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Retired contractor tearful as daughter gets scholarship from Sarawak government

KUCHING: A retired contractor could not hold back his tears after learning that his daughter, Sonia Tay Yee has been offered a scholarship by the Sarawak government to further her studies at a degree level. Tay Yee, a Diploma in Accountancy graduate of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS), is a recipient of three award namely, Academic […]

Make full use of opportunities at PKS, new students advised

KUCHING: The 675 new students of Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) have been advised to take full advantage of learning opportunities here. PKS director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan said not everyone had the opportunity to further their studies like them. For that, he hoped that the new students of Session 1:2022/2023 would help each other to […]

Good choice for tertiary education

KUCHING: Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) has conducted an Orientation Week for the admission of new students for the 2022/2023 session. New Sarawak Tribune spoke to several students to gain their perspective on entering PKS and their expectation of studying in the institution. Here are some of their thoughts on the subject. DENNOVAN CHRIST,  18 Petrochemical  […]

PKS lecturers, students hold CSR programme at SK Tanjong Bako

KUCHING: Twenty-two lecturers and 20 students from Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) took part in a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme, held in collaboration with Virtual Space Centre (VSC). With its themes “eDu-Tech iCare” and “TVET and Community Service with 3R Concept”, the participants were from the Information Technology and Communication Department, Petrochemical Engineering Department (JKPK) […]

Confab invites scholars, researchers

KUCHING: Academicians, scholars and researchers are invited to participate in the upcoming NRICon’ 2022 organised by Polytechnic of Kuching Sarawak (PKS). The theme of the conference will be “Research Culture As A Transformation in Learning and Education Sustainability” and the conference will be held this coming October. This conference is aimed at gathering leading academicians, […]

Politeknik Kuching Sarawak hands out excellent service awards

KUCHING: The tasks of academics today have been made even more challenging by the Covid-19 pandemic, says Politeknik Kuching Sarawak director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan. According to him, online teaching and learning (PdPR) required more effort and increased responsibility. “Among the challenges; maintaining enthusiasm among the students in their studies,” he said during PKS’ Academia […]

Politeknik Kuching makes educational visit to Politeknik Mukah

MUKAH: Twenty-one Politeknik Kuching (PKU) staff made an educational visit to Politeknik Mukah (PMU) here recently. The delegation, led by Hikmatullah Ahmad Khan, was welcomed by PMU director Dr Zamzam Mohd Walid. They visited, among others, every department related to academic, which PKU might use as benchmark in its management system. Hikmatullah said the visit […]

TLDM delegation visits Politeknik Kuching Sarawak

KUCHING: Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) received a courtesy call from a Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) delegation led by First Admiral Zainul Rashid Abdullah. The delegation was welcomed on arrival by PKS director Hikmatullah Hajid Ahmad Khan. The visit was to strengthen ties between TLDM and PKS as well as to exchange views on the TLDM […]

Students’ exposure to IoT crucial

KUCHING: Politeknik Kuching Sarawak (PKS) collaborated with HERE Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a specialist in the field of mapping and navigation technology, to host a webinar programme “The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)’ at its campus today (Apr 7). PKS director Jamaliah Ahmad who officiated at the webinar, said it was crucial in producing graduates who […]