Former staff among attendees of UiTM Sarawak’s Raya Gawai do

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) board chairman Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr Ibrahim Shah Abu Shah attended the Raya Gawai event at UiTM Sarawak here today. Invitations were also sent out to UiTM Sarawak Retirees Association (PERASA), including former directors, deputy directors and rectors, who were among the 1,000 or so attendees. […]

Proposal for special centre for youths

BY GABRIEL LIHAN & JASMINE BADUN DAYANG Noorazah Awang Sohor (GPS-Lingga) proposed that a special centre be built for the local community in her speech at the august House here on yesterday, which would provide sports facilities such as football stadiums, futsal courts, takraw, badminton, basketball, netball, archery, and may be upgraded for motorsports and […]

Poly students visit UiTM to foster ties

MUKAH: A total of 15 representatives from Politeknik Mukah (PMU) made a benchmarking visit to the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak campus here recently to further strengthen ties. The 15 representatives from PMU consisted of seven final semester students from the Jawatankuasa Pusat Teknologi (COT) and several lecturers. The delegation was led by Deputy Academic […]

Long way to go to overcome littering habit

KUCHING: Littering appears to be ingrained in our culture despite the availability of ample garbage bins, said academician Nurzawani Sofwan. Nurzawani who is a senior lecturer from the Centre for Environmental Health and Safety Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak questioned why this behaviour is still prevalent in society. “The children have been taught about […]

Huge crowd comes for info on higher education

KUCHING: Hundreds of people thronged the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) for the Jom Masuk IPT Zone 3 Sarawak 2022 Carnival which commenced on Saturday. The two-day programme, organised by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak branch aims to provide information to SPM, STPM and equivalent candidates on courses offered by institutions of higher learning (IPT). […]

UiTM offers over 500 academic programmes nationwide

KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) has more than 500 academic programmes and 35 campuses nationwide with over 18,000 academic and administrative staff. UiTM Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Ts Dr Roziah Mohd Janor disclosed this yesterday at the launching of Jom Masuk IPT Zone 3 Sarawak 2022 Carnival at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here.  […]

UiTM assured of state government’s support

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will continue to provide support and assistance to Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in its efforts to produce creative, innovative and competitive students and graduates. In giving this assurance, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state required such skilled manpower to be placed in the management […]

Visiting UITM team briefs TYT on Sarawak’s pat

KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received a courtesy call from a Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) delegation led by Rector of UiTM Sarawak cum head of Research Project Professor Datuk Dr Jamil Hamali at Demak Jaya on Tuesday (Feb 15). A report on the results of the Wali Songo study as […]

IPT intake programme at BCCK on Feb 19 and 20

KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara Sarawak is organising the ‘Jom Masuk IPT 2022 Zon Sarawak’ programme on Feb 19 and 20 at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). The programme is aimed at providing information to SPM, STPM and equivalent candidates on courses offered by institutions of higher learning (IPT) in the country. Students get to meet […]

UiTM Sarawak outshines 25 others in AI competition

KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak outshone 25 other competitors to emerge the overall champions at the recent SMA-AI Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA) 2021 competition. The team walked away with RM2,000 while Sarawak Digital Economy Corporation (SDEC) and Miri City Council (MCC) finished second, sharing the RM1,500 prize. Politeknik Kuching was third, bagging RM1,000. MCC, […]