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Tourism - EducationResearch orientedUNIMASFaculty ofEngineeringon track to achievenoble aimsThe emphasis on research isa key aspect of UNIMAS’Faculty of Engineering;currently 74 Master and 21PhD students are actively doingresearch in niche areas under thesupervision of just 106 facultystaff at Samarahan, Sarawak. Thefaculty, formed in 1993, offers fiveundergraduate programmes inCivil Engineering, Electronic andTelecommunication Engineering,Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineering, Electronics andComputer Engineering, ChemicalEngineering and also a masterprogram in Civil Engineering.The faculty’s success can be gaugedby the number of research grantsand funds from the government andalso private sectors which includeMinistry of Science, Technologyand Innovation (MOSTI), Ministry ofHigher Education (MOHE), MalaysiaPepper Board (MPB), Jabatan KerjaRaya (JKR), Ministry of Rural andRegional Development, Ministryof Energy, Green Technology andWater, Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB),Osaka Gas and many others. Inaddition, the faculty has signed sevenMemorandum of Understandings(MoU) with industrial partners, allpointing to the relevance and trust ithas garnered over the years throughits dedicated staff and students. In2009, the Centre of Excellencefor Renewable Energy (CoERE)was established to strengthenand rationalise UNIMAS research,demonstration and developmentefforts in all renewable energytechnologies. With its motto,“Global Solutions for Global18 | BorneoTalkOct-Dec2011