RABU, 23 OGOS – Seramai 10 mahasiswa Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) termasuk dalam 300 pelajar cemerlang universiti seluruh negara dijemput menyertai program KPT-Huawei, iaitu lawatan ke Huawei Innovation Centre di The Intermark, Kuala Lumpur, baru-baru ini.

Kesemua mahasiswa UMS yang terlibat terdiri daripada pelajar Fakulti Perniagaan, Ekonomi dan Perakaunan (FPEP); Fakulti Kejuruteraan (FKJ); Fakulti Komputeran dan Informatik (FKI); dan Fakulti Sains dan Sumber Alam.

Program itu adalah salah satu inisiatif tanggungjawab sosial korporat syarikat telekomunikasi Huawei.

Pengarah Kanan Hubungan Koporat Huawei, Simon Ng berkata, lawatan itu bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan kepada para pelajar cemerlang universiti di Malaysia sekali gus membantu meningkatkan bakat dan kemahiran dengan merasai pengalaman dan menyaksikan sendiri teknologi terkini keluaran Huawei.

Salah seorang mahasiswa UMS, Viliana Jainih berpendapat program tersebut sangat bermanfaat dan mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan khususnya berkaitan teknologi terkini dalam bidang telekomunikasi.

Dalam pada itu, Pengarah Pusat Jaringan Industri dan Komuniti (CICN), Prof. Madya Dr. Justin Sentian turut menyuarakan harapan agar program tersebut akan terus berkesinambungan pada setiap tahun.

Turut mengiringi mahasiswa adalah Timbalan Dekan (Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni) CICN, Dr. Mohd Kamel Wan Ibrahim dan Timbalan Dekan (Akademik dan Hal Ehwal Pelajar) FKI, Dr. Zamhar Iswandono Awang Ismail.

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

SELASA, 22 OGOS - Seramai 30 kakitangan pengurusan dan pelaksana Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan (FPSK) mengadakan lawatan ke Muzium Perubatan Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), baru-baru ini. 

Lawatan itu antara lain bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan kepada staf fakulti tersebut terhadap bahan pameran yang terdapat dalam muzium berkenaan seperti model anatomi manusia yang diawet dengan teknik plantinasi, dan juga koleksi bahan pameran model anatomi dalam bentuk spesimen dan patung.

Selain itu, ia juga bagi memberikan kefahaman kepada staf FPSK tentang muzium tersebut agar mampu memberi penerangan kepada orang awam atau pelawat yang ingin mendapatkan maklumat lanjut sekali gus membantu mempromosi dan menyokong kepada usaha penjanaan yang kini giat dilaksanakan universiti.

Sesi penerangan terhadap rombongan pelawat telah dikendalikan Kurator Muzium Perubatan, Faranizah Taufick.

Hadir sama, Ketua Bahagian Pentadbiran FPSK, Hasmi Hashim; Ketua Sektor Pengurusan Sains, Johan Alexander; Penolong Pendaftar Kanan FPSK, Awang Jamaludin dan Ketua Penolong Pegawai Tadbir FPSK, Fauziah Ismail.

Untuk rekod, Muzium Perubatan yang ditubuhkan pada 14 April 2010 atas inspirasi mantan Dekan Pertama FPSK, Prof. Dr. Osman Ali, turut sering menerima lawatan dari sekolah-sekolah, institusi awam dan swasta serta orang ramai untuk merasakan sendiri pengalaman dan keunikan muzium tersebut.

Sumber: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan

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