Ada satu soalan yang Dr Dan suka tanyakan kepada mahasiswa. Kalau hari ini anda sudah memiliki ijazah dan esok anda perlu mencari pekerjaan, apakah yang membuatkan majikan memilih anda berbanding ribuan graduan lain? CGPA tinggi? Universiti yang terkenal? Pandai bercakap? Atau kerana anda mempunyai sesuatu yang orang lain tidak ada? Soalan ini mungkin kedengaran mudah. Tetapi dalam dunia hari ini, ketika kecerdasan buatan atau AI sudah boleh menulis, menganalisis data, menghasilkan grafik, mencipta video dan membantu membangunkan perisian dalam masa yang singkat, soalan ini menjadi semakin penting. Sempena Konvensyen Mahasiswa Selangor 2026 anjuran Kerajaan Negeri Selangor melalui Yayasan Selangor di Setia City Convention Centre, Dr Dan diundang sebagai ahli panel forum bertajuk Kerjaya, Inovasi dan Kepimpinan yang menghimpunkan sekitar 500 mahasiswa daripada pelbagai institusi pengajian tinggi. Tiga perkataan. Kerjaya, inovasi dan kepimpinan. Namun, bagi Dr Dan, ketiga-tiganya memba...
An American Muslim, a Rhodes Scholar, a public health reformer, and a politician who refused to let prejudice define his future. By Dr Dan | Dunia Mendan | 11 November 2026 There are politicians we follow because of their political parties. There are others we admire because of their policies, leadership or electoral achievements. And then there are individuals who capture our attention long before they become politicians, simply because of the way they think, speak and understand the world. For me, Dr Abdul El-Sayed belongs to that third category. I have been following his journey since watching his commencement address at the University of Michigan in 2007. He was then a young graduate, not yet a physician, a Rhodes Scholar, or a serious contender for public office. What caught my attention was not merely his eloquence. It was his intellectual confidence, his ability to connect with people and his understanding that education should mean something more than earning a qualification. N...