MP attends JCI Convention

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen was one of the mentors yesterday at the Sustainable Development Goal Workshop and Launching at the JCI Convention at USCI Hotel here. “I shared some of my inputs and thoughts on the different presentations and initiatives of JCI members in Sarawak on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […]

Remove stigma attached to local universities

KUCHING: The stigma related to local universities due to the perception that has been instilled must be altered, said Acting Dean of UCSI University Assistant Professor Christopher Wan Sageng. “This has to change as in this competitive era, all higher education providers are continuously striving to provide the highest level of quality education to students,” […]

Special July intake for UCSI Foundation, Diploma programmes

KUCHING: UCSI University, Sarawak Campus will have a special intake for its Foundation and Diploma programmes this July. UCSI is allowing SPM school-leavers to resume their tertiary education immediately after getting their actual SPM results, rather than delay admission. Among the programmes offered for this special intake are Foundation studies in both arts and science, […]

NGO inspires undergraduates on aiding the needy

KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching has inspired university students on how they could help the needy during the Covid-19 pandemic through an online charity talk campaign titled ‘A Hope for Community’ on Tuesday. A total of 40 students attended the two-hour online talk which was organised by UCSI University Kuala Lumpur and UCSI University Kuching. Hope […]

Inaugural issue of tourism journal out next Jan

KUCHING: The inaugural issue of the “Journal of Responsible Tourism Management (JRTM)” will be published in January next year in both the electronic and printed forms. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah revealed this when officiating at the launch of JRTM and the first Call for Papers at Dewan Mulu, Baitulmakmur […]

UCSI University is nation’s best private university

KUCHING: UCSI University has been ranked the nation’s best private university for the second year in a row, according to the QS World University Rankings 2020. Chief operating officer of UCSI University Sarawak campus Mukvinder Sandhu said yesterday UCSI University rose 39 spots to be ranked 442 amongst the world’s universities, once again placing it […]