MONDAY, 09 SEPTEMBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) through Security Division and Registar Department introduce e-Sticker system during the postgraduate students’ registration recently.

Speaking in a statement, Deputy Registrar of UMS Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS), Aidah Noordin said, this is to enable postgraduate students for the semester 1 2014/2015 intake to apply for the vehicle sticker through online.

“The system advantage is to facilitate the students movement around campus during registration because the sticker can be used without having to wait for a week compared to before the system is used in the previous years.”

“This is proven when the registration day, 245 stickers have been issued,” she said while referring to the Committee of the New Postgraduate Students Registration Coordination Meeting (Jawatankuasa Mesyuarat Penyelarasan Pendaftaran Pelajar Baharu Pascasiswazah) chaired by the Deputy Dean (Academic and International) CPS, Dr. Patricia Matanjun, as the committee who triggered the idea.

Meanwhile, Aidah said that CPS is proud to help the students to fight for their lifelong learning culture, regardless of age and rank, towards increasing the educational knowledge and consequently making this university as the centre for the academic excellence with a global standing.

“CPS are thankful to the parents, families, individuals and organisations that have been helping and giving full supports to the students in furthering their education to the higher level in Universiti Malaysia Sabah,” she said.


Media and Citra Division
Chancellery Department
Source: Alna Tugon

FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER – The opportunity given by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to poor students in pursuing tertiary education here had given a ray of hope to them.

In conjunction with the on-going Orientation Week or Minggu Suai Mesra (MSM), the Media and Citra Division crew had the chance to meet with two of the said students.

For Syazana Farhana James, she was thrilled to receive the offer letter that was handed over to her by UMS officers at the end of August.

“At first I was very disappointed when I checked the entrance results through UPU where my name was not stated in any of the universities applied. However, this opportunity given by UMS has given me a ray of happiness and I vow to study hard to change my family’s fate,” said this orphan who now depended on her self-employed mother.

Another student met, Mohd. Fadzle Kadir said he did not expect to get the offer from UMS as his family was poor and never received any offers before.

According to this sixth child out of nine siblings, he was surprised and thankful when he received a phone call from UMS informing him of his offer to pursue Entrepreneurship Programme from the Faculty of Business, Economy and Accountancy.

For the record, a total of 100 students who were poor were offered a place as undergraduates under the Entry Mode Mechanism for Bottom 40% Household Income recently. – SS (fl)


Media and Citra Division
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MONDAY, 08 SEPTEMBER – A total of 677 postgraduate students registered in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for the semester 1 2014/2015 intake session recently.

According to the Deputy Registrar of UMS Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS), Aidah Noordin, the total included 10 international students from Brunei, China, Indonesia Oman, Pakistan, Philippine and Saudi Arabia.

“CPS will organised a University Talk and Methadology Course specially to the new students who are doing their research started today until 11 September, for the new students registration,” she added.

She said that the Methodology Course is a compulsory course since it is one of the requirements to be awarded a doctoral or master degree.

She mentioned it in a statement issued by the CPS.


Media and Citra Division
Chancellery Department
Source: Alna Tugon

FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER – Director of Labuan International Campus Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMSKAL), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murnizam Halik said students involvement in negative elements will not bring any benefits, in fact it would only tarnish the image of the university, their families and themselves.

“If you get yourself involved in negative elements, it will stain the good name of UMS, your family and your local community,” he said at the Director’s Message Event and the Introduction to Senior Officers at UMSKAL in conjunction with the Orientation Week or Minggu Suai Mesra (MSM) recently.

As such, he advised the new students to focus their attention onto their studies and improve their academic performance from time to time.

“Adhering to rules and regulations of the university is a must not only by the university’s management but also your parents and their hopes for you to have that scroll in your hand as a way to thank them for all their sacrifices,” he added.

The event was to welcome all 856 new students who registered at the branch campus for the 2014/2015 academic session. – SS (fl)


Source: Azri Onn, UMSKAL


Media and Citra Division
Chancellery Department