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    From Deepfakes To Democracy: Sabah's Digital Dawn For Unity And Prosperity

    30 September 2025

    Article By: Azizan H Morshidi Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities & Researcher of GEOPES Team This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Testing Sabah's State Election In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

    18 September 2025

    Article By: Azizan bin Morshidi Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities & Researcher of GEOPES Team This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Malaysia Day & Sabah’s Tragedy of Floods and Landslides – A Refection of a Man on Omnibus

    17 September 2025

    By: Marja Azlima Omar, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah On September 16, Malaysia marks its National Day of Unity, the day that we celebrate as “Malaysia...

    From Rainforests to Research Labs: Biotechnology Driving Sabah’s Bioeconomy

    04 July 2025

    Article by: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zarina Amin Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to...

    Battling Zoonotic Threats in Sabah: Why One Health Matters Now More Than Ever

    06 June 2025

    Article by: Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zarina Amin Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Tough Decisions That Upset People – The HR Challenges

    28 April 2025

    By Associate Professor Dr. Jakaria Dasan, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah In every organization, tough decisions must be made at some point. These decisions are usually...

    Is U.S. Tariffs for Malaysia, A Threat or a Wake-Up Call?

    16 April 2025

    By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caroline Geetha A/P B. Arokiadasan, Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Development and Planning, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah When the United States...

    Reassessing the Sultanate of Sulu’s Renewed Claim to Sabah: A Preliminary Rebuttal

    08 April 2025

    By: Marja Azlima Omar, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah In April 2025, the Sultanate of Sulu announced its intention to invoke a series of historic treaties,...

    Exploring Japanese Early Childhood Education: Lessons from an Educational Visit

    03 February 2025

    Author: Dr Connie Shin @ Connie Cassy Ompok Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah INTRODUCTION This article begins with an account of how I discovered my academic...

    Sabah Day, a Meaningful Day to Remember

    19 August 2024

    By: Dr. Eko Prayitno Joko, Head of the History Programme, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah From colonised to independent. From the Federation of Malaya to the...

    UMS Clock Tower: A Great Opportunity for Young Engineers

    02 April 2024

    Author: Dr. Connie Cassy Ompok Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloakd884a50f3a6c452136818180a9c368d4').innerHTML =...

    Marketing for Positive Social Change

    06 February 2024

    Embarking on a mission for a greener tomorrow, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students initiated the "Strawvolution: Metal Straws for Sustainable Future" and “Do...

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    Borneo Tourism Research Centre (BTRC)

    BTRC

    Welcome to the
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    BTRC

    Welcome to the
    Borneo Tourism Research Centre website.

    The research unit was developed by a group of long-standing academics that has been working on the issue of tourism in this region since the establishment of UMS

    Welcome to the Welcome to the Borneo Tourism Research Centre page.
    The Borneo Tourism Research Centre was established on 12th March 2011. The research unit was developed by a group of long-standing academics that has been working on the issue of tourism in this region since the establishment of UMS.

    BTRC also welcome collaborations in any of our core services as we believe cooperative and multidisciplinary ventures will contribute to new knowledge and innovations.

    Research Cluster

    - Sustainable Tourism - Wildlife, Marine, Ento, Special Interest Tourism, Park & Recreation, Tourism Impact
    - Hospitality Management - Food, SME, Medical Tourism, Accommodation
    - Cultural & Heritage - Conservation, Museum, Religious, Genealogy, Community Based Tourism (CBT), Handicraft
    - Tourism Education & Human Resource - Volunteerism, Graduate Skills, Employability, Co - curricular
    - Consumer Behavior - Motivation, Satisfaction, Market Segmentation, Consumption, Perception

    Our core services are:

    1.  Research and Consultancies
    2. Conferences and Seminars
    3. Tourism and Hospitality Training
    4. Publication and Journal Development
    5. Tourism and Hospitality Academic Development

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    Should you have any inquiries, please contact us as below: 

    • Borneo Tourism Research Centre (BTRC)
              Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy
              Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
              Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu,
              Sabah, Malaysia. 
    • +6088320000 Ext. 1629/1527 
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