PIUMS Islamic Affairs Officer, Norisah Taljid said, among the activities planned were knowledge-sharing, briefing on PIUMS, Tahsin al-Fatihah clinic, zakat clinic, activities exhibition, sale of Yassin/wakaf and lucky draws.

“The programme will begin at 8.00 am until 12.00 pm at the Galeri, Chancellery building,” she said in a statement.

All campus community are invited.

“Further information can be obtained from Ustazah Noor Fazelah Salimin at extension 2740 or 019-5323732,” she added. – (fl)

WEDNESDAY, 20 APRIL – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) gave a stern warning to any party not to misuse their university logo without first referring to the Corporate Relations Division (BPK) UMS.

According to a statement today, UMS took this matter seriously and would not hesitate to take the appropriate action, including legal suit.

The statement said, the use of UMS logo without the approval from BPK could be easily identified through the printing of the old logo, which is now no longer in use by the university since 2013.

Yesterday, UMS became a victim when its old logo was used in a poster of a programme called ‘Perjalanan Hijrah dan Dakwah Catatan Kehidupan’ by Ustaz Ayub Abdul Rahman, where UMS was not involved.

The misused of the logo raised confusion to various quarters especially when it touched on the sensitivity of the Sabah community, known to be living in harmony amongst its various races and religion.

BPK requested those who were using the UMS logo without their permission to be responsible and come forward to explain publicly to stop the confusion.

UMS logo was misused when it was featured as one of the organisers of a gathering without the university’s knowledge.

Meanwhile, BPK denied a claim by a newspaper published since 1963 that they were contacted by paper but did not get any response from UMS.

BPK UMS that has always had good relationship with all the media practitioners both locally and internationally was never contacted by the said newspaper and regretted their move in publishing their reports without first verifying, wrongly portraying UMS as the main organiser. – SS (fl)

The two projects were ‘Reducing Cost and Time in Managing OMR Form’, and ‘Online Booking of UMS Main Lecture Hall (Internal Bookings)’.

“We are indeed thrilled in winning the gold awards as this proves that our efforts in improving the quality of our services are recognised,” said Norti Sirin, the Head of BPA who also disclosed that this was their first attempt.

“This gives BPA the encouragement to continuously strive to improve our service and turn it into our work culture,” she added.

The above projects were the brainchild of the Administrative and Finance Unit, and the Registration, Scheduling and Exams Section, respectively.

Held in Kota Kinabalu itself, the Mini Convention and Team Excellence 2016 was participated by nine government agencies. - FL

Photo: BPA

WEDNESDAY, 20 APRIL – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences by Kindai University, Japan yesterday.

The award was conferred by the President of Kindai University, Professor Hitoshi Shiozaki in a ceremony held at the university.

“I dedicate this award to all UMS staff who have always supported me in the effort to develop the university into an institution with global ranking.

“I believe UMS is able to go further, with hard work and commitment, its staff including students who are always working hard to build the image of the university to be better,” he said in a statement after the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Datuk Harun while speaking after the conferment ceremony said, the cooperation agreement with Kindai University was very meaningful for UMS, which proved to produce many useful output to both the university, especially in the field of aquaculture.

Recently, a R&D centre was established in UMS in the field of aquaculture, and Kindai University was seen to be unique as was proven over a decade of the successful cooperation between these two universities.

“The field of aquaculture that has been the focus of interest and important for this cooperation has a bright future because researches in this area always contribute to global food security.

“Sustainability in aquaculture is facing various challenges that require innovative thinking and global knowledge in driving the growth of a new generation of aquaculture.

“In this context, I believe that cooperation between the two universities is a valuable investment and provide maximum returns,” he concluded. – (fl)