Dr Harun (second right) exchange MoU with Abidin (second left) at the UMS "town and gown parade"
Dr Harun (right seated) and Abidin (left seated) signing the MoU 'Town and gown parade' on streets of KK NSf
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By NOR AIN HASSAN
norain@newsabah­
tim es.com.my
KOTA KI N ,\B /\1 ,U ' A 'town
and 5 0 WII para(h; ' whl~h in­
volved Uni versiti Malaysia
Sahah (UMS) vice chancellor
Datuk Dr Harun Ahdullah and
more than 100 participants in­
cluding 64 UMS graduates
walked the streets from the
Kota Kinabalu Community
if
'
Hall to Kota Kinahalu City
Hall (DBKK) here yesterday.
According to Dr Harun. the
cercmony carries a profound
mcssage and signals UMS'
commitment to work v, ith the
surrounding communities for
a hetter future.
·'Also. it elevates unity. ed­
ucation and integrity for the
wcllbeing of the community."
he said in his speech after the
parade at DBKK here yes­
terday.
In his speech, Dr Harun
~ a id that the event 'iymholises
the success and triumph for
UMS !!raduates in their efforts
and s;crifices going through
study life.
"This event also symhol­
ises the local community's ac­
ceptance and at the same time.
trains graduates to he indi­
viduals who are interested in
social work as well as being
comfortable in hecoming part
of the local community." he
said.
"Basically, this event is not
just aho ut parading hut is
more focused on in-depth
message on unity and decency
involving both the university
and the community," Dr
Harun said.
He added that the univer­
sity would continue to
strengthen its ties and col-
also given to the students of
MRSM Kuantan and Garden
International School.
Malaysian students do well at World Scholar's Cup in Yale. · By NANI RAHAYU YU­
SOF
NEW YORK: 'Malaysian stu­
dents might not have wo n the
l'ir~t prize hut did well in
"cveral categories at the
\Vo rld Scholar' s Cup Tour­
namcnt of Champion<;. whic h
wus held iIt the prestigious
Yalc Univcrsity, New Haven
in the state of Co nnectic ut on
Sundav ni \l
In the junior division,
MRSM Alor Gajah's team
comprising Ellesya Myra
Fared I , Tvlohd RedIa and
Ansva Umaira Azaiddin se­
cured the 5th place for the
debate, J Olh place overall and
was in 20th place for the
indiv idual debate.
Meanwhile,
Kolej
Yayasan Saad (KYS) stu­
dents Mu hammad Zaris Za­
Svafa
The Consul-Genera l of
Malaysia, Syed Bakli Syed
Abd ul Rahman was inv ited to
present the final aw ards to the
top 10 team s co mpeting.
T he World Scholar's Cup
(WSC) is an international
team academic tournament
with students fro m over 40
Another Malaysian stu­
dent, Sabrina Aini Shahnaz of
KYS said: "WSC is verv ed­
ucational and it hroadened
our intellectual horizons. We
met students from different
countries and learn how they
presented their debates and
immediatel y in~ orporate the
good strategies in our de­
bate" .
Tasnim Md Zahar Noor
lahorate with DBKK to enable
hetter initiatives to he taken to
provide the necessary facil­
ities and other enahlers in the
future.
During the event. the Kota
Kinabalu City Mayor Datuk
Abidin Madingkir presented
the 'Key to the City' to stu­
dents' representative. signify­
ing the gesture of welcoming
every UMS graduate as valu­
able members of the Kota
Kinahalu community.
In his speech. Abidin ex­
pressed his appreciation to
UMS
in
implementing
DBKK' s 'Anti Kutu Sampah'
campaign v. here UMS' Indah
Permai College has been
rccoglllseJ a... li tter-free res­
idential college in 20 I O.
"I bel ieve with thi.~ col­
and
support,
lahoration
DBKK will he able to realise
its vision to ma"e Kota K in­
abalu as a natural rcson citv,"
said Abidin.
"
He said UMS' initiative in
promoting environment con­
servation through its ceo-cam­
pus and "My Tree" pro­
gramme have increase the
community awareness on the
importance to preserve the na­
ture.
"DBKK views university as
an impOItant component. pan­
ners and customers. Despite
playing vital role in producing
human capital, it has contribut­
ed to community services, in­
ternational conference. re·
search and development and
also developing the tourism
and business sector. The ex­
istence of university in the city
is an important asset for the
community." Abidin added.
The university wi ll be
holdinu its J 5th convocation
on No~embcr 23 LO 25 where
abou t 4,55 J from diploma, de­
gree, masters and doctorate
levels ~tLldellts will receivc
thei r scrolls.