Universities to do study on ageing in Sarawak
KUCHING: Three universities in Sarawak will hold a study on ageing (Ageing Society) next year. According to Sarawak Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, the trio involved in the study are Swinburne University Sarawak, Curtin and Sarawak Technology University (UCTS). She said the research that would be carried out […]
Raspberry Pi course open for teachers
SIBU: The Sibu Digital Innovation Hub (SDIH) in collaboration with the Sarawak College of Technology University Campus (UCTS) Sibu will organise an introductory course on the use of Raspberry Pi mini computers on October 30. SDIH manager Abang Fairul Syarmil Abang Mohamad said that this basic course is for teachers to learn more about the […]
UCTS PPVIN completes Phase One of vaccination ahead of schedule
KUCHING: An industrial vaccination centre (PPVIN) at the University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) concluded Phase One of its vaccination programme three days ahead of schedule. Pansar Berhad (Pansar), in a statement on Tuesday (July 6), said the PPVIN was formed by bringing together over 100 local companies to pool resources under one roof to […]
Centre to inoculate 14,000 industrial workers
KUCHING: A total of 14,000 industrial workers will benefit from the industrial vaccination centre at the University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) Sibu, said Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee. Dr Annuar, who is also the Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technology Research, said the vaccination centre was also targeting […]
Private sector employees in Sibu to get vaccine jab next week
SIBU: About 14,000 employees from the private sector in Sibu will receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning next Monday at the University College of Technology Sarawak campus, here. The vaccination centre will be jointly operated by the university, SEGi Medical School and investment holding company Pansar Berhad after receiving approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force […]
UCTS is Sibu’s first industrial jab centre
SIBU: University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) has received approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to operate as the district’s first industrial vaccination centre (PPV) starting from June 28. Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee revealed this after monitoring the dry run of the vaccination process at the campus […]
No green light from task force yet for UCTS as vaccination centre
SIBU: University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) is still waiting for the green light from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force for it to be used as another vaccination centre (PPV) here. Its board of directors chairman Dr Annuar Rapaee said UCTS will be operated by the Faculty of Medicine of SEGi University and it is […]
International conference on community-based service learning in Borneo
KUCHING: An international conference on Community-Based Service-Learning in Borneo will be held on June 15 and 16, co-hosted together by University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Cornell University. The conference will highlight cross-cultural, cross-national, and interdisciplinary learning gained through the partnership of the three conference organisers and their community partners […]
Researching Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum
SIBU: Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technology Research Dr Annuar Rapaee has channelled a RM50,000 fund for doing research on the Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum here and producing a working paper on conserving it. He said University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) had been given six months to complete the project before […]
Assistant minister begins tenure as UCTS chairman
SIBU: Assistant Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee began his tenure as chairman of University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) today. He was appointed by the Sarawak government to the position last December but due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Nangka assemblyman had to put on hold his duties. On Tuesday, he […]
