Announcement From: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UMS

Program Book - Webinar 2021 : Migration, Security and Regional Militancy in Sabah and The Greater Sulu Celebes Sea (.pdf)

As part of the joint research “Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah”, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland and Universiti Sabah Malaysia (UMS) and International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC, IIUM) are organizing a webinar entitled "Migration, Security and Regional Militancy in Sabah and The Greater Sulu Celebes Sea".

This webinar aims to share the main insights of our research findings, to provide awareness on pertinent issues on security, migration and regional militancy in Sabah and The Greater Sulu Celebes Sea. This webinar will also be an essential medium for knowledge-transfer and capacity-building in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE). 

Therefore, you are cordially invited to join the webinar. The details of the webinar are as follows :

1)August 25, 2021 (9.00am-11.00am) :

Session I - "Divergent Dimensions of Radicalization Risk: Migration and Violent Extremism in Sabah & Navigating Research Management During Pandemic"

2)August 27, 2021(9.00am-11.00am) :

Session II - "Socio-Political Dynamics of Sabah & Southern Philippines"

3)September 2, 2021 (9.00am-11.00am) :

Session III - "Security Dynamics in the Sulu Celebes Sea"

4) Register for this event at this link : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeft7xjSDVA2fyn46nN0ATiuqikb71Ir5O8PITjIaQ5dFYs2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

5) Platform : Webex

Upon registration, you will receive the links in 2 ways. First, you will see all the links on the second page of registration form, kindly copy and save links.

You will also receive the links 1-2 days prior to the event via email. Kindly ensure that you have registered with a valid email address. That email will also contain some helpful instructions for accessing the Webex session.  

Attached with this email is the poster and program book for your kind reference.

Should you have any questions regarding the event, please do not hesitate to email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Mr.Jagroop,UMS),  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.(Sr.Anis, IIUM) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Ms.Madeline, UMD)

Thank you.

Announcement From: UMS Library

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Sorry for any inconvenience caused

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Announcement From: U-Science, UMS

In collaboration of U-Science UMS, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources (FSSA), 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.

Annoucement From: Faculty of Tropical Forestry, UMS

Tropical Forestry 2021 (Virtual Conference)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

14 -15 December 2021 - Universiti Malaysia Sabah

“Tropical Forestry 2021”

Dear Prof./Assoc. Prof./Ir./Dr./Mr./Mrs.,

May this invitation finds you at your peak health. 

The Faculty of Tropical Forestry (FPT) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is organizing the ‘Tropical Forestry (TF2021)’, which will be conducted in an all-virtual, web-conference format due to the COVID-19 pandemic from 14 to 15 December 2021. 

The Tropical Forestry 2021 (TF2021) is the first virtual conference organized by the Faculty of Tropical Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. The conference will bring together researchers and academics in the field of forestry science, especially tropical forestry, domestically and internationally to share knowledge and present the latest research results, as well as exchange ideas and forge collaborative relationships.

All accepted and peer-reviewed manuscripts in this conference will be published in the >>> Scopus-indexed Conference Proceeding<<<.

Scope of fields:

This conference is designed to encourage extended free discussion of current results and ongoing related research in multidisciplinary tropical forestry sciences. Topics of interests for submission include, but are not limited to the following areas:

- Forest Ecology and Conservation

- Forest Management

- Biodiversity and Genetic Conservation

- Forest Policy and Economics

- Forest Remote Sensing and GIS / Precision Forestry

- Forest Protection

- Forest Soil and Silviculture

- Social Forestry

- Nature Tourism and Recreation

- Plantation Forestry

- Agroforestry

- Zoology and Wildlife

- Wood Science

- Forest Products and Engineering

Important Dates: 

➢ Due Date for Submission of Abstract: September 15, 2021

➢ Notification of Acceptance for Abstract: October 15, 2021

➢ Due Date for Registration and Fee Payment for Presentation: October 30, 2021

➢ Due Date for Submissions of Full Manuscript: November 30, 2021

➢ Deadline for Registration (Participant Only): December 1, 2021

Conference Date: December 14 to 15, 2021

Kindly visit the ‘TF 2021’ website at https://tf-2021.ums.edu.my/ for more details and updates on conferences. For further inquiries, please do not hesitate to send us an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You may also register online via https://forms.gle/GcWzDz7CAHcCXb8x6                                                   

We are looking forward to meeting you virtually at ‘TF2021’. 

With our best regards,

TF2021 Secretariat,

Faculty of Tropical Forestry,

Universiti Malaysia Sabah.