Greetings From Korea

Ai Nieng is graduated from Department of Biology UPM. Now she study in Chuncheon, Korea doing postgraduate study in Animal Physiology. Her research is on blood vessel and artheriosclerosis. May be the students can take this opportunity to visit her university in Korea under the students exchange or mobility programme as part of internationalisation of UPM. There are two of students graduated from Biology Department UPM study their postgraduate in Korea now after strong recommendation from one of the Professors in UPM.

Budaya Ilmu

Pada semester lepas (Julai 09/10) saya mengajar 3 kursus dan semester ini (Dec 09/10) 3 kursus lagi selain daripada menyelia 3 pelajar ijazah, 13 ijazah lanjutan dan membantu 3 kursus lain. Bagi yang pakar dalam bidang beban kerja atau Jam Pensyarah Bekerja (mengajar/perundingan) bolehlah mengira masa dan tenaga yang telah digunakan. Bagi pakar bidang nilai-nilai manusia pula, bagaimana boleh diberikan ganjaran bagi kerja-kerja lebih jam sebegini.
Dalam masa pertemuan dengan pelajar, ada beberapa perkara berkaitan dengan P&P dibicangkan. Antaranya ialah pemilihan kursus oleh pelajar. Ramai pelajar yang memberitahu mereka memilih kursus-kursus yang ditawarkan di Fakulti atau Jabatan adalah berdasarkan kepada dua perkara iaitu kursus yang diwajibkan atau yang disyaratkan untuk mendapat ijazah dan untuk melengkapkan kredit bergraduat. Ada pula menambah kursus yang mudah lulus atau mendapat A. Tidak ramai yang menjawab kerana berminat atau ingin mendalami ilmu dalam bidang berkenaan daripada pensyarah berkaitan. Malangnya ramai pelajar mendapat panduan daripada senior mereka yang tidak juga cemerlang, bukan daripada penelitian, minat dan pilihan sendiri. Oleh itu kalau dibuat tinjauan ada kursus-kursus yang ramai pelajar dan ada kursus yang tiada pelajar, walaupun kursus itu menarik. Pelajar berkelompok-kelompok. Satu orang memilih sesuatu kursus dan yang lain juga mengikut. Bagaimana hendak mengubah budaya ini dikalangan pelajar. Pengelompokan pelajar begini terutama bagi kursus khas/elektif sukar mendapat tumpuan dan perbincangan tentang bidang berkenaan.
Mingkin kita perlu kategorikan di mana pelajar mengambil sesuatu kursus adalah kerana minat dan mendalami bidang berkenaan dan pensyarah pula menawarkan kursus berkaitan kerana ingin mengembangkan kursus bidangnya kepada generasi muda dengan memberikan maklumat baru melalui kajiannya.
Malaysia sangat memerlukan masyarakat yang berbudaya ilmu. Populasi Malaysia 25-30 juta berbanding jiran kita 70-300 juta. Jadi kita perlu lebih agresif, berilmu, kreatif dan berinovasi. Generasi pelajar sekarang perlu menyambut seruan ini. Kita ada MSC, Iskandar Malaysia, dan koridor ekonomi lain. Adakah hampir 30 juta rakyat Malaysia mampu melaksanakan projek mega yang disebutkan itu yang memerlukan ahli sains, jurutera, pendidik, doktor dan sebagainya.

Research Laboratory for Research University

Research University: Research or Publication?

Research laboratory: space, environment, equipments, quality assurance, quality control and reliable data.
Research staff: Professors, Researcher, Technical Staff, Students and other supporting staff.

What are their functions (daily/weekly/monthly/annually/?) to meet the Research University standard.

Check these; cleanliness, functioning equipments, well organised laboratory, security & safety, daily/weekly/monthly/? inspections, staff working according their job specifications (if any) and regularly monitored by right personnel with a proper log book & report for future reference, etc.....

OR the researcher have to do all because research is belong to them, their ideas or that is their duties and responsibilities. Others are not committed workers, supporters, assistant or may be students because they are asked to do or to help.

PERHAPS WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A MOTIVATED SYSTEMS AND REGULATION FOR RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR REAL RESEARCH NOT JUST A PUBLICATIONS. Perhaps we need to have good KPI or/and ISO managers. OR lets the birds fly freely!!!!!

One Kilometre Walk to School

Why don't we walk to school instead of driving our car and drop our child right in front of school's gate?
We contribute to the climate change, global warming, green house effect, air pollution, traffic jam, disturbing people, block pedestrian, double parking and many more.
If our house about one kilometre from school, we can walk. In new urban housing areas, the distance from school and house is near compared to rural areas. Why we must joint the traffic jam, burn petrol, release poisonous smoke, heated school area and wasting our time. May be in certain area 200-300 m from school walking is faster than using cars.
IF YOUR HOUSE IS ONE KILOMETRE FROM SCHOOL PLEASE WALK. LOCAL AUTHORITY PLEASE PROVIDE NECESSARY FACILITIES TO SUPPORT ONE KILOMETRE WALK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN.
Remember! Do you have two trees which their trunks are as big as your body to supply your own oxygen. If not, please realise that you are sharing oxygen with others or stealing others.

New schools session opened with new hope

FUTURE GENERATION FROM UPPERMIDDLE CLASS SOCIETY. ARE THEY FOLLOWING THEIR PARENTS AND ARE THEY TREATED ACCORDINGLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS?

Some of parents exited observe their year one children in class on the day 1 at school.

How far we are ready to educate the children in schools now for the future Malaysia.
The infrastructures are ready, enough and suitable?
The teachers are ready in term of spirit, knowledge, commitment and skills?
The curriculum is well designed and applied to accomplish the mission?
The parent and community cooperate and support the application of curriculum and country's mission?
Hopefully they are not like current generation with over 3.0 CGPA is still not performed in the university as our Prime Minister want future generation must be brave, knowledgeable, creative, innovative and glocal.

The children are our future!

Continous Commited, Patient and Integrity

Are they still boxing? Can they fight now? Not like scientists young and old have equal chance to compete for the same medals except age become the condition.

What is our direction in 2010

Under 10 seconds 100 metre sprinters