spps sukanTuesday, 2 April – The School of Education and Social Development (SPPS) took the champion trophy at the recent 15th UMS Education Schools Athletics Championship.  They collected 24 gold, nine silver and five bronze thus becoming the overall champion for three consecutive years.  This achievement showed an increase in the medals tally compared to last year’s which was 21 gold, 14 silver and seven bronze.

The School of Psychology and Social Work (SPKS) and the School of Business and Economics (SPE) took the second and third spots respectively.  SPKS grabbed four gold, four silver and three bronze whilst SPE took one gold and two bronze.

All category of awards on offer were grabbed by athletes from SPPS.  For the Female and Male Hopeful Athlete categories, the winners were Merry Gabalin and Makenzie Jetol.  Merry won the triple jump, 4x400m and 100m, where she created a new record.  Makenzie grabbed gold in two events; shot putt and javelin.

The Best Female Athlete was won by Emmy Ahkim, collecting three gold in the 400m, 800m and 4x100m events.  She also rewrote her own record in the 400m event made in 2012.  The award for Best Male Athlete category was won by Eldy Sham Erlon who was also the holder of the 100m which has not been broken for the last 10 years.  He also won two gold in the 110m hurdles and 4x100m relay events.

SPPS coach who is also the Sports Science Programme, Dr. Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin expressed his satisfaction over the athletes’ performance and hope that they would be chosen to represent the state.

“I intend to send athletes who shines to participate in the coming open national championship besides preparing all athletes for the championship next year,” he said.

SPPS team manager, Hasnol Noordin said, the team’s success is because of the athletes’ commitment and discipline that enables them to improve further in their own field.

The championship attracted 244 participants from the schools contingents in UMS.  Aside from being an annual event, this championship included 29 events that served as a platform to uncover new talents to represent UMS at major championships such as MASUM, ASEAN University Sports and Higher Education Sports.

Source: Dr. Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin, SPPS

 

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sprmMONDAY, 1 APRIL – Corruption  is a crime that exists since human civilisation and expanded along with the nation’s development.  Eventhough corruption becomes the focus of whatever policies and strategies of national development, still until today, the issue of combating corruption remains the focus of discussions among it citizens.  This was stated by the Chief Commisioner of the Malaysian Corruption Prevention Commision (SPRM), Dato’ Sri Hj. Abu Kassim Mohamed when officiating at the Higher Education Institutes Corruption Prevention Secretariat 2013 Convention.

He said, undergraduates should realised their responsibility in helping the generation at Higher Learning Institutes (IPT) to curb corruption.  Thus he urged, through the Convention theme Undergraduates With Integrity, Avoid Corruption; staff of SPRM and IPT can make the change by inculcating the culture of shoving corruption and to instil on themselves that this crime is as heavy and serious as drugs, smuggling and etc.

He also hope that these programmes will increase their knowledge and awareness including their sincerity in fighting corruption at IPT level thus building quality human capital especially in terms of integrity and with a strong discipline.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah in his speech said such programmes are really beneficial in efforts to educate undergraduates in steering away from this menace, as they will be our future leaders.

Thus, he reminded all participants to benefit from the knowledge and information gained which is of high integrity and can be adopted to our present day practice and for the future.

This programme which is aimed at educating undergraduates on curbing corruption was also attended by the Deputy Chief Commisioner (Prevention) Dato’ Hjh. Sutinah Sultan, and principal officers of UMS.
 
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PenampangISNIN, 1 APRIL - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) meneruskan jelajah transformasi pendidikan bagi menyalurkan informasi kepada orang ramai melalui program Selangkah Ke Menara Gading di zon Penampang.

Pada program jelajah itu, kira-kira 150 orang pelajar dan ibu bapa telah bertandang ke Bohavan Square, Donggongon Penampang bagi mendapatkan informasi mengenai kursus-kursus yang di tawarkan oleh UMS melalui ceramah akademik yang diberikan.

Majlis perasmian telah disempurnakan oleh Menteri Perusahaan, Peladangan dan Komoditi, Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok yang juga merupakan Ahli Parlimen P.174 Penampang. Turut hadir Pengarah Alumni UMS, Prof. Madya Dr. Mahmud Sudin.

Pada program itu, terdapat juga gerai pameran daripada Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni, Bahagian Perkhidmatan Akademik, UMS Link Holdings Sdn. Bhd dan Hospital Queen Elizabeth yang turut serta menyediakan kaunter derma darah.

Oleh: Faezah Mohamad Dun

Foto: Suzeanywati Gasinin



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pameran KMJUMAAT, 29 MAC  - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) sentiasa mengambil berat mengenai aspek kecemerlangan pendidikan di negeri ini. Terbaru, UMS melalui Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni (HEP) dengan kerjasama Pejabat Parlimen P.168 Kota Marudu telah mengadakan Program Transformasi Pendidikan dengan tema ‘Selangkah Ke Menara Gading’.

Ketika merasmikan karnival tersebut  Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Malaysia, Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Maximus Ongkili berkata menerusi kerajaan sedia ada, pelbagai bantuan telah disalurkan untuk pembangunan pendidikan termasuk di  negeri Sabah.

“Kita berharap suatu hari nanti akan adanya pusat pengajian di daerah ini untuk memberi peluang kepada anak-anak kita melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat lebih tinggi,” ujar beliau kepada lebih 150 hadirin yang hadir di Dewan Komuniti, Kota Marudu.

Beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen P.168 Kota Marudu berkata, para pelajar perlu memupuk minat untuk meneruskan pelajaran ke peringkat yang lebih tinggi bagi menghasilkan modal insan yang lebih berjaya.

Justeru Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus berharap, melalui program transformasi pendidikan itu mampu melahirkan sekurang-kurangnya satu kampung satu graduan pada masa hadapan ke arah memenuhi permintaan pasaran kerjaya.

Program sehari itu turut diisi dengan gerai-gerai pameran pendidikan, ceramah akademik dan aktiviti kemasyarakatan daripada sukarelawan UMS. Hadir sama pada majlis tersebut Pengarah Pusat Alumni UMS, Prof. Madya Dr. Mahmud Sudin mewakili Timbalan Naib Canselor HEP UMS, Prof. madya Datuk Dr. Hj. Kasim Md. Mansur.

Oleh: Faezah Mohamad Dun
Foto: Musaab Umair
 
 
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MoA UMSLinkRABU, 27 MAC - Para penyelidik digesa agar lebih kreatif dan inovatif dalam melaksana penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R&D). Ia kerana usaha tersebut merupakan antara elemen penting bagi memastikan pencapaian serta kebolehpasaran sesuatu produk yang dihasilkan.

Naib Canselor Universiti  Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah, berkata penekanan terhadap kepentingan R&D  itu bukan sekadar teori semata-mata malah mengimbangi elemen amali sekaligus menyumbang kepada pengkomersilan produk yang untuk pembangunan sumber ekonomi.

Beliau berucap demikian pada Majlis Menandatangani Pengkomersilan dan Perjanjian Pelesenan produk ‘Alife’ antara UMS dan Ulink Agro-Based Sdn. Bhd.

Perjanjian tersebut ditandatangani Naib Canselor UMS, Profesor Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah dan Pengarah Pusat Penyelidikan dan Inovasi UMS, Profesor Dr. Felix Tongkul bagi pihak UMS, manakala bagi pihak Ulink Agro-Based Sdn. Bhd, diwakili Pengerusinya, Datuk Jurij Yaccob dan Ketua Pegawai Operasi, UMS Link Holdings Sdn. Bhd. Wan Mohd Azeelan Haji Adnan.

Perjanjian tersebut turut disaksikan oleh Pengerusi Kumpulan UMS Link Holdings Sdn. Bhd, Datuk K.Y. Mustafa, Bendahari UMS, Tuan Haji Rizal Othman dan Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan  Suria Capital Berhad merangkap  Pengarah UMS Link Holdings Sdn. Bhd dan ahli Audit Dalaman & Pengurusan Risiko ULink, Datuk Dr. Mohamed Fowzi Hassan Mohamed Razi.

Sementara itu, mengenai perjanjian tersebut, pihak UMS amat menghargai kesediaan UMS Link Holdings Sdn. Bhd. melalui anak syarikatnya ULink Agro Based Sdn. Bhd. untuk bekerjasama dalam mengkomersilkan produk harta intelek (IP) dan teknologi hasil ciptaan para penyelidik UMS.

Perjanjian tersebut melibatkan penghasilan produk kesihatan dijenamakan sebagai ‘ALife’ yang merupakan makanan tambahan berupa kapsul Tongkat Ali atau dikenali sebagi Eurycoma Longifolia menerusi kajian dan penyelidikan pengasasnya, Awang Ahmad Yunus dari Sekolah Perhutanan Tropika Antarabangsa UMS.

Pada majlis itu, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah turut menerima replika cek berjumlah RM 30,000 daripada Pengerusi ULink Agro-Based Sdn. Bhd, Datuk Jurij Yaccob sebagai bayaran yuran pelesenan eksklusif  kepada UMS.

 

Oleh: Faezah Mohamad Dun

Foto: Musaab Umair

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