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Foreword From VICE-CHANCELLOR UNIVERISITI MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS) It is with great pleasure and immense pride that I present this book, Strategic Planning Transitional 2023-2027 (Title of Book), which encapsulates the vision, goals, and transformative potential of research and innovation at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). At UMS we understand that research and innovation are the driving forces behind progress and societal advancement. This book showcases our unwavering commitment to fostering an environment that encourages ground-breaking research and supports the development of innovative solutions. From the depths of our laboratories to the vast expanse of the field, our researchers have dedicated themselves to unravelling the mysteries of science, unravelling the complexities of society, and creating positive change. The diverse range of disciplines and topics covered in this book reflects our dedication to pushing the boundaries of knowledge and addressing the pressing challenges we face. May this book inspire readers, ignite a passion for exploration, and highlight the transformative power of research and innovation in shaping a better world. I would also like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to UMS Press for their invaluable role in publishing this book. Their expertise, professionalism, and dedication to promoting scholarly work have been instrumental in bringing these stories of research and innovation to life. Professor Datuk Dr. Kasim Hj. Mansor Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Sabah
PROFESSOR DATUK DR. KASIM HJ. MANSOR Vice-Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Foreword From DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH AND INNOVATION) UNIVERISITI MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS) Professor Ir. Dr. Rosalam Hj. Sarbatly Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Universiti Malaysia Sabah As the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), it is my privilege to introduce this book, which outlines our strategic planning for the years 2023- 2027 and celebrates the transformative research and innovation taking place within our institution. At UMS, we firmly believe in the power of research and innovation to drive societal progress and transformation. This book encapsulates our commitment to fostering a dynamic research ecosystem that empowers our faculty, researchers, and students to push the boundaries of knowledge and create meaningful impact. Strategic Planning Transitional 2023-2027 (Title of Book) serves as a roadmap for our university, charting a course toward enhancing our research capabilities, nurturing a culture of innovation, and addressing key societal challenges. It reflects our dedication to pursuing excellence, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and leveraging our strengths to make a significant difference. To the readers, I encourage you to explore the contents of this book with enthusiasm and curiosity. Within these pages, you will find a wealth of pioneering research, groundbreaking discoveries, and innovative solutions that epitomize the spirit of UMS. Together, let us embark on this journey of exploration and forge a future driven by knowledge, innovation, and societal transformation.
PROFESSOR IR. DR. ROSALAM HJ. SARBATLY Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Translational Research: The Key Result Area (KRA-3) of Universiti Malaysia Sabah Strategic Plan: Specific Objectives and Key Performance Index (2023 – 2027) Research Clusters: Empowering Market, Industries and Societies Reaching Out and Collaboration: Leading Towards Innovative Societies Chapter 2 Research Management Centre Research Funding and Financial Support Research System and Structure Towards Higher Institution Centres of Excellence (HICoE) Living Laboratory and Community Chapter 3 Centre for Instrumentation and Science Services PIPS Equipment FAPI-Based High Impact Equipment (Oil and Gas Facilities) Services and Directory Twelfth Malaysia Plan (RM18M) Chapter 4 Innovation and Commercialisation Management Centre Recognition in International and Local Innovation Exhibition Towards The Market: Commercial Products and Patents Innovation Policies and Incentives Incubation Hub and Water Funding Chapter 5 UMS Press Promoting Sabah: The Best Books from UMS The Success Story: Book Sales 2023 Journal and Publication On-Demand Printing Services Chapter 6 Conclusion 1 2 3 4 5 – 6 7 – 8 9 – 10 11 – 12 13 – 14 15 – 16 17 – 18 19 – 20 21 – 22 23 – 24 25 – 26 27 – 28 29 – 30 31 – 32 33 – 34 35 – 36 37 – 40
Socioeconomic Well-Being for Regional Sustainability CONCEPT FLOW OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Research & Innovation Arts & Culture Nanomaterial Biodiversity Education Engineering & Techn ology TVET Core Enabler Focus Impact Economy Entrepreneurship Healthcare Society Food Sec urity Tourism
Core Fundamental Enabler Skill Focus Impact Biodiversity Arts and Culture Education Nanomaterials Engineering and Technology Entrepreneurship TVET Society Economy Healthcare Tourism Food Security
Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027 Specific Objectives (SO) and Performance Indicator SO1 SO2 SO3 SO4 SO5 To Translate Research Outcomes to Society To Establish New CoE of Global Standing To Establish New HICoE To Establish an Incubation Hub To Increase the Research Standing Performance Indicator: Living Laboratories Nano Technology & Data Science 2023 Clinical Research 2023 Marine 2023 Biodiversity 2024 Biotechnology 2025 Performance Indicator: Incubation Centre SME Start-up Performance Indicator: MyRA ★★★★★★ Performance Indicator: Performance Indicator: As a guidance pointing towards specific direction of a university’s priority to focus more on impactful activities. Create more SME and human power through professional training which are able contribute to Sabah’s socioeconomic development upon graduation. Focus on the needs and conservation (the fundamental of Sabah). Focus on the human development and technological advancement. Linking to the society, market and industries via knowledge transfer, platform and facilities build-up for sustainable socioeconomic growth.
Strategic Initiatives (SI) SI 1: Implementing research group initiative SI 2: Acquiring external funding in ensuring research sustainability SI 3: Commercializing products/ services/ skills/ innovations for community SI 4: Empowering community for socio-economic development and well-being SI 1: Allocating funding for infrastructure SI 2: Bringing in top researchers from International institutions SI 3: Structuring academic staff within institute SI 1: Establishing incubation hub (unit / centre) SI 2: Developing policy and guideline for setting up startup / spin-off companies SI 3: Allocating investment funding for technology-based start-up / spin-off formation SI 4: Dedicating makerspace for incubation hub SI 5: Recognising inventors / innovators through performance evaluation platform SI 1: Establishing research cluster SI 2: Engaging with top researchers, universities and industries SI 3: Increasing recognition for publication SI 4: Promoting activities related to innovation and commercialisation SI 5: Promoting recognition and globalization in research and innovation SI 6: Allocating funding for post doc recruitment SI 7: Establishing lab facilities with global standard SI 1: Implementing research group initiative SI 2: Acquiring external funding in ensuring research sustainability SI 3: Appointing research fellow (from outside UMS) for each Research Laboratory / Recognized Research Laboratory SI 4: Bringing in top researchers from International institutions SI 5: Allocating managerial human resources in each centre
Research Cluster Empowering Market, Industries & Societies Environment and Applied Science UMS research is clustered into four according to our niche, resources, culture and social welfare for each cluster to contribute in significance to empower Sabah’s market, industries and societies. Cluster 1: Cluster 2: Medical and Life Science Aquaculture Hybrid Grouper · Fishery · FAO · Sperm Industries · 200 Courses Biodiversity MPOGCF · Borneo Mushroom Industries · Forest Restoration Biotechnology · Medicine Level 3 Contagious Pathogens (Virus) · Class 3 Biosafety Containment (WHO) Rehabilitation Klias Beaufort · Trainers (6 Cores) · Community-Based Rehab (CBR) Natural Disaster Earthquake Prevention · Collaboration with Japan Medical · Education Sikuati Kudat · RMEC Pupuk · Rural Medicine · 5000 Beneficiaries Herbs LOI with Jilin Province · Promote herbs industries Animal · Agriculture Apin-Apin Keningau · Mesilau · Build-up Facilities · EcoFarm
Cluster 3: Arts, Social Science and Humanities Borneo Arts Azman Hashim Gallery · Traditional Gong · Promote Artwork & Culture Cluster 4: Engineering and Technology Water Drilling · Desalination 5-7 Tube Wells · Water Treatment · Membrane Desalination · Community ICT · AI · Data Data Fusion Centre · Digitalisation · Sabah Long Term Strategic Plan Membrane Technology Nano Material Research Center · Desalination & Oil Absorbent Oil and Gas · TVET MOU · Scholarship · SOGIP Sipitang 20000 Job Opportunities Culture · Humanities 30 Indigenous · 50 Languages · ASTiF Animation-Movie Projects Ethnic · Religion Bajau Sabah Bersatu · 20 M people · Kursi Keharmonian Sosio-Agama
Chapter 2 Research Management Centre Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan • Research Funding and Financial Support • Research System and Structure • Towards National Centres of Excellence • Living Laboratory and Community
University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is collaborating with the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, London in the field of material engineering and nanomaterials.
UMS as the research platform forms the IPT collaboration network with the community and society. We contribute towards the well-being of society through our research output with the application of local innovative technology as well as knowledge transfer. We create smart partnerships between academia and related agencies or industry to increase the visibility of research contribution and expertise of public university. UMS Leads National Translational Research 2023 RM 6.25 Million | Regional Sustainability 1 Identify the cause of the problem and intervene comprehensively to solve problems for the target group. 2 Impact projects through translational, transdisciplinary and multi-university researches. 3 Improve the well-being of the target group via implementation of innovative projects and sustainable technology. Objectives Target Community B40 Family income RM4,850/month and below Indigenous The Natives at Sabah and Sarawak who form the majority and given Bumiputera status in Malaysia. Fishermen Seeking income from catching fish or marine life including snails and seaweed. Urban Poverty Individuals or households who resides in the city and poor in terms financial as well as aspects health, education and standard of living Disabled (OKU) Someone who has longterm disability in physical, mental, intellectual or sensory and not able to involve oneself effectively in society. UPGRADE TO RESEARCH UNIT / CENTRE Programme Impact MEASUREMENT OF SHORT-TERM IMPACT COMMERCIALIZATION OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS MEASUREMENT OF LONG-TERM IMPACT RA MOU MOA
Research Funding M O H E G R A N T S | R M I N D U S T R Y / A G E N C Y G R A N T S | R M I N T E R N A T I O N A L G R A N T S | R M I N T E R N A L G R A N T S | R M T O T A L G R A N T S | R M 2021 1,395,812 2,647,140 205,004 4,139,826 8,387,782 2022 4,082,572 3,308,434 3,323,640 3,915,575 14,630,221 2023 - 5,805,448 1,205,770 1,977,015 8,988,233 UMS secured RM 3.9 Million MoHE FRGS in 2022, which is the top in UMS history. Top FRGS 2022 UMS supports our researches to give impacts for the market, industries and society. UMS Funding for Research Cluster In the last 3 years, UMS has an increase in International Grants and Industry-Government Agency Grants. It is expected that the dependence on internal grants can be reduced in the future.
Research System and Structure My Research System (MyRES) 1.0 launched on 14 June 2023 is a strategic approach to help researchers and administrators work together in developing research performance internationally. This platform strengthens university's research and innovation ecosystem as it improves human capital development, the quality of education and research. The system can be used by all UMS staff to further strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem. With the continuous cooperation among all parties towards common goals, it will be a good catalyst for increasing innovation and technological progress in society. Objectives MyRES Software Collection Link UMS Researchers and Unify Management Systems for Better Data Structure and Management Facilitate Collaboration and Efficient Information Exchange between Researchers and Administrative Staff User-Friendly with Continuous Improvement to Ensure the Sustainability of MyRES Research Report & Monitoring System (MyR) FAPI Research Report Card System (MyFAPI-RC) Research Lab Report Card System (MyLRC) SMPPI 2023 Research Financial System (MyF) MyRES A Platform for All • PPP • PPIP • Researchers • PPP • PPIP • Researchers • PPP • PPIP • PIPS • PUMS • Deans • Directors • PPP • PPIP • Deans • Directors • Heads of Research Laboratory R. Sarbatly (2022) Enhance Research Monitoring and Reliance
Researcher RG RL RRL RL Verify Establish Research Ecosystem The research structure in 2022 involves all UMS researchers through Research Group (RG), Research Lab (RL), Recognised Research Lab (RRL), as well as Living Lab (LL) and Recognized Living Lab (RLL) which can be assessed and monitored through My Research System (MyRES). RG RL RRL Research Group consists of several researchers from specific research field identified by Faculty / Academy / Centre / Institute. Research Laboratory with specialised fields recognised by the University under Faculty or Research Center. Recognised Research Laboratory with specialized fields and offering services that are recognized by relevant external parties under Faculty or Research Center. The research and innovation platform at UMS is an ecosystem that is very important in advancing science and technology in Sabah. With a strong research and innovation ecosystem, the development of human capital, the quality of education, and research can be improved. “
Towards National Centre of Excellence With distinct research niches, the recognised research laboratories (RRL) in UMS are focusing on specific research areas to offer services that have been identified by the university and hence, moving towards national recognized research centres to strengthen the research capabilities of the niche field to be elevated to a higher level. UMS is famous for its "Hybrid Gouper" and since 2006 has successfully produced the first Hybrid Grouper. An active industry grant of RM 2 Million from the Malaysian Fisheries Development Board while IPMB Marine has received a NRGS Nic Grant worth RM 5 Million. According to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) report in 2017, the fishing industry that uses hybrid grouper technology and methods presented by IPMB UMS is worth USD 630 Million. Fish sperm sold to the industry reached 10 Liters (RM 1500/ml) worth a total of RM 15 Million, training courses with the industry (RM5000/workshop) worth contributing to the generation so far has reached RM 16 Million.
Nanotechnology Clinical Research UMS has been given the responsibility to monitor and monitor virus variants with the Sars-CoV-2 project worth RM 1 Million and report to Putrajaya every month. Until 2022, the Biotechnology Research Institute has successfully extracted 666 RNAs from VTM and entered 583 Genomes into the GISAID database. UMS IPB also has the largest level 3 Contagious Pathogens (Viruses) laboratory in Malaysia with a class 3 recognition certificate from the World Health Organization (WHO). There are 2 "Containments" namely "Biology (Plants) & Animal" at IPB. University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is collaborating with the Engineering Department of Cambridge University, London in the field of material engineering and nanomaterials. 2 Focuses · Desalination & Oil Absorbent Joint research project with the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITEC) to commercialise nano fibres and nano fibre membrane. Nano fibre products will be used as an absorbent agent for oil spills in the oil and gas industry, while nano fibre membrane will be used for the distillation of sea water and industrial wastewater to produce clean water. This technology is the first of its kind in the world introduced to the oil and gas industry. UMS spearheads bamboo tissue culture for the use in sustainable construction materials and climate change mitigation through bamboo tissue culture research. UMS support the collaborative efforts from all stakeholders to embrace the potential of bamboo tissue culture, realizing its capacity to revolutionize construction practices, combat climate change, and pave the way for a sustainable and prosperous future. Encouraging local governments to establish bamboo plantations could make substantial contributions to carbon dioxide mitigation while generating valuable carbon credits, besides create a virtuous cycle of sustainable construction, carbon sequestration, economic opportunity, and aligning with international agreements’ climate change objectives.
RM 2 Million | State Funding A living lab is an open-innovation ecosystem where researchers, stake holders and users collaborate to design and test innovative solutions for solving the complex social challenges in realworld environment. Universiti Malaysia Sabah started developing Living Lab in mid-2022 to inspire the university, community and industry in creating innovation that are beneficial to society and industry. The industry partners can collaborate with the academics to support their needs in producing more innovative and competitive products. UMS is leading in implementing social responsibility and the living laboratory functions as a catalyst for effective university engagement with related parties, state, national and society. The Living Lab of UMS Driving Community-based Research Living Lab is in line with the theme of the university as the leader of the innovative community. The Living Lab application can solve and help promote economic models that are in line with environmental sustainability and social interests. Living Lab also provides Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP) to target communities to foster the sustainable use of resources. 1. Coastal Connections Living Lab | Borneo Marine Research Institute (IPMB) 2. BORNEENSIS Living Lab | Institute for Tropical Biology & Conservation (IBTP) 3. Biotechnology Living Lab | Biotechnology Research Institute (IPB) 4. ASTiF Creative Living Lab | Academy of Arts & Creative Technology (ASTiF) 5. Borneo Heritage Living Lab (BorHill) | Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies (BorIIS) 6. Animal Feed Research and Industrialisation (AFEEDRI) Living Lab | Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture (FPL) 7. Rural Medicine Research Living Lab | Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences (FPSK) 8. Kundasang Compost Living Lab | Faculty of Engineering (FKJ) 9. Forestry Living Lab (SFERA) | Faculty of Tropical Forestry (FPT) 10. Forestry Living Lab (JAWALA) | Faculty of Tropical Forestry (FPT)
40 Acres 30 Acres Yun Fook Resources Oil Palm Integrated Farming Malaysian Kuwaiti Investment Coconut Integrated Farming Apin-Apin Farmed Food Research Centre 74 Acres UMS allocated RM505,960 for the first phase project to develop a livestock feed factory and office equipment for the Farmed Food Research Center in Kampung Apin-Apin, Keningau. The EcoFarm Zone manages all existing buildings and facilities such as fodder factories, offices, seminar rooms, research laboratories, student hostels, and fodder research sites. The industrial zones are open for the industry to join hands with UMS in improving the security of livestock feed in Sabah, which is in line with the direction of Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) to increase the agricultural productivity via the latest technology, also in line with the Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) and the Internet for Everything (IoT). 6 Dormitories | 60 Interns Beaufort Rural Rehabilitation Living Lab UMS has signed a collaborative agreement with Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF) to conduct research studies on spinal cord injuries. It is part of an initiative to coordinate worldwide research backed by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Among the studies that have been discussed include developing a rural rehabilitation center located in Beaufort, Sabah as a facility to carry out rehabilitation research based on artificial intelligence (AI-assisted rehabilitation) to optimise the ability of those who are paralysed and disabled to be able to return to work and lead a daily life in the community. Indirectly, this could help the government in improving the national economy as well as reducing the burden of health costs. 1 st CBR 10 Trainers | 6 Cores
Centre for Instrumentation and Science Services (Pusat Instrumentasi dan Perkhidmatan Sains, PIPS) Analytical Services UMS Central Laboratory provides analytical services to all researchers and students. Centralised Maintenance PIPS implements preventive and corrective maintenance for highly- demanded laboratory equipment throughout UMS.
Usage of Laboratory Equipment UMS Central Laboratory provides usage (rental) of laboratory equipment to researchers and students. Scheduled Laboratory Waste Management PIPS manage and supervise scheduled laboratory waste management for UMS. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Instrument Training at Universiti Malaysia Sabah
THE ONLY UNIT IN BORNEO! X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) ULVAC PHI VersaProbe 4 RM 3,780,000.00 (RP4 RMK11) This highly-precise instrument is the only one in Borneo region. It provides valuable quantitive elemental and chemical state information from the surface of the material being studied. Sample: polymers, metals, ceramics, catalyst, thin films, photovoltaics, batteries, wear coatings, nanomaterials, semiconductor devices, magnetic storage media, display technology, 2-D materials and biomedical devices. PIPS EQUIPMENTS THE ONLY UNIT IN BORNEO! Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) BRUKER Dimension Icon Scan Assyst RM 1,480,000.00 (RP4 RMK11) This equipment is only available in UMS for the whole Borneo region. It measures and localizes many different forces, including adhesion strength, magnetic forces, and mechanical properties. Sample: polymers, ceramics, composites, glass, and biological samples.
BET Surface Area Analyzer Micromeritics 3Flex RM 589,000.00 (RP4 RMK11) This equipment is the only one of its kind in Borneo region. It provides quantitative data on the specific surface area and porosity distribution of solid materials. Sample: powders and monolithic THE ONLY solids. UNIT IN BORNEO! Field Emmision Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) JOEL JSM-7900F RM 1,210,000.00 (RP4 RMK11) This imaging equipment is one of the high-in-demand instruments among the researchers and students at UMS. It provides topographical and elemental information at magnifications of 10x to 300,000x, with virtually unlimited depth of field. Sample: ceramics, metals, and alloys, semiconductors, polymers, biological samples. X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) RIGAKU SmartLab RM 1,260,000.00 (RP4 RMK11) This instrument is highly popular among researchers and students in UMS. It provides information about the crystallographic structure, chemical composition, and physical properties of a material. Sample: powder, liquid, films, and even textile samples
Brand / Model: Agilent Cary 360 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Brand / Model: Agilent Technologies 1200 Series with Refractive Index Detector (RID) column Brand / Model: Applied Biosystem / Hitachi 3031 DNA Sanger Sequencer FAPI-BASED HIGH IMPACT EQUIPMENTS Biotechnology Research Institute, UMS Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, UMS
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) Brand / Model: PerkinElmer 5300DV Faculty of Engineering, UMS Pigging System Brand / Model: GAD J1071 Two Stage Air Compressor Apparatus Brand / Model: GAD B4011
Recognition in International and Local Innovation Exhibitions 13 GOLD AWARDS 4 SILVER AWARDS 4 BRONZE AWARDS PECIPTA 2022 1 November 2022 | Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) 4 GOLD AWARDS 13 GOLD AWARDS 6 SILVER AWARDS 3 GOLD AWARDS 2 SILVER AWARDS 4 SILVER AWARDS Innovation and Commercialisation Management Centre (ICMC) Persidangan dan Ekspo Ciptaan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Antarabangsa (PECIPTA) 2 SPECIAL AWARDS ITEX 2022 11-12 May 2023 @ KL Convention Centre 1 GOLD AWARD MTE 202216-18 March 2023 | Putra World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX) Pusat Pengurusan Inovasi dan Pengkomersialan (PPIP)
79 GOLD AWARDS 35 SILVER AWARDS 25 SILVER AWARDS Total of Innovation (s) 196 55% THAN 2021 PEREKA 2022 Pertandingan Rekacipta (PEREKA) is an annual event by UMS that provides a platform for the university's research community to showcase their work. Through this event, high impact innovations can be identified and recognised. The innovation of freshwater crayfish food entitled ‘Cray-X’ won the Best Agriculture and Forestry Cluster Award. 6 GOLD AWARDS Innovation
COMMERCIALIZED PRODUCTS POTENTIAL TO BE COMMERCIALIZED PRODUCTS
The commercialization of, "Modular Water Treatment System for Removal of Heavy Metals Integrated with Open Platform Communication (OPC) Online Monitoring" via IP licensing by DRILLTECH ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. The commercialization of, "Residual Oil Extractor (ROE)" via IP licensing by BIOSAIN TECHNOLOGIES SDN. BHD.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RM179,000.00 A total of intellectual property incentives were given to UMS researchers from 2015-2021. "COMMERCIALISATION" means bringing ideas to fruition in the form of products, services, processes, or organizational systems for marketing purposes through licensing, spin-offs, or joint ventures. However, before commercialization can take place, the involved parties must go through a pre-negotiation process to commercialize Intellectual Property (IP).
The pre-workshop is expected to have a significant impact on UMS's future financial performance by increasing the university's income generation through commercializing research and promoting spin-off companies. A two-day pre-workshop on intellectual property, commercialization, and consultation policies A ceremony of the consultation agreement between UMS and IDS. Innovation Grant Scheme (SGI-UMS) RM1,243,761.00 In 2023, SGI-UMS provided RM1,243,761.00 for 25 grants, supporting research endeavors by UMS researchers. This scheme is a short-term project grant (6-24 months) funded by internal UMS resources. It is not intended for research but aims to assist researchers in refining and presenting their developed products and technologies to the target audience more effectively and presentably.
UMS Developing National Aquaculture Incubator With its unique facilities for fish and crustacean hatcheries, UMS possesses the potential to emerge as a prominent aquaculture incubator within the country, setting itself apart as the sole public university with such resources. The inauguration of the Borneo Marine Research Institute's Aquaculture Incubator Building at UMS by YB Dato' Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Higher Education Malaysia.
UMS gets RM3 million for water supply project from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced an RM3 million allocation for Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to resolve its water problem during Temu Anwar Program in UMS.
Promoting Sabah: The Best Books from UMS UMS Press Penerbit UMS (PUMS) "Lower Kinabatangan Premier Competitive Sustainable Ecotourism Destination" has been selected to receive the National Book Award 2022 in the Best Natural Heritage Book (Sustainable) category by the National Book Development Foundation in conjunction with the International Book Conference, Malaysia Book Expo, and Writers' Club Forum at UPM, Serdang. The book's authors are Prof. Dr. Jennifer Chan Kim Lian, Prof. Madya Dr. Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Dr. Tini Maizura Mohtar and, Mr. Kamarul Mizal Marzuki.
"Perpindahan Ibu Kota Indonesia ke Kalimantan: Implikasinya ke Atas Negeri Sabah, Malaysia" has been selected to receive the National Book Award in the Best General Book (Social Sciences) category. The book's authors are Dr. Aliakbar Gulasan, Dr. Amrullah Maraining, Dr. Ramli Dollah, Dr. Marsitah Mohd Radzi. It is hoped that this book will provide valuable perspectives in understanding the prospects of Indonesia's capital relocation, particularly in formulating and preparing short-term, mediumterm, and long-term policies, both at the state and central levels, in efforts to prepare for all possible implications of this relocation.
Direct Order Total = RM 37,470.16 281% | 972 units 363% @RM39/book The Success Story: Book Sales 2023 2023 PBAKL Sales Total = RM 53,784.76 142% | 1335 units 156% @RM40/book Booth Order Total = RM 16,314.60 32% | 363 units 17% @RM45/book Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (PBAKL) 26 May - 4 June 2023 | World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) held "Bicara Buku" Program in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (PBAKL) 2023 at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Center (WTCKL), recently.