WEDNESDAY, 19^th NOVEMBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) pioneer graduate, Benjamin Jerome reminded the university’s undergraduates on pursuing their studies for a brighter future.

According to him, knowledge search are continuous journey since experience and knowledge will constantly change with the movement of time.

“Never give up because we will never know that achievement might be just a step ahead,” he said when contacted exclusively for Media Chancellery at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Benjamin, a Bachelor of Business with Honours (International Business) degree holder from Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, is a General Manager at Kampuchea Food Corporation in Cambodia.

He held the position since 2007 is also the person in charge of every KFC franchise businesses in the country.

Benjamin also expressed his congratulations to all graduands in conjunction with UMS 16^th Convocation Ceremonies.


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WEDNESDAY, 19^th NOVEMBER – In conjunction with Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 16^th Convocation Ceremony, UMS Security Division will be closing a few roads in campus to avoid traffic congestion.

A one-way route system will be implemented beginning 22^nd until 24^th November by a road closure from Clock Tower Roundabout headed to Faculty of Engineering until Jalan Canselor junction.  

A one-way route will be applied along Jalan Samudera (Clock Tower Roundabout heading to ODEC) and Jalan Canselor (Jalan Samudera junction headed to Chancellery).

UMS second gate at Jalan Borneo (Jalan Masjid –PALAPES) will be open for a smooth traffic flow and facilitate vehicle users to enter and exit UMS.

Parents and UMS citizens are reminded to comply with the one-way route plan and using the appropriate route to avoid traffic congestions especially at the main gate route. -MA(JA)-


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WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), through Visual Arts Technology Programme (PSTV) from Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW), will be organizing a Borneo Art Exhibition from 29^th until 30^th November 2014 at Suria Sabah shopping mall.

This programme, which is also a collaboration with UMS Chancellery Department, will be exhibiting students’ and academicians’ from FKSW art works and pieces. The exhibition involved paintings, sculptures and ceramics which revolve in native Borneo arts and specifically related to Sabah arts.

Head of Programme of Visual Technology Arts (PSTV), Norhayati Ayon said that there will be around 50 of the best collections from the students and lecturers, with native Borneo arts theme owned by PTSV since 2005 that will be exhibited.

She added that there will be a two dimension (2D) art works; paintings that can be in watercolour, oil, charcoal and also pencils, and a three dimension (3D) art works; sculptures made of iron, wood, ceramics and recycled discarded materials.

“We will also provide a digital corner that will show students’ collections including short film, documentary and animation with Borneo thematic stories especially Sabah’s folklores,” she said.

According to her, other than showcasing PTSV’ best collections, the exhibitions will open up opportunities to all PTSV undergraduate students to showcase their art works at the special corner in the exhibition, which will be known as ‘Bazar Seni’.

“We hope that through this two types of exhibitions, the new current students will be able to gain experiences and knowledge on how to exhibits and markets their works to the communities,” she said.

With ‘Sabah Tanah Airku’ theme, Norhayati also mention that the exhibition is also aims to help collecting funds for the less capable and fortunate students to lighten up their burden during their studies in PTSV Programme.

“Hence, the publics are welcome to buy the art works, from both the best collections and students’ art works that, will be displayed in the exhibition,” she explained.

The organiser also welcomes corporate and private organisations to come and attend the Borneo Art Exhibition. They are also encourages to buy the exhibited works to be collect and display as their companies’ collection.

For further information about Borneo Art Exhibition 2014 – NeoArtex 2014, please contact M Fazmi Hisham (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel: 088-320000 ext 2647), Norhayati Ayob (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel: 088-320000 ext 2719), or Addley Bromeo Bianus (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. tel: 088-320000 ext 2707) at Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, Arts Block, UMS.

Source: M Fazmi Hisham, FKSW
 

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TUESDAY, 18^th NOVEMBER – Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW) through Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Student Arts Club (KARMA) organized a Creative Industry Management Seminar recently.

The seminar, held at Theatrette Ahmad Nisfu, FKSW Building aimed to produce more credible and competence students in the creative industry.

UMS Publication Officer, Ainun Jamil explained in the seminar that every person has potentials to be a writer, but only with perseverance efforts do they able to achieve what they dreamt of in the writing field.

“Various challenges need to be face by writers in this area. Some of them are lack of ideas to write, writer’s block, pressure, and challenges at work or study place. These problems need to be dealt with for them to start writing.”

“Hence, this programme is organized in hope of giving exposures on the aspects that making the set-back to the writer’s writing ability. This programme also aimed to give awareness to students upon the vast opportunities that lie ahead in writing creative books,” she said.

During the seminar, students are exposed to the procedures involved in producing until publication of a writing piece; a thing that hopefully enkindle their spirits to keep on producing creative pieces in the future.

Source: Jasman Bandar, FKSW
 

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