University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is an institution of higher education that produces human resources, experts, and professionals in various fields focusing on the quality of graduates, quality of institutions, and quality of the overall system.
With the vision to strive to be an innovative university of global standing, UMS strives to achieve academic excellence and international recognition through its attention to learning and teaching, research and publications, social services, and balance in knowledge specialization.
The university also prioritizes its students' personal growth, resulting in more significant innovation and productivity for the benefit of society and the nation as a whole. UMS is committed to education transformation to fulfill the core aspirations outlined in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015–2025 (Higher Education) in preparing Malaysia's youth to thrive in the complex and ever-changing future.
UMS has strived to attract, develop, and retain excellent talents. At present, UMS has more than 1200 academicians, where 483 are with a Ph.D. or its equivalent. Many of these highly committed and dedicated academics have published in high-impact journals and won awards nationally and internationally to recognize their research and innovation.
UMS has recently been awarded as an Industry Centre of Excellent (ICoE) in Agriculture, a recognitions by the Ministery of Higher Education. UMS has moved from academia operating in isolation to the quadruple helix of academia, industry, government, and local communities in partnership for the incubation, development, and commercialization of ideas and innovation. The academicians have benefitted from a conducive, supportive, and meritocratic environment with better continuous professional development programs that enable them to meet changing responsibilities and expectations. Conjointly, our faculties have associates from the oil palm industry, food industry, and many more. We complement the industry through our research rather than competing with them.
UMS employs a holistic approach towards teaching and learning, where both theory and practice are equally emphasized to get the best out of students' academic development. Our teaching and learning modules and niche research areas are designed to impart knowledge of current issues and modern perspectives. UMS has committed to harnessing the power of online learning to widen access to good quality content and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
It is the aspiration of UMS in developing more holistic and integrated curricula and enhancing the learning ecosystem for student development. UMS enriches and enhances the student learning experiences by expanding industry collaboration in the design and delivery of programs conducting field works, industrial and community engagement, internship, structured internship, and mobility programs either nationally or internationally to meet the growing and changing demands of industry, and promotes unique opportunities for career development.
UMS, with a total of ten faculties, offers 64 bachelor programs in science, engineering, medical, food science, agriculture, forestry, arts, humanities, business, accounting, and economics. Under the Ministry of Higher Education Star Rating project (MyMOHES), our university has achieved a 5-star ranking (98%) and is currently second in the comprehensive university category. UMS is also ranked fourth in the top choice universities among Malaysia's STPM/Matriculation/Foundation leavers. At present, UMS has more than 15,000 students enrolled in undergraduate programs and more than 2700 postgraduate students at the Masters and Ph.D. levels.
UMS is also among the key-player in contributing to the growth of intellectual and skilled human capital in the nation. UMS graduates are more than 53,000, including international students from various countries such as China, Brunei, Iraq, and Indonesia. Our alumni are working in many renowned organizations or as an entrepreneur. UMS has inspired them by providing the needed environment for them to plan their career and equip themselves with the required knowledge and skills such as communication skills, critical thinking skills, and language proficiency before entering the working world. Our alumni were also taught to be ethically and morally upright, spiritually grounded, and able to work across cultures.
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