Transforming Ways to Know Your Student

The increasing demand for higher education programmes globally and locally highlights the importance of effective supervision in master's degree programmes. Effective supervision is one of the important factors for the successful completion of master student’s research dissertation. Therefore, higher education institutions must conduct structured postgraduate supervision training regularly. This paper presents insights from the second supervisor training session in a higher education institution, focusing on the importance of understanding students’ backgrounds, academic and research interests, and individual challenges. It emphasizes structured approaches for involvement of potential supervisors and co-supervisors since the student recruitment phase, matching supervisors with students, and fostering effective student-supervisor relationships. Through continuous supervision, engagement, and self-reflection, supervisors can tailor the support and guidance to their students to cultivate independent, critical thinking process and academic growth.