The sterile silence of the ICU, the fear gripping her heart, the uncertainty of her future – this was the reality for Syafirah Binti Mohd Shahar, a Human Resource Management student at SEGi College Kuala Lumpur, during her second-to-last semester. Struck by a rare form of COVID that attacked her abdominal system, she found herself battling for her life, surrounded by the stark reality of mortality. “I honestly thought I might not survive,” she confesses, the memory still vivid in her mind. Yet, amidst the fear and uncertainty, her determination to complete her degree at SEGi remained unshaken.