Healthy Campus

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The Kampus Sejahtera (Healthy Campus) concept emerged from the realisation that the main factors for enhancing learning are the quality of life and the health of students in a wider context. The indigenous word sejatera cuts across several dimensions of the spiritual, social, physical, mental, intellectual, emotional and environmental aspects. It acts as a societal glue that bonds things together in a harmonious and optimal balance with one another.

The Kampus Sejahtera programme commenced in 2000 and is based on 5 main characteristics:

  • Volunteerism
  • Teamwork
  • Data and Information-driven
  • Self-sufficiency on In-sourcing
  • Comprehensive documentation
The program stressed on the need for a healthy lifestyle as the key to knowledge acquisition. Information sources was prioritised in the provision of integrated services. In relation to this, a portal known as the Healthy Campus Portal (http://healthycampus.usm.my) was developed. The portal emphasises general accessibility to information pertaining to activities and documentation related to the desire state of well-being.