Hits: 5857

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM: CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
SUBJECT: ENGLISH CLUB VIDEO COMPETITION 
 
English Club Video Competition is a free contest organised by English Club in collaboration with the ‘Say it in English’ Campaign at PPIB. The aim of this competition is  to encourage students to speak in English and to boost their confidence using the language. It is a fun competition for students to use English without the threatening environment in the classroom.
Video submission starts at Week 6 (23/10/2017) and ends on Week 6 (26/11/2017)
 
  • Prizes 
  • 1st = RM100
  • 2nd = RM75
  • 3rd = RM50
  •  
For more enquiries about the competition please contact Ms Azee Marnitta Lagason on 011-12520384 or via Ext. 5013.
Hits: 3122

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM: FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
SUBJECT: PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES 2/2017, FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
 
A public lecture on journal publication will be delivered by the Editor-in-Chief of international journals.  Academic staff of UMS are invited to attend.  CPD points will be given.
Date      
: 27 October 2017 (Friday)
Time
: 9:15 - 11.00 am
Venue: Seminar Room (Level 2),  Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition
Speaker
 
Prof. Charles Brennan
Lincoln University, New Zealand
Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Title
: Publishing articles in 2018:  Some tricks of the trade from an Editor-in-Chief perspective
Hits: 3734

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM: CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
SUBJECT: SPEECH CRAFT PROGRAM
 
Speech Craft is a free 4–session program organised by the University Toastmasters in collaboration with the ‘Say it in English’ Campaign at PPIB. The aim of this ‘nursery’ course is  to introduce students to public speaking. It is a hands-on course that provides feedback and practical advice on how to be a better communicator. The program also ensures an atmosphere of professional camaraderie that makes each session a unique learning environment dedicated to personal improvement, thanks to the diligent efforts of mentors from the Toastmasters Club.
Sessions will be held at 2.00-5.00 PM at Bilik Bahasa 5, Ground Floor, PPIB on the following dates:
 
  • Saturday, 28th October 2017
  • Saturday, 4th November 2017
  • Saturday, 11th November 2017
  • Saturday, 18th November 2017
 
As well as a Certificate of Participation, students, who attend all 4 sessions will receive student points for extra-curricular activities (subject to confirmation).
Students who are interested in registering for the Speech Craft program please contact Mr. John Mark Storey (Mr. Mark) on 012-8273245 or via Ext. 5307.
 
Hits: 3270

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM: ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES RESEARCH UNIT (UEMS), BORNEO MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BMRI)
SUBJECT: UEMS-BMRI OCCASIONAL SEMINAR SERIES: CORAL CULTIVATION, GENETICS AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS IN HAWAI'I.
 
UEMS, BMRI is organizing its 4th Occasional Seminar Series for 2017 (OSS 4/2017) this week. We are pleased to invite you to attend the talk on "Coral cultivation, genetics and conservation efforts and programs in Hawai‘i". Details are as follows:
 
Date: 20 October 2017
Time: 2.30 pm
Venue: Seminar Room, BMRI
  1. PASSWORDS: DO'S AND DON'TS
  2. 1ST BORNEO QUALITY OF LIFE CONFERENCE 2018 (1STBQOL)
  3. HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN
  4. EFFECTIVE TRANS-DISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION

Page 216 of 252