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FACILITIES AND SERVICES

The University provides a number of services and facilities on campus to cater for students' needs. They range from the normal services that every student requires such as food, housing and books to those with health or academic problems.

The PUSANIKA is the centre for much of the student activities on campus and it has excellent facilities for students. The UKM Student's Union or its affiliates run many students' activities. These activities are planned, organised and presented almost totally by students. Typical programmes and services include forums, seminars, community services, cultural activities, etc.

STUDENTS' HEALTH SERVICE

The University Students' Health Centre, located on Bangi Campus, offers services as follows:

	Refers student who requires specialist treatment to Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
	Provides Emergency treatment to all students. v Provides ambulance service for taking patients to the nearest hospital.
	Provides standby service especially during university activities. v Takes proper and adequate measures for infectious diseases.
	Provides outpatient treatment to students.
	Offers prophylactic measures for those students who work officially in urban area.
	Provides immunisation to those students going abroad with the University's consent.

Student's Health Centre also offers facilities as follows:

	Laboratory facilities for basic tests. Steps are also taken to widen laboratory facilities.
	Treatment room facilities for minor surgery, suturing dressing equipped with bed, ECG machine, suction apparatus, infrared lamp and other apparatus are provided.
	Dental service.

STUDENTS' COUNSELLING UNIT

The Students' Counselling Unit offers an array of services to assist students in their developmental process towards self-actualisation. Students have ample opportunities to discuss with the counsellors who are professionally trained and who would attend to students personally and individually. The type of services provided is as follows:

	Personal-social Counselling
	Academic Counselling.
	Career, Vocational and Placement Counselling
	Financial Counselling
	Research, Resources and Reference
	Research, Resources and Reference
	Study Techniques Workshop
	Career Exploration Workshop
	Career Talk
	Career Day/Career Week
	Group Activities
	Leadership Training

STUDENTS' HOUSING

Although UKM provides housing facilities on the main campus at Bangi, preference is given to undergraduate students. Graduate students are encouraged to stay in off-campus apartments or houses located in Bangi town or surrounding areas. Candidates are advised to communicate with the Head of Housing Unit for Students located at PUSANIKA for information on housing facilities and assistance to facilities and the acquisition of accommodation immediately upon arrival on campus or during registration.

SPORTS AND RECREATION

The University provides facilities for sports and recreation on campus. The facilities which are available to all students and staff include playing fields for football, rugby and hockey, tennis courts, cricket, softball and driving range for golf and a number of courts for basketball, netball, badminton, squash and sepak takraw. In addition, a well-equipped exercise room is also available. All students are encouraged to make use of the facilities whenever they are free to do so.

STUDENTS' SERVICE CENTRE (PUSANIKA)

The students' Service Centre or better known as "PUSANIKA" is located on the main campus in Bangi. It provides a number of facilities including banking, postal, bookshop, mini market, cafeteria and others. PUSANIKA also has under its roof several departments which handle matters pertaining to student's affairs, such as the Department of Students' Affairs, the Department of Students' Housing, the Department Counselling Services and other offices associated with student's activities

CAFETERIA

There are several cafeterias located at strategic places on the main campus in Bangi as well as on the branch campuses at the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in Kuala Lumpur. Cafeterias are also found in the residential halls. These cafeterias provide several varieties of foods to cater for student's needs.

TRANSPORT SERVICES

Upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), candidates are advised to take a taxi to the campus. The journey will take about half an hour. On campus, the University provides its own bus service within the campus and the surrounding residential areas in Kajang and Bandar Baru Bangi. A nominal sum is charged for the service. Some private bus companies also operate on campus and from the campus to nearby towns of Kajang and Bandar Baru Bangi and to and from Petaling Jaya and the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. A train/commuter station is located next to the campus. Taxi service is also available.