KUNDASANG: Survey Camp 2022 has been participated by a total of 63 students of the Civil Engineering Programme, Faculty of Engineering (FKJ), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an effective medium to practice the knowledge learned theoretically in lectures.

According to the Director of Survey Camp 2022, Sr Ts. Dr. Asmawan Mohd. Sarman, this program was held to give a clearer initial picture of the situation in the industry.

“Kundasang is the most suitable location for the program due to its diverse topography that allows more exposure of Engineering Survey method applications on-site to the students.

“This program can also shape the future engineers who are versatile and confident in meeting the current needs of the industry,” he said.

Meanwhile, one of the participants of Survey Camp 2022, Ruzaithy Azhnie Justi also shared that this program provides many benefits and valuable experiences to Civil Engineering students.

“The direct practical application of Engineering Survey knowledge in the field is an advantage for us to be better prepared before venturing into the industry. We were also exposed to surveying software to further analyze the data taken on field digitally.

“Skills such as critical thinking and the ability to work in a group are also indirectly tested to overcome all the challenges and obstacles faced so that the tasks given can be completed within the fixed timeframe,” she added.

This program is hoped to be organized again in the coming session to increase the marketability rate of prospective FKJ graduates.

KOTA KINABALU: An anesthesiology and critical care postgraduate specialist programme and other clinical programmes are being developed by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) through its Medical and Science Health Faculty.

The school’s Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department head Datuk Dr D Kamarudin D Mudin (pic) said this was in line with the Hospital UMS’ role to complement the government healthcare system and services in Sabah.

“These programmes are expected to boost the medical clinical academic ecosystem, not only in Sabah, but the country and this region,” he said in a statement on Friday (Aug 26).

Dr Kamarudin earlier attended a session on the field with the Health Ministry on the potential and collaboration opportunities between UMS and the ministry.

He added that there was a critical need for these local specialists in Sabah as they would serve to strengthen and improve the human capital development and quality of services to the healthcare system in the state.

“With Indonesia’s capital city being relocated from Jakarta to Kalimantan, the shift of population is expected to also follow suit sooner than expected.

“This is also another reason why we need a better and more efficient healthcare system to cater to the growing demands in this region,” he said.

KOTA KINABALU: Six students and staff from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) are representing Malaysia in the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCoPA) in Los Angeles, United States of America (USA).

The championship is taking place from July 22 to July 30.

The participants are two students from the Art and Creative Technology Academy (ASTiF), two students from the Psychology and Education Faculty (FPP) and a staff from academy and a UMS administrative staff.

ASTiF music art student, Kristy Samunting will be contesting in the Vocal Broadway singing category, Vocal Pop, Vocal R&B and Open Vocal for ages between 18 and 24 years old.

ASTiF dance art student, Vanessa William will be contesting in the solo dance contemporary category, Dance Open, Dance Lyrical and Dance Ethnic for the age category of 18 to 24 years old.

FPP UMS student, Noor Hasfizzah Ladin, will be contesting in the singing competition of Vocal Pop, Vocal Open, Vocal Variety and Vocal World for the age category of 25-29; while Quenner Mitchell Pauzi, an FPP postgraduate student, will be contesting in the instrumental music category showcasing Sabah’s musical instrument, “Sundatang”.

Quenner has taken part in the event before, bringing a gold, three silver and one bronze medals to Malaysia.

The two UMS staff contesting are ASTiF Creative Art Programme chief, Dr Sharip Zainal Sagkif Shek and UMS Senior Culture Artists, Norain Abd Razak.

They will be taking part in the duet dance event for the age category of 30 years and above.

For the record, the last time UMS took part in the competition was in 2018 where it garnered one gold, seven silver and one bronze medals.

KOTA KINABALU: A total of 555 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) celebrated 555 of its staff and retirees at the UMS Excellence Awards (AKU) 2022 event held at the Dewan Resital on Wednesday.

Of the total, 160 were recipients of the Excellent Service Award, 76 recipients of the Innovation Award, and 18 were recipents of the “Jasamu Dikenang” Award.

The event also celebrated 18 staff who have served 25 years where they received the Sanjungan Budi Award, 71 others who served for 20 years received the Jasa Setia Award and and 212 staff serving 10 years received the Jasa Bakti Award.

The award ceremony was launched by UMS Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk ChM Ts. Dr. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin.

Also present were UMS Registrar who is also Chairman of the AKU 2022 Organizing Committee, Luqman Ridha Anwar; Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni), Associate Professor Dr. Raman Noordin; Treasurer, Badrul Hisham Ismail; and UMS Legal Advisor, Awang Suhaizam Bungso.

In his speech, Taufiq said that UMS needs to set aspirations and determination in line with the S.W.I.F.T principles highlighted by the Chief Secretary to the State (KSN), Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.

"The principles which is speed, world class knowledge, inspirational, flexible and technology-based is five critical characteristics that must be adopted into the mind and action of civil servants.

"In relation to that, I would like to urge that the UMS family should always have a sense of urgency to act swiftly without delay in every task they are entrusted with.

"This is in the line with the first value of speed to realize the aspirations of the government that place importance on performance and focused on the people among civil servants," he said.

Taufiq said that the second value that should be followed is to acquire world-class knowledge to ensure the implementation of tasks not only follows one’s personal perspective, but also the best practices from locally and abroad as benchmarks.

"The third value is inspirational whereby civil servants must always inspire and motivate their subordinates to create a harmonious environment and a conducive working environment for every staff.

"UMS officers must also be flexible especially when facing challenging situations in service delivery such as fourth value of S.W.I.F.T which is flexible.

"And the fifth and last value is technology-based, whereby all UMS staff must inculcate technology-based values ​​in implementing every task at the office to ensure speedy and comprehensive service delivery," he said.

Taufiq also congratulated all the award recipients at the ceremony.

"May you always succeed and create creative and innovative ideas and strive to excel during the length your service at this university," he said.