Student Affairs and Sport Division (STAD) in collaboration with Students’ Representative Council had recently launched the Dress Code Campaign at both Melaka and Cyberjaya Campuses to create awareness among students. It has been decided in the Management Committee (MC) meeting that all staffs should give their support towards the success of this campaign.
In lieu of this, all academic staffs are requested to advise and to not allow any students who do not follow the dress code to enter the lecture or tutorial room. Meanwhile, all management and support staffs are also requested not to entertain any students who do not follow the dress code at their respective office area.
Among the dress code that needs to be highlighted are as follows:
1. Shorts.
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(i):
Shorts are not allowed to be worn on campus at any time of the day either by male or female students except for sports activities, which are only allowed at such times when students are involved in such activities.
2. Sleeveless clothing which bares the shoulders and armpits.
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(a):
Students are not allowed to wear sleeveless blouses, sleeveless tee-shirts, singlet, tank tops or any clothing article which bares the shoulders and armpits (e.g. tubes), whether on-campus or off-campus, except in the privacy of their own accommodation rooms.
3. Mini-skirts
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(d)(i):
For female students, all dresses and skirts should not be more than two inches above the knees.
4. Transparent clothing
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(ii):
For female students, transparent clothing items are not allowed at all.
5. Body hugging
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(iii):
For female students, body hugging clothes which reveal body figures are not allowed.
6. Hanging shirts
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(e):
Hanging shirts which expose or have the potential to expose the midriff are not allowed in the University, except at the hostel blocks,excluding the ground floors of each respective floor.
7. Slippers.
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(h):
Slippers are not allowed to be worn during office hours, or while attending lectures, in all academic and administration buildings during office hours.
Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.5, it is stated:
Any student who is inappropriately attired will be barred altogether from entering all academic and administration buildings during office hours.
