FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY – The government through the Ministry of Education (KPM) continues to promote the generation of knowledge that can contribute to an increased level of intellectuality as well as the creation of new technology.

For this purpose, KPM is offering the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) for the first phase in 2014 from 24 February onwards as an effort to acculturate research at institutions of higher learning.

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY – The School of Arts (SPS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) welcomes the registration of children between the ages of eight and 10 who are interested to learn more about arts.

THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) continued in their mission in helping to ease the plight of those affected by the recent floods which hit several districts in Sabah.

UMS, through the initiative of the Student Representatives Council (MPP) in collaboration with the Student Volunteers Foundation (YSS) made a contribution to a family in Beaufort who are now made homeless after being hit by the disaster which was considered to be the worst and destroyed their home.

Cash contributions including clothes were presented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni, Assoc. Prof. Datuk Dr. Kasim Md Mansur to the Ambitung family at their temporary residence at the district’s Public Works Department quarters.

Also present was the Beaufort Member of Parliament’s (MP) Private Secretary, Faizal Arshad; Head of Student Affairs and Alumni UMS, Mohd. Raffie Hj Janau and MPP President, Fandyi Sanizan Jurup.

Meanwhile, Faizal also announced a special assistance from Beaufort MP, Datuk Azizah Mohd. Dun which was a construction of a house to accommodate the affected family who also had two children with disabilities (OKU).

She said with the existence of the house it would help ease their burden after having gone through a difficult time during the disaster which had claimed one life.

“We are grateful at UMS for their concern. UMS students will also lend a hand in the construction of the house,” she added. – SS (FL)

 
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THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Bursar, Hj. Rizal Othman chaired the Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) Treasurers Meeting Bil. 1/2014 held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor recently.

At the meeting, he raised some issues of financial management and income generation.

He also led the group on a working visit to the National Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

The visit was aimed at obtaining information on income-generating activities and financial sustainability of the institution as a reference that can be applied in universities across the country.

In the meantime, UTM Bursar, Sharifah Alwiah Syed Alwi also expressed her appreciation to the secretariat for selecting UTM as the host for the meeting.

The next meeting will be held at University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) in May 2014. – SS (FL)

 

Source: Hayati Salleh Baihaki

 

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