Rewarding your best research

The Reaxys PhD Prize is awarded for original and innovative research in organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry, which demonstrates excellence in methodology and approach by a candidate currently studying for a PhD or having completed a PhD after January 1, 2011.

Three Prize Winners will each receive a check for $2000. Prize Winners and Finalists will be invited to attend the Prize Symposium and Poster Session. This will be held during the 2012 Fall ACS Meeting in Philadelphia. The Symposium is sponsored by the Division of Inorganic Chemistry and co-sponsored by the Division of Organic Chemistry.

Submissions for the 2012 Reaxys PhD Prize will be accepted from December 15, 2011 until February 15, 2012.

The review and decision process is managed by three regional coordinators, all members of the Reaxys Advisory Board:

1. Prof. A. G. M. Barrett, Imperial College London, UK
2. Prof. B. M. Trost, Stanford University, USA
3. Prof. H. N. C. Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Submissions are reviewed by leading international chemists and judged for originality, innovation, importance to the field, applicability, rigor of approach and publication quality. 45 Finalists are identified from the review process, and the regional coordinators then select the 3 Winners from these Finalists.

Prize Winners and Finalists will be invited to attend the Prize Symposium and Poster Session. This will be held during the 2012 Fall ACS Meeting in Philadelphia. Travel bursaries will be provided in order to support attendance.

for more detail please visit: http://prize.reaxys.com

Web of Knowledge Discovery Quiz Winners in Malaysia

Announcing the Web of Knowledge Discovery Quiz Winners in Malaysia. Congratulations to Mr Chua Shing Chyi, Ms Nirmala Devi Mohandas and Mr Umar Nirmal from Multimedia University who won Quiz 2: 18-31 Oct 2011, Quiz 3: 1 – 14 November 2011 and Quiz 4: 15-28 Nov 2011.
Details of winners are listed here. http://science.thomsonreuters.sg/quizMYwin/

Web of Knowledge Discovery Quiz!!

We look forward to your participation!     

* Databases include Science Citation Index Expanded (available from 1945), Social Sciences Citation Index (available from 1956) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (available from 1975).

Terms and conditions
1     PLEASE NOTE : This quiz is only open to current staff and students from institutions in Malaysia who have subscribed to the Web of Science databases. Librarians are not allowed to participate unless he/she is also a student.
2     To participate, users need to register with a valid institution email address. If an institution email address is not available, please provide your matriculation number.
3     Only one entry per institution email or matriculation number will be accepted.
4     Grand Prize Winners will be users with the highest total number of correct answers for all the 4 quizzes.
5     Quiz Winners will be users with the highest number of correct answers for each quiz. Each quiz will end the moment the next quiz is made available.
6     In the event that there is more than one winner with same score, a lucky draw would be conducted to determine the final winners.
7     The results for all winners will be announced on 15 December 2011; winners will be notified by email.
8     Thomson Reuters reserves the rights to change the dates of the quizzes at their discretion.

Access through http://science.thomsonreuters.sg/quizMY/ or click to library portal wallpaper

MMU INFO DAY

MMU is organizing another round of Info Day for October Intake 2011. Through this event, it can help potential students who are looking for a place to further their studies. During the MMU Info Day, it will show the options that are available to the students based on their results.

MMU’s counselors will be available to answer all their questions, including those on financial assistance and job and career prospects. Students and parents may also enquire on accommodations, facilities, and subject listings. SPM, STPM and Diploma holders are cordially invited to the MMU Info Day.

 

MMU Info Day will take place as follows:

Melaka Campus:

Date: 24 September 2011 (Saturday)

Time: 9 am – 4.30 pm

Venue: Admission Office, MMU Melaka

 

Cyberjaya Campus:

Date: 25 September (Sunday)

Time: 9 am – 4.30 pm

Venue: The Chancellery, MMU Cyberjaya

 

Please advice those who are coming to bring the following items along in order to complete their application to MMU:

1.     RM20 (for application and processing fee).

2.     A certified true copy of Identity Card

3.     A certified true copy of SPM or equivalent / ‘O’ Level / SPMV / other   examination results.

4.     A certified true copy of STPM and MUET or equivalent / A Level / UEC / other examination results.

5.     A certified true copy of transcripts and Completion Certificate of Foundation / Diploma etc.

6.     2 recent passport-sized photos.

7.     A certified true copy of Co-curricular activities.

 

Should you have any questions to ask on the event, please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions, Bursary and Local Promotions at 03-83125134/5461 (Cyberjaya) or 06-2523298/3442 (Melaka).

DRESS CODE CAMPAIGN

Student Affairs and Sport Division (STAD) in collaboration with Students’ Representative Council had recently launched the Dress Code Campaign at both Melaka and Cyberjaya Campuses to create awareness among students. It has been decided in the Management Committee (MC) meeting that all staffs should give their support towards the success of this campaign.

In lieu of this, all academic staffs are requested to advise and to not allow any students who do not follow the dress code to enter the lecture or tutorial room. Meanwhile, all management and support staffs are also requested not to entertain any students who do not follow the dress code at their respective office area.

Among the dress code that needs to be highlighted are as follows:

1. Shorts.

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(i):

Shorts are not allowed to be worn on campus at any time of the day either by male or female students except for sports activities, which are only allowed at such times when students are involved in such activities.

2. Sleeveless clothing which bares the shoulders and armpits.

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(a):

Students are not allowed to wear sleeveless blouses, sleeveless tee-shirts, singlet, tank tops or any clothing article which bares the shoulders and armpits (e.g. tubes), whether on-campus or off-campus, except in the privacy of their own accommodation rooms.

3. Mini-skirts

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(d)(i):

For female students, all dresses and skirts should not be more than two inches above the knees.

4. Transparent clothing

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(ii):

For female students, transparent clothing items are not allowed at all.

5. Body hugging

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(c)(iii):

For female students, body hugging clothes which reveal body figures are not allowed.

6. Hanging shirts

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(e):

Hanging shirts which expose or have the potential to expose the midriff are not allowed in the University, except at the hostel blocks,excluding the ground floors of each respective floor.

7. Slippers.

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.4(h):

Slippers are not allowed to be worn during office hours, or while attending lectures, in all academic and administration buildings during office hours.

Under the General Discipline of Students Section 29.5, it is stated:

Any student who is inappropriately attired will be barred altogether from entering all academic and administration buildings during office hours.

OpenBiblio Workshop

Cyberjaya – As part of CSR (Community Service and Social Responsibility), Siti Hasmah Digital Library in conjunction with Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia (PPM) and Pusat Kegiatan Guru Tanjung Karang proudly has organized a workshop on “OpenBiblio Library System” in order to promote an automate system in the school library. It is well known that the practice of managing at the school library is still using the traditional way and it seems that it is the time for school library is going digital. By using the automate library systems, teachers can easily organize the library collection and most importantly to have a systematic report at their disposal.

About OpenBiblio:

“OpenBiblio is an easy to use, automated library system written in PHP containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality”.

There are about 21 participants come from various schools participate in this workshop and all of them are very excited to learn about new library system. There were 4 facilitators from Siti Hasmah Digital Library Mr Kamal Sujak (Chief Librarian), Mr Norkamarizal Kamarudin, Mr Shaharom Nizam Mohamed and Ms Noor Azimah Nawawi. The presentation was divided into a several sections by: – Mr Norkamarizal Kamarudin (OpenBiblio Installation, OPAC, Backup and Restore), Mr Shaharom Nizam Mohamed (Admin Module and Report Module) and Ms Noor Azimah Nawawi (Circulation Module and Cataloging Module).

Although it was tiring after a long journey (about 2 hours!) but it was priceless experience, opportunity for us to make new friends and most importantly is to achieve the workshop objectives. We hope that all the teachers can apply the knowledge that has been shared and we look forward to collaborate again in the future.

Book Donations

Cyberjaya – To support continuous learning and as part of CSR, Siti Hasmah Digital Library has donated several books to Sekolah Menengah Pendidikan Khas Vokasional, Seksyen 17, Selangor. The books donation target is to help the students to gain more knowledge through reading as well as to enrich the books collection in the school library itself. Hopefully, the CSR (Community Service and Social Responsibility) like this will continue among others schools in the future.

Library Info Clinic – Literacy Program

The library management will be organizing “Info Clinic” session for library literacy module on information searching and other library related services. This session will be conducted in the Main library both campuses.

Details of the session are as follows:

Day – Every Wednesday

Time – 2.30pm until 4.30pm

Venue – Cyberjaya campus : Final Year Project Room, Melaka campus : Post Graduate Research Point

Those who has not attended and wish to attend, kindly make a registration at the library counter. Please take note that seats are limited. For Cyberjaya campus, we allocate 15 seats per session whilst for Melaka campus, we allocate 10 seats per session.

The reservation is based on first come first serve basis.

24 Hours Learning Point and Rimbun Ilmu@SHDL Melaka

Melaka – To cater user needs for study space in Melaka campus, Siti Hasmah Digital Library have introduce 2 areas which are 24 Hours Learning Point and Rimbun Ilmu@SHDL starting 2010/11. Both has different concept but share the same purpose: 24 Hours Learning Point – Conducive environment with 110 additional seating capacities is available and Rimbun Ilmu@SHDL – ‘Garden like’ environment that reflex to the name for the area, ‘Rimbun Ilmu’.

The 24 Hours Learning Point is located in front of main library (formerly is Sapura building) and the Rimbun Ilmu@SHDL is located behind to the library building. Feel free to visit those area and experience it yourself today!!

MMU Wins Brand Excellence Award from Ministry

25 March 2011
by Hefni Izzat

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 March 2011 – The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) today awarded MMU the prestigious Brand Excellence Award. President of MMU, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad, received the award from the Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed in a ceremony at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Also in attendance at the event was Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, as well as the Chairman of the Industry Excellence Award council, Tan Sri Azman Hashim.

The Brand Excellence Award (Services Professional) is one of the major categories of awards in the Industry Excellence Award (IEA) 2010. This year marks the twentieth year the awards have been given out. According to committee chairman Tan Sri Azman Hashim, every nominee was evaluated by various technical committees comprising of representatives from both public and private sectors. The entire evaluation process took six months.

MMU previously won the Industry Excellence Award 2004 – Export Excellence Award in Education.

“This award is highly appreciated by the university and it acknowledges the effort and dedication MMU has put into building an all-around excellent university,” an MMU Corporate Communications Unit official supplied when approached for comments.

“During our recent Career Fair 2011, fifty-six companies came to recruit MMU students and graduates. This is the highest number of companies that has so far participated in the Career Fair. I was told that some companies found it difficult to find available graduates from especially the Faculty of Creative Multimedia since many have been offered jobs before they completed their final trimester.”

MMU’s June Intake is currently open and it will be holding Info Days on 26 and 27 March 2011 in both of its Cyberjaya and Melaka campuses.