KOTA SAMARAHAN, 29 April 2019 – Sebagai usaha menyemarakkan program membaca, Pusat Khidmat Maklumat Akademik telah mengambil inisiatif menganjurkan Program Cinta Ilmu selama dua hari bermula 29 April lepas sebagai menyokong Read@UNIMAS dan menarik minat membaca dan memupuk kecintaan kepada ilmu dalam kalangan warga UNIMAS.

Objektif program adalah untuk menyemarakkan semangat membaca dalam kalangan warga UNIMAS,memupuk kecintaan kepada ilmu pengetahuan, menggalakkan kempen menderma buku dalam kalangan warga UNIMAS serta meningkatkan kesedaran budaya membaca di kalangan masyarakat.

Antara aktiviti diadakan seperti gimik perasmian, Jom Baca 10 minit, Read Out Loud  yang dilakukan oleh tiga orang pelajar dari sekolah SK St. Martin, SK Empila dan SK Dato Mohd Musa Samarahan, persembahan nyanyian oleh Adik Sofia Arissa, Read and Write with Emerald, pameran dan jualan buku dan cenderahati, jualan makanan dan minuman (food truck)Yakub

Istimewanya Program Cinta Ilmu kali ini turut dihadiri oleh  Miss Planet International 2019, Cik Viviana Lin Watson,19, yang telah mewakili Malaysia ke peringkat antarabangsa untuk Miss Planet International pada 1 Mac 2019 di Cambodia dan telah merangkul anugerah 2nd runner up Miss Planet International 2019 bersandarkan minat membaca yang mendalam dan mempunyai pengetahuan am yang luas.

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KOTA SAMARAHAN, 9 August 2017: The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) was held today at Kuching.

This MoU recognizes the potential value of such synergistic collaborations in utilizing expertise and data collected by both parties to support language documentation and preservation in this region.

The agreement highlight the common approach to increase strategic focus and cooperation between UNIMAS and DBP in planning long-term research projects and publication of books documenting the language and literature of different communities in Sarawak.

Almost all native languages and dialects of Sarawak (and Borneo) are spoken languages.

Therefore, the documentation of these endangered and smaller languages is an especially important and urgent task in preserving some of the wealth that these languages possess which otherwise will soon be gone forever.

The signing helps to defines the frame for future cooperation between the two parties in particular areas such as research, publication, training, academic program - Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Degree, executive development program and other areas to be agreed upon later.

The MoU signed by UNIMAS Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato’ ...

KOTA SAMARAHAN, 9 August 2017 : Chief Minister of Sarawak, Datuk Amar Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg says the 2^nd International Conference on Language Studies (ICLS) is a perfect opportunity to discuss various issues related to the research and preservation of language and cultures in Borneo and neighbouring regions.

Officiating at two day conference which was held in Kuching, Chief Minister said the conference is timely in various respects especially on a language documentation and conservation, local knowledge, literature and many more.

“Firstly, it takes place at a time and in a world that is undergoing rapid globalization and digitalisation-politically, economically, culturally and socially.

“Advances in technology have fuelled this process and the impact is felt in every aspect of life including the languages that we speak and the cultures that we upholds for many generations,“ he added.

He noted, therefore the conference will  provides a platform and an opportunity for participants to discuss openly and seriously issues that affect people, languages and cultures.

“It is time that community of researchers and practitioners, members and leaders of indigenous communities to collaborate with local and foreign institutions of higher learning ...