Announcement From: Faculty Of Food Science And Nutrition, UMS

Announcement From: Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, UMS

Soft Launching of the '9th International Bornean Frog Race 2021' (Online)

Date : 26th AUGUST 2021 (Thursday)

Time : 9.45am

Media : Official FB pages of the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC), UNIMAS and the Frog Race

https://www.facebook.com/unimasibec

https://www.facebook.com/TheBorneanFrogRace

The International Bornean Frog Race (IBFR) has been organized by IBEC, UNIMAS since 2012 to uphold the aim to be a renowned scientific outreach programme on Bornean amphibian/anuran rich diversity and imperative conservation via exciting photography contest, talks, and interaction among nature lovers and advocates for conservation awareness and Education for Sustainable Development. Every year the event manages to attract participation from all walks of life all around the world. This year, ITBC (UMS) is proud to be a Strategic Partner Organization for the event, besides other national and international bodies, in augmentation of its contribution in the National Expert Talks in 2016 and 2018 by Kueh Boon Hee @ Kelvin, ITBC Lecturer. The '9th IBFR 2021' which will run online from 1st September 2021 till 29th November 2021 (11:59pm) is expected to receive 300 participants (limit cap) worldwide with monthly webinars, and of course, photography contest showcasing the wonders of Bornean anurans (frogs and toads) using a DSLR or compact camera or even a smartphone, which offers lucrative monthly and Grand prizes up to RM 2,500.00! The Closing Ceremony will be in December 2021. More info is available at http://www.internationalborneanfrograce.com/

Come, and join us at the Soft Launching to ribbit away with excitement!

Announcement From: U-Science, UMS

In collaboration of U-Science UMS, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture and Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI), Prof/Dr/Sir/Madam/Ms are invited to join our STEM Speaker Series as listed in the attached poster via Youtube Live platform (Channel : Pusat UScience UMS).

E-certificate, IDP/ SDP will be provided to all participants.

Thank you.

Announcement From: Centre for e-Learning, UMS

CALL FOR PAPER (Virtual Conference)

THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIETY & TECHNOLOGY 2021 (ICST2021) CALL FOR PAPER (Virtual Conference) UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS) invites professors, academic staff, teachers and students to submit abstracts and full research papers for oral presentation during the 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY 2021 (ICST2021) under the theme “SOARING ABOVE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES – INNOVATIVE & CREATIVE PRACTICES”.

CONFERENCE SUB-THEME

1. Interactive Learning Technologies.

2. Learning & Instructional Design.

3. Open Educational Resources (OER).

4. Virtual and Augmented Reality.

5. Blended Learning & MOOCs.

6. Psychology and other related fields.

7. Education and other related fields.

8. Industrial relations, international relations, geography, communication, business, economy, management, anthropology & sociology and other social sciences related fields.

9. History, religious studies, ethnic studies, literature and language and other humanities related fields.

10. Music, creative arts, visual arts and other fine art related fields.

However, innovative contributions that do not fit into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to the conference attendees.

PUBLICATION

Based on the recommendations by the Scientific Committee, selected full papers will be channeled for possible publications in Scopus/WoS indexed journals, subject to the fulfillment of journal requirements.

IMPORTANT DATE (EXTENDED DEADLINE)

Deadline for Abstract submission: 31 AUGUST 2021

Deadline for Abstract Acceptance: 15 SEPTEMBER 2021

Full paper submission: 30 SEPTEMBER 2021

FEES

Normal fee : RM150(Local) / USD100 (International)

Student fee : RM50

Non-presenting Participant : RM50

For submission or further information, kindly refer to our official conference website at https://icst2021.ums.edu.my/ or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SECRETARIAT

ICST 2021