All academic staff are encouraged to disseminate information about the World Bank Competition (the details are given below) to all UniMAP students.

The closing date for the competition is on the 31 August 2018.

However, the completed essays should be submitted to the Centre for International Languages (CIL) the latest by 17 August 2018 for compilation and review.

Please send in completed essays to :

Ms Nur Shaqira Adera binti Mohd Shah
Email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Contact : 018 217 6265

Listed below are the Competition Details:

The World Bank is launching a competition for students for input into the next World Development Report 2019: "The Changing Nature of Work". The draft Report is available online for public review and is updated every Friday: https://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/816281518818814423/2019-WDR-Draft-Report.pdf. The Report analyzes the impact of technology on workers and firms, the implications for human capital accumulation, and potential social protection reforms to help with the adjustment.

We would appreciate any assistance you can provide in raising awareness of the competition among your students. You can find a recent tweet here: https://twitter.com/wb_research/status/1018940898955157505. The competition provides an opportunity for students to share real-life stories that illustrate the issues discussed in the Report. In particular, we want to know how different actors, including governments, cities, universities, firms, or individuals, are taking advantage of opportunities created by the changing nature of work. Competition guidelines can be accessed here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2019/brief/world-development-report-2019-competition-guidelines

Three cash prizes of $5000 each will be awarded to the students providing the winning examples. Submissions should be sent directly to the WDR Team (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;) by August 31, 2018. Prizes will be awarded on October 1, 2018.

Ibadah Qurban / Aqiqah will be performed at the following location.

Slaughter date: 24 August 2018 (on the third day Hari Raya Eiduladha)/ 12 Zulhijjah 1439
Place: Kubang Gajah Bus Parking Area
Time: 7.00 pg - 2.00 ptg

In this regard, the Center of Islam invites all UniMAP staff members who are capable of participating in the Ibadah Korban or Aqiqah this year. Here is the price of a prescribed animal.

Cow (lembu): RM 4900 (including slaughter cost)

One parts: RM 700.00 (including slaughter cost)

Goat (Kambing): RM 750.00 + (RM 30.00 slaughter cost)

Kibas: RM 850.00 + (RM 30.00 slaughter cost)

(PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED)

Thaksin University, Thailand is inviting students to participate in the ASEAN University Youth Summit (AUYS) 2018 Program on 10 th – 16 th September 2018 in Songkhla, Thailand. ASEAN University Youth Summit (AUYS) 2018 Program is mainly organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thaksin University in collaboration with Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sumbawa University of Technology and Suan Dusit University.

This program aims to be a platform for students to exchange cultures and share ideas towards the society at national, regional, and international levels. Program fees USD200, includes accommodation, meals, airport/border pick up and drop off services.

The registration for this program will be open from now until 31st July 2018. Please visit this link for more details: [ https://www2.tsu.ac.th/org/huso/detail.php?id_list=703&aNum=20180614134105 | https://www2.tsu.ac.th/org/huso/detail.php?id_list=703&aNum=20180614134105 ] .

We are pleased to announce that the “4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICOEST)” will be held in Kiev, Ukraine on 19-23 September, 2018.

4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICOEST) will promote and disseminate the knowledge concerning several topics and technologies related to Environmental Science and Technology.

The main goal of ICOEST is to bring together researchers, scientists and experts in universities, companies, institutions, communities, agencies, associations and societies to provide them a unique platform for sharing worldwide ideas as well as the recent developments on environmental science and technology.

Special sessions, invited speakers, poster and oral presentations, and thesis presentations will be included to the conference program.

We invite you to submit papers and proposals for special sessions on environmental science and technology

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers following the guideline posted on the conference website MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "email.icoest.eu" claiming to be https://www.icoest.eu. Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed (check review process in the conference website), and prospective authors are expected to present their papers at the conference.

Important Dates

Dates of the Conference: 19-23 September, 2018
Deadline for Abstract Submission: July 19, 2018 August 17, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: Within 10 days after the submission
Payment for Conference Fee: Upon receiving acceptance letter
Deadline for payments: July 26, 2018 August 21, 2018
Deadline for Full Text Submission: October 20, 2018