TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – The involvement of undergraduates in students activities would help built their soft skills and identity in shaping academic excellence as needed in the working world.

According to the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, the incompatibility between the course and graduate was seen to be the stumbling block in the deciding factor towards a career path but which now cannot be considered as the dominant factor, instead students should be innovative in applying the knowledge learned.

Datuk Dr. Harun was speaking at the Introduction of University and Principal Officers to the new intake in conjunction with the Orientation Week.

He added that those with knowledge but do not know how to apply them might not be competent.

“But those who are knowledgeable and able to apply them would surely be successful,’ he said.

Also present were the the Principal Officers, Deans and Head of Departments in UMS. - FL

 
By Faezah Mohamad Dun
Photo: Ernest Berinus

                                                                                                               Chancellery Department

WEDNESDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER – The Media and Education Technology Unit (UMTP) will now be known as Department of Information Technology and Communication (JTMK) starting today.

The renaming ceremony was done by the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah.

Speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor said that the upgrading to JTMK was in line with the University’s strategic planning to ensure the information technology component contributes towards education, teaching and learning, research, publication and administration.

“It is in line with the Higher Education Strategic Planning needs to expand the Learning Management System and to solidify its delivery system such as the needs of Thrusts 6 and 7,” he said. Also present were Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof, Head Librarian, Dg. Rukiah Ag. Amit and the Acting Head of JTMK, Noor Hapipah Samat.

Datuk Dr. Harun said that the University intended to empower and enhance the structure including the function of JTMK through this renaming exercise to achieve the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) which targeted that 50% of government services be made ready on-line until the end of 2012 and 90% by the year 2015.

“Thus, I hope UMTP now known as JTMK will be able to coordinate, supervise, standardise and implement the operation, usage, development and operation of ICT in UMS,” he said. - FL

 
By Salbinous Saribun
Photo: Ernest Berinus


                                                                                                                                                                 Chancellery Department

TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – A talk on Sustainable Built Environment was held at the Galeri, Chancellery Building, UMS today.

The event organised by the EcoCampus Management Centre UMS had also invited a lecturer from the University of Nottingham, Prof. Jason Pomeroy who presented a talk on ‘The Sky Court & Sky Garden: Towards A Vertical Urban Theory’ for about 80 academic staff and management including UMS students.

He also touched on the concept and development of a garden in a building, especially sky scrapers. He said the rapid growth especially in the urban areas where development activities have been taking place at a rapid pace, had left no room for the setting up of a green environment.

Thus, the sky court and sky garden concept would be an alternative towards that objective hence building a green and sustainable environment.

At the same function, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof launched the UMS EcoCampus Green Community Action Plan. Also present were Head Librarian Dg. Rukiah Ag. Amit and the Director of the UMS EcoCampus Management Centre, Dr. Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul. - FL

 

By Mohd Affzanizam Mohd Amin
Photo: Martubat Jamlan

                                                                                                                                                                         Chancellery Department
 

TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – A meeting between the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki Tun Azmi and supporting staff of UMS was held this morning at the Executive Board Meeting Room (BMLE), Chancellery Building, UMS.

Known for being firm and assertive, the former Chief Justice of Malaysia did not mince his words during the one hour meeting and challenged all support staff to improve themselves.

“We should find ways and means to improve UMS, to improve our standards. We must push ourselves to be number one” he stressed.

“Find improvements everyday, to improve our work process, a process that can save time,” he added.

The meeting this morning was with all support staff from the Chancellery, Registrar and Bursar Offices. Tun Zaki will be making his rounds to meet all support staff of all Departments, Schools, Centres, Institutes and Units (JSPIU) of UMS this two days. A similar exercise was done with the Management level earlier. He will also be speaking to the new intake of students who have just registered for the 2013/2014 Session, this afternoon.

Also present at the meeting was the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah; UMS Registrar, Datuk Abdullah Hj Mohd Said and Senior Deputy Registrar, Luqman Ridha Anwar.

 

By Feria Lee
Photo: Ernest Berinus

                                                                                                                                                                   Chancellery Department