WEDNESDAY, 22 AUGUST – The Supreme Council Members of the Housewives and Women Staff Club (KESUMBA) Universiti Malaysia Sabah paid a courtesy call to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dr. D Kamarudin D Mudin at the Chancellery Building, UMS, recently.

The Honourable Secretary, Stella @ Nurul Martini Gontol introduced to the Vice-Chancellor the new line-up of the 16-strong member delegation led by its President, Roha Asmara.  The members were chosen during the Annual General Meeting held on 14 July.

The Vice-Chancellor hoped that KESUMBA would continue to be successful and urged its members to maintain its efforts in supporting the activities of the university.

The delegation then paid a courtesy visit to Pusat Minda Lestari (PML), UMS’ childcare centre where they were briefed on the centre’s programmes and activities by the Centre’s Director, Aidah Noordin.  They were also taken round to some of the classes to witness the teaching and learning sessions conducted by trained teachers of PML.

The same day, KESUMBA also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between The Marina Café@UMS management at the location itself.  The documents were signed by the President of KESUMBA, Roha Asmara and the owner and operator of the café, Dayang Halimah Md Yusof. - FL

TUESDAY, 22 AUGUST 2017 – The lone representative from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Jordan Irutheeyanathan would join his counterparts in Kuala Lumpur as part of a 4-member team representing Malaysia in the upcoming debate competition to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-6 September 2017.

Jordan, a third year student of the International Relations Programme (IR), Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW) UMS was selected after a rigorous preliminary selection process last July.

According to Senior Lecturer, Rizal Zamani Idris who would be accompanying Jordan, all lecturers of IR played their role in helping to equip Jordan with the relevant information pertaining to the debate competition on human rights.

“Hopes are high but the most important thing is we try our best,” said Rizal.

Earlier, Jordan accompanied by IR lecturers including members of SUHAKAM paid a courtesy call to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni, Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali at his office at Chancellery Building.

In his message, Prof. Dr. Ismail reminded the group that representing the country is already an achievement.  He also urged them to do their best.

FKSW also thanked SUHAKAM led by Datuk Godfrey Joitol who was instrumental in giving their support and has been collaborating with UMS especially with FKSW in many ways. - FL

TUESDAY, 8 AUGUST -  The UMS Accounting Centre, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy (FPEP), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently organised the Accounting Research Seminar 2017.

The one-day seminar was participated by 30 staff and students of UMS and 16 external participants. The external participants consisted of staff from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sabah and University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) and a postgraduate student from University of Malaya (UM).

The seminar started off with a keynote speech entitled “Contemporary Issues in Accounting Research: The Way Forward” by Professor Dr. Rasid Hj. Mail, Dean, Centre for Postgraduate Studies, UMS who is also a Professor in the Accounting field at FPEP, UMS.

A total of nine presentations was made during the seminar comprising of six presenters FPEP, UMS and three presenters from Faculty of Economics and Business, UNIMAS.

The main objective of organising the seminar was to provide an opportunity for researchers in the accounting field to present the findings of their completed and ongoing research. In addition, the seminar was also an avenue for researchers to exchange ideas and network.

The Accounting Centre, FPEP, UMS planned to hold similar seminars on an annual basis involving participants and institutions of higher learning in East Malaysia and the surrounding region.

Source: UMS Accounting Centre

WEDNESDAY, 2 AUGUST - Lt. Col. (PA) Associate Professor Dr. Norazah Mohd Suki from Labuan Faculty of International Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Labuan International Campus brought honour to the university and nation when her edited book entitled “Handbook of Research on Leveraging Consumer Psychology for Effective Customer Engagement”, together with 244 books published in IGI Global, was recently indexed by the acclaimed SCOPUS.

More precisely, the “Handbook of Research on Leveraging Consumer Psychology for Effective Customer Engagement” provides current research on topics relevant to consumer beliefs, feelings, attitudes, and intentions and how best to utilize this research improving consumer appeal and relationships.

Emphasizing critical topics in the field of consumer behavior research, this SCOPUS indexed book is a comprehensive resource for marketing professionals, managers, retailers, advertising executives, scholars, and graduate-level students in marketing, psychology, and MBA programs.

“In this book, editor Norazah Mohd Suki presents readers with a collection of academic and professional perspectives on consumer psychology, marketing, and effective retail practices to drive both online and brick and mortar purchasing behavior and brand engagement. The twenty contributions that make up the main body of the text are devoted to an online marketing strategies assessment for companies in the airline and entertainment industries operating in Malaysia, consumer acceptance of internet banking, student acceptance of YouTube videos for procedural learning, and many other related subjects”, said ProtoView Reviews.

SCOPUS is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. To be included in SCOPUS, publications must include the most up-to-date and highest quality interdisciplinary research. It helps publications increase visibility and track their performance.

During her 14 years academics experience, Lt. Col. (PA) Associate Professor Dr. Norazah has published more than 95 SCOPUS Indexed publications and 18 books.

She also has received various achievements in academics including world-class awards such as the ‘Winners of the Seventh Annual Awards Excellence in Research Journal’ by IGI Global.

Her research article was selected by the journal’s editorial team as a Highly Commended Paper in the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, and echo the success in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.

Additionally, she was adjudged the Best Presenter Award at 2nd Advances in Social Sciences Research International Conference, Bandung Indonesia, and Best Paper Award at International Conference on Business and Social Science, both awards received in 2017. She also the recipient of “Anugerah Tokoh Penyelidik 2015 UMS” in Social Sciences.