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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The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019 was released last Friday. With almost five (5) decades of experience as a source of analysis and insight on higher education, THE have unparalleled expertise on the trends underpinning university performance globally. THE is the world’s most influential university ranking and their data and benchmarking tools are being used by many of the world’s prestigious universities to achieve their strategic goals.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) made their first historical appearance in the Top 1001 best universities in the THE World University Rankings 2019 since its inception in 1992, a significant achievement during the university’s 25 years celebration.

With this achievement, UNIMAS is recognised as one of the 10 best universities in Malaysia and also made it as the first university to be listed in the World University Ranking from Borneo. Besides UNIMAS, other universities which have also been listed are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Tenaga nasional (UNITEN), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).