KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students on campus can start enjoying balanced meals at a RM3.50 ceiling price from Friday (July 15).

UMS deputy vice chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) Prof Madya Dr Raman Noordin said this is in line with the Higher Education Ministry’s call for higher learning institutions to provide quality food at affordable prices for students.

He said campus students in UMS, as well as those living close to the university, will be able to benefit from UMS’ “Food Basket Siswa Keluarga Malaysia” initiative.

He said the college cafeteria operators in the university have agreed to be on board with the programme and to ensure that the food provided at a low price was still of quality and nutritious.

“We will not compromise on quality although the pricing is this low,” said Prof Raman.

He said this can benefit all students, especially the 13,179 B40 students in UMS.

To help cafeteria operators cover the rising cost of ingredients, among other things, UMS also agreed to allow them a six-month rental moratorium starting July, he said.

Prof Raman said this can help them with their rental costs as they reduce the prices of food sold to students for the programme.

UMS vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Taufiq Yap Yun Hin said likewise, under the university’s #UMSPeduli (UMS care) programme, they will continue to strengthen the existing food bank programme introduced in 2019.

“This Food Bank initiative is not only for campus students but also to those living outside the university,” he said.

“For this, the non-resident and student housing facility centre (PNRF) had also set up a food bank for non-resident students near the PNRF centre at Anjung Siswa, UMS,” he said.

Prof Taufiq hopes corporate bodies and other agencies can come forward to be part of this initiative to help needy students and ensure that they at least have proper food and drinks to enjoy when studying at the university.

KOTA KINABALU - Penuntut Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) bakal menikmati menu makanan berkualiti di kafeteria kolej kediaman masing-masing dengan harga serendah RM3.50 bermula Jumaat ini.

Timbalan Naib Canselor (Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni) UMS, Profesor Madya Dr Raman Noordin berkata, usaha itu adalah sebagai menyahut saranan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) agar pihak Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT) menyediakan jualan makanan di dalam kampus dengan setiap hidangan pada harga siling RM3.50 menerusi inisiatif Food Basket Siswa Keluarga Malaysia.

"Selaras dengan saranan itu, pihak pengurusan UMS telah mengadakan perbincangan dengan pengusaha kafeteria di kolej kediaman milik UMS dan mendapat persetujuan agar setiap pengusaha menyediakan menu makanan dengan harga siling serendah RM3.50.

"Walaupun dengan harga yang lebih murah, namun pihak UMS tidak akan berkompromi berkenaan isu penyediaan menu makanan yang berkualiti dan akan memastikan setiap pelajar menikmati hidangan makanan yang lengkap dan bernutrisi," katanya dalam kenyataan pada Khamis.

Beliau percaya usaha pengurusan UMS akan membantu penuntut berdepan dengan cabaran peningkatan kos sara hidup.

"Ini diharap dapat membantu mengurangkan beban kewangan penuntut UMS secara keseluruhan terutama pelajar dalam kelompok B40," katanya.

Untuk rekod, terdapat seramai 13,179 pelajar B40 di UMS terdiri daripada 4,215 penuntut lelaki dan 8,964 perempuan.

Bagi membantu pengusaha kafeteria menangani isu kenaikan harga barangan yang turut memberi kesan kepada harga makanan semasa, moratorium bayaran sewa selama enam bulan juga diberikan kepada pengusaha kafeteria mulai bulan ini.

Langkah itu dijangka mampu membolehkan tanggungan kos sewa diserap bagi menurunkan harga makanan yang dijual kepada penuntut memandangkan peningkatan harga barangan turut memberi kesan kepada harga makanan di dalam kampus.

KOTA KINABALU – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) melancarkan penjualan nombor pendaftaran kenderaan menggunakan prefix UMS 1 hingga 9999.

Naib Canselor UMS, Profesor Datuk ChM. Ts. Dr. Taufiq Yap Yun Hin berkata penggunaan prefix UMS sebagai nombor pendaftaran kenderaan itu merupakan antara inisiatif kerajaan bagi memperkasakan aktiviti penjanaan pendapatan universiti.

Menurutnya, penjualan tersebut juga secara langsung dapat menambah peruntukan dana penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R&D) bagi UMS.

“Nombor prefix UMS 1 sehinggalah UMS 9999 dengan harga tawaran ‘mampu milik’ dan ‘pasti milik’, sudah semestinya akan menarik minat orang ramai untuk mendapatkannya.

“Ia boleh dijadikan koleksi kebanggaan dan pengenalan/identiti, khususnya dalam kalangan warga UMS dan para alumni,” ujarnya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Majlis Pelancaran Penjualan Nombor Pendaftaran Kenderaan UMS dan Pelancaran Sistem Bayaran Yuran Penerbitan UMS, baru-baru ini.

Katanya, pengurusan UMS sentiasa berusaha untuk meningkatkan kecemerlangan, keterlihatan serta sumbangan UMS kepada semua pemegang taruhnya serta sentiasa berusaha untuk memperbaiki dan mempertingkatkan kedudukan UMS di persada dunia.

“Penerbitan yang berkualiti serta berimpak tinggi bukan sahaja akan menjadi rujukan kepada penyelidik serta masyarakat seluruh dunia, malahan menjadi satu kriteria penting dalam pelbagai jenis penarafan dunia dan kebangsaan seperti Times Higher Education (THE), QS Ranking, MyRA, SETARA dan beberapa yang lain.

“Bagi melonjakkan lagi usaha dalam mempertingkatkan bilangan penerbitan berimpak, UMS telah memperkenalkan sistem pembiayaan yuran penerbitannya sejak tahun 2020, walaupun dibuat secara manual ketika itu,” ujar beliau.

Pada 2021 UMS berjaya melakar sejarah apabila buat pertama kalinya universiti itu mencapai bilangan penerbitan berindeks Scopus sebanyak 1,178 dengan memecahkan rekod jumlah penerbitan yang pernah diperolehi sejak penubuhannya.

Tambah Taufiq, UMS baru-baru ini mendapat pujian dalam audit MyRA atas penambahan bilangan sitasi dalam penerbitan yang amat memberangsangkan.

“Insya-Allah, kita harapkan dengan peningkatan positif sedemikian akan meletakkan UMS sebagai sebuah universiti bertaraf MyRA lima bintang untuk tahun 2021,” katanya.

KOTA KINABALU: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has launched the sale of vehicle registration numbers using the prefix UMS 1 to 9999.

Its Vice Chancellor, Professor Datuk ChM Ts Dr Taufiq Yap Yun Hin, said the use of the UMS prefix as the vehicle registration number was one of the government’s initiatives to strengthen the university’s income-generating activities.

He said the sale can also directly increase the research and development (R&D) funds of UMS.

“The prefix number UMS 1 up to UMS 9999 with the offer price of ‘affordable’ and ‘definitely owned’ will definitely attract the public to get it.

“It can be used as a collection of pride and identity, especially among UMS residents and alumni,” he said during the launching of the UMS Vehicle Registration Number Sales and the UMS Publication Fee Payment System recently.

Taufiq said UMS has always strived to increase its excellence, visibility and contribution to all its stakeholders, and always strives to improve and enhance its position on the world stage.

“Quality publications will not only be a reference for researchers and the community around the world, but also an important criterion in various types of world rankings such as Times Higher Education (THE), QS Ranking, MyRA, SETARA and several others.

“To further boost our efforts in increasing the number of impact publications, UMS has introduced its Publication Fee Financing System since 2020, although it was done manually at that time,” he said.

In 2021 UMS created history when the university achieved the number of Scopus indexed publications of 1,178 by breaking the record of the number of publications ever obtained since its inception.

Taufiq added that UMS had recently received praise in the MyRA audit for the increase in the number of citations in the publication which was very encouraging.

“Insya-Allah (God willing), we hope that such a positive increase will position UMS as a five-star MyRA university for 2021,” he said.