UMS Mosque  Masjid Universiti Malaysia Sabah
overlooking the university and the Crocker Range
The UMS Mosque is the 3rd largest mosques in Kota Kinabalu City.
This beautiful campus mosque on a hill overlooking the university and the Crocker Range.
Located on the north side of the university campus, the mosque can be seen by visitors traveling north of the city towards Kinabalu National Park.

The UMS Mosque, or Masjid Universiti Malaysia Sabah, the in on-campus mosque for the university.

 

TAMAN PUSPA SARJANA
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
 

dirasmikan oleh
YBHG. TAN SRI PROF. DATUK SERI PANGLIMA DR. ABU HASSAN OTHMAN
NAIB CANSELOR
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
17 MAC 2005 / 6 SAFAR 1426H
 

UMS Museum
The Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Museum is nestled on the ground floor of the Chancellery Building
Its grandiose and contemporary setting epitomizes a decade of the University’s progress towards excellence.
Officially launched on the 25th of October, 2003, the UMS Museum was the brainchild of the first and present Vice Chancellor, Tan Sri Prof. Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abu Hassan Othman, whose unrelenting dedication and unsurpassed contribution has seen the University through multiple stages of development.

The main entrance of the Museum is adorned by meaningful verses of a poem, “Griya Citra” that embodies the path taken by UMS in its quest towards realizing its mission as a landmark of global eminence.
The interior of the Museum is finely designed with carved wooden.
Interactive multimedia touch screens are illuminated by the complementary effect of brightly lit lights and exquisite regal red carpet.
Aesthetic arrangement of memorabilia, most noticeably the University Mace, adds to splendor and magnificence of the Museum.


 

UMS To be the first “Eco Campus”

University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) aims to be the first eco-friendly university in Malaysia by 2017 to be a fully “Eco Campus” after launching its EcoCampus Blueprint on 7th February 2013.
“It will be the first university in Malaysia to Endeavour in the EcoCampus Project based on three basic principles of Innovation, Relevant and Sustainability in line with the global shout ‘The Future We Want’ at the recent Rio+20 global conference,”
“This programme is not just about promoting awareness to preserve our nature or encourage cleanliness, but it is about how we minimize the pollution and promote our nature tourism.

“We want to capitalize these assets that we have around us, all the land, trees, sea and river,” he said.
Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Harun Abdullah
7th February 2013.

Launching of the Eco Campus Blueprint at UMS ODEC beach, 7th February, 2013

UMS is committed to implement the elements contained in the Ecocampus blueprint to achieve the target to become a leading higher learning institution (IPT) model in preserving the environment.

UMS is blessed with abundant of flora and fauna, UMS is currently in the phase of being a reference center that acts as the guardian of the environment as well as to contribute to global efforts towards environmental excellence, research, management and operations in the future


The EcoCampus Blueprint would increase the awareness amongst the global community towards sustainable development.

UMS has more than 17,000 students and 2,000 staff, this EcoCampus would give a great positive impact towards the environment, economy and society in Asia.

EcoCampus enables universities to systematically identify, evaluate, manage and improve their environmental performance and practices.

The programme would also benchmark environmental improvement by external audit whether an institution has attained a certain level of environmental performance.

The five elements in the Ecocampus blueprint consists of :
1) Sustainable development,
2) Ecology protection,
3) Environmental compatibility,
4) Resource conservation and
5) Environmental monitoring.


Apart from supporting the ecocampus programme, UMS also practice other concept of sustainability such as :
1) energy conservation (eco-energy),
2) eco-space,
3) eco-building and
4) reduce the usage of plastic bag.

The world is facing very serious issues of species’ extinction, land degradation and pollutions caused by humans.

The higher learning institutions are not only acts as a knowledge centre for the society but also as a medium to promote environmental awareness and address the solutions for these problems.

 

UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH TAWAU CAMPUS
 

Photo above : University Malaysia Sabah Tawau campus

Location of UMS Tawau Campus : TB11775, Ground Floor, Commercial Shop house, Perdana Square, Batu 3, Jalan Apas, 91000 Tawau
Tel: 089-913905 / 089-914905 Fax: 089-912905

UMS Centre for External Education (UCEE)
These UCEE offering 19 undergraduates programmes and 9 postgraduate (coursework) programmes.

There are 5 UMS Centre for External Education (UCEE) branches throughout Sabah:

1) Kota Kinabalu,
2) Sandakan,
2) Tawau,
4) Keningau and
5) Labuan
 

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Established only in 1995 UMS is one of Malaysian government’s efforts towards meeting the need of competent human knowledge economy. One of the primary concerns of UMS is to develop a world-class quality education system that meets the demands and requirements of the new century.
The beginning of UMS started in 1995 with very limited resources. Being the ninth of 20 public higher institutions in the Malaysia, UMS vision and mission was to look for opportunities for economic development of Malaysia to attain Vision 2020 towards status of a developed country. University Malaysia Sabah has been growing and developing progressively. Aspirating of becoming a quality university of world class standing in line with the University’s motto “Strive to Excel”.
Main focus of UMS Is to impart knowledge, skills and instill the attitudes to the students and encourage the understanding of global context in academic strategies.

The main role of UMS is to produce a competent workforce equipped with skills, knowledge, attitude and behavior to meet the demands of the high-technology era. In that respect courses in Applied Science and Technology, Information Technology, Electronics, Engineering, Biotechnology, Manufacturing and Communication are being expanded.
UMS faculty exchange programs are to gain first hand experience. UMS believes that study abroad is necessary for her faculty members and administrative staff to become globally competent. In that respect, UMS tutors in particular are encourage to do their masters program abroad.
UMS has sent hundreds of tutors abroad. Besides local Institution of higher Learning other favorite destination are countries such as Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Large proportion of these tutors and junior lecturers undertake their masters and doctorate degrees in the United Kingdom.

 

The construction of UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH

The University of Malaysia Sabah is one of the major projects undertaken for the Ministry of Education in Sabah.

This turnkey project involving design, building and completion of the university which is an important tertiary education center both locally and internationally catering for some 10,000 students when completed.

It has been divided into various Phases
 

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Phase 1A)

The Administrative Centre
The Kuliah Sepusat Hall
The School of Science and Technology
Hostels
The Sekolah Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa
The School of Social Science
The Institute of Ethnography and Development
The School of Business and Economy

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Phase 1B)

The Library
The Student Consultation Centre
Borneo Marine Research Institute
TBCRI Tropical Biology and Conservation Research Institute
The Health Centre
The School of Education and Social Development

 

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Phase 2A)

The Grand Hall
The School of Psychology and Social Work
The School of Food Science and Nutrition
The School of International Tropical Forestry
The Maintenance Centre and Central Storage

Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah  (Phase 2B)

Multimedia Centre
The Institute of Biotech Research

Residential Colleges
 

Residential Colleges  Accommodation
Students are offered a very supportive atmosphere while studying at UMS. The halls of residence provide a clean, comfortable and affordable environment in which to pursue studies and extracurricular activities.
The accommodation consists of
a) terraced houses and
b) apartments.


1) Inside University campus : 'Kampung' AB, CD and E within the University campus.
2) Outside University campus : Kolej Kediaman Indah Permai and Kolej Kediaman Kingfisher. Each apartment/house is modestly furnished andwithin driving distance.

Photo above : Pejabat HEP Kolej Kediaman E Residential College E
Hal Ehwal Pelajar (HEP) Student Affairs Office
Block A3
Block A1
 

Aquarium and Marine Museum of University Malaysia Sabah
 

A state-of-the-art Aquarium & Marine Museum in Universiti Malaysia Sabah campus.

Established in 1995 by Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) to promote education, research and training in conservation and sustainable development of marine resources.

Situated within the Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) Complex adjunction to the Sepanggar Bay area, this aquarium and museum boasts one of the best aquarium facilities on the Borneo Island.

Among its facilities are :
1) free standing exhibition tanks,
2) live open water reef exhibition centre,
3) live shallow reef exhibition centre,
4) mangrove walk,
5) contemporary Marine and Maritime Museum,
6) Multimedia Interactive Information Kiosk,
7) Sipadan deep dive diorama.
There is a skeleton of a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale in the Marine Museum. Cuvier's Beaked Whale are dark grey, others a reddish-brown. Cuvier’s Beaked Whale can grow up to about seven meters in length and weighs 2-3 metric tons. They can live up to forty years.
 

Jetty of Borneo Marine Research Institute
 

The Institute is located at the seafront, with a jetty to the sea, berthing facilities for research boats, finfish and crustacean hatcheries, well-equipped laboratories.
An attractive Marine Aquarium and Museum for education and research, and a coherent functioning of this center of excellence.

Institut Penyelidikan Marin Borneo (IPMB)
Borneo Marine Research Institute, UMS.
 

First foreigner to get PhD from UMS
Dr Zelzy Shahar Al-Johary, 45, who was a lecturer from Universiti Brunei Darrusalam (UBD) in Brunei, became the first foreigner to attain the doctorate from UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SABAH (UMS) during the convocation's first session in October 2012
"Like other countries, I felt that Brunei was also going through a transformation in its education sector and thought it was time to research on the relevant programmes for teachers in my country," Dr Zelzy Shahar Al-Johary

www.nst.com.my/nation/general/

UMS is one of the most beautiful public university in Malaysia.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was established on 24 November 1994. His Royal Highness the Yang di Pertuan Agong proclaimed the establishment of UMS under Section 6(1) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971. The ninth public university in Malaysia expanded rapidly since its inception. The physical development of the permanent campus on a 999 acre piece of land began in August 1995. The University's occupation of the permanent campus started in 1999 and was completed in 2000. In that same year, a branch campus was established in Labuan Island placing two Schools concentrating on International Offshore Banking and E- Commerce. In addition, UMS has three centres of excellence to support teaching, learning and research in the university such as Tropical Biology and Conservation Research Institute, Borneo Marine Research Institute and Biotechnology Research Institute. The Centre for The Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning was also established to support teaching, learning and research in the University. Today, UMS is proud of its 13 Schools that offer 63 degree programmes, with a total enrolment of more than 12,000 students.
UMS offers the standard of professionalism and acquiring knowledge like those of other top universities in Malaysia,

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has a plan to build a RM120 million branch campus in Sandakan to cater for the need to expand higher learning education in the East Coast.
The off campus programme of UMS in Sandakan was started in 1996 by renting a building that belonged to Sabah Forestry Education Institute (formerly Sabah Forestry Training Institute). Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) the Sabah Government agreed to build the School of Agriculture facility in Sandakan that include hostels, a library, lecture halls and IT facilities.
The School of Agriculture, he said, would have three branches of studies, namely Livestock Production, Crop Production and Horticulture and Landscape.
UMS is also built new branches in other parts of Sabah such as Tawau similar to its branch in Labuan.
 

PPRL Banggi Seaweed Development Project
 

PPRL Banggi Seaweed Development Project was established in 1999 and managed by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The development activities carried out by UMS include :
a) Introducing seaweed culture to Banggi Islands
b) Identifying ideal seaweed culture area and Carrying out research and development on culture technique and disease
d) Commercialization and marketing of seaweed


 

Bornean Wild Cat and Clouded Leopard Project

A collaborative effort between the Global Canopy Programme and University Malaysia Sabah, aims to assist the conservation of five species of wild cat found on Borneo. The project will gather baseline information regarding the ecology of these felids, increase awareness of wild cats in Sabah, Malaysia,
and build capacity for mammal field research in Malaysia.
Source : http://www.catsg.org
 

TBCRI Tropical Biology and Conservation Research Institute
 

TBCRI Tropical Biology and Conservation Research Institute actively involved in research and development activities, and teaching aimed at:
1) Contributing to understanding, rational management and use of plant and animal species, communities and ecosystem.
2) Promoting dissemination of information on environmental management issues and encouraging informed debate on these issues and
3) Meeting the challenges of biodiversity conservation by a holistic approach.