By Salbinous Saribun

THURSDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – The state government continues to be committed and will work together to improve the level of education in Sabah.

Chief Minister of Sabah who is also the Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman said, since the inception of UMS, development and state progress work in tandem to support economic and social needs of students.

“It also gives added value in terms of human capital development, raising the living and economic standards of the surrounding communities.

“In short, UMS has generated a rapid development transformation in the shortest time possible,” he said.

He was speaking at the ‘Oath Taking and Pledge’ Ceremony by the new intake at Dewan Canselor (Chancellor Hall), today.

Datuk Seri Musa said, the students were very fortunate to have made it to the ivory tower, which would be the dream and goal of each student.

“Therefore, I hope all students would make full use of this opportunity and always abide by the rules and regulations of the campus, putting responsibility as a students first and work hard to become useful citizens,” he added.

Datuk Seri Musa also witnessed the oath taking and Pledge by UMS new undergrads for the 2015/2016 Academic Session.

Also present were the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, members of the Board of Directors, including Principal and Senior Officers of UMS. – (fl)

WEDNESDAY, 02 SEPTEMBER – The registration process for new students of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Labuan International Campus (KAL) for the 2015/2016 Academic Session went on smoothly.

UMSKAL Director, Associate Professor Dr. Murnizam Haji Halik said, the process went smoothly as planned due to the experience of its officers and staff involved, which included Academic Services Division, Finance Division, Information Technology and Computer Division, Student Affairs Division, Development and Maintenance Division, and Safety Division.

He added, the cooperation and commitment of the 'Peer Advisors' (PSM) had eased students and parents’ movement to and from Labuan airport and the Labuan International Ferry Terminal and Car Terminal.

He was speaking after inspecting the registration process for new students at UMS Labuan Main Hall, yesterday.

Also accompanying Dr. Murnizam and who also briefed the students were HEP Assistant Registrar, Mas Adi Alimin and Academic Assistant Registrar, Asly Buncho.

Parents were satisfied with the welcome gesture and hospitality showed by the PSM, as well as the officers and employees of UMS thus facilitating the movement and registration of their children. – SS (fl)

Source: Azri Onn

WEDNESDAY, 02 SEPTEMBER – A total of 100 students participated in the Infosys Foundation Programme 2015 hosted by Universiti Teknikal Melaka (UTeM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDec) and Infosys Technologies Ltd India, from 2 to 28 August 2015.

The 27-day programme was aimed to enhance knowledge and students’ employability in the field of Information Technology.

The closing ceremony was officiated by the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Datuk Dr. Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah at one of the leading hotels in Malacca.

Out of the 100 students who participated, a student from the Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FKI), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Yap Khong Lim excelled brilliantly and won first place.

Five other UMS students from the same faculty, Liow Chern Jung, Lim Wen Ying, Aminuddin Jamaluddin, Ng Lai Cheng and Leow Jia Ren also did well and passed all modules with flying colours.

“The programme was very exciting and we gained knowledge and made new friends during the process,” said Liow Chern Jung.

The Infosys Foundation Programme was introduced in 2007 and had so far trained more than 1,500 students and academicians throughout Malaysia.

This year, it was participated by 13 higher learning institutions namely Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and UTeM. – SS (fl)

Source: Norhayati Daut, FKI

By Che Hasruddin Che Hasan

TUESDAY, 01 SEPTEMBER – A total of 4,481 students will continue their tertiary education at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for the 2015/2016 Academic Session.

According to the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, the number comprised 2,021 students from Sabah (45%), 1,941 from Peninsular Malaysia (43%), 381 Sarawak (8.5%) and 138 international students (3%).

“The 138 international students are from 23 countries, among them China (89), Brunei (14), Fiji (6), German (2), India (2), Indonesia (2), Tanzania (2), Yemen (2), Pakistan (2), Maldives (2) and others,” he said in a press conference held at one of the residential colleges in conjunction with the enrolment of new students for admission to the 2015/2016 Academic Session.

He added, the breakdown by gender was 1,429 male (32%) and 3,052 female (68%), whilst the breakdown by genre was 1,945 offered to those under the science stream (43%) whilst 2,536 for those under Humanities (57%).

Datuk Harun said, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources (FSSA) offered the most placing which was 859; Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting (FPEP) 847 places; Faculty of Psychology and Education (FPP) 376 places; Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FKI) with 363 places; Faculty of Engineering (FKJ) with 346 places; Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition (FSMP) with 204 places; Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture (FPL) with 98 places and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FPSK) with 75 places.

“UMS also offers 100 places through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme to students who are poor to pursue their undergraduate studies here.

“This CSR is the third organised by UMS, offered to those whose household income is below the 40% mark and qualified for the lowest minimum qualification set by the University Central Unit (UPU),” he added.

This year, UMS also admitted 19 students with disabilities (OKU) where they are housed on the ground floor of the residential colleges in addition to having a dedicated vehicle to ferry them to and fro their lectures.

All the students will stay in the residential colleges and participate in the Orientation Week (MSM) as a preparation for adjusting life in a college atmosphere. – (fl)