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    From Deepfakes To Democracy: Sabah's Digital Dawn For Unity And Prosperity

    30 September 2025

    Article By: Azizan H Morshidi Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities & Researcher of GEOPES Team This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Testing Sabah's State Election In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

    18 September 2025

    Article By: Azizan bin Morshidi Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities & Researcher of GEOPES Team This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Malaysia Day & Sabah’s Tragedy of Floods and Landslides – A Refection of a Man on Omnibus

    17 September 2025

    By: Marja Azlima Omar, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah On September 16, Malaysia marks its National Day of Unity, the day that we celebrate as “Malaysia...

    From Rainforests to Research Labs: Biotechnology Driving Sabah’s Bioeconomy

    04 July 2025

    Article by: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zarina Amin Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to...

    Battling Zoonotic Threats in Sabah: Why One Health Matters Now More Than Ever

    06 June 2025

    Article by: Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zarina Amin Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled...

    Tough Decisions That Upset People – The HR Challenges

    28 April 2025

    By Associate Professor Dr. Jakaria Dasan, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah In every organization, tough decisions must be made at some point. These decisions are usually...

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    16 April 2025

    By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Caroline Geetha A/P B. Arokiadasan, Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Development and Planning, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah When the United States...

    Reassessing the Sultanate of Sulu’s Renewed Claim to Sabah: A Preliminary Rebuttal

    08 April 2025

    By: Marja Azlima Omar, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah In April 2025, the Sultanate of Sulu announced its intention to invoke a series of historic treaties,...

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    03 February 2025

    Author: Dr Connie Shin @ Connie Cassy Ompok Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah INTRODUCTION This article begins with an account of how I discovered my academic...

    Sabah Day, a Meaningful Day to Remember

    19 August 2024

    By: Dr. Eko Prayitno Joko, Head of the History Programme, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabah From colonised to independent. From the Federation of Malaya to the...

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    02 April 2024

    Author: Dr. Connie Cassy Ompok Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak842aa15c6c356cba23e1a69322e97c66').innerHTML =...

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    06 February 2024

    Embarking on a mission for a greener tomorrow, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy (FBEA), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) students initiated the "Strawvolution: Metal Straws for Sustainable Future" and “Do...

    Call for Papers - The 8th Regional Postgraduate Seminar in Social Sciences and Humanities 2025

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    on 30 September 2025

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    Message from the Dean

    Assalammualaikum and greetings to all,

    First and foremost, I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone in School of Education and Social Development (SESD), especially the new batch of students for Semester 1, 2012/2013 Session, all of whom start a new chapter of their lives as the students of University Malaysia Sabah from September 2th, 2012. Not forgetting the returning students in their second, third and fourth year of study whose semester begins on September 7, 2012.

    Effective this year, all public higher learning institutions will be using a new academic calendar whereby the new semester intake will start every September. University Malaysia Sabah also follows suits in the bid to respond to this global need to ensure that it can stay on par with overseas universities. This move will see the benefit of garnering more interests from international students.

    As the students in the School of Education and Social Development, University Malaysia Sabah, it is my sincerest wish that you can achieve excellence in every possible aspect. This is crucial since you are the future teachers who will prominently shape the future generation. I am very confident that by helping each other, and cooperating with fellow classmates, these will pave your way towards excellence. Always be reminded of your loved ones’ hopes upon yourselves.

    I would also like to welcome back the academic and administrative staff of School of Education and Social Development after a long semester break and holidays. Let us work together towards achieving excellence for the school.

    Thank you.

     


     About Us:

    The School of Education and Social Development offers dynamic courses whereby students can enroll in excellent education programs at certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate level.  The School of Education and Social Development looks at developing teacher’s professionalism by emphasizing a balanced involvement from both the individual and community.    To prospective teachers, the School of Education and Social Development is an exceptional place to start your career as an educator.   Besides that, the School strives to provide the best knowledge and experience to improve the level of teaching profession.

    The School of Education and Social Development was established in 1995 as part of the academic schools in University Malaysia Sabah.  It started operation with four lecturers at Jalan Tuaran Temporary Campus.   The first group was made up of nineteen students from the Bachelor of Education program (intake 1995/96). Currently, the School of Education and Social Development is offering education until postgraduate level (part time and full time) through research and course work.

    The new building for School of Education and Social Development (SESD) was completed in January 2002. We house modern facilities such as Micro-Teaching rooms, computer laboratories, a gymnasium and a mini-auditorium. Since its establishment, the SESD has made strides in all aspects.  SESD offers a variety of challenging and stimulating programs in the field of early teacher education and postgraduate.

    In line with the National Education Philosophy (NEP), the programs offered by the School of Education and Social Development highlights three elements:

    1. Education which enhances human development as responsible individuals to God, society and the environment
    2. Education which reflects University Malaysia Sabah philosophy and the nation’s aspirations.
    3. Education which develops intellectual mindset and behavior and service above self to mankind.

     


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    ico-addressSchool of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jln UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

    ico-phone(+6)088-320117, (+6)088-320000 ext 2509 (Administration Office)  ico-fax (+6)088-320268

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