Manyin (second right) puts in the ‘boarding pass’ to launch the #Innovate Sarawak Design Challenge 2018. KUCHING: Having a good curriculum vitae (CV) and grade point average (GPA) is not enough for a graduate to land a job as employers also look for those who can communicate and socialise with others, said Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong. He said with these social skills, graduates can fit into many jobs.“In the past, there’s IQ (intelligence quotient), EQ (emotional quotient), now there’s AQ (adversity quotient) and SQ (spiritual quotient). If you have all four, you will be able to be successful in life,” he said at the launching of the #Innovate Sarawak Design Challenge 2018 at Pusat ...

  Miro (centre) and Kadim on his left arrive at the village to a traditional welcome. BAU: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has a plan to set up a telecommunication centre in Kpg Tringgus, here, similar to e- Bario in Bario. Its vice chancellor Datuk Professor Dr Mohd Kadim Suadi said such facility would greatly benefit the local community. He said Unimas had set up such centres in Bario (e-Bario) and in Peninsular Malaysia for the Orang Asli, which have proven to have immensely helped the local people. He added that the centres in both areas have enabled the local people to communicate with the outside world and also improve their socio-economic standing. “We (Unimas) have a plan to build a telecommunication centre here (Kpg Tringgus), but that ...

KUCHING: Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). The areas of collaboration include feasibility studies and consultancy works, research and development activities as well as industry knowledge transfers. The memorandum also include staff exchange, internship placement and student ambassador activities, aimed at human capital development and skills enhancement. The MoU builds on the strong working relationship between SEB and Unimas in biodiversity research and human resource employee engagement survey. Addressing the guests before the signing ceremony, SEB Group chief executive officer Sharbini Suhaili said the MoU would mutually benefit both SEB and Unimas. “SEB invests significantly ...

Manyin (second right) completes a chemistry experiment as part of the launch gimmick for UiTM Sarawak’s STEM Fair 2017 yesterday. KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) will be a curse and not a boon if Sarawak faces it unprepared, says Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dato Sri Michael Manyin. Speaking at the official launch of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak Samarahan Campus STEM Fair 2017 here yesterday, Manyin pointed out that 90 per cent of jobs in IR4.0 will be engineering and science-based. As this is a great concern to his ministry, he said they are focusing on two things – science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM), and English. “The national target for STEM education is 60 per ...

Manyin (middle) in jovial mood before presenting his winding-up speech, as he goes through the text with Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee (left) and the ministry’s permanent secretary Datu Sudarsono Osman. KUCHING: A workshop will be organised by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research next month with all the stakeholders and research institutions to determine research clusters relevant to Sarawak’s needs. This is done in line with the setting up of the Sarawak Research and Development Council, which has been approved by the State Legislative Assembly. Education, Science and Technological Research Minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong said one of the main objectives of setting up the council is to ...

Abang Johari, flanked by Jamil (third left), Abdul Rahman and others, takes a closer look at a drone. KUCHING: Sarawak will maximise the use of drone technology to protect its rich resources against illegal logging, illegal fishing and security along its long border. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said Sarawak has been successful in using drones to combat illegal logging activities and its usage would be intensified further soon with the implementation of better internet connectivity and speed through the RM1.5 billion allocation from the state and federal governments. “In layman’s term, what we need now is a drone ranger and not forest ranger to monitor our forests from the sky. Drones are also capable of doing forest profiling and see ...

Taib (right) presents a scroll to one of the graduands during the convocation ceremony yesterday. KOTA SAMARAHAN: Institutes of Higher Education (IPT), including the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), need to shift the paradigm for their education system to be in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0 happening worldwide. Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud stressed that it is important that the education offered at all IPTs stay relevant to the rapidly changing world of technology. “I am delighted that Unimas spoke about this change and has implemented Education 4.0 in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0. To succeed in Education 4.0, there are three things that Unimas and other universities need to do,” he added during the 21st Unimas Convocation ...

  Visitors at the Sarawak Career and Internship Fair. KUCHING: The Sarawak Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday attracted over 1,200 job seekers. A press release said this year’s 22 participating companies included Sarawak Energy Berhad, Ernst & Young, Speedwing, Longi (Kuching) Sdn Bhd, Keyence Malaysia, Press Metal, CPA Australia, Intern2u, Tokio Marine, Out of Box, Nielsen, Hilti Asia IT Services, OBYU, Great Eastern, and Career Star International. The event was supported by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UCSI Sarawak, Segi College Sarawak, Executive College, Cosmopoint College of Technology, Technology College Sarawak, Lim Kok Wing Institute of Creative Technology, Sidma College Sarawak, Fame International ...

  Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong KUCHING: Programmes and initiatives of the Ministry of Education and state Education Department have been inadequate to raise the level of proficiency in English among students in the state. In pointing this out, Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong said there is an urgent need for the state government to step in and develop strategies and initiatives to complement the efforts. “Two of the latest initiatives, the Dual Language Programme and Highly Immersive Programme, have yet to be fully implemented in all schools in Sarawak and it is too early to assess the effectiveness of these programmes. “We need to come up with innovative and contextually sensitive approaches ...

Awang Tengah kicks off the Samarindok concert with three strums of the ‘Gambia’ while others look on. LAWAS: The success of rural students who gained a good education and went on to become professionals and leaders in the private and public sectors should be emulated by the younger generation. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said these former rural students have proven it is not impossible to overcome the challenges of a lack of infrastructures and facilities to succeed in acquiring a good education as a passport to a better future. “We have ministers, professionals, successful corporate figures and many others who came from rural schools and succeeded through the emphasis of getting a good education,” he said. Awang ...