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- Budget 2023, scheduled to be tabled on 7 October, outlines numerous priorities, one of which focuses on the recovery of job and income for all Malaysians and businesses. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have faced numerous challenges and a Pre-Budget Statement mentioned that Budget 2023 would implement comprehensive reforms to address this issue, to boost Malaysia's competitiveness and resilience.
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- 29/09/2022
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- Freedom of the press and media ethics have long been topics of discussion not only in Malaysia, but around the globe. Journalists act as gatekeepers in the mass communication process, and the trust between writer and reader hinges on accuracy of facts, ethical behaviour and a lack of bias.
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- 26/09/2022
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- The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) and E Stream – SQL Account HQ (E Stream) have signed an MOU to provide a platform to increase student employability. The MOU was signed by UNM Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Dr Hazel Melanie Ramos and E Stream Managing Director Desmond Law at a signing ceremony held at the UNM campus on 22 September.
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- 23/09/2022
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- The Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Nottingham, Professor Shearer West, has expressed her great sadness on behalf of the university on the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
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- 09/09/2022
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- Students from Kota Kinabalu, Grace Wong Szee Enand Agnes Lim Hai Thong have won the annual economics essay competition organised by the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). The duo is A Levels students from Institut Sinaran Kota Kinabalu who co-authored the winning essay. Last year, Gwendolyn Chan Hui Pei, an STPM student from SMK Batu Lintang in Kuching, bagged the first prize.
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- 24/08/2022
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- There is a great disparity in access to healthcare between those residing in urban and rural communities. Rural communities have limited access to quality medical centres and professionals, forcing residents to travel further for quality healthcare. Pregnancy complications, domestic violence, sexual abuse and mental health concerns are only a few of the issues faced by women everywhere, more so for those with limited access to the necessary resources.
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- 18/08/2022
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- The job market is now preparing for the next generation, Generation Z (Gen-Z), said to be born after the mid-1990s. Post pandemic, researchers have come to the conclusion that higher salary is not the most important factor in employing and retaining the new generation.
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- 05/08/2022
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- The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) student team was named champions of the Tun Ismail Ali Chair (TIAC) Monetary Policy Challenge 2022. The group called HurriKeynes consists of second-year students from UNM's School of Economics.
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- 28/07/2022
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- A workshop entitled "Decarbonisation for Industrial Processes" was organised by Centre of Excellence for Green Technologies (CEGT) at Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 29-30 July 2022. In this workshop, various industrial decarbonisation techniques were delivered, aiming to assist industrial practitioners in formulating strategies to reduce CO2 emission from their industrial processes.
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- 26/07/2022
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- KPMG Malaysia and the University of Nottingham Malaysia signed an MOU on to provide a platform to offer UNM students an opportunity to develop in their future careers.
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- 22/07/2022
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- Under the latest 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) garnered the distinction of being the only foreign branch campus to be listed under the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering programmes.
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- 22/07/2022
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- Professor Chris Gibbins from University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) works to help conserve the rich biodiversity of Malaysian rivers and sustain the livelihoods of people who rely on them for food and water. An important part of his work involves using knowledge developed as part of international collaborations to help inform the management and conservation of rivers in Malaysia.
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- 20/07/2022