UNIMAS News

Kota Samarahan, 24th September 2018: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), in a simple signing ceremony at Rumah Universiti on Monday, today.

The MoU document was signed by UNIMAS Vice Chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohamad Kadim Suaidi and UMS Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. D. Kamarudin D. Mudin.

The MoU between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) marks the latest step, through the efforts of the Centre for ICT Services and the IT Department of UMS, in the development of a Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) through a reciprocal approach, allowing UNIMAS to have high availability for critical IT services and maintain business continuity; should a disaster happen at the current data centre situated at the UNIMAS Campus in Kota Samarahan.

In his welcoming speech, Kadim said the collaboration of IT professionals between the two universities will help to elevate the level of expertise among them with emphasis on the Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC). The DRC is a critical requirement for any organisation to guarantee the high availability of IT services.

He disclosed that the idea for a reciprocal approach among universities was the result of a round table session between the Ministry of Education, public universities Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Majlis Pengarah ICT IPTA (MAPITA) conducted on the 20 to 22 of October 2017. Subsequently, UNIMAS and UMS has held discussions to pursue the matter.

Meanwhile, the signing of MOU will help both universities to create new breed of trans-boundary working culture that will contribute to innovation and knowledge creation among the IT professionals.

Also present at the event were Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International) Prof Dr Fasihuddin Badruddin Ahmad, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Prof Dr Wan Hashim Wan Ibrahim and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) Prof Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman.