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PPTI Student Won the Anugerah Khas Ketua Pengarah Pendidikan Tinggi at the ATSN 2026

Ms. Then Min Han received the Anugerah Khas Ketua Pengarah Pendidikan Tinggi at the Anugerah Tokoh Siswa Negara (ATSN) 2026. A Year Four student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Bioprocess Engineering Technology with Honours, Min Han has demonstrated strong academic performance and co-curricular leadership. Maintaining a CGPA of 3.97, she has earned the PPTI Dean’s List Award every semester since her first semester. Guided by her vision of “Connecting Technology, Knowledge, and Community Towards a Sustainable Ecosystem,” she translates her knowledge into sustainability initiatives through four key pillars: advocacy, education, innovation, and community action.

Min Han’s sustainability portfolio highlights her contributions to resource mobilisation, multi-sector collaboration, and environmental action. Through her involvement in sustainability initiatives, she has contributed to efforts associated with RM100,000 in sponsorship funding and 14 media features, while helping build a network spanning 10 countries, 77 educational institutions, seven corporate partners, four government agencies and local councils, three NGOs, and three professional bodies. Internationally, she represented Malaysia at the ASEAN-Japan Youth Forum: Take Action for Social Change (Plastic Waste), including field trips to the Philippines and Japan. She also represented USM in the Joint International Activity Program: Innovative Synergies - Advancing Agro-Biotechnology for a Sustainable Future at Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand, and participated in the NUS Medical Grand Challenge in Singapore with a healthcare innovation concept incorporating circular economy principles.

In eco-innovation and sustainability education, Min Han was a national finalist in the Design for Plastic Circularity Challenge (DPCC) through her involvement in GreenBook, a digital application that promotes waste segregation and helps users locate recycling facilities. The challenge was organised by the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) in collaboration with Dow. She also served as a student adviser to the PaGamO Environmental Education E-Sports World Cup, which engaged 77 schools and universities nationwide. At USM, she serves as Head of Academic EXCO in Persatuan Teknologi Industri (TISOC) and Main Coordinator of USM Green Ambassadors. Her community engagement includes serving as Vice Project Director of Trip for Trees 2025, where she coordinated student participation in an initiative associated with the planting of 6,490 mangrove trees. She also supports USM Desa Recycle Day, which saw student participation increase from 15 to 70 participants, reflecting growing engagement in campus recycling efforts.