WEDNESDAY, 04 SEPTEMBER – The Media and Education Technology Unit (UMTP) will now be known as Department of Information Technology and Communication (JTMK) starting today.

The renaming ceremony was done by the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah.

Speaking at the event, the Vice-Chancellor said that the upgrading to JTMK was in line with the University’s strategic planning to ensure the information technology component contributes towards education, teaching and learning, research, publication and administration.

“It is in line with the Higher Education Strategic Planning needs to expand the Learning Management System and to solidify its delivery system such as the needs of Thrusts 6 and 7,” he said. Also present were Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof, Head Librarian, Dg. Rukiah Ag. Amit and the Acting Head of JTMK, Noor Hapipah Samat.

Datuk Dr. Harun said that the University intended to empower and enhance the structure including the function of JTMK through this renaming exercise to achieve the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) which targeted that 50% of government services be made ready on-line until the end of 2012 and 90% by the year 2015.

“Thus, I hope UMTP now known as JTMK will be able to coordinate, supervise, standardise and implement the operation, usage, development and operation of ICT in UMS,” he said. - FL

 
By Salbinous Saribun
Photo: Ernest Berinus


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TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – A meeting between the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki Tun Azmi and supporting staff of UMS was held this morning at the Executive Board Meeting Room (BMLE), Chancellery Building, UMS.

Known for being firm and assertive, the former Chief Justice of Malaysia did not mince his words during the one hour meeting and challenged all support staff to improve themselves.

“We should find ways and means to improve UMS, to improve our standards. We must push ourselves to be number one” he stressed.

“Find improvements everyday, to improve our work process, a process that can save time,” he added.

The meeting this morning was with all support staff from the Chancellery, Registrar and Bursar Offices. Tun Zaki will be making his rounds to meet all support staff of all Departments, Schools, Centres, Institutes and Units (JSPIU) of UMS this two days. A similar exercise was done with the Management level earlier. He will also be speaking to the new intake of students who have just registered for the 2013/2014 Session, this afternoon.

Also present at the meeting was the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah; UMS Registrar, Datuk Abdullah Hj Mohd Said and Senior Deputy Registrar, Luqman Ridha Anwar.

 

By Feria Lee
Photo: Ernest Berinus

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TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – A talk on Sustainable Built Environment was held at the Galeri, Chancellery Building, UMS today.

The event organised by the EcoCampus Management Centre UMS had also invited a lecturer from the University of Nottingham, Prof. Jason Pomeroy who presented a talk on ‘The Sky Court & Sky Garden: Towards A Vertical Urban Theory’ for about 80 academic staff and management including UMS students.

He also touched on the concept and development of a garden in a building, especially sky scrapers. He said the rapid growth especially in the urban areas where development activities have been taking place at a rapid pace, had left no room for the setting up of a green environment.

Thus, the sky court and sky garden concept would be an alternative towards that objective hence building a green and sustainable environment.

At the same function, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof launched the UMS EcoCampus Green Community Action Plan. Also present were Head Librarian Dg. Rukiah Ag. Amit and the Director of the UMS EcoCampus Management Centre, Dr. Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul. - FL

 

By Mohd Affzanizam Mohd Amin
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TUESDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has set up its Common Use Instrumentation Laboratory in an effort to save cost at this EcoCampus University.

According to the Vice-Chancellor of UMS, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, the setting up of the lab is a wise move as it would increase common use facilities and at the same time maximise its use.

“The setting up of this common use lab would surely enhance research activities, helps in the teaching activities besides generating income through its services to external industries,” he said at the launching of the lab at the School of Science and Technology UMS.

Datuk Dr. Harun said that the lab would be managed by the Instrumentation Unit, Research and Innovation Centre as a first step towards the setting up of the Instrumentation and Measurement Centre under UMS Strategic Planning until the year 2020.

He added that its set up was timely as it could improve the level of expertise and competency of UMS lab staff as a whole.

The Vice-Chancellor also announced that UMS would be setting up an Integrated Research Laboratory in the year 2014.

He said the service would help in the implementation of facility management efficiently.

Also present was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and International, Prof. Dr. Shariff AK Omang, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, Prof. Dr. Shahril Yusof and the Director of Research and Innovation Centre UMS, Prof. Dr. Felix Tongkul. – FL

 
By Salbinous Saribun
Photo: Ernest Berinus

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