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    Strengthening Media Oversight to Protect Child Wellbeing

    18 November 2025

    Article By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Ramdzan, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Recent concerns have surfaced regarding a children’s cartoon aired on local...

    What Do Sabah’s “20 Points” Really Guarantee Today?

    11 November 2025

    As state polls loom, here’s a clear-eyed look at what’s legally enforceable, and what isn’t. Article By: Marja Azlima Omar, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science Social and Humanities This email...

    Protecting Minds and Generations: Upholding the Ban on Alcohol in Educational Institutions

    31 October 2025

    Article By: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Ramdzan, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Recent reports of alcoholic beverages being served during events held on...

    Gaza Blockade Dialogue between the Israel Navy and Tiago Avila (GSF): A discussion on John Austin’s Claim that “International Law is Not Law”

    02 October 2025

    Article By: Marja Azlima Omar Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science Social and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sabaah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view...

    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...

    Is U.S. Tariffs for Malaysia, A Threat or a Wake-Up Call?

    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,...

    First Announcement: Invitation to the 9th International Biotechnology Symposium 2026

    First Announcement: Invitation to the 9th International Biotechnology Symposium 2026

    on 03 February 2026

    Announcement From: Biotechnology Research Institute Dear Prof./Dr./Sir/Madam, FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT THE...

    Invitation to the 9th International Biotechnology Symposium 2026

    Invitation to the 9th International Biotechnology Symposium 2026

    on 28 January 2026

    Announcement From: Biotechnology Research Institute Dear Prof./Dr./Sir/Madam, FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT THE...

    National-Level Innovation Competition - TECH 4 GOOD CHALLENGE 2026 (T4G 2026)

    National-Level Innovation Competition - TECH 4 GOOD CHALLENGE 2026 (T4G 2026)

    on 22 January 2026

    Announcement From: Careeer and Entrepreneurship Development Centre Calling all UMS...

    Call for Papers - The 1st International Conference on Economics and Business Case Studies (ICEBCS 2026)

    Call for Papers - The 1st International Conference on Economics and Business Case Studies (ICEBCS 2026)

    on 19 January 2026

    Announcement From: Centre for Economic Development and Policy THE 1st...

    Tropical Forestry 2026 Conference

    Tropical Forestry 2026 Conference

    on 15 January 2026

    Announcement From: Faculty of Tropical Forestry Dear Colleagues, The Faculty...

    UMS Upskilling Month 2026

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    on 15 January 2026

    Announcement From: Career And Entrepreneurship Development Centre

    Call for Citations | Journal of Educational Thinkers (Vol. 13, No. 1, 2025)

    Call for Citations | Journal of Educational Thinkers (Vol. 13, No. 1, 2025)

    on 12 January 2026

    Announcement From: Faculty of Education and Sports Studies Dear esteemed...

    Upcoming International Conferences

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    Reminder: Verification of Articles & Proceedings Published In The Year 2025 Only

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    on 08 January 2026

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    Borneo International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology 2026 (BICEST 2026)

    Borneo International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology 2026 (BICEST 2026)

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     CAMPUS LIFE @ UMS


    Garis panduan ini bertujuan memberi keterangan dan penjelasan mengenai objektif, syarat, prosedur permohonan, tanggungjawab pelajar, tanggungjawab universiti dan tanggungjawab agensi dalam melaksanakan program Gap Year.

    Program Gap Year telah diumumkan semasa Majlis Amanat  Menteri Pendidikan  Tinggi  2017 bagi memenuhi Lonjakan 1 Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2015 – 2025 (Pendidikan Tinggi) PPPM(PT) iaitu melahirkan graduan holistik, seimbang dan bercirikan keusahawanan. Program Gap Year akan dilaksanakan  dalam  jangka masa setahun untuk pelajar membuat refleksi  dan penerokaan diri  menerusi  program kesukarelawanan, keusahawanan, bersukan dan sebagainya.
     
    Terdapat tiga bentuk program Gap Year iaitu :
    • Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan Khidmat Negara,
    • Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan; dan
    • Gap Year - Umum.
     
    Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan Khidmat Negara
    Program ini akan menempatkan pelajar yang berminat ke agensi-agensi badan beruniform iaitu Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Angkatan Tentera Malaysia(ATM) dan Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia(APM). Terdapat dua Universiti Awam (UA) yang akan menjadi peneraju kepada program Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan Khidmat Negara iaitu Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) dan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia  (UKM). Pelajar akan berkhidmat sebagai sukarelawan di tiga agensi tersebut selama satu tahun.
     
    Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan
    Program Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan merupakan program kerjasama antara universiti peneraju bersama agensi terlibat untuk pelajar melaksanakan aktiviti kesukarelawanan. Program ini akan dilaksanakan selama tiga (3) bulan sehingga satu (1) tahun. Universiti bersama agensi yang menawarkan program Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan dalam kategori ini adalah seperti berikut :-
    1. Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) – Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM)
    2. Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) – Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM)
    3. Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) – Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM)
    4. Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) – Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA)
    5. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) – Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA)
    6. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) – Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu (DBKK)
    7. Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) – Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia(KPM) dan Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri(JPN). 
     
    Gap Year - Umum
    Program Gap Year - Umum terbuka buat pelajar yang ingin menangguhkan pengajian bagi melibatkan diri di dalam aktiviti sukan, keusahawanan, meningkatkan kemahiran, melancong, dan sebagainya. Aktiviti yang dirancang oleh pelajar perlu mendapat kelulusan dan mengikut syarat-syarat yang telah ditetapkan oleh universiti masing-masing. Tempoh minimum program adalah selama satu semester tempoh maksimum adalah satu tahun kalender akademik. Program ini tidak mempunyai struktur spesifik seperti program Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan Khidmat Negara atau Gap Year - Kesukarelawanan. Pelajar bebas memilih program yang bermanfaat dan menambah nilai kemahiran mereka. 
     
    Timeline Gap Year UMS

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