| University of Malaysia, Sarawak | |
|---|---|
| Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | |
| Motto | Kontemporari dan Berpandangan Jauh |
| Motto in English | Contemporary & Forward Looking |
| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | TYT Tun Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Datuk Dr Khairuddin Ab Hamid |
| Location | Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Campus | Main campus in Kota Samarahan |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, ACU[1] |
| Website | http://www.unimas.my |
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (English: University of Malaysia, Sarawak) or UNIMAS was officially incorporated on 24 December 1992. UNIMAS is Malaysia's eighth University, established just after the declaration of Vision 2020. Recently, UNIMAS has been ranked at 191st in Asian University Rankings 2011 by QS World University Rankings®[2].
The University took in its first students numbering 118 in 1993 with the opening of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Resource Science and Technology. These students were temporarily located at Kolej Latihan Telekom, Simpang Tiga, Kuching until in 1994 the University moved to its East Campus in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. The University’s East Campus at Kota Samarahan was officially launched by the Prime Minister, YAB Dato’Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad on Independence Day, 31 August 1993.
The University consists of eight Faculties, three Institutes and seven Centres.
UNIMAS was awarded ISO 9001: 2000 quality certificate by SIRIM.
An international competition was held for the masterplan design of the West Campus. The winning design was by Peter Verity (PDRc) the international architect, who after detailed environmental analysis chose the site for the West Campus. The objective of the plan was to create an environmentally sustainable urban campus which, in the manner of Louvain-la-Neuve, would form the centre of a significant university new town. The interface between the fresh water and saltwater systems of the site are expected to give the opportunity to create a biodiversity of considerable richness.('World Architecture', Issues 10/11,1996)
The opening of the new West Campus by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi on April 18, 2006 was witnessed by 10,000 students, staff and members of the public. The event was also broadcast live over RTM1.
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UNIMAS commitment to research has already been recognized by the stakeholders and partners in industry by the provision of endowments for the establishment of eight research chairs; these include the Tun Zaidi Chair for Medicinal Chemistry, the Tun Openg Chair for Sago Technology, the Shell Chair for Environmental Studies, and the Sapura Chair for ICT.
Today, UNIMAS’ strength in research is being acknowledged by peers in at least three niche areas of research:
International awards received (in recent years) in research/innovations include:
The project set out to define the extent to which contemporary ICTs could deliver sustainable human development to remote rural communities in Sarawak. It aims to identify further needs and opportunities within such communities that can be satisfied by the innovative use of ICTs and, through action–oriented measures, to demonstrate how significant and sustainable development can be achieved by remote communities through such implementations. Bario was chosen for the research on the basis that it is highly isolated and remote, and that UNIMAS is known to the community from previous research into the bio-diversity of its locale. The community in Bario readily expressed its willingness to participate. The intention, however, is to work with several remote communities throughout Sarawak.
The UNIMAS Student Representative Council (Malay: Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar UNIMAS or MPP UNIMAS) is the student representative body for students at the University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the ultimate legislative body among the students. A general election is held every year to elect representatives to the Student Representative Council.