JORaN offers over 30 different part-time job categories within the campus for students to earn extra income. So far, since its inception, more than 400 students have benefitted from this effort.

PENANG, 11 May 2021 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has won the Digital -Education award for the entry JORaN (Job Opportunities, Recruitment and Networking) at the recently concluded Malaysia Technology Excellence (MTE) Awards 2021, presented by Singapore Business Review.

Fully developed by a group of USM students, the JORaN mobile app is a platform that brings together USM students, student entrepreneurs and all departments in USM in an employer-employee environment.

A first amongst Malaysian universities, an “employer” (student entrepreneur or department/unit in USM) can choose their “employee” (a USM student) based on the endorsement and comment from past “employers” via the platform. An employer can also search for an employee by submitting the description of their needs and requirements of the job.

JORaN offers various part-time jobs within the campus for students to apply and earn extra income. There are over 30 different types of job categories from waiters to research assistants, and it is available to download for free on both iOS and Android devices.

USM soft-launched JORaN on 4 September 2019 in conjunction with the registration of new students for the 2019/2020 academic session after realising that many university students were looking for part-time jobs to raise money for their studies.

The concept behind the innovation originated from the USM Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student Development Affairs and Alumni, Professor Dr. Aldrin Abdullah.

The app was fully developed by three USM students from different background and ethnicity - Danny Hartanto Djarum, Asamoah Kwaku Acheampong and Lai Beng Keong under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Nurul Hashimah Ahamed Hassain Malim from the School of Computer Sciences.

Danny, who is from Indonesia and studied at the School of Chemical Engineering joined the team in April 2019 and in charge of user interface design of JORaN.

Whereas, Asamoah from Ghana and Lai, a local, are both students of the School of Computer Sciences and in charge of the backend infrastructure.

In its third year, the Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards event lauds exceptional companies that have successfully pioneered IT products, solutions and innovative technology projects in their respective industries to boost Malaysia’s fast-growing economy.

The panel of judges for this year’s Award comprised of leading experts and influencers from prestigious industries such as PwC Malaysia, Ernst & Young Advisory Services, Deloitte Asia Pacific, KPMG, Crowe Growth Consulting Sdn Bhd and RSM Malaysia.