Jabatan Alam Sekitar Negeri Kedah telah menganjurkan Sambutan Hari Alam Sekitar Negara Tahun 2020 Peringkat Negeri Kedah di Mydin Mall, baru-baru ini. Sambutan tersebut telah dirasmikan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan, Alam Sekitar, Perpaduan dan Hal Ehwal Masyarakat Cina dan Siam Negeri Kedah, Dr. Robert Ling Kui Ee. Pengarah Kempen Kitar Semula (E-Waste) Peringkat Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Prof. Madya Dr. Haslinda Mohd hadir meraikan dan menerima cenderhati sempena pelancaran perasmian Sambutan Hari Alam Sekitar Negara Tahun 2020 Peringkat Negeri Kedah.

The expertise possess by Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) will hopefully ensure that the agenda of the state of Kedah is successfully carried out for the benefit and welfare of its people. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dato' Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani said, UUM being an institution that  possess experts in various fields would be  able to help the people in this state in terms of knowledge, economy and social well-being.

Langkawi International Tourism and Hospitality (LITH) Research Centre, which is a Centre of Excellence (CoE) of the School of Tourism Hospitality and Event Management (STHEM) has successfully organized its first ever annual conference Langkawi Tourism and Hospitality International Conference (LTHIC) 2020, recently. Led by Prof. Dr. Azilah Kasim who is also LITH’s Director, along with the support from Event Management Research Unit (EMRU) and other lecturers as well as administrative staff members of STHEM, the virtual conference with the theme ‘Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)’, has drawn participation from around the world including renown keynote and plenary speakers from Malaysia, Spain, United Kingdom, New Zealand and India.

Sudah tiba masanya amalan 5S yang diamalkan di pejabat dapat dipraktikkan di rumah dengan menjual atau menyisihkan peralatan elektrik telah rosak. Kebiasaannya, kita hanya membuang atau menjual barangan seperti plastik, besi, kertas atau minyak masak terpakai. Sehubungan itu, sempena Hari Alam Sekitar Negara, Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Negeri Kedah dan rakan strategik, Pusat Pengajian Undang-undang (SOL) serta dengan kerjasama Jabatan Pembangunan dan Penyenggaraan (JPP) serta UUMIT telah menganjurkan Kempen Kitar Semula (E-Waste) Peringkat Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) yang diadakan selama tiga hari bermula 18 Oktober lalu.

Pertemuan serampang dua mata antara Naib Canselor dan Timbalan Pengarah Pejabat Tourism Malaysia Wilayah Utara bakal mewujudkan kolaborasi dalam mempromosikan Malaysia menerusi edutourism yang akan memanfaatkan kedua pihak ketika negara kini sedang berdepan pandemik Covid-19. Naib Canselor, Prof. Dato' Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani berkata, keadaan pandemik sekarang telah membataskan sebarang aktiviti pelancongan diadakan secara fizikal, begitu juga sektor pendidikan yang mana proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran telah berlangsung secara atas talian (online).

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dato’ Dr Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani was given the honour by UI GreenMetric to share UUM’s best practices  at the 6th International (Virtual) Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (IWGM 2020) which took place virtually for three days. During the programme which was organized by Zanjan University, Iran, the Vice-Chancellor shared innovations and best practices related to the latest issues in environmental and infrastructure management, energy, waste, water, transportation, education and research on green campuses with representatives from other universities from around the world.

Event: Healthy Eating with Malaysian Palm Oil

Date: 20 October 2020
Joint organise by Malaysian Palm Oil Council & School of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (STHEM)

Kempen Pengumpulan Buangan Elektrik dan Elektronik Sempena Hari Alam Sekitar Negara 2020
Peringat Universiti Utara Malaysia
"Alam Sekitar Tanggungjawab Bersama"

Tarikh: 18-20 Oktober 2020
Tempat: Stor Pusat JPP

Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) received health packs donated by the Consulate General of the Republic of China in Penang for the third time last Tuesday. UUM through its Centre of International Affairs and Cooperation (CIAC) received contributions last April after the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) nationwide back in March.

Berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu memikul. Atas dasar prihatin dengan nasib yang menimpa staf UUM, Persatuan Setiausaha UUM (SETIA) turun padang menghulurkan sumbangan kepada mangsa kebakaran yang juga Setiausaha, Ku Aznita Ku Baharum, di Pantai Halban, Jitra. Presiden SETIA, Rahazila Aziz berkata, pihaknya sentiasa prihatin terhadap warga kampus terutamanya apabila mengetahui staf UUM yang ditimpa musibah.