WEDNESDAY, 10 APRIL – Team  ‘Ini Kali Lah’ emerged as winner in the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Undergraduates Mass Sports Competition 2013 in Sepak Takraw which was held at UMS Sports Complex recently.  The team beat ‘Asal Boleh’ with 15-11, 12-15, 16-14 before beating ‘Gila-Gila Regu’ 15-12, 16-14.  By beating these two teams at the semi-finals which adopted the league concept, the winner which comprises Sharif Idrus Abdul Taib, Syafiq Edul and Mihammad Fakhrullah Abdul Muda received a trophy, medals and hamper.

1^st Runner-up was ‘Gila-Gila Regu’ whilst ‘Asal Boleh’ 2^nd Runner-up.  Each team received the championship medals for their feat.  The prize giving was done by UMS Youth and Sports Assistant, Douglas Eric Elisa Tar.

Besides Sepak Takraw which involved 12 teams, various sports activities were also organised.  Among them were futsal, netball and volleyball.  The good weather adds up to the fine performance by our UMS students.

The organising of this championship among others was aimed at giving opportunities to UMS students to be active in sporting activities and a ground to uncover new talents that can be included in major sporting events.  It was also a step to cultivate healthy lifestyle through sports and recreation. – FL

Source: Sharif Idrus Abdul Taib, BT11110152 & Muhammad Safiuddin Husin, BT11110099.

                                                             
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SATURDAY, 6 APRIL – The educational tour programme ‘A Step to the Ivory Tower’ attracted a huge crowd at this eastern part of Sabah after making stopovers across the districts of Kota Marudu, Penampang, Beaufort and Tuaran. 

The programme organised by the Student Affairs Department (HEP), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) received overwhelming response as can be seen at their booth at Harbour Mall Sandakan.

More than 500 people comprising parents and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) school leavers including matriculation and diploma holders visited the booth to obtain further details about UMS and its courses.

A total of 14 exhibition booths took part in this programme which include the Sandakan Municipal Council, Royal Malaysian Police, Takaful Malaysia, Tabung Haji, Bank Rakyat, National Anti-Dadah Agency, Labour Department and the Sandakan Industrial Training Institute.

A talk on enrolment to undergraduate courses and science foundation course were also conducted.  Visitors were also briefed on the comprehensive range of postgraduate courses offered by UMS.  The educational tour programme was officiated by the Director of Alumni Centre UMS, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahmud Sudin.

FRIDAY, 05 APRIL – A talk on ‘Culture Excellence, Where Are We?’ was organised by the Management and Professional Officers Association Non-Academicians Universiti Malaysia Sabah (PPUMS) at Dewan Resital, UMS.  This Cultural Talk was attended by administrative staff of all levels including support staff and students of UMS.

The speaker was an award recipient of the National Artiste Award Artistic Category, Khalid Salleh who is also an actor, theatre activist, master of ceremony and writer.  While delivering his talk, he injected his life experiences saying that in his quest for knowledge to study the lifestyle of society he lived the life of a hobo and living in a hut.

He said the search for knowledge was not only limited to learning sessions in school and the like but also through observation and everyday life experiences.  This winner of Best Male Actor at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, the same award won by the great legend Tan Sri P. Ramlee reiterated that self identity should be strengthened by always holding on to the genuine Malay culture that is the focal point of Malaysian lifestyle since time immemorial.

Earlier, the President of PPUMS, No’man Hj. Ahmad in speech said that the organising of this talk is in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s message themed Building Culture Excellence Exploring the Future.  Thus, he hoped that all those present would be able to propagate these newly gained knowledge to their counterparts who were not able to be present so that they would also gain from it and together strive to bring the university forward.

“Indeed this cultural knowledge should be practiced by all staff and students befitting the function of UMS as a knowledge institution,” he urged.  Also present at the function was the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk  Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah and the Registrar, Datuk Abdullah Hj. Mohd. Said.

 

By: Salbinous Saribun/Feria Lee

 
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FRIDAY, 05 APRIL – Universiti Malaysia Sabah through the School of Psychology and Social Work (SPKS) will be sending 25 students to the Prince of Songkla University Thailand on the 7 April.

Deputy Dean (Academic and Student Affairs) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Dahlan Hj. A. Malek said the programme among others was aimed at establishing close cooperation between the two universities.

He said the programme focusses on the services with the community at the educational campus and its surrounding areas.

“The programme which will be conducted by third year students will give an enormous impact to its participants through the sharing of ideas and exposure to foreign countries’ learning methods which is seen very timely especially in answering to the government’s call to excel in the empowering of human capital development agenda,’ he said when officiating at the ceremony.  Also present were the SPKS Head of Social Work Programme, Risalshah Latif; Programme Director, Bursa Nawawi and lecturers of SPKS.

According to Dr. Mohd. Dahlan, the delegation involved in this programme will be bringing with them the university and country’s image as a message of peace and showcasing the culture and eastern ethics which is consistently practiced by Malaysians.

“At the same time, the students will be able to witness the eco system around the villages which they will visit in Thailand so as to apply the same in the implementation of eco-campus in UMS,” he added.

The delegation will be in Thailand for a week and will be expected to return home on 14 April 2013.

 

By: Salbinous Saribun & Feria Lee

 

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