Four years, one walk across the stage

Alif in his graduation gown, waiting in line along the hall with the stage behind — In the line, waiting for my name.

Yesterday, 2 November 2026, I graduated from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS at its 26th convocation ceremony.

Alif on stage receiving his scroll, with his name and degree on the screen banner — The walk across the stage, name and all.

I first walked into UTP in May 2022 for the foundation year. Four years later I'm walking out with a Computer Science degree, a major in Enterprise Systems and a minor in Corporate Management.

The UTP scroll tube resting on a graduation gown — The tube. The scroll is safely inside.

Alif in his gown outside the hall — Outside the hall after the ceremony.

What fit in between

Leading the academic and welfare side of the computer science society, and running tournaments for the esports club.
Eight months at SLB in Kemaman, where I built an IT asset disposal app in Power Apps.
My final year project, TaskMatch, which I've since rebuilt from scratch.
A few side projects for problems I kept running into: a school dashboard, JumaatFinder and KakiLima.

Alif holding a graduation bouquet in front of the UTP chancellor hall — Done.

What's next

I had already started as a business analyst at Axrail a month before the ceremony, so convocation felt more like closing a chapter than starting one. Next up: finishing the MyLokalEvent v2 MVP, and writing here more often.

Alif taking a mirror selfie in his gown — Obligatory mirror selfie.

Alif in the late afternoon sun after the ceremony — Golden hour on the way out.