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Revision as of 14:44, 13 July 2014
Universiti Malaysia Sabah | |
File:Universiti Malaysia Sabah.svg | |
Motto | Bertekad Cemerlang |
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Motto in English | Strive to Excel |
Type | Public |
Established | 1994 |
Chancellor | Tun Juhar Mahiruddin, Governor of State |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Bin Abdullah |
Location | , |
Campus | Headquarters Campus in Kota Kinabalu International Campus in Labuan Agriculture Campus in Sandakan |
Affiliations | ASAIHL, ACU,[1] FUIW[2] |
Website | http://www.ums.edu.my/ |
UMS Logo |
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (English: Sabah University of Malaysia) or UMS is the ninth Malaysian public university located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and was established on November 24, 1994. His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong proclaimed the establishment of UMS under Section 6(1) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971.
History
The first campus of UMS was sited at the site of Sabah Foundation Community College (KKYS) on the grounds of Sabah Foundation itself. The first intake consisted of 205 undergraduates, with its residences located just beside the football field, on the compound of Yayasan Sabah.
Initially, the university management office operated at the Malaysian Ministry of Education in Kuala Lumpur. It only shifted to Kota Kinabalu in 1995 by renting buildings to cater to its needs.
In August the same year, physical development began to take place on a 999-acre (4 km²) land, located to the north of Kota Kinabalu City. The first phase of its construction was only completed in 2000.
UMS opened an International Campus in Labuan in 1999, and an Agriculture Campus at Sandakan in 2011.
Faculties
Before June 2014, there were 13 schools and 9 research institutes in UMS. Starting 1st July 2014, the restructuring of 13 existing schools into 10 faculties has been done in line with the academic transformation in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)[3]. The faculties namely:
Faculties (Science)
- [Faculty of Engineering] (formerly known as School of Engineering and Information Technology)
- [ Faculty of Science and Natural Resources] (combination of School of Science and Technology & School of International Tropical Forestry)
- [ Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition] (formerly known as School of Food Science and Nutrition)
- [ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences] (formerly known as School of Medicine)
- [h Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture] (formerly known as School of Sustainable Agriculture)
- Faculty of Computing and Informatics] (formerly known as Labuan School of Science Informatics)
Faculties (Humanities)
- Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage(combination of School of Social Sciences & School of Arts)
- Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting (formerly known as School of Business and Economics)
- Faculty of Psychology and Education (combination of School of Psychology and Social Work & School of Education and Social Development)
- Faculty of International Finance Labuan (formerly known as Labuan School of International Business and Finance)
Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS)
Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS) was established in year 1994 to provide an impressive range of postgraduate programs from Advanced Diplomas, Masters and PhD.
Preparatory Centre for Science and Technology
Preparatory Centre for Science and Technology was founded on January 25, 2010. As the beginning of this center is placed under the School of Science and Technology to conduct Science Foundation Programme.
UMS Centre for External Education
UMS Centre for External Education (UCEE) formerly known as PPLK was established in October 1999 in Sandakan, Sabah.
Centre
Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning
The Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), or for short, PPIB (Malay acronym for Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa), was established at the end of 1994. The Centre offers courses on foreign languages. The courses offered by the Centre are open to all undergraduates from the various schools in UMS.
Centre for Co-curricular and Student Development
The Centre for Co-curricular and Student Development was established in the year 2002.
UMS Centre for Accounting
UMS Accounting centre was incorporated on October 16, 2006.
Centres of Excellence
Borneo Marine Research Institute
Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) was established in 1995 with the aim of promoting education, research and training in conservation and sustainable development of marine resources, and a rational deployment of biotechnology. The Institute is fast emerging as a venue for pursuing excellence in generating knowledge across a wide range of marine science and aquaculture in a regional, national and international context.
Biotechnology Research Institute
The Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) was established in January 2002 to function as a Center of Excellence in the field of Biotechnology at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The establishment of BRI is in tandem with the nation's efforts to promote research and development in biological or life sciences for the improvement of the quality of human life in relations to medicine, food, agricultural science and environmental protection.
Biology Tropical & Conservation Institute
Tropical Biology and Conservation Research Institute (ITBC) was founded in 1996. With the coordinating assistance of the Institute, local and international scientists can better explore the diverse terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems of the tropics, especially Sabah.
Research Units
Enterpreneurship Research & Development Centre
The Centre for Research and Entrepreneurial Development (CERD), UMS was established in January 2003. The main objective of the centre's establishment is to be as one of the entrepreneurial resource centre which focuses on the entrepreneurial research and development process both domestically and globally. The Centre was established at UMS as one of the centres of excellence through its research, dissemination of innovative entrepreneurial knowledge and practice and also through the development of a competitive and good quality younger generation especially the entrepreneurship graduates.
The Centre for Research and Entrepreneurial Development plays an active role in giving entrepreneurial support services such as business counseling, business information and entrepreneurial spirit needed by the entrepreneurs.
Unit for Borneo Primate Studies
Unit for Orchid Studies
Unit for Remote Sensing & GIS
Remote sensing technology and GIS started to advance in Malaysia in 1980s, particularly in safeguarding the nature. The effective use of the technology in assessing forest resources, detecting soil erosion and monitoring marine ecology, which evidently provides latest and accurate data plus reduces the cost, time and labour compared to a conventional practice, has prompted the government to establish Malaysian Centre of Remote Sensing (MACRES) in 1988.
In Sabah, although the government is fully aware of the efficiency and potential use of remote sensing technology and GIS in safeguarding its vast forest and marine ecosystem, the application is still limited.
Hence, the establishment of a centre for remote sensing and GIS in University Malaysia Sabah for learning, teaching, research and consultancy suitably accommodates the needs of the state government. The proposed research involves various disciplines such as forest management, biodiversity, coastal area, marine ecosystem, geology, etc.
Ethnography Research & Development Unit
The Unit began operation in 2001, and is based at the School of Social Sciences. It is dedicated to research in the field of ethnography and development with a strong environmental emphasis focusing on Sabah and Sarawak with some interest in Indonesian Kalimantan. The emphasis on Borneo is to take advantage of the region's multi-ethnic population and rich biodiversity. As a research centre in the social sciences, the unit emphasises inter-disciplinary research drawing expertise from disciplines including Sociology and Anthropology, History, Human Geography, Politics and International Relations.
Psychology & Social Health Research Unit
Universiti Malaysia Sabah has established the Psychology and Social Health Research Unit (PSHRU) in 1998 to undertake a holistic research which focus on stress, depression and anxiety and cross-cultural family psychology that includes children, adolescent and aging population.
Unit for Rural Education Research
Centre for Rural Education Development (CRED), which was founded in May 2006, is housed within the administration of School of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. The Centre aims to develop and provide supports in the research and development of rural community, which includes the coastal areas of the river and sea, islands, interior province and mountain site.
Numerous researches and community activities had been carried out through the school, prior to the establishment of this centre. Since 2002, a huge number of researches pertaining to the rural education was implemented in the areas of administration, sociology, psychology and curriculum by SPPS lecturers and post-grade students. In addition, these collaborative researches involved different schools and research units in UMS. Apart from UMS research fund, most of the financial resources came from IRPA, UNESCO as well as from the State Departments.
Natural Disasters Research Unit
The occurrence of natural disasters such as floods and landslides are on the increase in Malaysia. While many researchers are in one way or another working on this problem, no specific institution has been established in Malaysia to seriously look into the studies of natural disasters. Recognizing the critical and urgent need for enhancing the capability of the country to manage natural disasters, Universiti Malaysia Sabah took the initiative to formally establish this research center in early 2006. This center acts as focal point for all research activities in UMS that are related to natural disasters.
The objective of the Center is to generate new knowledge related to the better understanding of the mechanism, impacts and mitigation of natural hazards towards the reduction of natural disasters in Malaysia.