FRIDAY, 03 NOVEMBER – A total of seven Exco Members of the Housewives and Women Staff Club (KESUMBA) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) paid a courtesy call to Universiti Malaysia Sabah Labuan International Campus (UMSKAL) led by its President, Datin Roha Asmara, wife of the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. D Kamarudin D Mudin.

On hand to receive the members was the Chairperson of KESUMBA UMSKAL, Hayati Salleh Baihaki who is also the wife of the Director of UMSKAL, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murnizam Hj Halik.

In his speech, the Director of UMSKAL congratulated KESUMBA for its role in empowering women thus helping the surrounding community to move hand in hand in achieving the desired goals.

“Rather than we talk to others about something we want to achieve, it is better that we achieve something that others talk about,” said the Director.

Earlier, the Chairperson of KESUMBA UMSKAL, Hayati Salleh Baihaki thanked its members who had assisted the surrounding communities in their quest for a better society such as giving a hand to the Persatuan Autisme Labuan and Tadika KEMAS.

Persatuan Autisme Labuan is the first of its kind to be set up within a university campus ground, and similarly for Tadika KEMAS as well.

The three-day visit also included other activities as the members foster closer relationship with their respective new Exco line-up.

A similar courtesy visit is planned for UMS Sandakan Branch in the near future. - FL

FRIDAY, 3 NOVEMBER - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the 31st of October 2017 for cooperation to address issues on security in Sabah, specifically in the EssZone are. 

Vice Admiral (R) Tan Sri Dato Seri Ahmad Ramli b. Hj. Mohd Nor, Chairman and First Admiral (R) Dato Chin Yoon Chin, Director General, signed on behalf of MIMA whilst Prof. Datuk Dr D. Kamarudin M. Mudin, Vice Chancellor and No’Man Hj. Ahmad, Registrar, signed on behalf of UMS.

The event was witnessed by Datuk Rodzi Md Saad, Director Sabah National Security Council (Sabah NSC), Captain Martin A. Sebastian, Senior Research Fello of MIMA, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ibrahim, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW), as well as Diana Peters, Head of International Relations Programme, FKSW.

This MoA formalises the joint collaborations by MIMA, UMS and NSC Sabah on the KESBAN (Keselamatan dan Pembangunan – Security and Development) at Sea project which had started since 2015.

This collaboration is aimed at proposing a holistic security approach through the development of a Balanced Scorecard for the ESSZone Committee as a management framework. The ESSZone is a necessary initiative in response to recent security issues in Sabah. It is seen as an attempt to contextualise the issues occurring in the region that is not solely restricted to security, but also to ensure livelihoods of citizens are being protected.

The effort is also to identify workable solution on an intricate matter with a myriad of issues. However, concerns still remain on its implementation and monitoring and it was highly suggested that a more collaborative approach, one that extends beyond government machinery and encompasses community leaders and civil society is needed.

As a policy research institute set up by the Malaysian Government to look into matters relating to Malaysia's interest at sea, and to serve as a national focal point for research in the maritime sector. The Institute takes a comprehensive approach in dealing with maritime issues.

Its role is to deal with national, regional and global maritime matters affecting Malaysia. a more collaborative approach, one that extends beyond government machinery and encompasses community leaders and civil society is needed. Thus, this project will not only address the challenges to traditional security, but also address management of scarce resources and duplication of efforts.

Prior to the signing, four workshops had been organised in 2016 based on the four pillars for a holistic approach, namely, economy, socio-politics, marine environment and security-defence led by experts from UMS and MIMA. Logistic supports throughout the workshops were provided by Sabah NSC. Workshop reports from these workshops are available on the MIMA website.

With the signing of the MoA, Phase II of the KESBAN at Sea project will involve the setting up of the Technical Committee to develop the Balanced Scorecard and the Steering Committee at state level to drive the effort.

JUMAAT, 3 NOVEMBER - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) menandatangani perjanjian persefahaman (MoU) bagi pendaftaran jurutera siswazah secara pukal bersama Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (LJM) bertempat di Magellan Sutera Harbour Kota Kinabalu, kelmarin.

Matlamat MoU tersebut adalah bagi memudahcara pendaftaran graduan program kejuruteraan daripada universiti tempatan dengan LJM sebagai Orang Berdaftar melalui sistem atas talian.

Melalui perjanjian itu, permohonan graduan kejuruteraan yang telah diluluskan Senat boleh didaftarkan secara berkelompok untuk diproses dengan lebih pantas dan berkesan tanpa perlu menunggu tarikh konvokesyen.

Hasil daripada perjanjian tersebut, UMS menerima sumbangan sebanyak RM 10,000 bagi tempoh lima tahun untuk dijadikan sebagai anugerah kepada graduan kejuruteraan yang cemerlang pada hari majlis konvokesyen.

Inisiatif ini bukan sahaja membantu merealisasikan hasrat kerajaan menjadikan Malaysia sebagai negara maju malah secara langsung dapat memastikan para graduan universiti mematuhi Akta Pendaftaran Jurutera 1967 yang mewajibkan semua graduan berdaftar dengan LJM.

Pematuhan akta tersebut membolehkan graduan bekerja sebagai jurutera dan seterusnya memberi perkhidmatan kejuruteraan kepada mana-mana orang perseorangan, agensi kerajaan, syarikat mahupun organisasi.

Sebagai rekod, terdapat 16 buah universiti telah menandatangani MoU pendaftaran jurutera siswazah secara pukal selain UMS, iaitu :

1. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
2. Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
3. Universiti Malaya (UM)
4. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
5. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
6. Universiti Tun Hussien Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
7. Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
8. Universiti Multimedia (MMU)
9. Taylor’s University
10. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
11. Curtin University
12. Malaysia University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS)
13. Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus
14. Asia Pacific University of Technology (APU)
15. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
16. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (IIUM)

Majlis menandatangani perjanjian tersebut disaksikan oleh Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah, Datuk Seri Raymond Tan Shu Kiah mewakili Ketua Menteri, dan Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Rosnah Haji Abdul Rashid Shirlin.

KHAMIS, 2 NOVEMBER – 16 pelajar menerima pelantikan sebagai Jawatankuasa Mahasiswa Kolej Kediaman Tun Mustapha (KKTM) bagi sesi 2017/2018 dalam satu majlis pelantikan dan Majlis Bersama Warga KKTM baru-baru ini.

Menurut kenyataan jawatankuasa KKTM, majlis ini diadakan bagi menyampaikan Sijil Watikah kepada semua Ketua Blok baharu sesi ini yang bertanggungjawab menjaga kebajikan pelajar KKTM.

16 pelajar yang terpilih adalah dalam kalangan ahli Unit Beruniform Palapes Darat, Udara, Laut, Suksis, Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM), Asasi, Medic dan Awam.

Menurut Pengetua Kolej KKTM, Kol (PA) Dr. Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin, Jawatankuasa KKTM ini adalah entiti yang amat penting bagi membantu pengurusan kebajikan pelajar dalam kolej.

 “Seperti yang kita sedia maklum, Jawatankuasa KKTM adalah orang yang akan membantu pihak pengurusan menjaga kebajikan pelajar, dan tanpa adanya jawatankuasa ini maka tidak kukuh sesebuah pengurusan kolej,” katanya.

Pada majlis tersebut, Dr. Nizam turut merasmikan pelancaran ‘Mini Gym KKTM’ yang akan digunakan kepada semua pelajar khususnya badan beruniform KKTM untuk mengekalkan tubuh badan yang sihat.

Pelaksanaan majlis ini turut berkerjasama dengan Jawatankuasa Mahasiswa dan Majlis Sekretariat KKTM.