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Marketing for Positive Social Change

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...

Road To A Jumbo Disaster

23 October 2023

[The Star, 23 October 2023] I HAVE dedicated almost 17 years to the conservation of biodiversity in Sabah. During this time, I’ve been privileged to contribute to safeguarding the wild...

The Armoured Volkswagen of Gaya Island

05 September 2023

Gaya Island, situated very close to Kota Kinabalu city, is renowned for its marine wildlife attractions, captivating both international and local tourists. However, beyond its aquatic wonders, the island holds...

Malaysian scientist braves Antarctica winter for research

28 April 2023

Cold. Inhospitable. Lonely. The frozen land of Antarctica is a place few people can boast of ever seeing with their own eyes, let alone of visiting it. For Malaysians, the...

The Pen and Pyre: Moving from Individual Anger to Industrial Action

21 February 2023

By Dr Larry Nyanti, a physician and senior lecturer Recent weeks have seen an outpouring of grievances and demands relating to the plight of doctors, in both media outlets and...

Does Sustainable Consumption Behaviors Matter?

26 July 2022

Recent research ‘Does sustainable consumption matter? Consumer grocery shopping behaviour and the pandemic’ a survey among Malaysian consumers were published in the Journal of Social Marketing by two senior lecturers...

R&D unit develops fast-growing grouper

04 October 2021

By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faihanna Ching Fui Fui, Dr. Zarinah Waheed & Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein Lecturers, Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah BMRI set to be world-renowned research...

Synergizing Shared Leadership between Academia and Community for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development

05 March 2021

By Jakaria Dasan & Fatimah Ahmedy It is frustrating for a community to keep dealing with the issues on sustaining local businesses, especially for projects that serve as the primary...

The Sabah economic model: A general overview

11 January 2021

By: Dr. Rafiq Idris SINCE the formation of Malaysia in 1963, Sabah has accomplished many things in terms of economic development. Infrastructure has improved. Per capita income has increased by...

Factors Sabah must consider when Covid vaccine available

08 December 2020

Factors Sabah must consider when Covid vaccine available By: Dr. Latif Lai (Head of the UMS-UNICEF Communication for Development (C4D) Research Unit, and Senior Lecturer at the UMS Faculty of...

Tapping into muzara’a, musaqah and mugharasah potentials

16 November 2020

By Dr Hanudin Amin ALTHOUGH Islamic banking in Malaysia has been prospered and dynamically moulded, not much effort has been directed to traverse the linkages between the offered Islamic agricultural...

Tapping into istisna potentials in retail markets

16 November 2020

By Dr Hanudin Amin ISTISNA is grasped as a contract whereby a seller sells to a buyer an asset which is yet to be created or built based on agreed...

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on 25 March 2024

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MUET Preparatory Short Course

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on 25 March 2024

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Trial Database: British Online Archives  [Trial access until 30th April 2024]

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on 20 March 2024

Announcement From: UMS Library 📣Latest: Trial Database Now Available for...

BMHRC Bulletin Vol. 6

BMHRC Bulletin Vol. 6

on 19 March 2024

Announcement From: Borneo Medical & Health Research Centre, Faculty of...

Call for Abstracts: 4th International Conference on Language, Linguistics and Society (ICLALIS 2024)

Call for Abstracts: 4th International Conference on Language, Linguistics and Society (ICLALIS 2024)

on 18 March 2024

Announcement From: Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language...

Part-Time Job Under Halal Service and Research Centre, FSMP, UMS

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on 18 March 2024

Announcement From: Halal Service and Research Centre, Faculty of Food...

Early Bird Registration for ISEE-AWPC & ISES-AC 2024

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on 14 March 2024

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HUMSPharma Retail Pharmacy Product Catalogue and Promo

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on 14 March 2024

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Call for Extended Abstract: ICOG - ITA 2024

Call for Extended Abstract: ICOG - ITA 2024

on 14 March 2024

Announcement From: Oil and Gas Engineering Programme, Faculty of Engineering...

The 8th Regional Conference on Campus Sustainability 2024

The 8th Regional Conference on Campus Sustainability 2024

on 11 March 2024

Announcement From: Faculty of Business, Economy and Accounting The 8th...

Call For Paper: International Conference on Cognitive Sciences and Human Development 2024

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on 11 March 2024

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WHY SABAH ?    

                       view from the top of Mt.Kinabalu at dawn

 ·NATURAL HERITAGE
Sabah is situated in the North of Borneo. The state is full of attractions and experiences that make it the interesting part of Borneo. Sabah is blessed with a diverse landscape of tropical forests, mountains, and pristine seas and known for great natural treasures which include Danum Valley Conservation Area, Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Maliau Basin.  Some of Sabah indigenous flora and fauna can only be found in this part of the world. Sabah certainly is the perfect learning platform for Bio-cultural Diversity and Conservation.
Mt.Kinabalu as seen from Mamut,Ranau

Orangutan is one of Sabah's attaraction.

orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra

 

     

   -THE PEOPLE
Home to at least one of Malaysia most exciting cities, Sabah boasts one of the country’s most culturally diverse societies. Its population comprises of over 30 different races and over 80 different dialects, each group having its own colorful culture, tradition, festival and customs. For those who want to make their study-abroad experience a real adventure, there’s plenty of scope to explore, depending on  their field of interest.  

                                                                                                      UMS students wearing Sabah traditional costumes 

              Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an institution of higher education that produces human resources, experts and professionals in a variety of fields with the focus on the quality of graduates, quality of institutions, and quality of  the overall system.

With the vision to strive to be an innovative university of global standing, UMS strives to achieve academic excellence and international recognition through its attention to learning and teaching, research and publications, social services and balance in knowledge specialization.

The university also prioritizes the personal growth of its students, resulting in greater innovation and productivity for the benefit of society and the nation as a whole. UMS is committed to education transformation to fulfill the core aspirations outlined in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015–2025 (Higher Education) in preparing Malaysia’s youth to thrive in the complex and ever-changing future.

*Picture (Clock wise) =Main campus aerial view/Chancellor Hall/ Clock Tower

•     Our Academicians

UMS has strived to attract, develop, and retain excellent talents. At present, UMS has more than 1200 academicians, where 483 are with PhD or its equivalent. Many of these highly committed and dedicated academics have published in high impact journal and won awards nationally and internationally as recognition of their research and innovation. 

The most recent is the British Invention Show 2015, where two of our academicians won the Special Platinum Award: International Invention of The Year Award (Industrial) and Special Platinum Award: International Innovation of The Year Award (Consumer).Our academicians have also intensified their role as solution providers for industry and community. They have secured 16 Knowledge Transfer Grants (both industry and community categories) amounted to more than RM2.5 million since 2011.

UMS has recently been awarded as an Industry Centre of Excellent (ICoE) in Agriculture, a recognitions by the Ministery of Higher Education. UMS has moved from academia operating in insolation, to the quadruple helix of academia, industry, government, and local communities coming together in partnership for the incubation, development, and commercialization of ideas and innovation. The academicians have benefitted from a conducive, supportive, and meritocratic environment with better continuous professional development programs that enable them to meet changing responsibilities and expectations. Conjointly, our faculties have associates from the industries such as oil palm industry, food industry and many more. We complement the industry through our research, rather than competing with them. 

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•   Our teaching and learning

UMS employs a holistic approach towards teaching and learning, where both theory and practice are equally emphasized to get the best out of students’ academic development. Our teaching and learning modules and niche areas of research are designed to impart knowledge of current issues and modern perspectives. UMS has committed to harness the power of online learning to widen access to good quality content and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

It is the aspiration of UMS in developing more holistic and integrated curricula and enhancing the learning ecosystem for student development. UMS enriches and enhances the student learning experiences by expanding industry collaboration in the design and delivery of programs; conducting field works, industrial and community engagement, internship, structured internship and mobility programs either nationally or internationally to meet the growing and changing demands of industry, and promotes individual opportunities for career development.

In addition, UMS has instilled an entrepreneurial mindset throughout its curriculum and co-curriculum in order to produce graduates with a drive to create jobs, rather than to only seek jobs.

UMS has won the Best Career Development Centre for Public Universities presented by Talent Corporation at the 2015 Malaysia’s 100 Leading Graduate Employer Awards to attest the commitment of UMS in industry engagement towards increasing graduates employability.  Different areas of expertise bring different perspectives and knowledge to each student, studying at UMS allows you to broaden your possibilities.

 

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•     Our Programs

UMS with a total of ten faculties offers 64 bachelor programs in science, engineering, medical, food science, agriculture, forestry, arts, humanities, business, accounting and economics. Under the Ministry of Higher Education Star Rating project (MyMOHES), our university has achieved 5 star ranking (98%) and is currently second in the comprehensive university category.  UMS is also ranked fourth in the top choice universities among Malaysia’s STPM/Matriculation/Foundation leavers. At present, UMS has more than 15,000 students enrolled in undergraduate programs and more than 2700 postgraduate students at the Masters and PhD levels.

UMS was recently ranked among the top 200 in QS World Ranking by Subject in Agriculture and Forestry.

 

•     Our Campus and Facilities

UMS is one of the most beautiful university campuses in the country, with fascinating landscape, lush greeneries and impressive structures. Indeed, UMS is the only University in Malaysia with its own beach and jetty. Ever since its establishment, UMS has made consistent efforts to develop modern infrastructures while conserving the existing biota. Various academic and non-academic facilities such as highly-resourced libraries, high end teaching and research instruments and laboratories, multimedia laboratories, WiFi, internet and online facilities, sport centers and outdoor facilities, students’ centers and hostels are available to enrich the students’ varsity life.  Several supporting offices and centers are established with efficient management to provide effective services and safe environment to students for a better and memorable campus life while enhancing effective learning experiences.                                                   

 -The 17th Convocation Ceremony held in 2015.

 

•     Our graduates

UMS is also among the key-player in contributing to the growth of learned and skilled human capital in the nation. So far, UMS graduates are more than 53,000 including international students from various countries such as China, Brunei, Iraq and Indonesia. Our alumni are working in many renowned organizations or as entrepreneur. UMS has inspired them by providing the needed environment for them to plan their career and equip themselves with the required knowledge and skills such as communication skills, critical thinking skills and language proficiency before entering the working world. In addition, our alumni had been taught to be ethically and morally upright, spiritually grounded and able to work across cultures.

 

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