WEDNESDAY, 29 OCTOBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students were reminded to sharpen their skills and confidence in the use of English language, not only in the classroom but also in their daily activities.

Dean of the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language (PPIB), Prof. Dr. Vincent Pang said the English language should be used widely covering correspondence, email, Facebook, Twitter, coffee shop chats and so on.

“In this era of globalisation, English language has become the language that is important for everyone to interact in. the success of a country and its people depends on how things can be produced widely through effective interaction using the English language.

“The organising of the English Language Enhancement Clinic (ELEC) by PPIB is one of our efforts towards that direction,” he said when officiating the ELEC programme recently.

With the slogan, ‘Say it Right, Say it in English!’, the one-week programme was attended by 27 UMS students, which not only apply basic lessons in English but the students were also exposed to building self-confidence that will increase their confidence level and communication.

Also present were Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, PPIB, Dr. Suraya Sintang; Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation, Dr. Jeannet Stephen and English language Coordinator, Sabariah Abdul Rahim. – MA (fl)



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THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Public Works Department (JKR) and Forever Sabah X-Team signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to collaborate in producing a sewage plant in Sabah.

The event was held at UMS Foundation witnessed by staff and related agencies from the three organisations.

UMS was represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (FKJ), Prof. Dr. Ir. Rosalam Sarbatly, while JKR was represented by its director, Datuk Ir. John Anthony. Forever Sabah X-Team was represented by its director, Datuk Junaidi Payne.

Speaking to the media after the event, Datuk John said the three organisations that signed the LoI will execute their responsibilities according to their respective specialities.

“UMS will venture into new technologies in the treatment of sewage. JKR however, will implement this technology whilst Forever Sabah will apply awareness activities to the public,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Ir. Rosalam said FKJ will give its full cooperation in seeing the success of this mission.

“FKJ does not have any problems in executing this task as we have our own experts in this field,” he said. – SS (fl)


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THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER – The Malaysian Muslim Youth Leadership Congress (MUKIM) 2014 received good response from among youths, especially Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) undergrads.

The event jointly organised by UMS and World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) Malaysia and the State Mufti Department Sabah was officiated by the Minister of Youth and Sports Sabah, Datuk Haji Tawfiq Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Abu Bakar Titingan at the Auditorium, Centre for Postgraduate Studies UMS.

In his keynote address entitled 'Building Sabah Muslim Youths’ Personality', he explained that the youth development activity was a collective responsibility of all Muslims from various government and private sectors including the community.

“Youth development in various dimension should be encouraged through exposure in proper channels such as knowledge-sharing and continued training programmes such as this,” he said.

Meanwhile, a participant from Pusat Giat Mara, Putatan Mohd. Afindi Johari when met by Chancellery Media said that he was overjoyed in joining the congress which successfully gather youths from around Kota Kinabalu.

“I gained lots of knowledge especially those related to self-empowerment towards knowledgeable youths and be more competitive,” he said.

With the theme, ‘Memperkukuh Kefahaman Islam Sebagai Ad-Deen’, the congress was organised for the second time in Sabah and was attended by the Mufti of Sabah, Sahibus Samahah Datuk Hj. Bungsu Jaafar who also presented a special keynote address, a presentation of congress paper by the Chief Executive Officer of WAMY, Ustaz Shahrin Awaludin  as well as the Head of the Mosque and Islamic Affairs Unit (UHEIM) UMS, Dr. Muhammad Suhaimi Taat were also done.

More than 300 participants including members from the Malaysian Muslim Youth Movement (ABIM) and Sabah Graduates Association (PSS) attended the congress. – SM (fl)


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