to Faiz Najmi BEFORE
19th April 2009 (Sunday), late applications will not be
entertained. (The Deans requested for the MSA to conduct
collective applications, the Practical Department declared
that applications of students who individually applied to
them, i.e. not through the MSA, will not be accepted.)

2. Download the form for application for doing SEP at Malaysia
Ministry of Health (MoH) institutions – Fill in the relevant
information. Forms are obtainable at:
http://mmc.gov.my/v1/docs/2008(16).pdf

3. Wait for the support letter to be produced and approved
by the Practical Department and Foreign Students Deanery.

4. Submit to MoH facility - Attach the support letter produced
by Practical Department with the forms and submit to the
respective State Health Department or Institution as per
Director General of Health’s circular No. 16/2008: Guidelines
for the Conduct of Elective Posting by Medical Students in
the Facilities of MoH, Malaysia.

5. These steps are only for students intending to do their SEP
in Malaysia.Those intending to do in RUSSIA need not apply and
those who do not submit their applications are considered to be
doing their SEP in RUSSIA by default.

Regards,

Galen Sha
Secretary MSA 08/09

Updates on Elective Posting 2009

Dear fellow students,


The Deans Office have not yet officially approved the postponement of the ruling on the elective posting.

We have given them the letter from the MMC and they are still discussing about it among themselves.

Please do not go to the practical department to get your permission letters to do your elective posting outside of Russia yet.

The MSA will inform you when you can start doing so as soon as we get any confirmation from them.

Cancellation of the MSA Spring Carnival 2009

To all students,


The proposed MSA Spring Carnival 2009 will be cancelled.

Regrettably, our wishful thinking of raising funds for
the students participating in the Volgogames 2009
through this carnival cannot be realized due to the Dean’s
office that has rejected our request for permission to
organize the carnival and lack of participation from the
students (the MSA only received 3 valid applications).

We are very sorry to have caused any unnecessary inconvenience.

Postponement of MMC ruling on EP

Dear fellow students,

The MMC has approved the appeal of the MSA for the
postponing of the ruling on the elective posting.

All Malaysian students can undergo their elective
postings back in Malaysia only for this year, 2009.
(As stated in their letter to our Rector, Prof. Boris
E. Shakov, dated 8th April 2009).

Urgent Volgo Games 2009 Update

Dear fellow students,

Players going to Volgogames 2009 should pay 3000 rubles to
their respective captains by WEDNESDAY, 8th of April 2009.
The MSA apologizes for the sudden notice, but we hope that we
will get the full cooperation from all players.

Thank you.


Regards,
Galen Sha
Secretary MSA 08/09

THE ALL NEW MSA LOGO

The MSA in collaboration with eMITT has finally completed the design of the new official MSA logo. The blog has also been given a new look. The chatbox has been expanded to accomodate more text at a glance. Thank you.

-=MSA Spring Carnival 2009=-

TENDERS for the MSA Spring Carnival are now open for applications.
- The MSA Spring Carnival 2009 will be held on the
Saturday, the 11th of April 2009.
- Any foreign student can apply for a tender to open a
stall during the MSA spring carnival.
- Tenders will be given for Food Stalls, Game
Stalls and Garage Sale Stalls.
- Closing date for applications is on the 8th of April 2009 @ 8.00pm.
- Please get your copy of the registration form on the mail
desks (at the ground floor) of each hostel.
- Completed forms should be submitted by hand to
Faiz Najmi bin Mansor (Hostel No.3 - Room 420)

New schedule for weekend games at the Sports Hall

New schedule for weekend games at the Sports Hall.

These changes are made to allow time for the
Handball team which will be representing Nizhny in Volgo.

This change is effective Friday, 3rd of April 2009.



New schedule for games at the Sports Hall are as follows:

Saturday
8-9am: Netball
9-11am: Handball (Male and Female)
11am-12pm: Badminton
4-6pm: Volleyball

Sunday
12-2pm: Basketball
2-4pm: Futsal (Male and Female)