Two new rooms to be used as operation rooms for clubs and societies!

Dear all,

Hope you're all having a good time. We've got some good news for you all; for the clubs and societies at least. For your kind information, Sri Berlian (previously occupied by the Student Publication Board) has been partition into two separate rooms. Most of the work has been completed. We need only move in some chairs and table into the new rooms and they'll be ready for use!

Clubs and societies that would like to use these new rooms as their operations rooms can submit the applications. The policies and rules of operation room application still remains the same. However, from next trimester onwards, all applications must be submitted to Mr Lee Chong Hong (016 - 7467979).


For your kind information, Miss Jess (Yeong Khar Mun), the Administrative Officer of the SRC, will go to Cyberjaya campus to continue her studies there. We wish her well and may she be successful in all her future endeavours.


That's all. Thank you.



"Actuality in Action, Integrity in Principle"



Regards,
Media & Information Division
Students' Representative Council
Multimedia University
Malacca campus

Lack of updates and something to add

Dear all,

Firstly, we would like to apologize for not being able to update this blog as often as before due to various tasks that have to completed soon, preparations for the final exam as well as preparing for the upcoming June 2008/2009 intake orientation.

A number of visitors (presumed to be MMU Malacca students) have left some interesting comments on this blog. While we currently are not able to write individual replies, due to time constraints and lack of manpower, to all these comments, rest assured that your concerns will be addressed.

In a related issue, we would like to state that although we want to promote transparency as much as possible and would like to allow the students the right to express their opinions, we have noticed that some students have taken advantage of this by posting comments in a vulgar manner. For comments like this, we would like to request you to refrain from using such languages in the future. Any comments containing expletives will be deleted on sight. Please put forth your points in a nice manner as ths blog is read by many MMU students and lecturers alike. In fact, take a look at the visitors statistics and you will be able to see that even students from many top universities in the world have and are still reading this blog. We surely would not want them to leave this blog with any negative perceptions about MMU students now, do we?

Hmm, that's long enough a lecture for today. Have a good holiday and see you all in the new trimester!

Thank you.

"Actuality in Action, Integrity in Principle"

Regards,
Media & Information Division
Students' Representative Council
Multimedia University
Malacca campus

OC Gathering & Camp

Dear OCs,

The following are the details of the upcoming OC Gathering and Camp:

OC Gathering
Date/Day: 4th June 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 8pm
Venue: Exam Hall
Attire: Smart Casual

OC Camp
Date/Day: 5th - 7th June 2008 (Thursday -Saturday)


Should you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact:

Yeo Kheng Keen (Head of OC Camp)
016 - 3028227


Kindly take note of the above. More information will be posted as soon as they are finalised. Watch this space!

Thank you.


"Actuality in Action, Integrity in Principle"


Regards,
Media & Information Division
Students' Representative Council
Multimedia University
Malacca campus

Help us, Help them.

Cyclone Nargis

On May 2, 2008, Myanmar (also known as Burma) was hit by a tropical cyclone. The cyclone was later christened Nargis.

Entire towns have been destroyed and almost a million people left injured and homeless while suffering the lost of loved ones. Cyclone Nargis has, at the time of writing, caused at least 78,000 deaths with nearly 56,000 people missing.

However, the numbers may not be entirely accurate as Labutta Township alone was reported to have suffered 80,000 fatalities. Some have estimated that the death toll may well be over 100,000.

Sichuan Earthquake

Ten days later, the world was shocked by another tragedy which happened in the Sichuan Province of China. The province had suffered a major earthquake (Sichuan) which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.

As of May 17, official figures state that 28,920 are confirmed dead, including 28,389 in Sichuan province, and 198,347 injured. Tens of thousands are missing, approximately 14,000 of them buried, and eight provinces were affected.

Our role

The Students' Representative Council in collaboration with the Student Affairs Division (STAD) will be leading the effort to collect as much donations as possible to be sent to be these affected nations. In line with this commitment, we will be placing donation boxes in major exam venues in the campus in the hope that all students would be able to make a minimum contribution of RM1. Apart from this, we would also be actively seeking for donations from the academicians and staff of the university.

A donation box has also been placed inside the SRC room. If you feel like donating, you may do so there. Other methods of collecting funds will be devised soon. Any updates or announcements will be made through MMU Bulletin Board and this blog.

All around the world, disasters strike without even a moment's notice bringing about deaths totalling hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in its wake. We, Malaysians, should be grateful for not having to endure such tragedies.

Let us be thankful for living in a country which is peaceful and not vulnerable to such disasters. Let us reach out to those affected souls in this their time of need. No amount of contribution is small or big enough. Help us, help them.

CLP to be scrapped - The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) will soon be scrapped in favour of the Common Bar Course (CBC) and Common Bar Exam (CBE), Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim (pic left) said.

Citing that a study by a committee appointed by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) on how to implement the move was in its final stages, Zaid said the goal was to standardise and improve the quality of law practitioners.

“The CBC and CBE will be mandatory for anyone who wants to practise law, whether they are local or foreign graduates.”

Zaid, however, would not speculate on whether the CBC and CBE would be the only prerequisite before a graduate is called to the Bar or whether chambering would continue.

“The course and exam will be overseen by a non-profit organisation supported by the Government.”

Zaid, who was speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby, was expanding on a written reply to Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh’s question on whether the Government had plans to abolish the CLP and what it would be replaced with.

He added that views from the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Bar Council, Malaysia Qualification Agency and universities were also being sought by the committee.

“The LPQB has also advised the committee to look into the possibility of local universities already offering law degrees to also offer the CBC, considering they have the infrastructure.

“I know this issue has been going on for a long time and that questions had been raised by students and parents. As such, we are moving forward to implement what has been discussed.”

When asked if the move was due to complaints by CLP students over the low pass rate, Zaid said he did not want to discuss that but was more concerned about executing what was planned.

He added that the report on the study would be ready in a number of months and that it was part of his responsibility as law minister to improve the current situation.

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Article taken from The Star Online

New president looks ahead - The Star

MMU’s second president wants to improve on the university’s R&D capabilities.

MULTIMEDIA University (MMU) president Prof Dr Zaharin Yusoff, who marked his 100th day in office recently, is plotting the university’s research and development roadmap.

MMU's 2nd President - Prof Dr. Zaharin Yusoff

“The roadmap is about 50% complete and will show a clear direction of where we are heading and enable us to focus on our strengths and niche areas.”

Prof Zaharin said the university has also been reorganised into nine divisions, each with specific targets.

Five thrust areas have also been identified by the university – academic, research and development, commercialisation, human resources and administrative support.

Under academic, said Prof Zaharin, MMU would be rationalising its programmes to ensure they were more relevant to industry.

PROF ZAHARIN: We encourage students to take part in activities that help their development.

The university, he added, was known for its programmes in Engineering, Information Technology, Business and Management with a niche in Creative Multimedia, Law and Life Sciences.

“Students will be provided with the necessary skills and will be prepared for any technological changes, and contribute to the changes themselves.”

Prof Zaharin said success in the commercialisation of R &D in telecommunications technology, knowledge management technology, creative multimedia and innovations management would bring prestige to MMU and result in industry-relevant courses.

It’s commercial arm – Unitele Multimedia Sdn Bhd (UMSB) – will market its R&D products, manage consultancy work generated by the expertise within the university's faculties and centres as well as conduct various training programmes and short courses.

“The main asset of any organisation is its human resource. We encourage our students to work on activities that will help in their development, be they academic or inter-personal, to become well-rounded individuals who are prepared for working life,” said Prof Zaharin.

MMU is in the process of establishing a one-stop centre for students to facilitate their activities, resolve problems and assist in obtaining accommodation.

“Administrative support is the engine room for the university as it provides the critical support for the other thrust areas,” he said, adding that the university was also in the process of establishing a foundation – Yayasan Universiti Multimedia – which will offer scholarships.

Prof Zaharin replaced Datuk Dr Ghauth Jasmon as MMU president this year. Dr Ghauth led the university for 11 years and was instrumental in building it up. MMU is the largest private university in the country with over 20,000 students.

Prof Zaharin previously served as Universiti Tenaga Nasional's Graduate Studies College dean and has extensive experience in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence. He started his career as a lecturer at the School of Mathematics at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 1980.

Article taken from The Star Online

OC Camp postponed!

Dear OCs,

Please take note that the OC camp has been postponed to 5th June 2008. The OC gathering will take place on 4th June 2008 at 8pm.

Any inconveniences that has been caused as a result of this change is highly regretted.

Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the following people:

Azril Hanafi b Abdullah Sharwani
013 530 9331

Wong Teck Chee
012 313 5984

L.Puvaneswaran
017 504 9493

All the best for finals. Good luck!

Thank you.

"Actuality in Action, Integrity in Principle"

Regards,
Media & Information Division
Students' Representative Council
Multimedia University
Malacca campus

Thank you FMD

The Students' Representative Council would like to thank the Facilities Management Division (FMD) for setting up a new a study area for MMU Malacca students.

The new study area is located beside the shaded pathway (behind library) that connects FET and FIST. It is complete with tables and benches and is brightly light at night.

Students are requested to take good care of this new facility and utilize it well. By doing this, it would lend credence to SRC Malacca's claim that we, the students will not misuse or vandalise the facilities provided. This in turn would enable us to have a good working relationship with the university management and any future requests may be approved faster.

Thank you.


"Actuality in Action, Integrity in Principle"


Regards,
Media & Information Division
Students' Representative Council
Multimedia University
Malacca campus