21/08/2026
๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ โ The Institute for Biotechnology (IPB), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), recently conducted an international ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐) as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen and enhance the development of a new postgraduate programme at IPB. The delegation, led by ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ง๐๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐.
The delegation was warmly welcomed by the ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐, ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ก๐๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐ข, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ค๐ก, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ข, ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข, and other academic staff from the Faculty of Science, UBD.
During the benchmarking session, Dr. Krishnan Nair Balakrishnan presented the proposed new programme, including its course structure, curriculum framework, and key components. The presentation was followed by an engaging discussion and constructive exchange of views between IPB and UBD academics. The UBD team provided valuable feedback, suggestions, and recommendations aimed at strengthening the curriculum, enhancing academic quality, and ensuring that the proposed programme meets appropriate international standards and the evolving needs of the biotechnology sector.
The visit also provided an important platform for both institutions to explore opportunities for student and academic mobility. Discussions included the possibility of student exchanges between UMS and UBD, particularly for industrial placements, research attachments, and other academic training opportunities. Both parties also explored potential areas for research collaboration, including joint research activities, knowledge exchange, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration between researchers from the two universities.
The visit also strengthened the academic relationship between Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Universiti Brunei Darussalam, while opening avenues for future collaboration in postgraduate education, student mobility, research, and academic development.
IPB extends its sincere appreciation to ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ก๐๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐ข, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ค๐ก, ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ข, ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐๐ข๐ณ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข, and the academic team of the Faculty of Science, UBD, for their warm hospitality, valuable feedback, and generous sharing of expertise. The engagement marks a meaningful step towards establishing stronger academic and research linkages between UMS and UBD.
Pautan Laman Web IPB: https://www.ums.edu.my/ipb/