Universiti Malaysia Sabah

About UMS (Universiti Malaysia Sabah)

Description:
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (English: Sabah University of Malaysia) or UMS is the ninth Malaysian public university located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and was established on November 24, 1994. His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong proclaimed the establishment of UMS under Section 6(1) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971.

History:
UMS' first campus was sited at the site of Kolej Komuniti Yayasan Sabah (KKYS) on the grounds of Yayasan Sabah (Sabah Foundation) itself. The first intake consisted of 205 undergraduates, with its residences located just beside the football field, on the compound of Yayasan Sabah.

Initially, the university management office operated at the Malaysian Ministry of Education in Kuala Lumpur. It only shifted to Kota Kinabalu in 1995 by renting buildings to cater to its needs.

In August the same year, physical development began to take place on a 999-acre (4 km²) land, located to the north of Kota Kinabalu City. The first phase of its construction was only completed in 2000.

UMS opened a branch campus in the Island of Labuan in 1999, known as Kampus Antarabangsa Labuan (Labuan International Campus).

Head of State, His Excellency Tun Datuk Seri Panglima
(Dr.) Haji Juhar Bin Datuk Haji Mahiruddin is currently the Chancellor of UMS.

Yang Amat Berhormat (YAB) Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj. Aman, the Chief Minister of Sabah and Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr.) Yeoh Tiong Lay, Group Executive Chairman of YTL Corporation Berhad are currently the Pro-Chancellors of UMS.

Tun Dato' Seri Zaki bin Tun Azmi, the former 6th Chief Justice of Malaysia is the 2nd and current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the university.

Prof. Dr. D Kamarudin D Mudin, an anaesthesiologist is the 5th and current Vice-Chancellor of UMS. He took over from the forth Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah on 18th June 2017.

The posts of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), and (Research & Innovation) remain vacant as of June 2017, whilst Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Ali still holds the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs and Alumni) post until August 2017.

No'man Hj. Ahmad is currently the Registrar and Puan Zallifah Shadan sits as the Bursar.

Vision:
Universiti Malaysia Sabah strives to be an innovative university of global standing.


Motto:
"Strive to Excel"
Excellence in aspirations and pursuits will be the driving force and the main goal of Universiti Malaysia Sabah whereas gaining recognition at the international level will be the pinnacle of its achievement.

Philosophy:
An education that is based upon the principle of believing in God and in the development of students who are progressive, disciplined, integrated and balanced in their intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual outlook, and who will contribute towards the well being of the society and the nation.