TUESDAY, 1 MARCH – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) through its students from Tun Mustapha Residential College recently conducted a Leadership Camp with the students of SMK Ranau.

The three-day two nights leadership camp was participated by 116 students of SMK Ranau, comprising of class monitors, librarians, student peer group (PRS) and school prefects included 14 undergrads from the Tun Mustapha Residential College.

Among the contents of the programme featured were Group Exercise (LDK) that provided an exposure to students on the aspects of leadership and cooperation within a group.  Additionally, it also emphasised on the aspect of time management to train course participants in managing their daily activities as a students thus disciplining them in various aspects and situations.

Principal of SMK Ranau, Barizah Kahar in her speech at the closing ceremony said, she was grateful  and thanked UMS undergrads who cooperated with the school in making the leadership camp a reality for the school.

“The presence of UMS undergrads helped our students in understanding ways to become a good leader thus shaping their positive character.

“I hope this programme would be a starting point to various other collaborations with UMS in the future,” she said. – (fl)

UMS Registrar, No’man Datuk Hj. Ahmad when speaking at the opening ceremony of the event said, the power bestowed to Auxiliary Police that was accorded to the staff of Security Department UMS would improve the overall quality of service, and enhance their self-esteem and adhering to the rules and regulations of the Royal Malaysian Police.

“With the establishment of UMS Auxiliary Police, it is hoped that it would raise the image of the university that often receive visits from various agencies, either from within the country or abroad.

“The presence of these official would also increase the sense of security, especially to the campus community and the general public who often deal with UMS,” he added.

At the ceremony, No’man also officiated the Handheld System that would facilitate and assist in the enforcement of traffic regulations within the campus, introduced today.

Also present were UMS Security Division Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Talib Arifin and Head of Information Management, Effendy Hadis. - (fl)

Photo: Suzeanywati Gasinin

The objective of this visit was to pay courtesy calls to the Ambassador of Malaysia to Timor-Leste, Her Excellency Chitra Devi Ramiah and several other ministers of Timor-Leste, and to welcome new students of the Oil and Gas Programme, Faculty of Engineering (FKJ), UMS.

This was the first visit to the ambassador by a delegation from UMS, and Her Excellency Chitra Devi Ramiah also accompanied the delegation on all their official visits.

The courtesy call also included the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, where they presented acceptance letter to 20 students from Timor-Leste to UMS who were registered for the Diploma in Oil and Gas Engineering, FKJ.

The delegation also paid a visit to the Office of the Education Minister II, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Abel Da Costa Ximenes.  Among the agenda discussed and agreed upon at the closed-door meeting were a return visit by the Education Ministry of Timor-Leste to UMS in April 2016, knowledge-sharing sessions and the sending off of lecturers from around universities around Timor-Leste to the Academicians and Students Mobility Programme.

The delegation concluded their visit to the Minister of Strategic Planning and Investment, His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão to discuss on a collaboration in organising trainings in the field of finance, human resource, and Management Planning. 

UMS had also presented an appointment letter to His Excellency Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão as the Patron for UMS Alumni for the Asia Pacific Chapter.

Finally, UMS had a meeting session with the rectors of Timor-Leste Universities and one of the agendas discussed was a collaboration for the Post-Doctoral studies at UMS.

UMS delegation was headed by a member of the Board of Directors Ums, Datuk Dr. Haji Yusof bin Hj Yacob; UMS Registrar, No’man Hj Ahmad; Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor Ir. Dr. Rosalam Hj Sarbatly; Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education, Professor Dr. Ismail Ibrahim; Director of Centre for International Affairs, Molly Donna Awang Sham and Senior Lecturer, Dr. Jidon @ Adrian Janaun of FKJ. – FL

Source: Mohd. Khairuddin Ahmad, Office of International Affairs, UMS

THURSDAY, 25 FEBRUARY – The Student Police Volunteer Corps Team (SUKSIS) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently held a charity and policing activities with the community of Kampung Kuala, Papar.

The programme held for three-day involved 120 trainees from the Suksis Corps Series 1/2013 and Series 1/2014 including 7 Suksis Corps trainers.

The programme aimed to expose to the community on the contributions that could be offered by students of UMS to the local community, besides applying the soft skills learned to establish cooperation among participants.

The programme saw trainees involved in a gotong royong with the community, games and sports, motivation programme with students sitting  for UPSR, PT3, SPM, STPM, crime prevention exhibition, free health screening from the Papar Health Unit, and basic training on Taekwondo conducted by the Papar District Police Headquarters.

Suksis Volunteer Corps also received support from other organisation such as the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Kampung Kuala, Papar; Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department (JPJKK); Papar District Office; as well as village communities who were involved throughout the programme.

Such programme is expected to continue and extended to other rural areas in support of efforts to create a sustainable national unity amongst undergrads through the collaborative efforts of trainees and the community. – (fl)

Source: Corps Suksis UMS