The Institute of Social Informatics and Technological Innovations (ISITI) recently organised a visit to Bario as part of a project which concentrates on the capacity building of rural communities in Sarawak, with a focus on single mothers. This project, which is in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, saw a team of researchers discussing the potentials of using MOOCs with the Single Mothers Association in Bario.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is an efficient platform to provide marginalized groups with access to relevant learning resources and has been recognised as one of the more empowering solutions towards answering regional educational problems in underserved locations.

The team, led by Professor Dr Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer (ISITI) and Professor Carlos Delgado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), had close discussions with the group of single mothers in Bario, allowing both the researchers and the community members to gain more insight on areas which would be further developed into MOOCs for the community in Bario.

Kuantan, Pahang : Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak telah berjaya meraih 2 Perak dan 4 Gangsa di Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK Kebangsaan 2018 yang telah berlangsung di Stadium Darul Makmur, Kuantan, Pahang pada 5-8 Julai 2018 . Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) telah diberi kepercayaan untuk mengendalikan Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak di mana En. Zambari Hj Baijuri (Timbalan Pengarah, Pusat Sukan) selaku Pengurus Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak bersama 14 orang atlet telah menyahut cabaran di kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan tersebut. Seramai 8 orang daripada atlet Pasukan Olahraga MAKSAK Sarawak adalah staf UNIMAS. Berikut adalah senarai atlet dan acara yang dimenangi : 

1. Perak : Fauzi bin Abu (Lompat Jauh Lelaki Junior Veteran) 

2. Perak : Chai Siaw Fung (2000m Lari Berhalangan Wanita)

3. Gangsa : Zamaludin Karim (UNIMAS) (100m Lelaki Senior Veteran)

4. Gangsa : Fauzi bin Abu (Lompat Tinggi Lelaki Junior Veteran)

5. Gangsa : Lau Sie Long (Merejam Lembing Lelaki)

6. Gangsa : 4x100m Lelaki (Mohd Hafizzul bin Abdul Rajak (UNIMAS), Mohd Hafizin bin Hj Mahmood (UNIMAS), Mohd Afif Zulhusmi bin Alet (UNIMAS) dan Mohd Safazzuan bin Sazuki)

Pencapaian tahun ini agak cemerlang berbanding tahun 2017 di mana Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak telah memperolehi ...

24 July 2018 – A mix of 20 students from various disciplines of both undergraduate and postgraduate studies from Yunnan University, Kunming, China paid a short visit to Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS. The visit was part of UNIMAS International Summer Programme 2018 Campus Tour: Hop-On-Hop-Off. During the visit to Faculty of Engineering, the Yunnan University students were accompanied by two of their university officials and Dr. Amalia Madihie the summer programme coordinators who is also the Deputy Dean (Industry and Community Engagement and Commercialisation) for Faculty of Cognitive Sciences & Human Development. The main objective of the visit was to be exposed the visitors to the STEM education initiatives conducted by Faculty of Engineering. For the first part of the visit, the visitors were briefed at STEM Laboratory by Dr. Nazeri Abdul Rahman, Deputy Dean (Student Affairs and Alumni), on the aim and activities undertaken by the STEM Unit at Faculty of Engineering. The visitors were also informed on the challenges faced by STEM education in Sarawak as well as the initiatives undertaken by both UNIMAS and the State Government to tackle the low percentage of students enrolled in STEM related study. For the second part of the visit, the visitor managed to visit ...