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Pushingthrough themurky clouds

BY TINA CARMILLIA

THE field of computing andinformation communicationtechnology (ICT) continues to

row despite the instability of thelobal economy, maybe becauset is the new frontier, to use a veryld term.

A graduate in this field hashe opportunity to specialise and

work in any industry that usescomputer and the Internet for

ts day-to-day operations andhat is every conceivable industryoday. For the graduate, the skyand the cloud), is not the limit.

More importantly, the roles ofprofessionals in the computer and

CT field are placed in the forefrontwhenever a new technology ordevice is unveiled to the marketnd the world revels in itsplendour. The same is true whenuch technology or device makescandalous headlines.

When compromising photos ofelebrities were recently leaked,

new questions and concerns aboutnline personal data storage begano emerge.

The leak puts a spotlight on theecurity of the cloud as the FBInd technology giant Apple looknto how what were supposedly

private images of JenniferLawrence and other celebritiesthat were stored online someeven deleted long ago werehacked and posted on the onlineforum 4Chan.

The hackers are suspectedof downloading the picturesfrom cloud storage service thatautomatically uploads and storesfiles from smartphones and otherelectronic devices. By exploitingsecurity weaknesses in theelectronic device service, thehackers were able to access theusers personal accounts.

Even though it is not confirmedthat the photos came from ApplesiCloud accounts, a cloud solutions

architect, AZ Muhammad (nothis full name), explains thatit is possible for data thievesto repeatedly try differentcombinations of passwords oranswers to a users securityquestions on Apples Find myiPhone service using a tool callediBrute.

Once the service is breached,it provides the hackers with thepassword for the users iCloudaccount that gives them accessto the data stored in that cloudsystem.

Whether it has anything to do

with the recent breach of security,Apple, which previously allowedunlimited number of passwordattempts on the Find my iPhoneservice has now limited it to justfive attempts in order to makeiBrute ineffective in any furthersecurity attacks, he says.

Nonetheless, he adds, thissecurity update raises even morequestions.

What are the other securityflaws in the present datastorage system that people aresubscribing to? How do we knowif our data is secure? Do we haveto wait until the next securitybreach before service providersmake further improvements to

their security structure?Apple spokesperson Nat Kerris

said in a media statement, Wetake user privacy very seriouslyand are actively investigatingthis report, and in a later update,she added, None of the cases wehave investigated has resultedfrom any breach in any of Applessystems, including iCloud or Findmy iPhone.

After more than 40 hours ofinvestigation, we have discoveredthat certain celebrity accountswere compromised by a verytargeted attack on usernames,

passwords and security questions,a practice that has become all toocommon on the Internet.

Shaping the cloud

The cloud is simply a servicethat allows software and data thatare run and stored on the Internetinstead of on a hard disk. Thecloud is a network of servers thatprovide an online service or allowsyou to store and access data.

Popular cloud services arepublic cloud models such asApples iCloud, Dropbox, Evernoteand Google Drive.

Cloud computing is defined byhaving software and information

grouped by sharing basis viathe Internet and effectivelymaximising the shared resources.

It depends on two powerfultechnologies: virtualisation andabstraction. Virtualisation enablesdifferent operating systems andapplication to run on the sameserver while abstraction hidestechnology complexity from users.It makes cloud a powerful tool,explains Tay Thian Hing, senior ITmanager of Exitra Sdn Bhd.

The cloud infrastructure hasevolved over time. The mostcommonly used cloud service

is public cloud that is usedextensively for private individualswho are less likely to need thelevel of infrastructure and securityoffered by private clouds.

On the other hand, privatecloud is used solely for anorganisation within a firewall. Acombination of public and privatecloud, the hybrid cloud ensuresinter-operability with privatecloud under the control of ITpersonnel.

There are many advantages tousing the cloud. Data and softwarethat are stored in the cloud areavailable on any device, anywhere as long as it is connected tothe Internet which makes

information instant and mobile.Besides its shareability, the

clouds advantages include thescalability of its resources so thatusers can access informationwithout worrying aboutcomputing capacity, bandwidth,storage size or having to upgradeor install new hardware orsoftware.

Instead, users are storing,accessing and exchanginginformation without using up anyof their devices internal data.


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By PROFCHRISTINEENNEW

Technology transforming

the education landscape

IT is a little over 25 years sinceTim Berners-Lee wrote a projectproposal for what was soon to

become known as the World WideWeb.

At the time, I was alreadyregular e-mail user (to keep

n contact with research andeaching collaborators) and I had

dabbled in the development ofomputer-aided learning (CAL) formy students.

So the emergence of theweb was something that reallyaptured my interest. But I had nodea how truly transformational it

would be.When the concept of the web

was disseminated to the academicommunity, it quickly becamelear that it was a resource that

would be of real value in so manydifferent ways.

Most of these focused onharing and disseminatingnformation whether betweenroups of researchers, betweenearners and teachers or between

universities and prospectivetudents.

Very few of us appreciatedhow transformational it wouldbecome. Now, we operate in an

nvironment in which computers,ablets and smartphones are a

normal feature of the learningnvironment, universityommunities expect fast Wi-Fio be available anywhere andverywhere, and online learnings increasingly typical.

Multinational academiceams collaborate in onlinenvironments, new research

findings are disseminated byacebook and Twitter and a library

is less of a place to store books andmore a location for interactive andcollaborative learning.

The World Wide Web hastransformed not only the teachingand research process, it hasalso transformed the universityenvironment.

Alongside dramatic changes inthe delivery of higher education,ICT has also revolutionisedthe way in which education ismarketed. Initially, the changeswere quite simple and based onthe ability of technology-basedsolutions to process more dataand to do so more quickly thanbefore.

Prospective students can gatherinformation more rapidly andmake more complex comparisonsthan hitherto possible. But thereal revolution came with thedevelopment and diffusion of Web2.0 and particularly social media.

In combination withsmartphones and tablets, thesedevelopments have enabledprospective students to engagewith institutions and theirexisting students in ways that hadnot previously been possible through video, audio, images andchat.

The result was not just moreinformation, it was qualitativelydifferent information.

Prospective students no longerrelied on just what institutionswould tell them, they couldactually share the experiences ofexisting students.

But the changes have notstopped there. These newtechnologies also have majorimplications for the studentexperience and for the ways inwhich students, their teachers andtheir institutions interact.

The sharing of informationhas become easier, feedback hasbecome quicker and there is muchgreater scope for students toexpress themselves.

Students who may be reluctantto speak up in a classroom settingmay be more willing to engage inan online discussion and debate.

And institutional managers canmore easily understand the issuesthat may be causing concern fortheir students.

I can very easily find out aboutthe issues that excite or worrystudents at our university bylooking at the discussions takingplace on Facebook.

And I can easily participate inthose discussions, by offering myviews, providing explanations orcorrecting misperceptions.

In managing the studentexperience, such interactions canbe invaluable.

As always, there is a darkside; the very features of social

media that make it so valuablein facilitating interactions andinformation sharing also presentopportunities for individuals tomislead, to misrepresent and evento become abusive. Recent pressdiscussions about the position ofFacebook have highlighted suchconcerns.

Bullying and harassment inonline spaces are fortunatelyrare, but not unknown.Misrepresentation is morewidespread and inevitably givescause for concern.

But, it is important that weremind ourselves that thisdark side is not the fault ofthe technology but rather of theindividuals who use it.

And so those of us workingin the education sector mustincreasingly think not justabout how we use the latestICT technologies effectively butalso about how we encourageour own students to use thosesame technologies sensibly andresponsibly.

nProf Christine Ennew is thechief executive officer and provostof The University of NottinghamMalaysia Campus.

When the conceptof the web wasdisseminatedto the academiccommunity, itquickly becameclear that it wasa resource thatwould be of realvalue in so manydifferent ways.


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Successful graduates ready for next stepT

HE 16th Convocationceremony for OpenUniversity Malaysia (OUM)

aw approximately 2,700raduates receive their scrolls at

he Merdeka Hall, Putra WorldTrade Centre (PWTC).There were three sessions

two sessions on Aug 23 forraduates of OUM and oneession on Aug 24 for graduatesf the Institute of Professional

Development (IPD-OUM) and thenternational Open College (IOC).

The first day saw a total of,865 students from six facultieseceiving their degree from Tuneanne Abdullah, chancellor of

OUM, and Tan Sri Azman Hashim,pro-chancellor of OUM.

The second day saw 929tudents receiving their degreeor completing the executive

programmes with IPD-OUM

and IOC, presented by MeteorLearning Sdn Bhd chairman TanSri Mohamed Noordin Hassan.

The highlight of the event wasthree inmates who graduated invarious fields.

They were the fruit of acollaborative effort between

OUM and the PrisonsDepartment Malaysia.

This project is beingimplemented in

prisons to provideopportunities for

inmates who

wish to furthertheir studies while

serving their time.The inmates

were clothed in fullgraduation robes and

attended the graduationceremony under strict

supervision and tightsecurity.

This was the first time

prisoners were allowed out ofprison to receive their scrolls.One of them was awarded forcompleting the Bachelor inBusiness Administration andthe other two for the Diploma ofManagement.

The Director of PrisonsDepartment of Malaysia,Jamaluddin Saad said, Themanagement and inmates aregrateful to Tan Sri Azman andTan Sri Anuwar Ali (OUMs vice-chancellor) for their efforts andinitiative to educate our inmates.

Although they are serving theirtime, they deserve to be given asecond chance in life. Knowledgeis a requirement for them tosurvive and make good, educateddecisions.

There are four inmates in KotaKinabalu who will be enrollingin programmes next year. Thisproject will be implemented acrossMalaysia.

Anuwar said, We have beensending our tutors to prisons withstudy supplies to educate prisonerswho have enrolled in OUMcourses. Such is our dedication tothe initiative.

One prisoner commented, Weare very thankful for the supplies,

books, materials and stationery.Sometimes, we playfully argueover mere stationery just becausethese things are so precious to us.

IPD-OUM, however, is dedicatedto supporting the learning anddevelopment needs of workingadults by providing a variety ofindustry-centred professionalprogrammes.

Managing director of MydinMohamed Holdings Berhad DatukWira Dr Ameer Ali Mydin alsospoke about their cooperation withIPD-OUM.

We have a lot of staff who areexperienced. We send them toIPD-OUM to learn and enhancetheir working confidence through

exposure to the challenges in theretail line.

We also give incentives andmotivation for them to furthertheir studies, he says.

OUMs sister company IOC wasestablished as an entity underthe Meteor Learning Sdn Bhd toprovide full-time educationalopportunities for school leavers,especially new ones.

an Sri AzmanHashim, pro-hancellor of

OUM.

Graduates were proud to receive their scrools after all their hard work.

What OUM graduates say:

OUM provides a greatflexible programme. Infact, it is not easy for amother with a career tojuggle studies and a familyas well. This is why OUMs

flexible mode of learning andfacilities were the best choicefor me. My goal now is togrow my career, especiallyin the field of safety andhealth.

Hilma Ahmad FadzilBachelor of OccupationalHealth and SafetyManagement

I chose to study becauseI felt that I was ready for thenext phase in my life. The openand distance learning (ODL)concept at OUM coupled withits blended learning approach

was a standout. My classmateswere like-minded workingpeople and it was refreshing tomeet those who share the samevalues. Also, with the ODLconcept, studying was a wholenew experience altogether.

Ooi Tse ZherMaster of BusinessAdministration

I work in the fast-pacedhotel industry. The flexiblelearning system in IPD-OUMwas an important part forof my studies. Without it, Iwouldnt have been able to

graduate. I wish to thank myparents, wife and childrenwho never gave up onme and who gave me theencouragement I needed.

Kumaresan VengadesonExecutive Master ofBusiness Administration inHuman CapitalManagement

I believe that I chosethe right place to furthermy studies. IOC providedthe right facilities andan excellent learningenvironment for students.

Receiving my diploma scrollproved that my and myfamilys sacrifices did not goto waste. Moreover, I haveso many precious memoriesthat were created during mycourse.

Lee Kwan YeeDiploma in MassCommunication

OUMs recentconvocation sawapproximately 2,700graduates receive their

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Creatingnetworks

and drivinginnovationIN the education arena, a newpractice, process, structure ortechnique may be created toachieve the desired learningoutcomes.

Innovation may also comeabout from reconnecting old ideasthat arise from a networkof people.

Likewise, the boundary of anMBA grows as we explore thepotential values that it brings.By connecting an existing MBAto other ideas, a new course iscreated.

Ideas can be conceived invarious ways such as throughstudent and alumni feedback.

Combiningideas and skills

The Victoria University MBA(VUMBA) programme exemplifiesseveral of these innovationpatterns.

VUMBA is the twinningprogramme offered at SunwayCollege Kuala Lumpur. It has morethan 110 active students and morethan 400 alumni.

VUMBA Connections isa networking platform thatconnects students, alumni,business coaches, entrepreneursand venture capitalists.

Participants benefit from peergroup support, business issuesprocessing, social interactions andbusiness coaching.

Since students come from adiversity of backgrounds, an MBAbecomes a social and professionalspace where ideas and skills areinevitably diffused.

The Bringing Industry intoClass seminars and workshopsare organised to accelerate thelearning of students.

There should be a clear link

between core knowledge andexperience.

Industry experts are regularlyinvited to share their workexperience, which adds to thetheories and concepts taught.

This will hopefully encouragegreater participation in class anda desire to read textbooks andnotes.

Group assignments are meansto generate ideas by not onlycombining various specialisations,but also by making it easy to useexisting resources such as theskills and knowledge of students.

Through meetings andcollaborative technology, groupmembers from different fields of

expertise may contribute to thequality of group assignments.

VUMBA provides anenvironment where innovationscan thrive.

It is an education innovationthat promotes more connectionsof innovative ideas.

nFor more information,e-mail [email protected] visit sunway.edu.my

Branching out to stay aheadU

NIVERSITI Utara Malaysia,in its five-year strategicplan (2011-2015), has set a

lear direction for the OthmanYeop Abdullah Graduate School ofBusiness (OYA) to become the topbusiness school in the country.

For that reason, the school isgiven some degree of autonomyby the university with regard tohe management of academic anddministrative affairs towards

meeting this objective.OYA is given the freedom to

elect and appoint its own facultymembers and advisory panelmembers to advice the school inerms of curriculum development,trategy direction and other

matters deemed relevant to movehe school forward.

In terms of funding, thechool is allocated a considerable

proportion of the annual budgetby the university based on annnual plan.

In addition, the schoolhas substantial income from

ndowment, research, consultancyervices and executive education,

which can be spent at thediscretion of the dean of thechool.

A significant amount ofhe annual fund is spent onubscriptions for Harvard Business

Cases, mainly for teachingpostgraduate programmes at OYA.

At present, OYA has access tolmost 13,000 cases from the

Harvard Business School and casesrom other reputable businesschools published by Harvard

Business School Publishing.In addition, the school also

ubscribes to the Stanfordmanagement CD collections foruse in class. Students read almost250 cases in the two years of theirMBA programme.

In addition to Westernases, the school is aggressively

developing local cases inollaboration with its industry

partners.As action-based research

nd industry-based case studiesbecome the focus of businesschools worldwide, OYA has alsoealigned its research strategy toncourage the faculty to conductesearch.

The business and managementprogrammes at OYA, especially

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the MBA and DBA programmes,which make up the schoolsflagship programmes, are degreesdesigned for, and appeal to,working professionals seeking

to improve their skills andperformance.

This is why most of ourstudents are part-time, with mostholding a full-time professionalposition in local and multinationalcompanies. Our graduates arenurtured to become businessleaders with significant impactat the national and internationalsettings.

For the record, 15% of ourgraduates last year becameentrepreneurs within six monthsof their graduation. Many have setup their own businesses in fieldsthat include consulting, finance,training and e-marketing.

Since our graduate business

school specialises in businessand management education, wefelt that we should have a branchcampus in a big city such as KualaLumpur to take advantage of itswider access to a larger populationand opportunities for industrialand business networking.

In following through with thisidea, a branch campus in KualaLumpur, also known as UniversitiUtara Malaysia Kuala Lumpur(UUMKL) or City Campus, wasestablished in 2004.

The main reason for opening abranch campus in KL was to getcloser to major population centresand industrial areas, which areconcentrated mainly in the Klang

Valley.This decision was also based on

UUMs strategic plan to generateincome for the university a boldmove towards becoming a self-financing institution in the future.

Since 2004, enrolmentsin UUMKL have increaseddramatically each year, anindicator of strong demand for ourquality business and educationprogrammes.

As a pioneer in business andmanagement education in thecountry, we need to ensurewe keep abreast of the latestdevelopments in business andindustry.

Our presence in KL provides usaccess to diverse industries andbusinesses, which also enablescollaboration in various areas suchas research, training, consultation

and executive education.As a strategic business unit

(SBU), UUMKL is given substantialautonomy to chart its ownbusiness strategy with the qualityof education remaining a matterof utmost importance.

Augmenting the strength ofOYA with the inception of UUMKLis an important step forward forUUM, especially as our emphasislies in establishing ourselves as

the leading graduate school ofbusiness.

We are also proud andhonoured that OYA is the onlygraduate school in Malaysia tobe selected by the MalaysianInstitute of Management (MIM),the powerhouse of managementin the country, to be its academicpartner.

The signing of a memorandumof understanding betweenthe school and MIM coversthe areas of research, training

and consultation, and morespecifically, the area of casewriting.

Our strong network withindustry and diverse facultymembers and students providesexperiential learning and globalperspectives in teaching andlearning.

The extensive use of casestudies also encourages debatesand discussions among students,and between students and facultymembers.

Our faculty members areacademically qualified with widepractical experience. Only thosewith vast industrial experienceand doctorate qualifications are

assigned to teach postgraduateprogrammes. Many of them areinternational visiting professorsfrom various countries.

At OYA, we have 14international faculty membersfrom eight different countriescovering both the east and thewest.

The school is also uniquein its approach as it places astrong emphasis on ethics andsustainability issues.

With the tag line TransformingLeaders for Sustainable Businessand Society, it provides relevantcurricula that nurture not onlyresponsive but also responsiblebusiness leaders.

The transformation process,alluded to in our tag line, is alwaysour priority and we ensure thatour students are transformedas business leaders when theygraduate from our graduate schoolof business.

nProf Datuk Wira Dr MohamedMustafa Ishak is the vice-chancellor of Universiti UtaraMalaysia.

The business andmanagementprogrammes atOYA, especiallythe MBA and DBAprogrammes,which make up theschools flagship

programmes, aredegrees designedfor, and appealto, workingprofessionalsseeking to improvetheir skills andperformance.This is why mostof our studentsare part-time,with most

holding a full-time professionalposition in localand multinationalcompanies.


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The curriculum at NGS cultivates and emphasises cross-disciplinary thinking and skills.

A call for talented researchersN

ATIONAL University ofSingapore (NUS) enjoys aglobal standing as one of

Asias top universities and among

he worlds top 30.The multi-campus university,with distinctive strengths in

ducation and research, featurestrong entrepreneurial and global

dimensions in its multifacetednitiatives.

An NUS education optimisestudents potential, broadensntellectual horizons and shapeslobal outlooks. It leverages on its

multi-disciplinary strengths todeliver a comprehensive broad-based education.

In addition, a vibrantesidential life and excitingultural and sporting pursuitsdd to the learning and livingxperience.

The NUS Graduate Schoolor Integrative Sciencesnd Engineering (NGS) wasstablished to spearheadntegrative research PhD

programmes that transcend andbridge traditional disciplinaryboundaries.

NGS multi-disciplinarynfrastructure and environmentffords gifted and motivatedtudents tremendous flexibility.

Students conduct their PhDesearch under the supervision of

distinguished research scientistsrom multiple disciplines.

The curriculum cultivates andmphasises cross-disciplinaryhinking and skills. It is tailor-

made by each student according

o his needs and interests.Such totality in research and

ducation effectively sharpens atudents critical-thinking skillsnd encourages creative designsn his PhD project.

NGS has close links withworld-leading research institutesuch as the Agency for Science,

Technology and ResearchA*STAR), Singapores lead agencyn research in the fields of sciencend technology.

NGS also taps into theuniversitys web of synergistic,omplementary partnerships with

a select number of world-leadingoverseas research institutes andknowledge organisations across

Continental Europe, the UnitedStates, the United Kingdom, Japan,China, Australia and South Korea.

NGS is therefore, able to offergifted students opportunities toengage in globally progressiveresearch in outstanding researchfacilities both within Singaporeand across various domains.

NGS integrative mission isbest exemplified by its uniqueprogrammes in neuroscience,computational and systemsbiology, interactive and digitalmedia, carbon science andtechnology, bio-imaging and

environmental life sciencesengineering.

Each is a highly specialised

networked group that bringstogether world-renownedresearch scientists and academicsfrom various domains across NUS,Nanyang Technological Universityand other research institutes tocollaboratively tackle researchproblems and pioneer discoveriesthat continuously re-drawthe boundaries of science andtechnology.

One distinguished researchsupervisor in NGS whose researchexhibits integrative thrust andcharacteristics is Prof Lim ChweeTeck, a professor in both NUS

Department of Bio-engineeringand Department of MechanicalEngineering.

Prof Lim is also principalinvestigator at NUSMechanobiology Institute and afaculty fellow of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research andTechnology.

He heads the nano-

biomechanics lab, which conductsbasic and applied research on thebiomechanics and biophysics ofhuman diseases such as malariaand cancer.

Prof Lims articles areconstantly published ininternational top-tier journalsand he has also received a numberof top accolades for his researchachievements.

Many NGS PhD students across

NGS graduateswho have moved

on to successfulcareers indiverse vocationsand locationsacross the globeinvariably citeNGS collaborativeand integrativeresearchinfrastructure,culture andfreedom tobe immenselybeneficial to theirPhD researchpursuits and now,their career.

tudents conduct their PhD research under the supervision of distinguished research scientists from multiple disciplines.

various research disciplines havereceived international honours.

They have produced

publications in top-tier prestigiousjournals, such asScience,ChemComm, Nature, and theIEEE(Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers) series,on top of receiving recognitionfor their research findingsin international forums andconferences.

Two recent breakthroughs byNGS students have been publishedin Nature Communicationsand theNew England Journalof Medicine one is a discovery in grapheneresearch, while the other in cancertherapy.

The worlds first discoveryon Mesenchymal stem cellsresearch by an NGS graduate

has already been translatedinto clinical applications and iscurrently undergoing pre-clinicaltrials. It carries great potential inenhancing health care practices.

NGS graduates who havemoved on to successful careers indiverse vocations and locationsacross the globe invariably citeNGS collaborative and integrativeresearch infrastructure, cultureand freedom to be immenselybeneficial to their PhD researchpursuits and now, their career.

NGS fully-funded PhD-cum-Scholarship programme is openworldwide to those who have abachelors degree qualification andabove.

NGS embraces students whoenvision true innovation withoutboundaries and invites talentedgraduates who have the passionand aptitude for research toembark on cross-disciplinaryresearch at the forefront of science,engineering, computing andrelated aspects of medicine.

nFor more information, visitwww.nus.edu.sg/ngs


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Tania Wee graduated from MonashUniversity Malaysia with a Mastersin Communications and foundthe course helpful in building herknowledge of and skills in digitalmedia.

Designed tocreate successD

ESIGNED to addressthe needs of those whowork or aspire to work in

industries such as advertising,marketing, media and publicrelations, the Master ofCommunications and MediaStudies at Monash UniversityMalaysia covers the diverseareas of humanities and socialsciences.

Tania Wee Tien Ning, a recentgraduate who is currentlythe editorial and social mediaexecutive for Rantau PR, sharesher study experience at MonashUniversity Malaysia:

As the editorial and socialmedia executive for Rantau PR,my job includes writing clientpress and news releases as wellas overseeing and managingcompanies social mediachannels.

I was looking for a reputableuniversity and Monash Malaysiamet all my criteria.

The campus facilities werealso impressive, especially thelibrary, which boasts a largeonline database of researchjournals.

The lecturers are well-versedin the theoretical aspects of thecommunication field. In class,this translates into enjoyabledebates and illuminatingdiscussions. Course materials

were sourced from MonashUniversity Australia, whichmade interesting case studies.

Although these were difficultto relate to, I am grateful for thelecturers who brought freshperspectives and case studiesfor us to discuss.

I gained a widerunderstanding of the influenceof social media and how it canaffect and influence societysperceptions. I learned aboutthe magnitude of the rolethat digital media plays incommunicating messages tothe public.

There were also manymemorable moments that I

experienced with my fellowstudents and the Monashcommunity.

One of my favourite eventswas when I was invited tocover the Monash UniversityInternational Students Societywelcome-back party for theMonash website. The themewas Holi, an Indian festival,which involved throwingcoloured water and powder ateach other.

It was at this event that Iwitnessed how international

students from different culturaland societal backgrounds canleave their differences at thedoor and simply have fun.

For those aspiring to pursuea postgraduate degree, workexperience in the related field isa bonus.

This will help as you willbe able to see things from apractical point-of-view andrelate it to the theoreticalaspect of the course.

About the School

The School of Arts and SocialSciences at Monash UniversityMalaysia equips graduates tomake sense of the rapid andprofound changes that occur inthe communications industry.

Students develop theknowledge, gain analytical toolsand the key to understandingglobalisation and the intricaciesof human interaction whilelearning to take a leading role toimprove quality of life.

The Master ofCommunications and MediaStudies examines media

content, forms, technology andpolicy from historical, politicaland theoretical perspectiveswhile focusing on changes incontent delivery and the globalreception of traditional and newmedia.

It is further enhanced byinternationally experiencedacademics at the School whoare advisors and consultantswithin the industry.

nFor more information,visit www.sass.monash.edu.my


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Developing excellent educatorsT

HE education industry isresponsible for mouldingthe minds of the future

eneration. Hence, the

overnment has introducedhe Malaysian EducationBlueprint 2013-2025 to revamphe education landscape withn education system that will

prepare learners for the 21stentury.

A crucial component to itsuccess will involve the teachersn preschool, primary school,econdary school and higherducation.

Most teachers in public schoolshave a teaching qualification andnearly all teachers in secondarychool and about 40% of teachersn primary school have a

bachelors degree.The School of Education

nd Cognitive Science (SECS),Asia e University (AeU) has beenccorded the task by the Ministryf Education to upgrade about,000 primary school teachers tohe bachelors degree level.

In its third convocation oneptember 21, the first cohortonsisting of about 80 teachers

will graduate with the B.Ed (TESL).The goal of the SECS is

o provide educators with aqualification from kindergarten tohigher education.

For example, in countries suchs Australia and New Zealand,arly childhood educators need to

possess an undergraduate degree.

In Malaysia, only about 10%of kindergarten teachers haveteaching qualification approvedby the Malaysian QualificationsAgency (MQA).

It is of concern that the youngminds of our country may betaught by teachers who onlyhave minimal training in earlychildhood education.

Being a parent does notqualify that person to be an earlychildhood educator, says ProfDr John Arul Phillips, dean of theSECS.

To fill the gap, SECS offersthe Graduate Diploma inEarly Childhood Education(GDipECE) that admits practising

kindergarten teachers with anSPM qualification.

The programme is conductedpart-time through distance

learning with face-to-facetutorials during weekends.Teachers do not have to leave

their jobs to obtain an MQA-approved teaching qualification.

With the rapid development ofprivate and international schools,teachers with an approvedteaching qualification are indemand. SECS offers the GraduateDiploma in Teaching (GDipTchg)for both primary and secondaryschool teachers.

This diploma is a teachingqualification for both degreeand non-degree holders and isapproved by MQA.

Another trend identifiedby Prof Phillips is the growingtendency for lecturers in collegesand universities to possess ateaching qualification, whichis a requirement in severalinternational universities.

For example, a person witha masters degree in marketingmay have the content knowledgebut may not have the pedagogicalknowledge and skills to impartcontent effectively, saysProf Phillips.

SECS offers the 12-monthPostgraduate Diploma in HigherEducation Teaching (PGDipHET),aimed at tertiary educationteachers to equip them with theknowledge and skills in higher

education teaching.The 18-month programme is

open to degree and non-degreeholders from any background

with experience in teaching oreducation-related experience.According to Prof Phillips, AeU

is unique in that all its studentsare working adults who areseeking an upgrade.

The delivery system is flexible adopting e-learning basedon a blended-approach thatcombines online and face-to-faceinteraction.

Students are provided withthe learning materials online andclasses are held once a month onweekends.

Students access the materialsand discuss on an online platformand attend classes in more than25 learning centres spread all overPeninsular Malaysia, Sabah andSarawak.

SECS hopes to provideopportunities for educators andothers who wish to upgradethemselves to be involved in theeducation industry.

It is the vision of the school toequip the education workforcewith the knowledge, skills andvalues required to engage inactivities that will enhance theperformance of young learners.

We wish to attract educatorswho have the passion to teach andprofessionalise themselves withappropriate qualifications, saysProf Phillips.

Prof Dr John Arul

Phillips, dean of

the SECS.

The goal of the SECS is

to provide educatorswith a qualificationfrom kindergarten tohigher education.For example, incountries such asAustralia and NewZealand, earlychildhood educatorsneed to possessan undergraduatedegree.


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Online storage - friend or foe?AST year, computer software giant Adobe

has moved its creative services to the cloud.Now, consumers are no longer able to

buy the Adobe Creative Suite that consistsf various groups of applications such as

Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesignnd Dreamweaver in a box set.The creative services have been renamed

Adobe Creative Cloud and users pay amonthly subscription fee for each individualervice instead.

You can also, for instance, watch half amovie on your laptop at home and finish the

ther half on your tablet the next morningwhile riding the train to work.

It also allows you to purchase songs onyour smartphone and have them syncedwith your computer so that you can listeno them at work. These are just some ofhe ways we have become accustomed to

data that is instantly connected and widelyccessible.

In fact, it is quite likely that many peopledo not even realise that they are using theloud services and therefore, do not realise

how much stuff they have in the cloud.For example, photos taken with your

smartphone will automatically be backedup on the phone makers cloud service.So even if it is deleted from the phones

internal drive, the backup for the photos arestill available in the cloud.Additionally, your personal data may

be uploaded into the cloud without yourknowledge.

If you use services in industries likehealth care and banking, it is very likely thatyour personal information is in the privateclouds of the companies.

With the cloud making such informationinstantly available to just about anyonewith the accessibility permission, it isnatural for consumers to feel vulnerable.Unsurprisingly, consumers are more waryas their privacy is at risk every time theirdata is being computed into commercialsystems.

That is why the Personal Data ProtectionAct (PDPA) 2010, which was gazetted inNovember last year, was well-received by

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the public. The law requires businessesto comply to several principles, includinggetting consent to acquire a customerspersonal data.

Once the personal data is received, thebusiness must provide a written notificationto make sure it is safe and only given torelevant parties.

Clear skies ahead?

With the cloud, users expect reliability,flexibility and security.

Reliability means that users demandconstant connectivity to their data so that itis available to them whenever they want it.

Data centres and hosting providers haveto ensure that they have 100% networkuptime and 99% cloud uptime guarantees.

Virtualisation or cloud storage adds alayer of complexity to data managementparticularly to an organisation. Butinformation should still be easily accessed.

Therefore, users expect flexibility in theusage procedure such as pay-per-use.

Instead of paying for a monthly fee fora fixed amount of storage space that mayor may not be used, users pay for only theamount of space that is used.

Users also demand impeccable dataprotection and security. Data security is aconstantly evolving field.

The reality is that for every new datasecurity technology that is being developed,sooner or later, there will be a counter-technology that will be able to penetrate it.

Ethical hackers are certifiedprofessionals who are employed by anorganisation to attempt to hack intonetworks and computer systems much likean unauthorised hacker.

However, their role is authorised by theorganisation to find and then fix securityvulnerability. That is the only way we canstay one step ahead, explains AZ.

Telling people and businesses to avoidusing the cloud is not beneficial. The cloudis here to stay.

Device mobility and wirelessconnectivity have spurred the growth of thecloud as we become reliant on quick andalways-available data accessibility.

Beyond violation of personal dataprivacy, the security concern is greater forbusinesses and organisations that rely onthe location-independent nature of thecloud to store, share and access information

THE United Nations InternationalTelecommunication Union publishedthe ICT Development Index (IDI) based

on 11 information and communicationtechnologies (ICT) indicators.

The indicators are grouped into threecategories: access, use and skills.

Access sub-index captures ICT readinessand includes the following infrastructureand access indicators: fixed-telephone,mobile telephone, international Internetbandwidth, households with computer andhouseholds with Internet.

Use sub-index captures ICT intensityand includes the following usage indicators:

Internet users, fixed wired-broadband andmobile broadband.

Skills sub-index captures ICT

capabilities and includes the following inputindicators: adult literacy, gross secondaryenrolment and gross tertiary enrolment.

In last years report, Malaysia hasdropped two rungs from 57th to 59th placebehind the likes of neighbours Singapore(13th) and Brunei Darussalam (58th) out of157 countries.

Meanwhile, the Top 10 countries are:South Korea, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark,Finland, Norway, Netherlands, UnitedKingdom, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.

regardless of time and place.The sensitivity and confidentiality of

trade information is at risk every time it isdocumented in physical or digital format.

Business decisions to migrate to thecloud are financially motivated.

Hardware, which depreciates over time,used to have to be replaced from time totime. With the cloud, businesses only payfor what they use.

For this reason, the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend becomes a commonworkplace policy that permits employees tobring their own devices to access privilegedcompany information and applications.This practice may encourage productivity,morale and convenience, but risks of databreach is greater.

Additionally, e-commerce and mobilecommerce transactions over computer andsmartphones, especially within the mobilebanking sector are growing in popularityparticularly due to its convenience andpromptness.

Today, everyone is moving towardscloud applications. As a service providerin this field, we cannot wait for calamityto strike but must be prepared for alleventualities, says Tay.

Because of the massive volume personaldata and trade information especiallyin the cloud systems, which makes iteven more likely for security breaches tohappen, developing defence mechanisms tocombat cyber-attacks that can potentiallycompromise the security of the businessesas well as their clients are the priorities ofICT service providers.

Over the last five years, the demand forcyber-security professionals grew 3.5 timesfaster than the demand for other ICT rolesworldwide.

This emerging trend in the ICT andcomputing job market is a result of asociety that is constantly connected to theWorld Wide Web a society that expectsreliable access to data and transactions inreal-time from any and all of their devices.

Clearly, with this expectation comes a greatdemand for such information to be securelyaccessed and exchanged.

With the recent headlines reportingoutrageous data breaches and hacks, cloudservice providers are boosting securityand rolling out new measures to keep itsusers and to keep them celebrities or theaverage Joes and Janes safe.

Measuring the information society


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StarSpecial, Tuesday 16 September 2014 POSTGRADUATE13

Creating

business leadersA

S technology becomesincreasingly important inour lives, more business

opportunities become availableor those with technicalducation and skills.

These skills may involvecombination of specialist

or technical skills such asnformation technology,ngineering, finance and

business management.The doors are open for them

o head a business division orstablish their own business.

A masters in business

dministration (MBA) willprovide a working professionalhe opportunity to gain aompetitive edge. It serveso bridge the gap betweenechnical expertise and

managerial competencies.Because having knowledge

bout technology andmanagement skills are integralo the success of businesses,

many who possess a technicaldegree recognise the needo gain further education on

business and management.The MBA programme will

nable tech-savvy peopleo develop skills in finance,

human resources management,

trategic management andeadership, preparing themo be professionals who areapable of leading the business

world in the 21st century.To climb the corporate ladder

nd reach a C-suite position,one needs to have excellentbusiness, management andeadership skills.

According to an article in theHarvard Business Review(HBR),once a person reaches a C-suiteposition, having a firm grasp ofbusiness fundamentals becomesmore important than havingechnical or functional skills.

The skills that help a personlimb to the top are not

ufficient to continue thrivinghere. This means that people

with a technical backgroundwho wish to lead a companymust know how to createbusiness models, handle riskmanagement and motivate

mployees more than theyneed to understand the latestechnical bells and whistles.

KBU International Collegeoffers a time-tested, rigorous

and prestigious MBAprogramme in collaborationwith the Lord AshcroftInternational Business School ofAnglia Ruskin University in theUnited Kingdom.

KBUs MBA is the idealchoice for many reasons. It isinternationally recognised andaccredited by the Associationof Business Schools, a bodythat represents the leadingbusiness schools in the UK andrepresents an authoritativevoice of business andmanagement education there.

Besides being tutored bya highly qualified teachingteam comprising PhD holderswith industry experience,students also benefit fromlectures taught by visitingUK academics, live lecturesvia video conferencing by UKprofessors and lectures byindustry specialists.

Flexibility is another strongpoint of the programme.Students are able to organisetheir schedule with full- orpart-time classes. The part-time classes are held onSaturdays and Sundays whilefull-time classes cater mainly tointernational students.

The programme stretchesover four semesters and focuseson producing well-roundedgraduates.

The academic calendarconsists of two semestersin a year (January-April andSeptember-December) to allowoptimal balance of a studentsprofessional, personal anduniversity life.

Students also do not have toprepare for exams as the courseis fully assignment-based. Theyalso have access to the Emeralddatabase and ARUs extensivee-library, which will makeresearch much easier.

ACCA and CIMA members

can also look forward tofour exemptions out of 11modules organisationalbehaviour, decision making andproblem solving, marketingmanagement, and strategicfinancial analysis.

nFor more information,call 03-7727 3200 ore-mail [email protected] orvisit ww.kbu.edu.my

BUs masters degree is designed for executives who want to progress fromheir specialist position to a more senior role in their organisation.


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Ready for the workforceM

ANY working professionalschoose to enrol in an MBAprogramme as it provides a

platform for career growth.

According to the GMAC GlobalManagement Education Graduateurvey, 85% of the surveyedraduates reported that graduate

management education gavehem a competitive advantage inhe job market and 77% felt their

MBA introduced them to newareer opportunities.

It was also reported thattudents with more than six

years of work experiencexpected to see a 57% increase inarnings upon obtaining an MBA

qualification.While many traditional MBA

programmes consist of a setf unrelated single disciplinelasses, Taylors Business Schoolecognises that the job of an

executive involves makingdecisions across a range offunctions.

Therefore, Taylors MBAhas adopted a holistic andintegrated approach tomanagement education, whichaims to develop the executivepotential that is essential tocreating future corporateleaders.

The Taylors MBA moduleswere designed with input fromtop industry leaders to givestudents a global educationexperience.

The curriculum is taughtby highly qualified academic

experts and businesspractitioners such as theindustry advisory panel thatcomprises members from CIMB,DIGI, LOreal, IBM, Tokio Marine,IBM, Deloitte, PwC, Ernst &Young, KPMG and Maxis.

The learning experience isunique as it allows students towork on actual cases presentedby industry partners.

Working on real-life casesgives them the opportunity tolearn how to apply techniques

and use information and itis invaluable that they learnfrom past experience, saysVinitha Guptan, dean of Taylors

Business School.Students will also have theopportunity to participate inthe Business Circle gatheringwhere industry and corporateleaders share their thoughtsand experience with students.

This session givesopportunities for face-to-faceinteractions and idea exchangesbetween students and guestspeakers who work with thetop industry players.

Another unique feature ofthe Taylors MBA is its globalrotation programme TaylorsOxford EntrepreneurshipLeadership Programme.

In this programme, studentsspend seven to nine days fromMay to September at OxfordUniversity in the UnitedKingdom.

This will give the studentsaccess to professors andstudents on campus andthe chance to network withindustry leaders in the UK.

The Taylors MBA isconducted by the TaylorsBusiness School, one of thelargest and most reputablebusiness schools in privatehigher education in Malaysia.

Its industry-relevantcurriculum provides a balancebetween theoretical andpractical education basedon the latest professional

standards, practices andrequirements of the globalbusiness community.

The Taylors MBA is offeredon full-time basis for one yearor part-time for a minimum oftwo years and maximum of fiveyears.

nFor more information,call 03-5629 5000 or e-mail [email protected] visit www.taylors.edu.my/mba

The Taylors MBA is designed together with top industry leaders to give students a global education experience.

Get certifiedCONTINUING professionaldevelopment programmes arean excellent way to brush upones skills and knowledge andas technology advances at arapid pace.

Certified CounterHacking Practitioner

This class is about immersingyourself in an interactiveenvironment where you will beshown how to scan, test, hackand secure your own systems.

Working in an intensiveenvironment gives you practicalexperience essential to security

systems and standards.You will start with perimeter

defences and then be led toscanning and attacking yourown network. You learn howintruders escalate privilegesand what steps can be taken tosecure a system among otherthings.

This five-day class will giveyou a thorough understandingin counter hacking.

For more information,go to www.taylors.edu.my/en/university/schools/cpe/programmes/

CSI ComputerSystems Investigation

This introduction towireless security providesan overview of the evolvingtechnology, identifies commonvulnerabilities in device settingsand configuration and discussespractical ways in which wirelesssecurity can be improved.

This course will provideparticipants with an

understanding of how thetechnology works, securityimplications and methods inwhich implementations canbe best secured with existingprotocols.

The course is suitable fora variety of people includingsecurity officers, managers,law enforcement, computerforensic executives as well as ITdirectors.


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StarSpecial, Tuesday 16 September 2014 POSTGRADUATE 15

Leading the way inpostgraduate research

MALAYSIAN researcherand UCSI University vice-chancellor Senior Prof

Datuk Dr Khalid Yusoff playedvital role in a global research

project that studied healthutcomes of certain diets.

Senior Prof Khalid is amember of the ProspectiveUrban Rural EpidemiologicalPURE) studys global steering

ommittee and oversawhe running of the study inMalaysia, which involved

5,000 people about 15% of thelobal sample size.

The PURE study is the largestnternational study on sodiumntake and health outcomeso date and adds considerabletrength to the contention thatmoderate sodium intake isptimal.

Its findings have beenpublished in the New Englandournal of Medicine, the worldseading medical journal.

The study, which tested01,945 people from 18ountries for almost four

years, showed that while a lowodium diet does indeed reduce

blood pressure moderately, itdoes present some side effects.

This includes an adverselevation of certain hormonesike the renin-angiotensin-ldosterone system, whichegulates the bodys water andalt balance, increasing theisk of strokes, heart attacksnd other cardiovascularomplications.

The PURE study alsoevealed that a diet that is

high in potassium such as fish,ruits, beans and vegetables,s essential to the regularunctioning of the body,ncluding the function of the

nerves, heart and the kidney.On his involvement with the

PURE study, Senior Prof Khalidays that Malaysian academicsre able to play key roles innternational research and morehould seek to advance the

pursuit of knowledge.For the past few years,

mphasis has been given toesearch. This in general, isreat but let us not do researchor the sake of it.

Regardless of the field,esearch should focus on

pertinent matters thatultimately benefit humanity,he adds.

A legacy

Sharing Senior Prof Khalidspassion for research, UCSIsdeputy vice-chancellorResearch and Postgraduatetudies) Prof Datuk Dr Nizamsa does a lot to bolsterhe universitys researchredentials.

Prof Nizam is a specialist inenomic medicine and humanenetics and a pioneer in the

field. He was also the foundingdirector of the first HumanGenome Centre in Malaysiaback in 1993. His work haspaved the way for the future ofgenomic medicine in Malaysia.

Prof Nizam points out thatUCSI is already making animpact in research that matters.

Many of its staff membersare experienced researcherswith notable projects andrespected publications thathave been funded by local andinternational research grants.

For example, Senior ProfKhalids PURE study wasfunded by international grants,including the Hamilton HealthScience.

Other active researchersfrom the university havesecured research grantsfrom the Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation andMinistry of Education, suchas the eScienceFund and theFundamental Research GrantScheme.

Research within theuniversity is carried out invarious fields, including appliedsciences, medicine, pharmacy,business, informationscience, engineering andnanotechnology.

In line with the countrys

aim of becoming a high incomeand innovative nation by2020, UCSI is ramping up itsefforts to boost the quality andglobal competitiveness of itspostgraduate programmes.

As a tertiary educationinstitution that groomsthe minds of the nextgeneration, UCSI realises ithas a responsibility to furtherits research and innovationinitiatives through itspostgraduate programmesto enhance human capitaldevelopment.

UCSI has 20 postgraduateprogrammes to date, withseveral more in the pipeline. To

meet the needs of its students,the postgraduate programmesare available in research,coursework and mix-modestructures.

The university maintainshigh-quality and innovativeteaching and student-centredlearning.

Great efforts have been madeto ensure that the teachingand learning environment isconducive for both local and

international students.UCSI offers postgraduate

programmes thatincorporate elementsof management,entrepreneurship andbusiness.

Based on feedback fromits industry partners andstudents, these elementsare necessary for those whointend to climb up the careerladder to the managementlevel.

To ensure that itspostgraduate programmesare accessible, the universityhas also allocated funds

under the UCSI UniversityTrust Graduate Fellowship,which offers both localand international qualifiedpostgraduate students full orpartial tuition fee waivers.

Additionally, Prof Nizamand his team are constantlylooking at possible meansto help students securepostgraduate sponsorshipfrom local, governmental orinternational sources.

nFor more information,call 03-9102 4739 or visitwww.ucsiuniversity.edu.my/onlineenquiry

UCSIs deputyvice-chancellor(Research andPostgraduateStudies) ProfDatuk Dr NizamIsa.

CSIs postgraduate programmes are developed to groom the next generationf scientists.


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USIMs Faculty of Syariah Lawsmission is to be a reputable hub for

syariah and law education.

Paving the way forwardUNIVERSITI Sains IslamMalaysia (USIM) provides aunique education centred on

he integration of revelation (ilmuNaqli) and rational knowledgeilmu Aqli).

USIM has eight faculties andoffers more than 60 academicprogrammes in the fields ofslamic studies, science, finance,slamic banking, medicine,

dentistry, food biotechnology, law,Arabic language, counselling andommunication. The courses areaught in both English and Arabic.

One of the earliest facultiesn USIM is the Faculty of Syariahnd Law (FSU) that has more than,000 students and 66 academictaff.

The main programmes offeredre the Bachelor of Syariah andaw with honours (SMSU) and the

Bachelor of Fiqh and Fatwa withhonours (SMFF).

FSU also offers the Diploma inudicial and Legal Syariah PracticeDIJAP) as a postgraduate diploma

programme besides Mastersn Syariah, Masters in Law and

Masters in Comparative Laws well as a PhD programme inyariah and Judiciary.

The faculty is in the process ofoffering more programmes in thefields of Islamic finance and halalndustry to meet the needs of thendustry.

FSUs mission is to be theeputable hub for syariah andaw education that contributeso the sustainability of the globalommunity.

The faculty aims to produceuccessful graduates and world-lass research in the field ofyariah and law that is recognised

nationally and internationally.

FSU practises high-qualityteaching and learning activitiesbased on current research,which are driven by moral valuesand professional ethics. FSUsobjectives are:lTo produce graduates who excelin the field of syariah and lawlTo produce scholars and expertswho are capable of solvingcommunity problems related tosyariah and lawlTo equip graduates with Islamicstudies knowledge and to producenoble characterslTo produce professionalworkforce in the field of syariahand law

lTo develop world-class researchthat can solve national and socialproblems related to syariah andlaw

There has also been prominentstudent achievement such aswinning the Chief Justice DebatingCup and the overall Best Memorialin the International HumanitarianLaw Mooting Competition.

In addition, the publishedworks of FSUs academics havewon the Malaysian ConsultativeCouncil of Islamic Organisations(MAPIM) Best Book award inthe social science category, BestOriginal Work (Book) and BestOriginal Work (Paper) in the

English social science cluster, aswell as the National Level BestEditing prize.

The graduates from FSU havea broad choice of career in themarket.

There is no limitation forsyariah graduates. They arein-demand not only in Malaysiabut worldwide, says Dr YasminHanani Mohd Safian, the dean ofFSU.

Unlike the older days, thecareers of syariah graduatesare not limited to religiousteachers, clerics or religiousofficers. Syariah graduates canenter the industrial markets as

syariah officers in areas such asthe corporate sector and bankingindustry.

This is a challenge and anopportunity that should be taken

by the FSU students to improvetheir credibility, marketability,integrity and accountability, saysDr Yasmin.

FSU students are expected tobe concerned and be updated ofthe current issues in their workingenvironment, which is becomingmore global and challenging.

FSU aspires to be involvedwith established players andpractitioners of law and syariah inthe industry.

FSUs management is alsocommitted to making the facultybecome a renowned school of lawand syariah in the future.

Dean of FSU

Dr Yasmin

Hanani MohdSafian.

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