Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has never offered any academic programme in cupping at the diploma level.

It was believed that certain irresponsible parties had claimed that the university offered such a programme, and the claims had recently gone viral in the social media.

Any academic programmes offered would to have go through the approval of the USM Senate. Furthermore even if it was an executive diploma programme, it would still have to go through the stringent process of gaining university approval if it involved using the official USM logo.

Hence, this matter is under the observation and investigation of USM, and hopes that the public will not easily believe claims made by other parties, especially in the academic programmes offered at the university.

USM regrets of the claims made and hopes that widespread of such information will stop immediately.

 

(MOHAMAD BIN ABDULLAH)

Director, Media and Public Relations Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia

 

Translation: Tan Ewe Hoe