With an emphasis on security and safety, APU uses thermal scanning technology with Facial Recognition (APFace) at each selected entrance such as Exam Hall.
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APCard Collection Procedure
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To prevent the spread of the coronavirus which, students need to open their mask to register their Facial, APFace registration counter is closed until further notice.
In addition to the above, you may self-enroll for APFace with the following steps:
Send your photo from your APU Office365 email to assist@apu.edu.my with subject: Register APFace at least five working days before coming to the campus.
The photo should be passport-style and meet the following requirements:
The photo should be a color, JPEG file
The background should be uniformed and light-colored
You must be facing forward, with your head and shoulders clearly visible
No photos with sunglasses or hats will be accepted
The file size should be between 60KB and 200KB in size
All photo submissions are reviewed before approval. Please note that this is a manual process and approval time is necessary.
If you need to resize your photo before submitting, you may do so by using any one of the following applications.
Desktop: Picasa, Photoshop, Microsoft Picture Manager (PC only), and iPhoto (Mac only)
Online: Web Resizer
Mobile: Students and Staff can take a picture of themselves (following the guidelines above) with their phone and upload it via the link above through their phone’s web browser. iPhones will prompt a resize when the photo is selected for upload and the size should be small to conform to the 100K limit. Samsung phones can resize photos in the gallery app. Choose the smallest option. Other Android phones may have different methods. There are also apps available to resize the photo.
Using APFace at
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Exam Hall Entry Points
At the screening station, stand in front of the camera and have your face scanned temperature measured within seconds. Do lower your mask slightly for facial recognition purposes.
In the event that facial recognition fails, please tap your APCard on the scanner.
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Please go to the TechCentre located at Level 6, Spine area within the same day to get support to enrol to the APFace .
If your APCard still cannot be recognised by the scanner although you have tapped your APCard on the scanner, this means you have not yet updated your fully vaccinated status with APU. Please update your vaccination status here
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You are required to sanitise your hands and face masks must be worn properly (covering both your nose and mouth) before leaving the screening station.
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